ATHLETE

Samuel Matete

1968 - Today

Samuel Matete

Samuel Matete (born 27 July 1968 in Chingola) is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 metres hurdles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Matete is the 2,807th most popular athlete (down from 2,537th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Zambia (down from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Zambian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samuel Matete ranks 2,807 out of 6,025. Before him are Nelson Évora, Robert Scheidt, Irina Kalinina, Vebjørn Rodal, István Busa, and Kaija Parve. After him are Olena Zubrilova, Khalid Boulami, Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Ramona Balthasar, Nesta Carter, and Linford Christie.

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Nelson Évora
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 2,801
Robert Scheidt
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 2,802
Irina Kalinina
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 2,803
Vebjørn Rodal
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 2,804
István Busa
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 2,805
Kaija Parve
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 2,806
Samuel Matete
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2,807
Olena Zubrilova
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2,808
Khalid Boulami
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2,809
Hoàng Xuân Vinh
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 2,810
Ramona Balthasar
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 2,811
Nesta Carter
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 2,812
Linford Christie
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 2,813

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Samuel Matete ranks 621. Before him are Big Daddy Kane, Tania Bruguera, Luca Zaia, Guinevere Turner, Sinitta, and Yasuhiro Yamada. After him are Charlotte Valandrey, Lisa Chappell, Princess Aisha bint Hussein, Theo de Raadt, Alicia Coppola, and Dimitri Diatchenko.

Others Born in 1968

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Big Daddy Kane
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 615
Tania Bruguera
ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 616
Luca Zaia
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 617
Guinevere Turner
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 618
Sinitta
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 619
Yasuhiro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2013
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 620
Samuel Matete
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 621
Charlotte Valandrey
ACTOR
1968 - 2022
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 622
Lisa Chappell
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 623
Princess Aisha bint Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 624
Theo de Raadt
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 625
Alicia Coppola
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 626
Dimitri Diatchenko
ACTOR
1968 - 2020
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 627

In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Samuel Matete ranks 18 out of 41. Before him are Denise Scott Brown (1931), Kalusha Bwalya (1963), Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (1931), Guy Scott (1944), Dambisa Moyo (1969), and Gillian Cowley (1955). After him are Janny Sikazwe (1979), A. C. Grayling (1949), Christopher Katongo (1982), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Jacob Mulenga (1984), and Enock Mwepu (1998).

Others born in Zambia

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Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 12
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 13
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 14
Guy Scott
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 15
Dambisa Moyo
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 16
Gillian Cowley
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 17
Samuel Matete
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 18
Janny Sikazwe
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 19
A. C. Grayling
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 20
Christopher Katongo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 21
Emmanuel Mayuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 22
Jacob Mulenga
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 23
Enock Mwepu
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 24