SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Ashin Wirathu
1968 - Today
Ashin Wirathu
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 601,491 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashin Wirathu is the 639th 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
600k
Page Views (PV)
41.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Ashin Wirathus by language
Over the past year Ashin Wirathu has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 55,946 views, followed by Hindi (4,843), and French (3,609). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Venetian (197.44%), Vietnamese (52.03%), and Javanese (48.05%)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Ashin Wirathu ranks 639 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.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmelia Boynton Robinson
1911 - 2015
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 633
Marguerite Higgins
1920 - 1966
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 634
Chen Guangcheng
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 635
Lucy Burns
1879 - 1966
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 636
Elizaveta Glinka
1962 - 2016
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 637
Maggie Gobran
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 638
Ashin Wirathu
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 639
Lydia Cacho
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 640
Tarab Abdul Hadi
1910 - 1976
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 641
Angelina Grimké
1805 - 1879
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 642
Oleksandra Matviichuk
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 643
Phoebe Hearst
1842 - 1919
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 644
Norma McCorvey
1947 - 2017
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 645
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.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsAxelle Red
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 411
Wolfgang Tillmans
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 412
Nobutoshi Canna
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 413
Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 414
Des'ree
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 415
Chrystia Freeland
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 416
Ashin Wirathu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 417
Byron Howard
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 418
Guinevere Turner
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 419
Cynthia Watros
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 420
Franck Lagorce
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 421
Bruno Risi
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 422
Donna D'Errico
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 423
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), and Vijay Rupani (1956).
Others born in Myanmar (Burma)
Go to all RankingsSao Shwe Thaik
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 31
Maha Bandula
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1825
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 32
San Yu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 33
Helen
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 34
Charles Maung Bo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 35
James Wilby
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 36
Ashin Wirathu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 37
Manuel Aaron
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 38
Prakash Karat
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 39
Vijay Rupani
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 40
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).