1876 - 1932
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founder member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sol Plaatje has received more than 181,428 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sol Plaatje is the 14,699th most popular politician, the 184th most popular biography from South Africa and the 47th most popular South African Politician.
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Among politicians, Sol Plaatje ranks 14,699 out of 15,710. Before him are Buddy MacKay, Lot M. Morrill, İsmet Yılmaz, Gábor Vona, Jan Björklund, and Liz Cheney. After him are Maxine Waters, Alexei Nemov, Alberto Vaquina, Sam Nunn, N. Chandrababu Naidu, and David Thompson.
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 14,693
1813 - 1883
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 14,694
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 14,695
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 14,696
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 14,697
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 14,698
1876 - 1932
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 14,699
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 14,700
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 14,701
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 14,702
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 14,703
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 14,704
1961 - 2010
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 14,705
Among people born in 1876, Sol Plaatje ranks 163. Before him are Zitkala-Sa, Carl Ruggles, James Larkin, James Scullin, William Farnum, and Susan Glaspell. After him is Sophia Duleep Singh. Among people deceased in 1932, Sol Plaatje ranks 118. Before him are Francisco Lagos Cházaro, Ernest Mangnall, Howard Valentine, Edward Barrett, Charles Wallace Richmond, and Outram Bangs.
1876 - 1938
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 157
1876 - 1971
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 158
1876 - 1947
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 159
1876 - 1953
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 160
1876 - 1953
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 161
1876 - 1948
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 162
1876 - 1932
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 163
1876 - 1948
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 164
1878 - 1932
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 112
1866 - 1932
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 113
1881 - 1932
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 114
1877 - 1932
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 115
1868 - 1932
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 116
1863 - 1932
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 117
1876 - 1932
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 118
Among people born in South Africa, Sol Plaatje ranks 184 out of 312. Before him are Kevin Anderson (1986), Peter Sarnak (1953), Phil Masinga (1969), Fatima Meer (1928), Lillian Board (1948), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992). After him are Theo de Raadt (1968), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Jerome Damon (1972), Reeva Steenkamp (1983), Trevor Noah (1984), and Amanda Coetzer (1971).
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 178
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 179
1969 - 2019
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 180
1928 - 2010
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 181
1948 - 1970
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 182
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 183
1876 - 1932
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 184
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 185
1924 - 1978
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 186
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 187
1983 - 2013
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 188
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 189
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 190
Among politicians born in South Africa, Sol Plaatje ranks 47. Before him are Helen Zille (1951), Ruth First (1925), Govan Mbeki (1910), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Zindzi Mandela (1960), and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955). After him are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Tony Leon (1956), Julius Malema (1981), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), and Mmusi Maimane (1980).
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 41
1925 - 1982
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 42
1910 - 2001
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 43
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 44
1960 - 2020
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 45
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 46
1876 - 1932
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 47
1924 - 1978
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 48
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 49
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 50
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 51
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 52