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Top people for #Africa

The names that come up when the conversation turns to Africa. 19 tracked, ordered by real public-attention signals: how often the world searches them, reads their Wikipedia, and follows them, updated every day.

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Eli Cohen

The people the world most associates with Africa right now, concentrated in South Africa, Egypt — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

#AfricaTop 100Updated dailyHow fame is measured

19 tracked

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Eli Cohen	Egypt	Journalists	58.7	0.0
#2	—	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	Egypt	Politicians	83.2	18.2
#3	—	Saint Sarah	Egypt	Religious Figures	59.4	5.2
#4	—	Sarah Baartman	South Africa	Actors	58.0	0.6
#5	—	Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt	Egypt	Politicians	55.7	0.0
#6	—	D. F. Malan	South Africa	Politicians	55.2	0.5
#7	—	John Vorster	South Africa	Politicians	55.1	0.0
#8	—	Paul of Thebes	Egypt	Religious Figures	53.7	0.0
#9	—	Desmond Tutu	South Africa	Lawyers	74.8	16.1
#10	—	F. W. de Klerk	South Africa	Politicians	63.9	0.0
#11	—	Albert Lutuli	South Africa	Politicians	58.2	15.0
#12	—	Christiaan Barnard	South Africa	Doctors	57.3	0.6
#13	—	Adly Mansour	Egypt	Politicians	54.4	0.0
#14	—	Omar Sharif	Egypt	Actors	67.8	10.0
#15	—	Mohamed ElBaradei	Egypt	Politicians	65.0	10.4
#16	—	Michael Levitt	South Africa	Scientists	56.9	10.8
#17	—	J. M. Coetzee	South Africa	Writers	71.9	2.8
#18	—	Nadine Gordimer	South Africa	Writers	71.9	1.4
#19	—	Boutros Boutros-Ghali	Egypt	Politicians	67.6	15.0

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