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Raila Odinga

1945 - 2025

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Raila Amolo Odinga (7 January 1945 – 15 October 2025) was a Kenyan politician who served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013. He was also the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party. Odinga ran for President of Kenya five times, with none of his attempts being successful. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Raila Odinga is the 14,000th most popular politician (up from 14,419th in 2024), the 21st most popular biography from Kenya (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kenyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Raila Odinga ranks 14,000 out of 19,576. Before him are Carl Theodor Zahle, Bagrat Shinkuba, Béla Károlyi, Viktor Nogin, Tirigan, and Dragan Tsankov. After him are René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Jørgen Løvland, Jean Ping, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Mike Espy, and Tatjana Ždanoka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Raila Odinga ranks 386. Before him are Iccho Itoh, Kent Karlsson, Alcindo, Prawit Wongsuwon, Betty Mahmoody, and Philippe Rousselot. After him are Kadir Topbaş, Christian Noël, István Juhász, Ronee Blakley, Nils Torvalds, and Connie Willis. Among people deceased in 2025, Raila Odinga ranks 296. Before him are Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Cristóbal Ortega, Edoardo Menichelli, Jorge Costa, Djamel Menad, and Christopher Loeak. After him are Klaus Doldinger, Park Sung-soo, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Abu Obaida, Johnny Tillotson, and Gailard Sartain.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Raila Odinga ranks 21 out of 150. Before him are Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), and Philippa Gregory (1954). After him are Chris Froome (1985), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Charles Asati (1946), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), and Philip Waruinge (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kenya

Among politicians born in Kenya, Raila Odinga ranks 7. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), and William Ruto (1966). After him are Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), Tom Mboya (1930), Amina Mohamed (1961), and Milka Chepkorir (1990).

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