1907 - 1991
Sir Roland "Roy" Welensky (né Raphael Welensky; 20 January 1907 – 5 December 1991) was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second and last Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to an Afrikaner mother and a Lithuanian Jewish father, he moved to Northern Rhodesia, became involved with the trade unions, and entered the colonial legislative council in 1938. There, he campaigned for the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia (the latter under white self-government, the former under the colonial office). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Welensky has received more than 174,136 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Roy Welensky is the 15,821st most popular politician (down from 14,102nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 16th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.
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Among politicians, Roy Welensky ranks 15,821 out of 15,577. Before him are Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, Omar Sharmarke, David Davis, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, Anthony Lake, and Björn Þórðarson. After him are George Lansbury, Pearlette Louisy, Peter Tschentscher, Samuel Osgood, Howard Dean, and Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón.
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 15,815
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 15,816
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 15,817
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 15,818
1939 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 15,819
1879 - 1963
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 15,820
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 15,821
1859 - 1940
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 15,822
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 15,823
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 15,824
1747 - 1813
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 15,825
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 15,826
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 15,827
Among people born in 1907, Roy Welensky ranks 345. Before him are Paul Douglas, Grahame Clark, Philip Slone, Paul Nitze, Christopher Fry, and Aldo Donelli. After him are Tranquilino Garcete, John Cody, John Anderson, Bob Steele, Seth Neddermeyer, and Arlene Francis. Among people deceased in 1991, Roy Welensky ranks 234. Before him are Eleanor Audley, Carl Shy, John Hoyt, Forrest Towns, Gloria Holden, and Kenas Aroi. After him are Adrian Quist, Aline MacMahon, Angus Wilson, John Kerr, David Ruffin, and Yanka Dyagileva.
1907 - 1959
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 339
1907 - 1995
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 340
1907 - 2003
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 341
1907 - 2004
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 342
1907 - 2005
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 343
1907 - 1994
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 344
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 345
1907 - 2000
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 346
1907 - 1982
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 347
1907 - 1948
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 348
1907 - 1988
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 349
1907 - 1988
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 350
1907 - 2001
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 351
1905 - 1991
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 228
1908 - 1991
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 229
1905 - 1991
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 230
1914 - 1991
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 231
1903 - 1991
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 232
1942 - 1991
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 233
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 234
1913 - 1991
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 235
1899 - 1991
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 236
1913 - 1991
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 237
1914 - 1991
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 238
1941 - 1991
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 239
1966 - 1991
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 240
Among people born in Zimbabwe, Roy Welensky ranks 17 out of 38. Before him are Paula Hawkins (1972), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Lobengula (1845), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Abel Muzorewa (1925), and Phelekezela Mphoko (1940). After him are Mario Frangoulis (1967), Alex Callinicos (1950), Oliver Mtukudzi (1952), Maureen George (1955), Cara Black (1979), and Kevin Ullyett (1972).
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 11
1917 - 1999
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 12
1845 - 1894
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 13
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 14
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 15
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 16
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 17
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 18
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 19
1952 - 2019
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 20
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.57
Rank: 21
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 22
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 23
Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Roy Welensky ranks 12. Before him are Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Lobengula (1845), Abel Muzorewa (1925), and Phelekezela Mphoko (1940).
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 6
1952 - 2018
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 7
1917 - 1999
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 8
1845 - 1894
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 9
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 10
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 11
1907 - 1991
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 12