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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

1912 - 1966

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria. A dominant figure of Nigerian Independence, he was a conservative Anglophile. His political career spanned almost half of a century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is the 13,700th most popular politician (up from 14,470th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 14th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 13,700 out of 19,576. Before him are Ranulf II of Aquitaine, Antti Tulenheimo, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, José Figueroa Alcorta, and Malik Kafur. After him are Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, Danilo Astori, and Kaspar Villiger.

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Ranulf II of Aquitaine
850 - 890
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,700
Antti Tulenheimo
1879 - 1952
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,701
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura
1948 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,702
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,703
José Figueroa Alcorta
1860 - 1931
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,704
Malik Kafur
1250 - 1316
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 13,705
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,706
Geoffrey Howe
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,707
Florence Arthaud
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,708
Martin Špegelj
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,709
Jorge Serrano Elías
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,710
Danilo Astori
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,711
Kaspar Villiger
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13,712

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 245. Before him are Paul Janes, Karl Deutsch, Viviane Romance, Enoch Powell, Niyazi, and Pietro Palazzini. After him are Renato Rascel, Hamengkubuwono IX, Kulyash Baiseitova, Carmen Barth, Peter Walker, and Horace W. Babcock. Among people deceased in 1966, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 150. Before him are Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, John Taylor, Pierre Montet, Jan Brzechwa, Vladimir Veksler, and Albert Renger-Patzsch. After him are Ed Wynn, Yuri Shaporin, Clifton Webb, Emil Julius Gumbel, Hilde Schrader, and Sofya Yanovskaya.

Others Born in 1912

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Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 239
Karl Deutsch
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 240
Viviane Romance
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 241
Enoch Powell
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1998
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 242
Niyazi
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 243
Pietro Palazzini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 244
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 245
Renato Rascel
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 246
Hamengkubuwono IX
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 247
Kulyash Baiseitova
SINGER
1912 - 1957
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 248
Carmen Barth
BOXER
1912 - 1985
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 249
Peter Walker
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 250
Horace W. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 251

Others Deceased in 1966

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Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1966
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 144
John Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1966
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 145
Pierre Montet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 146
Jan Brzechwa
WRITER
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 147
Vladimir Veksler
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 148
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 149
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 150
Ed Wynn
ACTOR
1886 - 1966
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 151
Yuri Shaporin
COMPOSER
1887 - 1966
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 152
Clifton Webb
ACTOR
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 153
Emil Julius Gumbel
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 154
Hilde Schrader
SWIMMER
1910 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 155
Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 156

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ranks 39 out of 309. Before him are Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Yakubu (1982), and John Onaiyekan (1944). After him are Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), Peter Okpaleke (1963), Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), and Omowunmi Sadik (1964).

Others born in Nigeria

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Emmanuel Amunike
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 33
Rashidi Yekini
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 34
Nnamdi Azikiwe
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 35
Ibrahim Babangida
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 36
Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 37
John Onaiyekan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 38
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 39
Yemi Osinbajo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 40
Taribo West
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 41
Peter Okpaleke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 42
Tijani Babangida
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 43
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 44
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 45