1928 - Today
Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu traditional leader who is currently a Member of Parliament and the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family. He was Chief Minister of the KwaZulu bantustan during apartheid and founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mangosuthu Buthelezi has received more than 856,430 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mangosuthu Buthelezi is the 15,080th most popular politician (down from 12,892nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 110th in 2019) and the 41st most popular South African Politician.
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Among politicians, Mangosuthu Buthelezi ranks 15,080 out of 15,577. Before him are Oswulf of Northumbria, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Folke Rogard, Vladimir Sukachev, Berthold Englisch, and Victor Thibault. After him are Charles Townshend, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, Domnall Brecc, Suen-magir, and Bisher Al-Khasawneh.
800 - 759
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 15,074
1892 - 1978
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 15,075
1899 - 1973
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 15,076
1880 - 1967
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 15,077
1851 - 1897
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 15,078
1867 - 1901
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 15,079
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 15,080
1725 - 1767
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 15,081
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 15,082
1935 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 15,083
700 - 642
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 15,084
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 15,085
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 15,086
Among people born in 1928, Mangosuthu Buthelezi ranks 421. Before him are Aleksandr Ivanov, William Alexander Morgan, John Ostrom, Joaquín Capilla, Stig Sjölin, and Antonio Ozores. After him are Sheila Jordan, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Karin Söder, Ed Macauley, Peter Hacks, and Arthur Foulkes.
1928 - 1997
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 415
1928 - 1961
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 416
1928 - 2005
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 417
1928 - 2010
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 418
1928 - 1995
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 419
1928 - 2010
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 420
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 421
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 422
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 423
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 424
1928 - 2011
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 425
1928 - 2003
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 426
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 427
Among people born in South Africa, Mangosuthu Buthelezi ranks 127 out of 374. Before him are Elisabeth Eybers (1915), Harold Kitson (1874), Tony Maggs (1937), Corrie Sanders (1966), Janet Suzman (1939), and Eddie Kramer (1942). After him are Cariba Heine (1988), Paddy Driver (1934), Neill Blomkamp (1979), Louisa Bolus (1877), Wilfrid Napier (1941), and Johan Kriek (1958).
1915 - 2007
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 121
1874 - 1951
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 122
1937 - 2009
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 123
1966 - 2012
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 124
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 125
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 126
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 127
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 128
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 129
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 130
1877 - 1970
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 131
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 132
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 133
Among politicians born in South Africa, Mangosuthu Buthelezi ranks 41. Before him are Jim Fouché (1898), Pik Botha (1932), Eben Dönges (1898), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ted Moore (1914), and Tom Naudé (1889). After him are Ruth First (1925), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), and Sol Plaatje (1876).
1898 - 1980
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 35
1932 - 2018
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 36
1898 - 1968
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 37
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 38
1914 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 39
1889 - 1969
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 40
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 41
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 42
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 43
1790 - 1868
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 44
1960 - 2020
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 45
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 46
1876 - 1932
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 47