Politician
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Nigerian politician
1912 - 1966
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is the 13,737th most popular politician (up from 14,438th in 2024), the 39th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 14th most popular Nigerian Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 13,731 out of 19,576. Before him are Ranulf II of Aquitaine, Antti Tulenheimo, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, José Figueroa Alcorta, and Malik Kafur. After him are Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, Danilo Astori, and Kaspar Villiger.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Ranulf II of Aquitaine
850 - 890
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,731
Antti Tulenheimo
1879 - 1952
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,732
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
1948 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,733
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,734
José Figueroa Alcorta
1860 - 1931
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,735
Malik Kafur
1250 - 1316
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,736
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,737
Geoffrey Howe
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,738
Florence Arthaud
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,739
Martin Špegelj
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,740
Jorge Serrano Elías
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,741
Danilo Astori
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,742
Kaspar Villiger
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,743
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 247. Before him are Paul Janes, Karl Deutsch, Viviane Romance, Enoch Powell, Niyazi, and Pietro Palazzini. After him are Renato Rascel, Hamengkubuwono IX, Kulyash Baiseitova, Carmen Barth, Peter Walker, and Horace W. Babcock. Among people deceased in 1966, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 150. Before him are Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, John Taylor, Pierre Montet, Jan Brzechwa, Vladimir Veksler, and Albert Renger-Patzsch. After him are Ed Wynn, Yuri Shaporin, Clifton Webb, Emil Julius Gumbel, Hilde Schrader, and Sofya Yanovskaya.
Others Born in 1912
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Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 241
Karl Deutsch
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 242
Viviane Romance
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 243
Enoch Powell
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1998
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 244
Niyazi
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 245
Pietro Palazzini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 246
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 247
Renato Rascel
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 248
Hamengkubuwono IX
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 249
Kulyash Baiseitova
SINGER
1912 - 1957
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 250
Carmen Barth
BOXER
1912 - 1985
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 251
Peter Walker
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 252
Horace W. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 253
Others Deceased in 1966
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Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1966
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 144
John Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1966
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 145
Pierre Montet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 146
Jan Brzechwa
WRITER
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 147
Vladimir Veksler
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 148
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 149
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 150
Ed Wynn
ACTOR
1886 - 1966
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 151
Yuri Shaporin
COMPOSER
1887 - 1966
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 152
Clifton Webb
ACTOR
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 153
Emil Julius Gumbel
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 154
Hilde Schrader
SWIMMER
1910 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 155
Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 156
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 39 out of NaN. Before him are Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Yakubu (1982), and John Onaiyekan (1944). After him are Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), Peter Okpaleke (1963), Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), and Omowunmi Sadik (1964).
Others born in Nigeria
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Emmanuel Amunike
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 33
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 34
Nnamdi Azikiwe
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 35
Ibrahim Babangida
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 36
Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 37
John Onaiyekan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 38
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 39
Yemi Osinbajo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 40
Taribo West
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 41
Peter Okpaleke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 42
Tijani Babangida
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 43
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 44
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 45
Among Politicians In Nigeria
Among politicians born in Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 14. Before him are Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), and Ibrahim Babangida (1941). After him are Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Ernest Shonekan (1936), and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900).
Moshood Abiola
1937 - 1998
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 8
Yakubu Gowon
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 9
Shehu Shagari
1925 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 10
Goodluck Jonathan
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 11
Nnamdi Azikiwe
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 12
Ibrahim Babangida
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 13
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 14
Yemi Osinbajo
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 15
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 16
Abdulsalami Abubakar
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 17
Muhammadu Maccido
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 18
Ernest Shonekan
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 19
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 20
