SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ashin Wirathu

1968 - Today

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Ashin Wirathu (Burmese: ဝီရသူ, Pali: Vīrasū; born 10 July 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma) is a Burmese Buddhist monk, and the leader of the 969 Movement in Myanmar. He has incited the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar through his speeches. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashin Wirathu has received more than 656,099 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashin Wirathu is the 641st most popular social activist (down from 553rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burmese Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ashin Wirathu ranks 641 out of 840. Before him are Amelia Boynton Robinson, Marguerite Higgins, Chen Guangcheng, Lucy Burns, Elizaveta Glinka, and Maggie Gobran. After him are Lydia Cacho, Tarab Abdul Hadi, Angelina Grimké, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Phoebe Hearst, and Norma McCorvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Ashin Wirathu ranks 417. Before him are Axelle Red, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nobutoshi Canna, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, Des'ree, and Chrystia Freeland. After him are Byron Howard, Guinevere Turner, Cynthia Watros, Franck Lagorce, Bruno Risi, and Donna D'Errico.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Ashin Wirathu ranks 37 out of 40. Before him are Sao Shwe Thaik (1896), Maha Bandula (1782), San Yu (1918), Helen (1938), Charles Maung Bo (1948), and James Wilby (1958). After him are Manuel Aaron (1935), Prakash Karat (1948), Vijay Rupani (1956), and Ye Tun Naung (1983).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among social activists born in Myanmar (Burma), Ashin Wirathu ranks 2. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945).

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