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John Langalibalele Dube

1871 - 1946

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John Langalibalele Dube OLG (22 February 1871 – 11 February 1946) was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist and poet. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress in 1923. He was an uncle to Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme, with whom he founded SANNC. Dube served as the president of SANNC between 1912 and 1917. He was brought to America by returning missionaries and attended Oberlin Preparatory Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). John Langalibalele Dube is the 6,468th most popular writer (up from 6,633rd in 2024), the 215th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 241st in 2019) and the 20th most popular South African Writer.

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Among writers, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 6,468 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Chabon, Wilma Mankiller, Alberto Angela, John Arden, Ludwig Bemelmans, and Jaime Bayly. After him are Frank Harris, Thomas Hood, Cecelia Ahern, Chingiz Abdullayev, Arthur Laurents, and Rachel Cusk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 173. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Thalia Flora-Karavia, Poul Heegaard, Henry Stephenson, and Edmund Breese. After him are Newton D. Baker, James Weldon Johnson, Marion Mahony Griffin, Montagu Toller, Richard Carle, and Alexander Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1946, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 227. Before him are Slim Summerville, Charles Oman, Damon Runyon, Herbert Baker, Lionel Atwill, and Helen Bannerman. After him are Miles Mander, Countee Cullen, Gifford Pinchot, and Carter Glass.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 215 out of 454. Before him are Roland Schoeman (1980), Sol Plaatje (1876), Guy Tunmer (1948), Cameron Norrie (1995), Cliff Drysdale (1941), and Trevor Blokdyk (1935). After him are Govan Mbeki (1910), Damon Galgut (1963), Charlbi Dean (1990), William Ferguson (1940), Sid James (1913), and Steven Pienaar (1982).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, John Langalibalele Dube ranks 20. Before him are Elsa Joubert (1922), Andrew Murray (1828), Karel Schoeman (1939), Ingrid Jonker (1933), Fatima Meer (1928), and Bessie Head (1937). After him are Damon Galgut (1963), Antjie Krog (1952), Muhsin Hendricks (null), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), Lauren Beukes (1976), and Zoleka Mandela (1980).

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