Religious Figure

Laurean Rugambwa

Catholic cardinal

1912 - 1997

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Laurean Rugambwa

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurean Rugambwa is the 1,935th most popular religious figure (down from 1,600th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Tanzania (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Tanzanian Religious Figure.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Laurean Rugambwa's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 61.12.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 1,935 out of 3,189. Before him are Neferkasokar, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Jean du Bellay, Irenaios, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Constantine. After him are James Michael Harvey, Franjo Kuharić, Pinedjem II, Chromatius, Érard de la Marck, and Carlo Caffarra.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Neferkasokar
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1,929
Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 1,930
Jean du Bellay
1492 - 1560
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 1,931
Irenaios
1939 - 2023
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,932
Jean du Vergier de Hauranne
1581 - 1643
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,933
Constantine
411 - 443
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,934
Laurean Rugambwa
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,935
James Michael Harvey
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,936
Franjo Kuharić
1919 - 2002
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,937
Pinedjem II
1100 BC - 969 BC
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,938
Chromatius
335 - 407
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,939
Érard de la Marck
1472 - 1538
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,940
Carlo Caffarra
1938 - 2017
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 1,941

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 148. Before him are Jacques Bergier, Domingos da Guia, Naoto Tajima, Fernando Belaúnde, Pierre Grimal, and Günther Lützow. After him are Richard Carlson, Ichiji Otani, Feroze Gandhi, Vladimir Bakarić, Romain Maes, and Boun Oum. Among people deceased in 1997, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 116. Before him are Shintaro Katsu, Uzi Narkiss, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Jan P. Syse, Ho Feng-Shan, and Hans Robert Jauss. After him are Jeff Buckley, Andrés Rodríguez, Frank Parker, Josef Posipal, Seni Pramoj, and Harold Robbins.

Others Born in 1912

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Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 142
Domingos da Guia
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 143
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 144
Fernando Belaúnde
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2002
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 145
Pierre Grimal
WRITER
1912 - 1996
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 146
Günther Lützow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1945
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 147
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 148
Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 149
Ichiji Otani
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 150
Feroze Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1960
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 151
Vladimir Bakarić
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1983
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 152
Romain Maes
CYCLIST
1912 - 1983
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 153
Boun Oum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1980
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 154

Others Deceased in 1997

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Shintaro Katsu
ACTOR
1931 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 110
Uzi Narkiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 111
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 112
Jan P. Syse
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 113
Ho Feng-Shan
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 114
Hans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 115
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 116
Jeff Buckley
MUSICIAN
1966 - 1997
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 117
Andrés Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1997
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 118
Frank Parker
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 119
Josef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 120
Seni Pramoj
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 121
Harold Robbins
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 122

In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Laurean Rugambwa ranks 11 out of 46. Before him are John Magufuli (1959), Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar (1929), Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), Jakaya Kikwete (1951), Kassim Majaliwa (1961), and Benjamin Mkapa (1938). After him are Cleopa Msuya (1931), Mizengo Pinda (1948), Tippu Tip (1837), Polycarp Pengo (1944), Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar (1874), and Majid bin Said of Zanzibar (1834).

Others born in Tanzania

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John Magufuli
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 5
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 7
Jakaya Kikwete
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 8
Kassim Majaliwa
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 9
Benjamin Mkapa
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 10
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 11
Cleopa Msuya
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 12
Mizengo Pinda
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 13
Tippu Tip
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 14
Polycarp Pengo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 2026
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 15
Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1927
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 16
Majid bin Said of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1870
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 17