1955 - Today
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. In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".Mukwege's continued demand for justice for the victims of the Congo conflicts has resulted in him receiving threats against his life and the Panzi hospital. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Mukwege has received more than 880,185 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Mukwege is the 118th 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.
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Among social activists, Denis Mukwege ranks 118 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, Alexander Parvus, and Meng Huo.
1895 - 1982
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 112
1870 - 1906
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 113
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 114
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 115
1130 - 1192
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 116
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 117
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 118
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 119
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 120
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 121
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 122
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 123
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 124
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.
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 35
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 36
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 37
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 38
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 39
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 40
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 46
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).
1925 - 1961
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 1
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 2
1939 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 3
1919 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 5
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 6
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 7
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 8
1932 - 2017
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 10
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 12
Among social activists born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denis Mukwege ranks 1.