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 63rd most number of Social Activists behind Nicaragua, and Croatia.
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 62.02, 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 nationalist militant, who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria as a member of the National Liberation Front. In 1957, she was convicted alongside another Algerian rebel, Djamila Bouazza, of bombing a cafe and killing 11 civilians. She was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted after an international campaign for her to be spared, and she was released from prison in 1962.
2. Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830 - 1863)
With an HPI of 60.83, 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.
