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Wallace Fard Muhammad

1893 - 1934

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Wallace Fard Muhammad, also known as W. F. Muhammad, W. D. Fard, Wallace D. Fard, or Master Fard Muhammad, among other names (pronounced Far-odd ) (reportedly born February 26, c. 1877 – disappeared c. 1934) was the founder of the Nation of Islam. He arrived in Detroit in 1930 with an ambiguous background and several aliases and proselytized syncretic Islamic teachings to the city's black population. His group taught followers to abandon their old "slave names" in favor of new names that were bestowed on new members. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wallace Fard Muhammad has received more than 3,813,341 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wallace Fard Muhammad is the 14,561st most popular politician (down from 4,555th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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  • 54.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wallace Fard Muhammad ranks 14,561 out of 19,576. Before him are Mansur Yavaş, Lobsang Sangay, Seaxburh of Wessex, Vladimir Yermoshin, Guido Vildoso, and Mihirakula. After him are Pedro Vélez, José Manuel García-Margallo, Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Mark Phillips, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Luis José de Orbegoso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Wallace Fard Muhammad ranks 214. Before him are Ina Claire, Nurul Amin, Oscar Torp, Liang Shuming, Alexander Ostrowski, and Arthur Benjamin. After him are Fernando Altimani, Platon Oyunsky, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Charles Delporte, Joseph Alzin, and Ivor Novello. Among people deceased in 1934, Wallace Fard Muhammad ranks 126. Before him are Zabel Sibil Asadour, Aristarkh Belopolsky, E. A. Wallis Budge, Nelly Diener, Eduard Bagritsky, and Orest Khvolson. After him are Manuel Márquez Sterling, Pretty Boy Floyd, Sergey Oldenburg, Bunzō Hayata, Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, and Cecilia Grierson.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Wallace Fard Muhammad ranks 53 out of 303. Before him are Antony Starr (1975), Jean Batten (1909), Patsy Reddy (1954), Kevin Smith (1963), Howden Ganley (1941), and Meri Mangakāhia (1868). After him are Terence Bayler (1930), Hugh Anderson (1936), Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), Vaughan Jones (1952), and Lee Tamahori (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Wallace Fard Muhammad ranks 6. Before him are Helen Clark (1950), Burt Munro (1899), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Jean Batten (1909), and Patsy Reddy (1954). After him are Michael Hardie Boys (1931), John Key (1961), John Gorton (1911), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Te Atairangikaahu (1931), and David Lange (1942).

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