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F. W. de Klerk

South African politician

1936 - 2021

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His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2024). F. W. de Klerk is the 1,533rd most popular politician (down from 1,103rd in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular South African Politician.

F.W. de Klerk is most famous for being the last president of apartheid-era South Africa and for ending apartheid.

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F. W. de Klerk ranks #8 among 709 people in Pantheon born in South Africa, inside the top 2% of that group.

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F. W. de Klerk's biography appears in 83 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 97% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, F. W. de Klerk ranks 1,533 out of 20,022. Before him are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Frederick VII of Denmark, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Emperor Yao, Töregene Khatun, and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Karađorđe, Lucilla, Ehud Olmert, Manuel L. Quezon, and Afonso III of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, F. W. de Klerk ranks 19. Before him are Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Margaret Hamilton, Ken Loach, Valery Legasov, Harald zur Hausen, and John McCain. After him are Louis Gossett Jr., Andrei Chikatilo, Robert Woodrow Wilson, Aga Khan IV, Zubin Mehta, and Glen Campbell. Among people deceased in 2021, F. W. de Klerk ranks 16. Before him are George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, Mikis Theodorakis, Frank Williams, and Aaron T. Beck. After him are Paul J. Crutzen, Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Carlos Menem, and Isamu Akasaki.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, F. W. de Klerk ranks 8 out of 709. Before him are Nelson Mandela (1918), Elon Musk (1971), Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924), J. M. Coetzee (1940), Nadine Gordimer (1923), and Sarah Baartman (1788). After him are Desmond Tutu (1931), Miriam Makeba (1932), Shaka (1787), Christiaan Barnard (1922), Michael Levitt (1947), and John Vorster (1915).

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Among Politicians In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, F. W. de Klerk ranks 1. After him are Shaka (1787), John Vorster (1915), D. F. Malan (1874), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), and Paul Kruger (1825).

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