1929 - Today
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1960. Prior to 1960, SWAPO was known as the Ovambo People's Organisation (OPO). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Nujoma has received more than 544,982 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Sam Nujoma is the 6,291st most popular politician (down from 5,317th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Namibia and the 2nd most popular Namibian Politician.
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Among politicians, Sam Nujoma ranks 6,291 out of 15,577. Before him are Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Xiao Yi of Shang, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, and Zhang Jinghui. After him are Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Witteric, Gerberga, wife of Carloman I, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Sancho IV of Pamplona, and Al-Said Barakah.
1072 - 1120
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,285
1460 - 1536
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,286
1818 - 1907
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,287
1400 BC - 1325 BC
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,288
1721 - 1778
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,289
1871 - 1959
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,290
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,291
1939 - 2021
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,292
570 - 610
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6,293
800 - 800
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6,294
1050 - 1127
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6,295
1039 - 1076
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6,296
1260 - 1280
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6,297
Among people born in 1929, Sam Nujoma ranks 128. Before him are Antonio Carbajal, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Branko Zebec, Alexis Weissenberg, Menahem Golan, and Nureddin al-Atassi. After him are Édouard Balladur, Eric Carle, Zillur Rahman, Whitey Bulger, Kateb Yacine, and Vladimír Menšík.
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 122
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 123
1929 - 1988
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 124
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 125
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 126
1929 - 1992
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 127
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 128
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 129
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 130
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 131
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 132
1929 - 1989
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 133
1929 - 1988
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 134
Among people born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 3 out of 14. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944) and Hage Geingob (1941). After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Collin Benjamin (1978), Michelle McLean (1972), and Percy Montgomery (1974).
1944 - 2003
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 2
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 3
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 5
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 6
1938 - 2018
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 8
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 9
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.61
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 11
1974 - Present
HPI: 30.25
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Namibia, Sam Nujoma ranks 2. Before him are Hage Geingob (1941). After him are Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), Nahas Angula (1943), and Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938).
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 3
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 5
1938 - 2018
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6