Cultural Production in
Present Day
Zambia
Zambia
Zambia ranks 124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guatemala, Singapore, and Kuwait. Memorable people born in present day Zambia include Wilbur Smith, Kenneth Kaunda, and Stanley Fischer. Memorable people who died in Zambia include Dag Hammarskjöld, David Livingstone, and Kenneth Kaunda. Zambia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Zambia was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Wilbur Smith, Kenneth Kaunda, and Stanley Fischer. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Zambia including Dag Hammarskjöld, David Livingstone, and Kenneth Kaunda.
People Born in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsWilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 64
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 59
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 26
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 27
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 63
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 22
Michael Sata
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 4
Peter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 58
Hakainde Hichilema
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 31
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 57
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsMuzala Samukonga
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 31.53
Rank: 60
Edward Chilufya
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 61
Kabange Mupopo
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.00
Rank: 62
People Deceased in Present Day Zambia
Go to all RankingsDag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 5
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 1
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 4
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
Rupiah Banda
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 6
Adam Kozłowiecki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zambia were soccer players (40), politicians (7), athletes (7), writers (3), and economists (2), while most who died were politicians (3), religious figures (2), diplomats (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Zambia, including Godfrey Chitalu, Kalusha Bwalya, and Christopher Katongo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zambia, including Godfrey Chitalu, Kalusha Bwalya, and Christopher Katongo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Zambia since 1700.