1939 - Today
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004; after ten years in office. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Festus Mogae has received more than 317,783 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Festus Mogae is the 8,892nd most popular politician (down from 7,977th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Botswana and the 3rd most popular Motswana Politician.
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Among politicians, Festus Mogae ranks 8,892 out of 15,577. Before him are Daumantas of Pskov, Michel Théato, Maria Caterina Farnese, Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and Gusu of Baekje. After him are Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Paolo Renier, Petr Fiala, Pedro González de Mendoza, Mustafa Ben Halim, and Gupta.
1240 - 1299
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 8,886
1878 - 1919
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,887
1615 - 1646
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,888
1395 - 1444
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,889
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,890
150 - 234
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,891
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,892
1693 - 1768
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,893
1710 - 1789
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,894
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,895
1428 - 1495
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8,896
1921 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 8,897
240 - 280
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 8,898
Among people born in 1939, Festus Mogae ranks 172. Before him are Robert James Waller, Dick Scobee, Heinz Holliger, Louis Andriessen, Concha Velasco, and Marisa Mell. After him are Jack Lang, Takako Shimazu, Paul Winfield, Glauber Rocha, John Badham, and Ron Rifkin.
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 166
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 167
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 168
1939 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 169
1939 - 2023
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 170
1939 - 1992
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 171
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 172
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 173
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 174
1939 - 2004
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 175
1939 - 1981
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 176
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 177
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 178
Among people born in Botswana, Festus Mogae ranks 3 out of 10. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921) and Quett Masire (1925). After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961), Mpule Kwelagobe (1979), Isaac Makwala (1985), Amantle Montsho (1983), Dipsy Selolwane (1978), Nijel Amos (1994), and Baboloki Thebe (1997).
1921 - 1980
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.24
Rank: 5
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.15
Rank: 6
1983 - Present
HPI: 26.66
Rank: 7
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.27
Rank: 8
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.54
Rank: 9
1997 - Present
HPI: 15.94
Rank: 10
Among politicians born in Botswana, Festus Mogae ranks 3. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921) and Quett Masire (1925). After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961).
1921 - 1980
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4