The Most Famous
SOCIAL ACTIVISTS from Algeria
This page contains a list of the greatest Algerian Social Activists. The pantheon dataset contains 840 Social Activists, 2 of which were born in Algeria. This makes Algeria the birth place of the 51st most number of Social Activists behind Serbia, and Myanmar (Burma).
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerian Social Activists of all time. This list of famous Algerian Social Activists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Djamila Bouhired (b. 1935)
With an HPI of 55.94, Djamila Bouhired is the most famous Algerian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Djamila Bouhired (Arabic: جميلة بوحيرد, born June 1935) is an Algerian militant, nationalist and revolutionary who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria. She was raised in a middle-class family, having attended a French school in Algeria. She would go on in her youth to join the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) while a student activist. There she worked as a liaison officer and personal assistant of FLN commander Yacef Saadi in Algiers.
2. Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830 - 1863)
With an HPI of 54.59, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer is the 2nd most famous Algerian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (c. 1830 – 1863) (Kabyle: Lalla Faḍma n Sumer; Arabic: لالة فاطمة نسومر) was an Algerian anti-colonial leader during 1849–1857 of the French conquest of Algeria and subsequent Pacification of Algeria. She led several battles against the French forces, until her capture in July 1857. She was imprisoned until her death six years later. She is an Algerian national hero.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Algerian social activists born between 1830 and 1935. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Algerian social activists include Djamila Bouhired. The most famous deceased Algerian social activists include Lalla Fatma N'Soumer.
