Cultural Production in
Present Day
Zambia
Zambia
Zambia ranks 124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guatemala, Singapore, and Kuwait. Memorable people born in present day Zambia include Wilbur Smith, Kenneth Kaunda, and Godfrey Chitalu. Memorable people who died in Zambia include David Livingstone, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Kenneth Kaunda. Zambia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Zambia was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Wilbur Smith, Kenneth Kaunda, and Godfrey Chitalu. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Zambia including David Livingstone, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Kenneth Kaunda.
People Born in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsWilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 2
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 5
Michael Sata
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 6
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 7
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 8
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
Peter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 10
Hakainde Hichilema
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 11
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsPeter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 10
A. C. Grayling
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 17
Alan Rusbridger
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 24
Felix Katongo
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 30.09
Rank: 29
Fashion Sakala
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.97
Rank: 36
Barbra Banda
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 21.31
Rank: 41
Sydney Siame
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Lushomo Mweemba
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
Esther Siamfuko
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 44
Grace Chanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 45
Fikile Khosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 46
Catherine Musonda
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
People Deceased in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsDavid Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Dag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 2
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 3
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 4
Rupiah Banda
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 5
Adam Kozłowiecki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 6
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2013
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zambia were soccer players (38), politicians (7), athletes (6), writers (3), and economists (2), while most who died were politicians (3), religious figures (2), explorers (1), and diplomats (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Zambia, including Godfrey Chitalu, Kalusha Bwalya, and Patson Daka. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zambia, including Godfrey Chitalu, Kalusha Bwalya, and Patson Daka.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in present day Zambia since 1700.