POLITICIAN
Samora Machel
1933 - 1986
Samora Machel
Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samora Machel has received more than 1,369,664 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Samora Machel is the 2,390th most popular politician (up from 2,753rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Mozambique and the most popular Mozambican Politician.
Samora Machel was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary who served as the first president of Mozambique. He led the country to independence from Portugal in 1975 and served as president until his death in 1986.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
64.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
6.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Samora Machel ranks 2,390 out of 19,576. Before him are Kamehameha I, Vasily I of Moscow, John of Saxony, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Shallum of Israel, and Basiliscus. After him are Mikheil Saakashvili, Ivan Gašparovič, Alp-Tegin, Alfonso the Battler, Sergei Witte, and Seleucus IV Philopator.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKamehameha I
1758 - 1819
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,384
Vasily I of Moscow
1371 - 1425
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,385
John of Saxony
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,386
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
1788 - 1855
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,387
Shallum of Israel
750 BC - 752 BC
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2,388
Basiliscus
500 - 476
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,389
Samora Machel
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 2,390
Mikheil Saakashvili
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,391
Ivan Gašparovič
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,392
Alp-Tegin
963 - 963
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,393
Alfonso the Battler
1073 - 1134
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,394
Sergei Witte
1849 - 1915
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,395
Seleucus IV Philopator
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Samora Machel ranks 41. Before him are Álvaro Siza Vieira, John Barry, Antonio Negri, Gene Wilder, Richard R. Ernst, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai. After him are Steven Weinberg, Oliver Sacks, Jerzy Grotowski, David McCallum, Gian Maria Volonté, and Richard Rogers. Among people deceased in 1986, Samora Machel ranks 26. Before him are Georgia O'Keeffe, Cary Grant, Albert Szent-Györgyi, James Rainwater, Fritz Albert Lipmann, and Erich Koch. After him are Alva Myrdal, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Stanley Rous, Leonid Kantorovich, Georges Dumézil, and Chiune Sugihara.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsÁlvaro Siza Vieira
ARCHITECT
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 35
John Barry
COMPOSER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 36
Antonio Negri
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 37
Gene Wilder
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 38
Richard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 39
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 40
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 41
Steven Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 42
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 43
Jerzy Grotowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 44
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 45
Gian Maria Volonté
ACTOR
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 46
Richard Rogers
ARCHITECT
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsGeorgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 20
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 21
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 23
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 24
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 25
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 29
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 30
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 31
Chiune Sugihara
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 32
In Mozambique
Among people born in Mozambique, Samora Machel ranks 4 out of 38. Before him are Eusébio (1942), Yasuke (1530), and Carlos Queiroz (1953). After him are Graça Machel (1945), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), and Eduardo Mondlane (1920).
Others born in Mozambique
Go to all RankingsEusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 1
Yasuke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2
Carlos Queiroz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 3
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
Graça Machel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 5
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
Armando Guebuza
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 7
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 8
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 9
Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Mozambique
Among politicians born in Mozambique, Samora Machel ranks 1. After him are Graça Machel (1945), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Luísa Diogo (1958), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and Mário da Graça Machungo (1941).
Samora Machel
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
Graça Machel
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 2
Joaquim Chissano
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3
Armando Guebuza
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 4
Filipe Nyusi
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 5
Eduardo Mondlane
1920 - 1969
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 6
Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 7
Pascoal Mocumbi
1941 - 2023
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 8
Luísa Diogo
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 9
Marcelino dos Santos
1929 - 2020
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 10
Afonso Dhlakama
1953 - 2018
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 11
Mário da Graça Machungo
1941 - 2020
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 12