1914 - 2008
Murlidhar Devidas Amte (), popularly known as Baba Amte, (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy. He has received numerous awards and prizes including the Padma Vibhushan, the Dr. Ambedkar International Award, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Templeton Prize and the Jamnalal Bajaj Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baba Amte has received more than 1,797,931 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Baba Amte is the 270th most popular social activist (up from 286th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from India (up from 323rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Baba Amte ranks 270 out of 538. Before him are Charles Boycott, Camilo Torres Restrepo, Clara Barton, Nimr al-Nimr, Viktors Arājs, and M. N. Roy. After him are Eunus, Leymah Gbowee, Joseph von Sonnenfels, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Carlo Cafiero, and Li Hongzhi.
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 264
1929 - 1966
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 265
1821 - 1912
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 266
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 267
1910 - 1988
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 268
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 269
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 270
200 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 271
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 272
1732 - 1817
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 273
1941 - 1995
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 274
1846 - 1892
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 275
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 276
Among people born in 1914, Baba Amte ranks 124. Before him are Juan Carlos Onganía, Dobri Dobrev, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Paul Tortelier, Maxim of Bulgaria, and Joe Shuster. After him are Howard Fast, Sun Ra, Kenny Clarke, Yahya Khan, Martin Ritt, and Taisen Deshimaru. Among people deceased in 2008, Baba Amte ranks 107. Before him are Leyla Gencer, Mate Parlov, Marie Smith Jones, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Fred Sinowatz, and Eva Dahlbeck. After him are Bronisław Geremek, Albert Cossery, Anthony Mamo, Joseph Weizenbaum, Boris Shakhlin, and Šaban Bajramović.
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 118
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 119
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 120
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 121
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 122
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 123
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 124
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 125
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 126
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 127
1914 - 1980
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 128
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 129
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 130
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 101
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 102
1918 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 103
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 104
1929 - 2008
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 105
1920 - 2008
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 106
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 107
1932 - 2008
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 108
1913 - 2008
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 109
1909 - 2008
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 110
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 111
1932 - 2008
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 112
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 113
Among people born in India, Baba Amte ranks 303 out of 1,493. Before him are Matsyendranatha (901), M. N. Roy (1887), Gupta (240), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), M. Karunanidhi (1924), and Chittaranjan Das (1869). After him are Guru Hargobind (1595), Zail Singh (1916), Nargis (1929), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Abanindranath Tagore (1871), and Govind Ballabh Pant (1887).
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 297
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 298
240 - 280
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 299
1921 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 300
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 301
1869 - 1925
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 302
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 303
1595 - 1644
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 304
1916 - 1994
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 305
1929 - 1981
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 306
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 307
1871 - 1951
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 308
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 309
Among social activists born in India, Baba Amte ranks 19. Before him are C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Anna Hazare (1937), Khudiram Bose (1889), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), and M. N. Roy (1887). After him are Harilal Gandhi (1888), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Bhikaiji Cama (1861), Ram Manohar Lohia (1910), Pingali Venkayya (1876), and Aruna Asaf Ali (1909).
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 13
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 14
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 15
1889 - 1908
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 16
1842 - 1901
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 17
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 18
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 19
1888 - 1948
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 20
1858 - 1962
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 21
1861 - 1936
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 22
1910 - 1967
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 23
1876 - 1963
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 24
1909 - 1996
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 25