Cultural Production in
Present Day
Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique ranks 132nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, and Sudan. Memorable people born in present day Mozambique include Eusébio, Yasuke, and Carlos Queiroz. Memorable people who died in Mozambique include Jean Baudrillard, Mário Coluna, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos. Mozambique has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers.
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, present day Mozambique was the birth place of 47 globally memorable people, including Eusébio, Yasuke, and Carlos Queiroz. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mozambique including Jean Baudrillard, Mário Coluna, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos.
People Born in Present Day Mozambique
Go to all RankingsEusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 1
Yasuke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 2
Carlos Queiroz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 3
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 4
Graça Machel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 5
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 6
Armando Guebuza
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 7
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 9
Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 11
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mozambique
Go to all RankingsHilário
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 24
Costa Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 28
Mário da Graça Machungo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 31
Armando Sá
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 36
Natalia Bajor
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.61
Rank: 39
Alcinda Panguana
BOXER
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.74
Rank: 40
Igor Mogne
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 22.01
Rank: 41
Kevin Loforte
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.61
Rank: 42
Banlung Tubtimdang
ATHLETE
2005 - Present
HPI: 10.82
Rank: 43
Rady Gramane
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 10.66
Rank: 44
Creve Armando Machava
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 10.48
Rank: 45
Chen Shi
ATHLETE
HPI: 10.31
Rank: 46
People Deceased in Present Day Mozambique
Go to all RankingsJean Baudrillard
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 1
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 3
Benjamin Morrell
EXPLORER
1795 - 1839
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4
Tomás António Gonzaga
WRITER
1744 - 1810
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5
Marcelino dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 6
Afonso Dhlakama
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 7
Ruth First
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1982
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mozambique were soccer players (13), politicians (13), athletes (9), religious figures (3), and singers (3), while most who died were politicians (3), philosophers (1), soccer players (1), religious figures (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mozambique, including Eusébio, Carlos Queiroz, and Mário Coluna. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mozambique, including Eusébio, Carlos Queiroz, and Mário Coluna.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in present day Mozambique since 1700.