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Lobengula

1845 - 1894

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Lobengula Khumalo (c. 1845 – c. 1894) was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people (historically called Matabele in English). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lobengula has received more than 367,365 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lobengula is the 15,519th most popular politician (down from 13,985th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 13th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lobengulas by language

Over the past year Lobengula has had the most page views in the with 46,799 views, followed by Russian (2,418), and Italian (1,947). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (90.98%), Ukrainian (47.32%), and Georgian (46.95%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lobengula ranks 15,519 out of 19,576. Before him are Morrison Waite, Bill Bradley, Carlos Quintanilla, Sándor Gombos, John J. Sullivan, and Daniyal Akhmetov. After him are Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, Humza Yousaf, Andrew Cuomo, Pedro Gual Escandón, João Pinheiro Chagas, and Barkat Gourad Hamadou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Lobengula ranks 95. Before him are Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Ragna Nielsen, Herbert Giles, Edmund Reitter, Johann Berger, and Wollert Konow. After him are Facundo Machaín, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, George Reid, Nikolaos Deligiannis, Henry Sweet, and John Sparrow David Thompson. Among people deceased in 1894, Lobengula ranks 83. Before him are George Inness, Alphons Czibulka, R. M. Ballantyne, Kitamura Tokoku, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, and Alexander Wittek. After him are John Sparrow David Thompson, José Eugenio Ellauri, Svend Foyn, Cajetan von Felder, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, and Nathaniel P. Banks.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Lobengula ranks 14 out of 45. Before him are Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), John Love (1924), Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Abel Muzorewa (1925), and Paula Hawkins (1972). After him are Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Roy Welensky (1907), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), Alex Callinicos (1950), Mario Frangoulis (1967), and Kevin Ullyett (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Lobengula ranks 10. Before him are Canaan Banana (1936), Albert Lutuli (1898), Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), and Abel Muzorewa (1925). After him are Roy Welensky (1907), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), and Sibusiso Moyo (1960).

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