1898 - 1997
Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1906 – 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 817,757 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Hastings Banda is the 6,551st most popular politician (down from 4,999th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Malawi (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malawian Politician.
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Among politicians, Hastings Banda ranks 6,551 out of 15,577. Before him are Jacques Cathelineau, Chen Cheng, Ishme-Dagan I, Emperor Kazan, Bagrat IV of Georgia, and Roger III of Sicily. After him are Henry L. Stimson, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Kubaba, Ratchis, and Marquess of Beixiang.
1759 - 1793
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 6,545
1897 - 1965
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 6,546
1780 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 6,547
967 - 1008
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 6,548
1018 - 1072
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 6,549
1175 - 1193
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6,550
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6,551
1867 - 1950
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6,552
1386 - 1450
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6,553
1833 - 1895
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6,554
2500 BC - 2400 BC
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6,555
800 - 800
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6,556
1000 - 125
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 6,557
Among people born in 1898, Hastings Banda ranks 81. Before him are Leopold Infeld, Jean Borotra, Katarzyna Kobro, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Luigi Fagioli, and Hans Globke. After him are Emil Artin, Karl Mauss, Alberto Suppici, Grace Moore, Berenice Abbott, and Piero Sraffa. Among people deceased in 1997, Hastings Banda ranks 80. Before him are Ernst Wilimowski, Giuseppe De Santis, Manfred von Ardenne, Hugo Gunckel Lüer, Samuel Fuller, and Gunpei Yokoi. After him are François Furet, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Andrew Cunanan, Walter Gotell, Bo Widerberg, and Jean Françaix.
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 75
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 76
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 77
1898 - 1995
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 78
1898 - 1952
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 79
1898 - 1973
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 80
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 81
1898 - 1962
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 82
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 83
1898 - 1981
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 84
1898 - 1947
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 85
1898 - 1991
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 86
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 87
1916 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 74
1917 - 1997
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 75
1907 - 1997
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 76
1901 - 1997
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 77
1912 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 78
1941 - 1997
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 79
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 80
1927 - 1997
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 81
1921 - 1997
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 82
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 83
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 84
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 86
Among people born in Malawi, Hastings Banda ranks 3 out of 15. Before him are Bingu wa Mutharika (1934) and Lazarus Chakwera (1955). After him are Peter Mutharika (1940), Joyce Banda (1950), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Abeid Karume (1905), Michelle Paver (1960), Theresa Kachindamoto (1950), Anthea Stewart (1944), William Kamkwamba (1987), and Russell Mwafulirwa (1983).
1934 - 2012
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 1
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 3
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 5
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 6
1905 - 1972
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 8
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 10
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 11
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Malawi, Hastings Banda ranks 2. Before him are Lazarus Chakwera (1955). After him are Peter Mutharika (1940), Joyce Banda (1950), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Abeid Karume (1905), and Theresa Kachindamoto (1950).
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 3
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5
1905 - 1972
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 7