POLITICIAN
Levy Mwanawasa
1948 - 2008

Levy Mwanawasa
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corruption situation in Zambia during his term. Prior to Mwanawasa's election, he served as the fourth vice-president of Zambia from November 1991 to July 1994, whilst an elected Member of Parliament of Chifubu Constituency. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Levy Mwanawasa is the 8,929th most popular politician (up from 12,109th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Zambia (up from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Zambian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Levy Mwanawasa ranks 8,929 out of 19,576. Before him are Amar-Sin, Lembitu, Émile Combes, John Canfield Spencer, Argaeus I of Macedon, and Selim Hoss. After him are Pabag, Floris II, Count of Holland, Ban Biao, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Alessandro Nannini.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmar-Sin
2100 BC - 2100 BC
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8,927
Lembitu
1200 - 1217
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8,928
Émile Combes
1835 - 1921
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,929
John Canfield Spencer
1788 - 1855
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,930
Argaeus I of Macedon
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,931
Selim Hoss
1929 - 2024
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,932
Levy Mwanawasa
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,933
Pabag
155 - 200
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,934
Floris II, Count of Holland
1091 - 1121
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,935
Ban Biao
3 - 54
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,936
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
80 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,937
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1789 - 1868
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,938
Alessandro Nannini
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 8,939
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Levy Mwanawasa ranks 205. Before him are Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Remo Girone, Charles Simonyi, John Ashton, Fred Newhouse, and David Marks. After him are Kathy Reichs, Emma Bonino, Roger Williamson, Bob Lanier, Javier Irureta, and Gerry Adams. Among people deceased in 2008, Levy Mwanawasa ranks 101. Before him are Rubens de Falco, Paul Frère, Kon Ichikawa, Joseph Weizenbaum, Ann Savage, and Edna Parker. After him are Alfred Pfaff, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Géza Kalocsay, Suzanne Pleshette, Imad Mughniyah, and Stanley Kamel.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Raffarin
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 199
Remo Girone
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 200
Charles Simonyi
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 201
John Ashton
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 202
Fred Newhouse
ATHLETE
1948 - 2025
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 203
David Marks
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 204
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 205
Kathy Reichs
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 206
Emma Bonino
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 207
Roger Williamson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1973
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 208
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 209
Javier Irureta
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 210
Gerry Adams
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 211
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsRubens de Falco
ACTOR
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 95
Paul Frère
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 96
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 97
Joseph Weizenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2008
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 98
Ann Savage
ACTOR
1921 - 2008
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 99
Edna Parker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 2008
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 100
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 101
Alfred Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 102
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 103
Géza Kalocsay
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 104
Suzanne Pleshette
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 105
Imad Mughniyah
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2008
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 106
Stanley Kamel
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 107
In Zambia
Among people born in Zambia, Levy Mwanawasa ranks 5 out of 41. Before him are Wilbur Smith (1933), Kenneth Kaunda (1924), Stanley Fischer (1943), and Robert John "Mutt" Lange (1948). After him are Godfrey Chitalu (1947), Frederick Chiluba (1943), Edgar Lungu (1956), Michael Sata (1937), Peter Dickinson (1927), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), and Denise Scott Brown (1931).
Others born in Zambia
Go to all RankingsWilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 2
Stanley Fischer
ECONOMIST
1943 - 2025
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 4
Levy Mwanawasa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 5
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 6
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 7
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 8
Michael Sata
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 9
Peter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
Hakainde Hichilema
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Zambia
Among politicians born in Zambia, Levy Mwanawasa ranks 2. Before him are Kenneth Kaunda (1924). After him are Frederick Chiluba (1943), Edgar Lungu (1956), Michael Sata (1937), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), and Guy Scott (1944).
Kenneth Kaunda
1924 - 2021
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1
Levy Mwanawasa
1948 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2
Frederick Chiluba
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
Edgar Lungu
1956 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4
Michael Sata
1937 - 2014
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 5
Hakainde Hichilema
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 6
Guy Scott
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 7