Issue No. 1 · August 2026
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    Nelson Mandela

    ZASouth Africa·politician, autobiographer, lawyer

    Born July 18, 1918 · Died December 5, 2013

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    The 100, August 2026
    No. 119
    Best ever
    No. 119
    Months on The 100
    0

    Month by month

    Standing on The 100 and on the Alive list for every recorded month. Positions are not compared across methodology versions.

    MonthThe 100AliveScore
    August 2026119—21.7
    July 2026120—16.9

    Lists held, August 2026

    Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue

    In the journal

    Dispatch

    Around the world, August 2026

    Sixty-two country lists, fifty-five named No. 1s, twenty-four of them politicians, seven of them the same man. A tour of the first issue's map.

    iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · September 5, 2026