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Baleka Mbete
1949 - Today

Baleka Mbete
Baleka Mbete (born 24 September 1949) is a South African politician who was the Deputy President of South Africa from September 2008 to May 2009. She was also the Speaker of the National Assembly for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2019. She also served as Deputy Speaker between 1996 and 2004. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she was first elected to the National Assembly in 1994 and stepped down from her seat in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baleka Mbete is the 16,815th most popular politician (up from 17,030th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 197th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South African Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Baleka Mbete ranks 16,815 out of 19,576. Before her are Amy Klobuchar, Grace Mugabe, Jim Inhofe, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Sabri Boukadoum, and Terry Branstad. After her are Sonny Perdue, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Mike Moore, George Ariyoshi, Howard Baker, and Jesse Jackson Jr..
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmy Klobuchar
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 16,816
Grace Mugabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 16,817
Jim Inhofe
1934 - 2024
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 16,818
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
1873 - 1954
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16,819
Sabri Boukadoum
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16,820
Terry Branstad
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16,821
Baleka Mbete
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16,822
Sonny Perdue
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16,823
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 16,824
Mike Moore
1949 - 2020
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 16,825
George Ariyoshi
1926 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 16,826
Howard Baker
1925 - 2014
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 16,827
Jesse Jackson Jr.
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 16,828
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Baleka Mbete ranks 630. Before her are Michael D. Griffin, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Hans Lutz, Henryk Wieczorek, Kazimierz Lipień, and Dave Gibbons. After her are Mike Moore, Natalya Sokolova, John Curry, Jenny Lamy, Giuseppe Sabadini, and Anne-Marie Lizin.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMichael D. Griffin
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 624
Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 625
Hans Lutz
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 626
Henryk Wieczorek
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 627
Kazimierz Lipień
WRESTLER
1949 - 2005
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 628
Dave Gibbons
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 629
Baleka Mbete
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 630
Mike Moore
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 631
Natalya Sokolova
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 632
John Curry
SKATER
1949 - 1994
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 633
Jenny Lamy
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 634
Giuseppe Sabadini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 635
Anne-Marie Lizin
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2015
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 636
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Baleka Mbete ranks 187 out of 454. Before her are Gordon Hodgson (1904), Clarence Walker (1898), Richard Borcherds (1959), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Eddie Kramer (1942), and Grace Mugabe (1965). After her are Enoch Sontonga (1873), Eddie Keizan (1944), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Paddy Driver (1934), Robert Fowler (1931), and Cariba Heine (1988).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsGordon Hodgson
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1951
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 181
Clarence Walker
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 182
Richard Borcherds
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 183
Clarence Oldfield
ATHLETE
1899 - 1981
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 184
Eddie Kramer
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 185
Grace Mugabe
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 186
Baleka Mbete
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 187
Enoch Sontonga
COMPOSER
1873 - 1905
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 188
Eddie Keizan
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 189
Albertina Sisulu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2011
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 190
Paddy Driver
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 191
Robert Fowler
CYCLIST
1931 - 2001
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 192
Cariba Heine
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 193
Among POLITICIANS In South Africa
Among politicians born in South Africa, Baleka Mbete ranks 47. Before her are Ruth First (1925), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Pik Botha (1932), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Ted Moore (1914), and Grace Mugabe (1965). After her are Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), and Govan Mbeki (1910).
Ruth First
1925 - 1982
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 41
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 42
Pik Botha
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 43
Ahmed Kathrada
1929 - 2017
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 44
Ted Moore
1914 - 1987
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 45
Grace Mugabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 46
Baleka Mbete
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 47
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 48
Thomas François Burgers
1834 - 1881
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 49
Helen Zille
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 50
Mzilikazi
1790 - 1868
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 51
Sol Plaatje
1876 - 1932
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 52
Govan Mbeki
1910 - 2001
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 53