1902 - 1967
Gabriel Léon M'ba (9 February 1902 – 28 November 1967) was a Gabonese politician who served as both the first Prime Minister (1959–1961) and President (1961–1967) of Gabon. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon M'ba has received more than 213,908 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Léon M'ba is the 6,628th most popular politician (up from 7,341st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Gabon (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Gabonese Politician.
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Among politicians, Léon M'ba ranks 6,628 out of 15,577. Before him are Shah Alam II, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Rufinus, Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, and Henri Grégoire. After him are Starina Novak, Martina, Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Walter Buch, Neferkamin Anu, and Yamada Nagamasa.
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,622
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,623
335 - 395
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,624
1667 - 1739
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,625
1770 - 1840
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,626
1750 - 1831
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,627
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,628
1530 - 1601
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,629
598 - 641
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,630
1634 - 1662
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,631
1883 - 1949
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,632
2150 BC - 2160 BC
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,633
1590 - 1630
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6,634
Among people born in 1902, Léon M'ba ranks 88. Before him are Langston Hughes, Richard Rodgers, Albert Bormann, Lyubov Orlova, Bruno Streckenbach, and Toyen. After him are Cesare Zavattini, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, Jayaprakash Narayan, Wifredo Lam, Hans von Dohnanyi, and George Gaylord Simpson. Among people deceased in 1967, Léon M'ba ranks 77. Before him are George Kelly, Marcel Aymé, Walter A. Shewhart, Stanisław Sosabowski, Walter Weiß, and Langston Hughes. After him are Joseph Boxhall, Martine Carol, Abdel Hakim Amer, David Burliuk, Hans Ledwinka, and Eddie Eagan.
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 82
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 83
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 84
1902 - 1975
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 85
1902 - 1977
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 86
1902 - 1980
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 87
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 88
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 89
1902 - 1999
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 90
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 91
1902 - 1982
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 92
1902 - 1945
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 93
1902 - 1984
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 94
1905 - 1967
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 71
1902 - 1967
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 72
1891 - 1967
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 73
1892 - 1967
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 74
1890 - 1967
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 75
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 76
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 77
1884 - 1967
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 78
1920 - 1967
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 79
1919 - 1967
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 80
1882 - 1967
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 81
1878 - 1967
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 82
1897 - 1967
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 83
Among people born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 4 out of 29. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are Jean Ping (1942), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Mario Lemina (1993), and Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 5
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9
1961 - 2020
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 10
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 4. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are Jean Ping (1942), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953), and Patrice Trovoada (1962).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 5
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9
1961 - 2020
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 12