The Most Famous
SOCIAL ACTIVISTS from Tunisia
This page contains a list of the greatest Tunisian Social Activists. The pantheon dataset contains 840 Social Activists, 1 of which were born in Tunisia. This makes Tunisia the birth place of the 89th most number of Social Activists behind Angola, and Curaçao.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tunisian Social Activists of all time. This list of famous Tunisian Social Activists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mohamed Bouazizi (1984 - 2011)
With an HPI of 52.85, Mohamed Bouazizi is the most famous Tunisian Social Activist. His biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.
Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, romanized: Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, an act which became a catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring against autocratic regimes. His self-immolation was in response to the confiscation of his wares and the harassment and humiliation inflicted on him by a municipal official and their aides. Simmering public anger and sporadic violence intensified following Bouazizi's death, leading the then-president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to step down on 14 January 2011, after 23 years in power. The success of the Tunisian protests inspired protests in several other Arab countries, plus several non-Arab countries, such as in China. The protests included several men who emulated Bouazizi's act of self-immolation, in an attempt to bring an end to their own autocratic governments. Those men and Bouazizi were hailed by New York Times commentators as "heroic martyrs of a new North African and Middle Eastern revolution". In 2011, Bouazizi was posthumously awarded the Sakharov Prize jointly along with four others for his and their contributions to "historic changes in the Arab world". The Tunisian government honored him with a postage stamp. The Times of the United Kingdom named Bouazizi as "Person of 2011", The Jerusalem Post's Amotz Asa-El named him "Person of the Jewish Year 5771" and "The Protester" was named Time 2011 Person of the Year.
2. Lina Ben Mhenni (1983 - 2020)
With an HPI of 35.21, Lina Ben Mhenni is the 2nd most famous Tunisian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Lina Ben Mhenni (Arabic: لينا بن مهني; 22 May 1983 – 27 January 2020) was a Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University. She was internationally recognised for her work during the 2011 Tunisian revolution and in the following years.
3. Amina Tyler (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 28.65, Amina Tyler is the 3rd most famous Tunisian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Amina Tyler (Arabic: أمينة تايلر; born 7 December 1994 as Amina Sboui, أمينة السبوعي) is a Tunisian student, women's rights activist, anarchist and a former member of the feminist group Femen.
4. Emna Mizouni (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 21.68, Emna Mizouni is the 4th most famous Tunisian Social Activist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Emna Mizouni (Arabic: آمنة الميزوني, romanized: ʼĀmina Al-Mizūnī, pronounced [ʔaːmina almizuni]; born 1987) is a Tunisian internet and human rights activist, free-lance journalist, communications expert and business executive. In July 2019, After successfully helping to prepare RightsCon Tunis, Access Now, the international non-profit human rights group intent on an open Internet, announced her appointment to serve in their global board of directors. In March 2013, Mizouni founded Carthagina, an initiative designed to create interest in Tunisia's cultural heritage at home and abroad. In August 2019, she was honoured as Wikimedian of the Year at Wikimania, as a result of the leading role she has played in the development of Arab and African communities as well as her success in promoting the history and culture of Tunisia.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Tunisian social activists born between 1983 and 1994. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tunisian social activists include Amina Tyler, and Emna Mizouni. The most famous deceased Tunisian social activists include Mohamed Bouazizi, and Lina Ben Mhenni. As of April 2024, 3 new Tunisian social activists have been added to Pantheon including Lina Ben Mhenni, Amina Tyler, and Emna Mizouni.
Living Tunisian Social Activists
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Lina Ben Mhenni
1983 - 2020
HPI: 35.21
Amina Tyler
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Emna Mizouni
1987 - Present
HPI: 21.68
