SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Chen Guangcheng

1971 - Today

Chen Guangcheng

Chen Guangcheng (born November 12, 1971) is a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor. In 2005 Chen gained international recognition for organising a landmark class-action lawsuit against authorities in Linyi, Shandong province, for the excessive enforcement of the one-child policy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chen Guangcheng has received more than 446,041 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Chen Guangcheng is the 637th most popular social activist (down from 533rd in 2019), the 1,039th most popular biography from China (down from 929th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

450k
Page Views (PV)
49.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
3.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Chen Guangcheng ranks 637 out of 840. Before him are Iqbal Masih, Stanislav Markelov, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Razan Zaitouneh, Amelia Boynton Robinson, and Marguerite Higgins. After him are Lucy Burns, Elizaveta Glinka, Maggie Gobran, Ashin Wirathu, Lydia Cacho, and Tarab Abdul Hadi.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Iqbal Masih
1983 - 1995
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 631
Stanislav Markelov
1974 - 2009
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 632
Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane
1867 - 1954
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 633
Razan Zaitouneh
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 634
Amelia Boynton Robinson
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 635
Marguerite Higgins
1920 - 1966
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 636
Chen Guangcheng
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 637
Lucy Burns
1879 - 1966
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 638
Elizaveta Glinka
1962 - 2016
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 639
Maggie Gobran
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 640
Ashin Wirathu
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 641
Lydia Cacho
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 642
Tarab Abdul Hadi
1910 - 1976
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 643

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Chen Guangcheng ranks 372. Before him are Antonio Carlos Ortega, C. S. Lee, Katja Woywood, Vadim Repin, Beatrix von Storch, and Nicholas Brendon. After him are Josh Charles, Gérard Lopez, Michael Burry, Sanaa Lathan, Giuseppe Pancaro, and Brian Stepanek.

Others Born in 1971

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Antonio Carlos Ortega
HANDBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 366
C. S. Lee
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 367
Katja Woywood
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 368
Vadim Repin
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 369
Beatrix von Storch
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 370
Nicholas Brendon
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 371
Chen Guangcheng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 372
Josh Charles
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 373
Gérard Lopez
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 374
Michael Burry
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 375
Sanaa Lathan
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 376
Giuseppe Pancaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 377
Brian Stepanek
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 378