SOCCER PLAYER
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021

Jean Kalala N'Tumba
Jean Kalala N'Tumba (7 January 1949 – 11 January 2021) was a Congolese football forward who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for AS Vita Club. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Kalala N'Tumba is the 3,243rd most popular soccer player (up from 5,469th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Congolese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jean Kalala N'Tumba ranks 3,243 out of 21,273. Before him are Mehdi Taremi, Ernesto Belis, Birger Rosengren, Marco Coll, Alex, and Ephrem M'Bom. After him are Mykhailo Mudryk, Maho Shimizu, Luis de Souza Ferreira, Katsuyoshi Shinto, Yossi Benayoun, and Levir Culpi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMehdi Taremi
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,241
Ernesto Belis
1909 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,242
Birger Rosengren
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3,243
Marco Coll
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,244
Alex
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,245
Ephrem M'Bom
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,246
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,247
Mykhailo Mudryk
2001 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,248
Maho Shimizu
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,249
Luis de Souza Ferreira
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,250
Katsuyoshi Shinto
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3,251
Yossi Benayoun
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,252
Levir Culpi
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3,253
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Jean Kalala N'Tumba ranks 472. Before him are Jamaica Kincaid, Carlo Petrini, Fred Frith, Hildegard Falck, Philippe Descola, and Karel Lismont. After him are Alaa Hussein Ali, Takeshi Shudo, Helga Seidler, Chris Van Allsburg, John Farnham, and Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier. Among people deceased in 2021, Jean Kalala N'Tumba ranks 435. Before him are Giovanni Zucchi, Giacomo Capuzzi, Clarence Williams III, Michael Somare, Jan Sokol, and Bashkim Fino. After him are Michael Constantine, Cyril Mango, Walter Taibo, Harry Reid, Larry McMurtry, and Bobby Unser.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsJamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 466
Carlo Petrini
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 467
Fred Frith
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 468
Hildegard Falck
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 469
Philippe Descola
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 470
Karel Lismont
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 471
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 472
Alaa Hussein Ali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 473
Takeshi Shudo
WRITER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 474
Helga Seidler
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 475
Chris Van Allsburg
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 476
John Farnham
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 477
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 478
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Zucchi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 429
Giacomo Capuzzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 430
Clarence Williams III
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 431
Michael Somare
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 432
Jan Sokol
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 433
Bashkim Fino
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2021
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 434
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 435
Michael Constantine
ACTOR
1927 - 2021
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 436
Cyril Mango
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 437
Walter Taibo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 438
Harry Reid
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 439
Larry McMurtry
WRITER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 440
Bobby Unser
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 441
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean Kalala N'Tumba ranks 26 out of 107. Before him are Roger Lukaku (1967), Marie Myriam (1957), Ndaye Mulamba (1948), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), Mwepu Ilunga (1949), and Joseph Iléo (1921). After him are Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937), Steve Mandanda (1985), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), and José Bosingwa (1982).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Go to all RankingsRoger Lukaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2025
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 20
Marie Myriam
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 21
Ndaye Mulamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 22
Jean-Pierre Bemba
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 23
Mwepu Ilunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 24
Joseph Iléo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 25
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 26
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 27
Steve Mandanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 28
Bwanga Tshimen
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 29
Tubilandu Ndimbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 30
Kazadi Mwamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 31
José Bosingwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 32
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among soccer players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean Kalala N'Tumba ranks 6. Before him are Claude Makélélé (1973), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Roger Lukaku (1967), Ndaye Mulamba (1948), and Mwepu Ilunga (1949). After him are Steve Mandanda (1985), Bwanga Tshimen (1949), Tubilandu Ndimbi (1948), Kazadi Mwamba (1947), José Bosingwa (1982), and Mavuba Mafuila (1949).
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
Kembo Uba Kembo
1947 - 2007
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 2
Roger Lukaku
1967 - 2025
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3
Ndaye Mulamba
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 4
Mwepu Ilunga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 5
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 6
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 7
Bwanga Tshimen
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 8
Tubilandu Ndimbi
1948 - 2021
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
Kazadi Mwamba
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 10
José Bosingwa
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 11
Mavuba Mafuila
1949 - 1996
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 12



















































