The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from South Sudan
This page contains a list of the greatest South Sudanese Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 2 of which were born in South Sudan. This makes South Sudan the birth place of the 206th most number of Politicians behind Palestine and Vatican City.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Sudanese Politicians of all time. This list of famous South Sudanese Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951 - )
With an HPI of 60.47, Salva Kiir Mayardit is the most famous South Sudanese Politician. His biography has been translated into 62 different languages on wikipedia.
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), also known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011. He was named Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 2005, following the death of John Garang.
2. Riek Machar (1953 - )
With an HPI of 48.78, Riek Machar is the 2nd most famous South Sudanese Politician. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who served as the First Vice President of South Sudan.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as politicians born between 1951 and 1953. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar.
