The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Tanzania
This page contains a list of the greatest Tanzanian Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 Religious Figures, 2 of which were born in Tanzania. This makes Tanzania the birth place of the 93rd most number of Religious Figures behind Luxembourg and Cuba.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tanzanian Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Tanzanian Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Polycarp Pengo (1944 - )
With an HPI of 48.52, Polycarp Pengo is the most famous Tanzanian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.
2. Laurean Rugambwa (1912 - 1997)
With an HPI of 47.79, Laurean Rugambwa is the 2nd most famous Tanzanian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Laurean Rugambwa (July 12, 1912 – December 8, 1997) was a Tanzanian prelate who was the first modern native African cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1968 to 1992, and was made a cardinal in 1960 by Pope John XXIII.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as religious figures born between 1912 and 1944. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Polycarp Pengo. The most famous deceased religious figures include Laurean Rugambwa.
