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Historical figures born in Zambia

317 notable historical figures were born in Zambia. These are the most notable:

• Edgar Lungu (1956 to 2025, Politics)
• Kenneth Kaunda (1924 to 2021, Politics)
• Hakainde Hichilema (born 1962, Politics)
• Guy Scott (1944 to 2026, Politics)
• A. C. Grayling (born 1949, Philosophy)
• Michael Sata (1937 to 2014, Politics)
• Frederick Chiluba (1943 to 2011, Politics)
• Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo (born 1969, Science)
• Levy Mwanawasa (1948 to 2008, Politics)
• Denise Scott Brown (born 1931, Architecture)
• Edward Makuka Nkoloso (1919 to 1989, Politics)
• Namwali Serpell (born 1980, Literature)
• John Edmond (born 1936, Arts & Music)
• Alice Lenshina (1920 to 1978, Religion)
• Mainza Chona (1930 to 2001, Politics)
• Tina Beattie (born 1955, Literature)
• Mulenga Kapwepwe (born 1958, Literature)
• Petina Gappah (born 1971, Literature)

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