Social Activist

Joseph Wresinski

Anti-poverty activist

1917 - 1988

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Joseph Wresinski

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Joseph Wresinski is the 503rd most popular social activist (down from 476th in 2024), the 4,483rd most popular biography from France (down from 4,342nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

13k

Page Views

Past 12 months

55.90

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Page views of Joseph Wresinski by language

Among Social Activists

Among social activists, Joseph Wresinski ranks 503 out of 840. Before him are Jack Sheppard, Giuseppe Impastato, Shireen Abu Akleh, Danuta Wałęsa, Malalai of Maiwand, and Assata Shakur. After him are Kim Ok, Xiomara Acevedo, Eugen Drewermann, Medgar Evers, Ōsugi Sakae, and Daniel De Leon.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Jack Sheppard
1702 - 1724
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 497
Giuseppe Impastato
1948 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 498
Shireen Abu Akleh
1971 - 2022
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 499
Danuta Wałęsa
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 500
Malalai of Maiwand
1861 - 1861
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 501
Assata Shakur
1947 - 2025
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 502
Joseph Wresinski
1917 - 1988
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 503
Kim Ok
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 504
Xiomara Acevedo
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 505
Eugen Drewermann
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 506
Medgar Evers
1925 - 1963
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 507
Ōsugi Sakae
1885 - 1923
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 508
Daniel De Leon
1852 - 1914
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 509

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Joseph Wresinski ranks 258. Before him are Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, and Edgar Barth. After him are Nils Karlsson, Amelia Piccinini, Marcel Hansenne, Robert Lowell, Albert Mol, and Katherine Rawls. Among people deceased in 1988, Joseph Wresinski ranks 186. Before him are Anatoli Maslyonkin, Kurt Raab, Nando González, I. A. L. Diamond, Shōhei Ōoka, and Seth Neddermeyer. After him are Ferit Melen, Guillermo Haro, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Hans Lewy, Paula Mollenhauer, and Sten Suvio.

Others Born in 1917

Go to all Rankings

Charles Sibley
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 252
Gösta Andersson
ATHLETE
1917 - 1975
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 253
Mikhail Devyataev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2002
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 254
Kriangsak Chamanan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 255
Gottfried Honegger
PAINTER
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 256
Edgar Barth
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 1965
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 257
Joseph Wresinski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1988
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 258
Nils Karlsson
SKIER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 259
Amelia Piccinini
ATHLETE
1917 - 1979
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 260
Marcel Hansenne
ATHLETE
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 261
Robert Lowell
WRITER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 262
Albert Mol
WRITER
1917 - 2004
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 263
Katherine Rawls
SWIMMER
1917 - 1982
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 264

Others Deceased in 1988

Go to all Rankings

Anatoli Maslyonkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 180
Kurt Raab
ACTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 181
Nando González
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1988
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 182
I. A. L. Diamond
WRITER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 183
Shōhei Ōoka
WRITER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 184
Seth Neddermeyer
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 185
Joseph Wresinski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1988
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 186
Ferit Melen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 187
Guillermo Haro
ASTRONOMER
1913 - 1988
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 188
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1988
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 189
Hans Lewy
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 190
Paula Mollenhauer
ATHLETE
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 191
Sten Suvio
BOXER
1911 - 1988
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 192