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POLITICIAN

Kenneth Kaunda

1924 - 2021

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Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Kaunda has received more than 1,497,563 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Kenneth Kaunda is the 5,339th most popular politician (up from 6,193rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Zambia and the most popular Zambian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kenneth Kaunda ranks 5,339 out of 15,577. Before him are Tancredo Neves, Charlotte Bonaparte, Gegeen Khan, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Conrad, Margrave of Meissen. After him are Fouad Mebazaa, U Nu, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, Philip IV of Macedon, Letsie III of Lesotho, and Nikola Zhekov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Kenneth Kaunda ranks 84. Before him are John Backus, Sverre Fehn, Rudolf Vrba, Jozef Tomko, Arthur Danto, and Paul Desmond. After him are James Black, Israel Tal, Vasil Bykaŭ, Milka Planinc, Moktar Ould Daddah, and Antoni Ramallets. Among people deceased in 2021, Kenneth Kaunda ranks 115. Before him are Kurt Westergaard, Toshihide Maskawa, Nino Castelnuovo, Stephen Sondheim, Djivan Gasparyan, and Marion Ramsey. After him are Franco Battiato, Christian Boltanski, Jimmy Greaves, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dusty Hill, and Yaphet Kotto.

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In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda ranks 2 out of 35. Before him are Wilbur Smith (1933). After him are Stanley Fischer (1943), Godfrey Chitalu (1947), Michael Sata (1937), Denise Scott Brown (1931), Frederick Chiluba (1943), Levy Mwanawasa (1948), Edgar Lungu (1956), Kalusha Bwalya (1963), Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (1931), and Guy Scott (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zambia

Among politicians born in Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda ranks 1. After him are Michael Sata (1937), Frederick Chiluba (1943), Levy Mwanawasa (1948), Edgar Lungu (1956), Guy Scott (1944), and Hakainde Hichilema (1962).

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