SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Betty Ford
1918 - 2011
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Anne Ford (née Bloomer; formerly Warren; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Betty Ford has received more than 4,990,803 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Betty Ford is the 122nd most popular social activist (up from 139th in 2019), the 1,092nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,358th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Social Activist.
Betty Ford was the wife of President Gerald Ford and a prominent breast cancer activist. She was the first woman to serve as First Lady of the United States, and her time in the White House was marked by her championing of the women's liberation movement.
Memorability Metrics
5.0M
Page Views (PV)
67.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
4.00
Effective Languages (L*)
5.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Betty Ford ranks 122 out of 840. Before her are Yun Chi-ho, Léon Jouhaux, Hans Scholl, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Sophia of Prussia, and Gaius Julius Civilis. After her are Flora Tristan, Mordechai Anielewicz, Al-Mu'tazz, Denis Mukwege, Antipope Clement III, and Georgy Gapon.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYun Chi-ho
1864 - 1945
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 116
Léon Jouhaux
1879 - 1954
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 117
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 118
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
1208 - 1265
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 119
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 120
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 121
Betty Ford
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 122
Flora Tristan
1803 - 1844
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 123
Mordechai Anielewicz
1919 - 1943
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 124
Al-Mu'tazz
847 - 869
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 125
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 126
Antipope Clement III
1025 - 1100
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 127
Georgy Gapon
1870 - 1906
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Betty Ford ranks 45. Before her are Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Julian Schwinger, Hans Scholl, Patricio Aylwin, and Edward B. Lewis. After her are Birgit Nilsson, Günther Rall, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Paul D. Boyer, Richard Winters, and André Bazin. Among people deceased in 2011, Betty Ford ranks 43. Before her are Lynn Margulis, Jorge Semprún, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Tomislav Ivić, Baruj Benacerraf, and Zdeněk Miler. After her are Har Gobind Khorana, Amy Winehouse, Gunter Sachs, Richard Winters, Leonora Carrington, and Aristides Pereira.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsOscar Luigi Scalfaro
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 39
Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 40
Julian Schwinger
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1994
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 41
Hans Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1943
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 42
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 43
Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 44
Betty Ford
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 45
Birgit Nilsson
SINGER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 46
Günther Rall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 47
Fanny Blankers-Koen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 48
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 49
Richard Winters
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 50
André Bazin
WRITER
1918 - 1958
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsLynn Margulis
BIOLOGIST
1938 - 2011
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 37
Jorge Semprún
WRITER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 38
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 39
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 40
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 41
Zdeněk Miler
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 42
Betty Ford
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 43
Har Gobind Khorana
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 44
Amy Winehouse
MUSICIAN
1983 - 2011
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 45
Gunter Sachs
PHOTOGRAPHER
1932 - 2011
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 46
Richard Winters
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 47
Leonora Carrington
PAINTER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 48
Aristides Pereira
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 49
In United States
Among people born in United States, Betty Ford ranks 1,092 out of 20,380. Before her are Harvey J. Alter (1935), Wesley Snipes (1962), David Soul (1943), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), Carl Woese (1928), and Edward B. Lewis (1918). After her are Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Brendan Fraser (1968), Arthur Ashe (1943), Joanne Woodward (1930), Betty White (1922), and Stephen Covey (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHarvey J. Alter
PHYSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,086
Wesley Snipes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,087
David Soul
ACTOR
1943 - 2024
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,088
E. Donnall Thomas
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,089
Carl Woese
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,090
Edward B. Lewis
BIOLOGIST
1918 - 2004
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1,091
Betty Ford
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,092
Jon Bon Jovi
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,093
Brendan Fraser
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,094
Arthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,095
Joanne Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1,096
Betty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,097
Stephen Covey
WRITER
1932 - 2012
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,098
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Betty Ford ranks 15. Before her are Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Harriet Tubman (1820), Susan B. Anthony (1820), Jody Williams (1950), Bugsy Siegel (1906), and Nat Turner (1800). After her are George Stinney (1929), John Brown (1800), Frederick Douglass (1818), Sojourner Truth (1797), Billy Milligan (1955), and Emmett Till (1941).
Jimmy Hoffa
1913 - 1975
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 9
Harriet Tubman
1820 - 1913
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 11
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 12
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 13
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 14
Betty Ford
1918 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 15
George Stinney
1929 - 1944
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 16
John Brown
1800 - 1859
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 17
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 18
Sojourner Truth
1797 - 1883
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 19
Billy Milligan
1955 - 2014
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 20
Emmett Till
1941 - 1955
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 21