SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Today
Denis Mukwege
Denis Mukwege (; born 1 March 1955) is a Congolese gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Mukwege has received more than 944,182 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Mukwege is the 122nd most popular social activist (up from 125th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo and the most popular Congolese Social Activist.
Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist who has been working for the past two decades to help women who have been victims of rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has performed over 30,000 surgeries and has been the target of many death threats.
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
61.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
8.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Denis Mukweges by language
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Denis Mukwege ranks 122 out of 538. Before him are Vinoba Bhave, Georgy Gapon, Hans Scholl, Hilda Gadea, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, and Vesna Vulović. After him are Flora Tristan, Maria Altmann, Vasil Levski, Alfred Naujocks, Sophia of Prussia, and Alexander Parvus.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Vinoba Bhave
1895 - 1982
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 116
Georgy Gapon
1870 - 1906
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 117
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 118
Hilda Gadea
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 119
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
1130 - 1192
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 120
Vesna Vulović
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 121
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 122
Flora Tristan
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 123
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 124
Vasil Levski
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 125
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 126
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 127
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Denis Mukwege ranks 40. Before him are Roland Emmerich, Gary Sinise, Mariano Rajoy, John Grisham, Jeff Koons, and Héctor Cúper. After him are Katalin Karikó, Egils Levits, J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Martin Schulz, and Billy Idol.
Others Born in 1955
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Roland Emmerich
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 34
Gary Sinise
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 35
Mariano Rajoy
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 36
John Grisham
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 37
Jeff Koons
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 38
Héctor Cúper
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 39
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 40
Katalin Karikó
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
Egils Levits
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
J. K. Simmons
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
Shoko Asahara
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 44
Martin Schulz
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
Billy Idol
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 46
In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denis Mukwege ranks 5 out of 84. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), and Moïse Tshombe (1919). After him are Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Simon Kimbangu (1887), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Ota Benga (1883), Claude Makélélé (1973), and Joseph Kabila (1971).
Others born in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Patrice Lumumba
1925 - 1961
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 1
Mobutu Sese Seko
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 2
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
1939 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 3
Moïse Tshombe
1919 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 4
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 5
Félix Tshisekedi
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 6
Simon Kimbangu
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 7
Antoine Gizenga
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 8
Étienne Tshisekedi
1932 - 2017
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9
Ota Benga
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 10
Claude Makélélé
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Joseph Kabila
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 12
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Democratic Republic of the Congo
Among social activists born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denis Mukwege ranks 1.
