COMPOSER
Enoch Sontonga
1873 - 1905
Enoch Sontonga
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (c. 1873 – 18 April 1905) was a South African composer, who is best known for writing the Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa"), which, in abbreviated version, has been sung as the first half of the national anthem of South Africa since 1994. Previously, it had been the official anthem of the African National Congress since 1925. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Enoch Sontonga has received more than 298,861 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Enoch Sontonga is the 1,274th most popular composer (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 158th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Composer.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
40.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Enoch Sontonga ranks 1,274 out of 1,216. Before him are Fred Ebb, Humphrey Searle, Thomas Adès, Edmund Rubbra, Brian Tyler, and Joel Goldsmith. After him are George Whitefield Chadwick, William Bolcom, John Stainer, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Ludger Stühlmeyer, and Angus MacLise.
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HPI: 41.26
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HPI: 41.21
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HPI: 40.97
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Enoch Sontonga
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 1,274
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HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,275
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HPI: 40.80
Rank: 1,276
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HPI: 40.78
Rank: 1,277
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
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HPI: 40.76
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1961 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 1,279
Angus MacLise
1938 - 1979
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 1,280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Enoch Sontonga ranks 173. Before him are Walter de la Mare, Robert Wrenn, Carlos María de la Torre, Alphonse Kirchhoffer, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, and Constance Titus. After him are Dorothy Richardson, Prosper Bruggeman, Franz Weidenreich, Ellen Glasgow, John Geiger, and John W. Davis. Among people deceased in 1905, Enoch Sontonga ranks 83. Before him are Vjenceslav Novak, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, Lizardo Montero Flores, Alexander Melville Bell, John Henninger Reagan, and Fitzhugh Lee. After him are Mabel Cahill and George S. Boutwell.
Others Born in 1873
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Walter de la Mare
1873 - 1956
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 167
Robert Wrenn
1873 - 1925
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 168
Carlos María de la Torre
1873 - 1968
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 169
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
1873 - 1913
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 170
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
1873 - 1954
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 171
Constance Titus
1873 - 1967
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 172
Enoch Sontonga
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 173
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 174
Prosper Bruggeman
1873 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 175
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 176
Ellen Glasgow
1873 - 1945
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 177
John Geiger
1873 - 1956
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 178
John W. Davis
1873 - 1955
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 179
Others Deceased in 1905
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Vjenceslav Novak
1859 - 1905
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 77
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
1837 - 1905
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 78
Lizardo Montero Flores
1832 - 1905
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 79
Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 80
John Henninger Reagan
1818 - 1905
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 81
Fitzhugh Lee
1835 - 1905
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 82
Enoch Sontonga
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 83
Mabel Cahill
1863 - 1905
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 84
George S. Boutwell
1818 - 1905
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 85
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Enoch Sontonga ranks 167 out of 374. Before him are Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Beyers Naudé (1915), Sol Plaatje (1876), Bram Fischer (1908), Gordon Hodgson (1904), and Grace Mugabe (1965). After him are Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Griselda Pollock (1949), Dimas (1969), Antjie Krog (1952), and Joan Harrison (1935).
Others born in South Africa
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Ahmed Kathrada
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 161
Beyers Naudé
1915 - 2004
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 162
Sol Plaatje
1876 - 1932
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 163
Bram Fischer
1908 - 1975
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 164
Gordon Hodgson
1904 - 1951
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 165
Grace Mugabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 166
Enoch Sontonga
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 167
Caster Semenya
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 168
Christian Gitsham
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 169
Griselda Pollock
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 170
Dimas
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 171
Antjie Krog
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 172
Joan Harrison
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 173
Among COMPOSERS In South Africa
Among composers born in South Africa, Enoch Sontonga ranks 2. Before him are Trevor Jones (1949).
