SOCIAL ACTIVIST
David Frankfurter
1909 - 1982
David Frankfurter
David Frankfurter (9 July 1909 – 19 July 1982) was a Croatian Jew known for assassinating Wilhelm Gustloff, the Swiss branch leader of the Nazi Party, in February 1936 in Davos, Switzerland. He surrendered and confessed, telling the police that "I fired the shots because I am a Jew." Frankfurter was sentenced to 18 years in prison for murder. Shortly after V-E Day, he was granted a parliamentary pardon and released. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Frankfurter has received more than 150,961 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). David Frankfurter is the 259th most popular social activist (down from 252nd in 2019).
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150k
Page Views (PV)
53.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.64
Effective Languages (L*)
1.75
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, David Frankfurter ranks 259 out of 538. Before him are Feodosia Morozova, George Lincoln Rockwell, Khudiram Bose, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, and Édouard René de Laboulaye. After him are Mahadev Govind Ranade, Robert Catesby, Joe Hill, Jesse Jackson, Charles Boycott, and Camilo Torres Restrepo.
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HPI: 54.04
Rank: 253
George Lincoln Rockwell
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HPI: 54.03
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HPI: 54.02
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Harro Schulze-Boysen
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Muhamed Mehmedbašić
1886 - 1943
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 257
Édouard René de Laboulaye
1811 - 1883
HPI: 53.82
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David Frankfurter
1909 - 1982
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 259
Mahadev Govind Ranade
1842 - 1901
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 260
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HPI: 53.79
Rank: 261
Joe Hill
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HPI: 53.72
Rank: 262
Jesse Jackson
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HPI: 53.62
Rank: 263
Charles Boycott
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 264
Camilo Torres Restrepo
1929 - 1966
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, David Frankfurter ranks 122. Before him are Gene Krupa, Kató Lomb, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Attilio Demaría, Harro Schulze-Boysen, and Dean Rusk. After him are Homi J. Bhabha, Ben Webster, Olga Rubtsova, Barry Goldwater, Max Baer, and Héctor José Cámpora. Among people deceased in 1982, David Frankfurter ranks 95. Before him are Djuna Barnes, Georg Konrad Morgen, Harold Sakata, Pavel Rotmistrov, Giovanni Benelli, and Valerio Zurlini. After him are Elio Petri, Riccardo Paletti, Savitri Devi, Taisen Deshimaru, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and Jakov Gotovac.
Others Born in 1909
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Gene Krupa
1909 - 1973
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 116
Kató Lomb
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 117
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 118
Attilio Demaría
1909 - 1990
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 119
Harro Schulze-Boysen
1909 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 120
Dean Rusk
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 121
David Frankfurter
1909 - 1982
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 122
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 123
Ben Webster
1909 - 1973
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 124
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 125
Barry Goldwater
1909 - 1998
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 126
Max Baer
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 127
Héctor José Cámpora
1909 - 1980
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 1982
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Djuna Barnes
1892 - 1982
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 89
Georg Konrad Morgen
1909 - 1982
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 90
Harold Sakata
1920 - 1982
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 91
Pavel Rotmistrov
1901 - 1982
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 92
Giovanni Benelli
1921 - 1982
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 93
Valerio Zurlini
1926 - 1982
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 94
David Frankfurter
1909 - 1982
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 95
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 96
Riccardo Paletti
1958 - 1982
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 97
Savitri Devi
1905 - 1982
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 98
Taisen Deshimaru
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 99
Anatoly Solonitsyn
1934 - 1982
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 100
Jakov Gotovac
1895 - 1982
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 101
