POLITICIAN
Mate Boban
1940 - 1997

Mate Boban
Mate Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːte bǒban]; 12 February 1940 – 7 July 1997) was a Bosnian Croat politician and one of the founders of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the first president of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1991 until 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Boban was the President of the Croatian Democratic Union. He died in 1997 due to a stroke. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mate Boban is the 5,702nd most popular politician (down from 4,939th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mate Boban ranks 5,702 out of 19,576. Before him are Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Dabiša of Bosnia, Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Æscwine of Wessex, and Hermine Reuss of Greiz. After him are Peter Delyan, Margaret Chan, Ida Haendel, Shefqet Vërlaci, Stentor, and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuqrin bin Abdulaziz
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 5,698
Dabiša of Bosnia
1400 - 1395
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 5,699
Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq
1250 - 1271
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,700
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1741 - 1816
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,701
Æscwine of Wessex
700 - 676
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,702
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
1887 - 1947
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,703
Mate Boban
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,704
Peter Delyan
1009 - 1041
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,705
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,706
Ida Haendel
1928 - 2020
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,707
Shefqet Vërlaci
1877 - 1946
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,708
Stentor
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5,709
Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
1949 - 2001
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 5,710
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Mate Boban ranks 116. Before him are Max Mosley, James Brolin, Sepp Piontek, Katharine Ross, Saul Kripke, and Jan Jongbloed. After him are Nobuyoshi Araki, Frida Boccara, Peter Diamond, Gojko Mitić, Robin Cook, and Souleymane Cissé. Among people deceased in 1997, Mate Boban ranks 73. Before him are Gerda Christian, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Yuri Nikulin, Bulat Okudzhava, Narciso Yepes, and Roland Topor. After him are Georg Solti, Nikolai Tikhonov, Alparslan Türkeş, Stig Anderson, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and Barbara.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsMax Mosley
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 110
James Brolin
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 111
Sepp Piontek
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 112
Katharine Ross
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 113
Saul Kripke
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 114
Jan Jongbloed
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 115
Mate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 116
Nobuyoshi Araki
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 117
Frida Boccara
SINGER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 118
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 119
Gojko Mitić
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 120
Robin Cook
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 121
Souleymane Cissé
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 122
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsGerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 67
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 68
Yuri Nikulin
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 69
Bulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 70
Narciso Yepes
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 71
Roland Topor
WRITER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 72
Mate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 73
Georg Solti
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1997
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 74
Nikolai Tikhonov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1997
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 75
Alparslan Türkeş
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1997
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 76
Stig Anderson
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 77
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
MAFIOSO
1956 - 1997
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 78
Barbara
SINGER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 79
In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mate Boban ranks 42 out of 375. Before him are Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia (1292), Fikret Abdić (1939), Bakir Izetbegović (1956), Jazzar Pasha (1722), Momčilo Krajišnik (1945), and Husein Gradaščević (1802). After him are David Elazar (1925), Milan Galić (1938), Miroslav Filipović (1915), Mirza Delibašić (1954), Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404), and Zlatko Dalić (1966).
Others born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Go to all RankingsStephen II, Ban of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1292 - 1353
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 36
Fikret Abdić
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 37
Bakir Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 38
Jazzar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1804
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 39
Momčilo Krajišnik
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 40
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 41
Mate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 42
David Elazar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1976
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 43
Milan Galić
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 44
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 45
Mirza Delibašić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2001
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 46
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1466
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 47
Zlatko Dalić
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 48
Among POLITICIANS In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among politicians born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mate Boban ranks 22. Before him are Ban Kulin (1163), Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia (1292), Fikret Abdić (1939), Bakir Izetbegović (1956), Jazzar Pasha (1722), and Momčilo Krajišnik (1945). After him are Miroslav Filipović (1915), Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404), Šefik Džaferović (1957), Željko Komšić (1964), Sinan Pasha (1500), and Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (1350).
Ban Kulin
1163 - 1204
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 16
Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia
1292 - 1353
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 17
Fikret Abdić
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 18
Bakir Izetbegović
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 19
Jazzar Pasha
1722 - 1804
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 20
Momčilo Krajišnik
1945 - 2020
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 21
Mate Boban
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 22
Miroslav Filipović
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 23
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
1404 - 1466
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 24
Šefik Džaferović
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 25
Željko Komšić
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 26
Sinan Pasha
1500 - 1553
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 27
Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić
1350 - 1416
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 28