4 places on the atlas covering people, history and language. Highlights include Freddie Mercury, Olduvai Gorge and Swahili.
| President (head of state and government) | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
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Office-holders as of July 2026. Governments change, so check Tanzania’s official government website for the latest. Full list of heads of state and government.
A short, well-known selection rather than a ranking. People pinned on the map appear in the cards below.
Born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar to a Parsi family, he moved to England as a teenager and became known for his four-octave voice and stage presence with Queen.
A gorge where the Leakey family and others found early human fossils and stone tools, important evidence for human evolution in East Africa.
A Swahili trading city on an island off the coast, which grew rich on trade in gold and ivory. Its ruins include a great mosque and palace.
A Bantu language with many Arabic loanwords, Swahili connects people across East Africa and grew along the Indian Ocean trading coast.
This page brings together the people who lead Tanzania today, a short selection of well-known people from Tanzania, and the 4 places pinned for Tanzania on the atlas. Use the buttons at the top to see Tanzania on the map, where you can filter by theme, read a short summary of each pin and follow the link to Wikipedia for the full article. To browse the same themes across the whole world, see the people page, history page and language page.
As of July 2026: President (head of state and government): Samia Suluhu Hassan. Office-holders change, so check the official government site for the latest.
Well-known people connected with Tanzania include Julius Nyerere (first president), Abdulrazak Gurnah (Nobel-winning novelist), Bibi Titi Mohammed (independence-era political leader), Shaaban Robert (Swahili poet) and Samia Suluhu Hassan (first woman president).
People pinned for Tanzania include Freddie Mercury. Open the map to read a short summary of each.
Historical places in Tanzania on the atlas include Olduvai Gorge and Kilwa Kisiwani. Open the map for photos and links to read more.
Language entries for Tanzania on the atlas include Swahili. Open the map for photos and links to read more.
Choose See Tanzania on the map above, or search for Tanzania on the atlas. You can filter by theme, drag the Time travel slider to see who was alive and what was standing in different centuries, and open any pin for a short summary and a link to the full Wikipedia article.