The Most Famous
SOCIAL ACTIVISTS from Algeria
This page contains a list of the greatest Algerian Social Activists. The pantheon dataset contains 538 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. Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830 - 1863)
With an HPI of 57.22, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer is the most famous Algerian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Djamila Bouhired (1935 - )
With an HPI of 54.66, Djamila Bouhired is the 2nd most famous Algerian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Djamila Bouhired (Arabic: جميلة بوحيرد, born c. 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.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as social activists born between 1830 and 1935. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living social activists include Djamila Bouhired. The most famous deceased social activists include Lalla Fatma N'Soumer. As of April 2022, 1 new social activists have been added to Pantheon including Djamila Bouhired.
