Social Activist

David Reimer

Canadian man raised as a girl following botched circumcision

1965 - 2004

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David Reimer

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. David Reimer is the 571st most popular social activist (down from 502nd in 2024), the 519th most popular biography from Canada (down from 374th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Social Activist.

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860k

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Past 12 months

54.07

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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2.9×

David Reimer's Wikipedia page drew 860k views over the past year, 2.9× the average among Social Activists.

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Among Social Activists

Among social activists, David Reimer ranks 571 out of 988. Before him are Aslı Erdoğan, Jerry Rubin, Mina Ahadi, Emily Davies, Bram Fischer, and Maggie Gobran. After him are Devdas Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi, Josefa Francisco, Bruno Manser, Manilal Gandhi, and Fred Hampton.

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Aslı Erdoğan
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 565
Jerry Rubin
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 566
Mina Ahadi
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 567
Emily Davies
1830 - 1921
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 568
Bram Fischer
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 569
Maggie Gobran
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 570
David Reimer
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 571
Devdas Gandhi
1900 - 1957
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 572
Ramdas Gandhi
1897 - 1969
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 573
Josefa Francisco
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 574
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 575
Manilal Gandhi
1892 - 1956
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 576
Fred Hampton
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 577

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, David Reimer ranks 318. Before him are Kevin Dillon, Tarique Rahman, Luc Alphand, Andrew Stanton, Nasser El Sonbaty, and Ali Lamine Zeine. After him are Daniela Mercury, Yacouba Isaac Zida, Simona Brambilla, Roschdy Zem, Maria Schrader, and Thomas Helmer. Among people deceased in 2004, David Reimer ranks 272. Before him are Yordan Radichkov, Fosco Maraini, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Germano de Figueiredo, Ugo Ferrante, and Jiří Weiss. After him are Zurab Sakandelidze, Isabel Sanford, Sylvi Saimo, Victor Argo, Simone Renant, and Yasutomi Nishizuka.

Others Born in 1965

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Kevin Dillon
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 312
Tarique Rahman
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 313
Luc Alphand
SKIER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 314
Andrew Stanton
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 315
Nasser El Sonbaty
ATHLETE
1965 - 2013
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 316
Ali Lamine Zeine
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 317
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 318
Daniela Mercury
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 319
Yacouba Isaac Zida
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 320
Simona Brambilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 321
Roschdy Zem
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 322
Maria Schrader
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 323
Thomas Helmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 324

Others Deceased in 2004

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Yordan Radichkov
WRITER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 266
Fosco Maraini
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 267
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 268
Germano de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2004
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 269
Ugo Ferrante
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 270
Jiří Weiss
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 271
David Reimer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 272
Zurab Sakandelidze
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 273
Isabel Sanford
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 274
Sylvi Saimo
ATHLETE
1914 - 2004
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 275
Victor Argo
ACTOR
1934 - 2004
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 276
Simone Renant
ACTOR
1911 - 2004
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 277
Yasutomi Nishizuka
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 2004
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 278