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Graça Machel

1945 - Today

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Graça Machel (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasɐ mɐˈʃɛl]; née Simbine [sĩˈbinɨ]; born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is the widow of former President of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013). Machel is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Graça Machel has received more than 1,784,454 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Graça Machel is the 4,162nd most popular politician (up from 5,784th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mozambican Politician.

Graça Machel is most famous for her work as a humanitarian, especially for her work with Nelson Mandela after his release from prison. She was also a member of the Mandela family and was married to Nelson Mandela.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Graça Machels by language

Over the past year Graça Machel has had the most page views in the with 213,940 views, followed by Portuguese (23,833), and French (17,969). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (272.52%), Igbo (57.37%), and Javanese (51.69%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Graça Machel ranks 4,162 out of 19,576. Before her are Hans Aumeier, Milan Milutinović, Masamune, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, and Artaphernes. After her are Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Julia the Younger, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, Andocides, and Eliot Ness.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Graça Machel ranks 72. Before her are Carmen Maura, Haris Silajdžić, Dennis Rader, Joël Robuchon, Yochanan Vollach, and Joseph Kosuth. After her are Linda Lee Cadwell, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Dirk Benedict, Maud Adams, Milo Manara, and Rita Pavone.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Graça Machel ranks 5 out of 38. Before her are Eusébio (1942), Yasuke (1530), Carlos Queiroz (1953), and Samora Machel (1933). After her are Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), and Eduardo Mondlane (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mozambique

Among politicians born in Mozambique, Graça Machel ranks 2. Before her are Samora Machel (1933). After her are Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Luísa Diogo (1958), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and Mário da Graça Machungo (1941).

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