Cultural Production in
Present Day
Samoa
Samoa
Samoa ranks 196th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Sudan, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia. Memorable people born in present day Samoa include Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Tufuga Efi, and Malietoa Tanumafili II. Memorable people who died in Samoa include Robert Louis Stevenson, and Malietoa Tanumafili II. Samoa has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians.
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, consisting of two main islands ; two smaller, inhabited islands ; and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands. Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue. The capital and largest city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1913 and 2000, present day Samoa was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Tufuga Efi, and Malietoa Tanumafili II. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Samoa including Robert Louis Stevenson, and Malietoa Tanumafili II.
People Born in Present Day Samoa
Go to all RankingsVa'aletoa Sualauvi II
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1
Tufuga Efi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 2
Malietoa Tanumafili II
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 4
Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 5
David Tua
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 6
Pua Magasiva
ACTOR
1980 - 2019
HPI: 30.44
Rank: 7
Frankie Adams
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.17
Rank: 8
Marion Faustino Ah Tong
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Samoa
Go to all RankingsFrankie Adams
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.17
Rank: 8
Marion Faustino Ah Tong
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Present Day Samoa
Go to all RankingsRobert Louis Stevenson
WRITER
1850 - 1894
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 1
Malietoa Tanumafili II
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Samoa were politicians (5), actors (2), boxers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Samoa, including Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Tufuga Efi, and Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Samoa, including Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Tufuga Efi, and Malietoa Tanumafili II.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in present day Samoa since 1700.