1931 - 2021
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Tutu has received more than 5,845,119 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Desmond Tutu is the 292nd most popular religious figure (up from 500th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Religious Figure.
Desmond Tutu is most famous for his work as a human rights activist. He was the first black Archbishop of Cape Town and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
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Among religious figures, Desmond Tutu ranks 292 out of 2,238. Before him are Longinus, Sarah Baartman, Saint Veronica, Pope Honorius IV, Pope John X, and Pope Julius I. After him are Pope Gregory X, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Pope Dionysius, Brigham Young, Judas Maccabeus, and Pope Boniface I.
100 - 100
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 286
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 287
25 BC - 1
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 288
1210 - 1287
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 289
860 - 929
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 290
300 - 352
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 291
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 292
1210 - 1276
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 293
817 - 875
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 294
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 295
1801 - 1877
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 296
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 297
370 - 422
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 298
Among people born in 1931, Desmond Tutu ranks 10. Before him are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Toni Morrison, James Dean, Raúl Castro, Chun Doo-hwan, and Monica Vitti. After him are Philip Kotler, Robert Duvall, Tomas Tranströmer, Alice Munro, Anita Ekberg, and Irvin D. Yalom. Among people deceased in 2021, Desmond Tutu ranks 11. Before him are Mikis Theodorakis, Albert Bandura, Charlie Watts, Chun Doo-hwan, Jacques Rogge, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika. After him are Christopher Plummer, Abolhassan Banisadr, Roh Tae-woo, Karolos Papoulias, Colin Powell, and F. W. de Klerk.
1931 - 2015
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 4
1931 - 2019
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
1931 - 1955
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 6
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1931 - 2022
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 9
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 11
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 12
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
1931 - 2015
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 15
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 16
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 5
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 6
1941 - 2021
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 9
1937 - 2021
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 10
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 11
1929 - 2021
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 12
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 13
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 14
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 15
1937 - 2021
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 16
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 17
Among people born in South Africa, Desmond Tutu ranks 5 out of 374. Before him are Nelson Mandela (1918), J. R. R. Tolkien (1892), Elon Musk (1971), and Sarah Baartman (1788). After him are J. M. Coetzee (1940), Shaka (1787), Christiaan Barnard (1922), F. W. de Klerk (1936), Nadine Gordimer (1923), Miriam Makeba (1932), and Charlize Theron (1975).
1918 - 2013
HPI: 88.40
Rank: 1
1892 - 1973
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 2
1971 - Present
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 3
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 4
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 6
1787 - 1828
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 7
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 9
1923 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 10
1932 - 2008
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 11
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 12
Among religious figures born in South Africa, Desmond Tutu ranks 2. Before him are Sarah Baartman (1788). After him are Wilfrid Napier (1941), Nkosi Johnson (1989), and Faf du Plessis (1984).
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 1
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 3
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 4
1984 - Present
HPI: 19.89
Rank: 5