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Hastings Banda

1898 - 1997

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Hastings Kamuzu Banda (c. 1898 – 25 November 1997) was the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966, when Malawi was a Dominion/Commonwealth realm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hastings Banda has received more than 885,357 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Hastings Banda is the 6,786th most popular politician (down from 6,535th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Malawi and the 2nd most popular Malawian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

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  • 57.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hastings Banda ranks 6,786 out of 19,576. Before him are Guy Verhofstadt, Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, Sigobert the Lame, Julius Dorpmüller, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, and Al-Hakim I. After him are Horace Walpole, Shō Tai, Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Johannes R. Becher, and Herod of Chalcis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Hastings Banda ranks 79. Before him are Matvei Zakharov, Jean Borotra, István Dobi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Emil Artin, and Leo McCarey. After him are Fyodor Kuznetsov, Desanka Maksimović, Luigi Fagioli, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Piero Sraffa, and Berenice Abbott. Among people deceased in 1997, Hastings Banda ranks 85. Before him are Héctor Yazalde, Teiichi Matsumaru, Manfred von Ardenne, Stig Anderson, Samuel Fuller, and Virgilio Barco Vargas. After him are François Furet, Kunihiko Kodaira, Giuseppe De Santis, Michael Hutchence, Kang Song-san, and Andrés Rodríguez.

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In Malawi

Among people born in Malawi, Hastings Banda ranks 3 out of 15. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955), and Bingu wa Mutharika (1934). After him are Joyce Banda (1950), Peter Mutharika (1940), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Abeid Karume (1905), Theresa Kachindamoto (1950), Michelle Paver (1960), Anthea Stewart (1944), William Kamkwamba (1987), and Cate Campbell (1992).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malawi

Among politicians born in Malawi, Hastings Banda ranks 2. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955). After him are Joyce Banda (1950), Peter Mutharika (1940), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Abeid Karume (1905), and Theresa Kachindamoto (1950).

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