Chart history
Nelson Mandela
South Africa·politician, autobiographer, lawyer
Born July 18, 1918 · Died December 5, 2013
Profile on iFANNThe 100, September 2026
No. 102
Best ever
No. 102
Months on The 100
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Month by month
Standing on The 100 and on the Alive list for every recorded month. Positions are not compared across methodology versions.
| Month | The 100 | Alive | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 102 | — | 23.1 | Issue No. 2 |
| August 2026 | 119 | — | 21.7 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 120 | — | 16.9 | Retrospective · v5.27 |
Lists held, September 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
- 106
The Most Famous People in Argentina - 88
The Most Famous People in Brazil - 122
The Most Famous People in Canada - 46
The Most Famous People in Denmark - 131
The Most Famous People in Indonesia - 174
The Most Famous People in Japan - 98
The Most Famous People in Nigeria - 172
The Most Famous People in Saudi Arabia - 119
The Most Famous People in Türkiye - 189
The Most Famous People in United States - 2The Most Famous People in South Africa
- 1The Most Famous People from South Africa
- 21The Most Famous Politicians in the World
- 38The Most Famous People in Africa
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