SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
Dominique Pire
Dominique Pire, O.P. (born Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire; 10 February 1910 – 30 January 1969) was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dominique Pire has received more than 110,679 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Dominique Pire is the 56th most popular social activist (up from 69th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 83rd in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Social Activist.
Dominique Pire is most famous for his "Nude" series, which depicts the female body in a realistic and unidealized way.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
65.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
17.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Dominique Pire ranks 56 out of 538. Before him are Alexey Stakhanov, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Witold Pilecki, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, Camilo Cienfuegos, and Toussaint Louverture. After him are Túpac Amaru II, Anneliese Michel, Widukind, Angela Davis, Lê Đức Thọ, and Jane Addams.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Alexey Stakhanov
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 50
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1856 - 1920
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 51
Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 52
Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
622 - 687
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 53
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 54
Toussaint Louverture
1743 - 1803
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 55
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 56
Túpac Amaru II
1738 - 1781
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 57
Anneliese Michel
1952 - 1976
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 58
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 59
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 60
Lê Đức Thọ
1911 - 1990
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 61
Jane Addams
1860 - 1935
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Dominique Pire ranks 20. Before him are Gerda Taro, Ronald Coase, David Niven, Jacques Monod, Eric Berne, and Dorothy Hodgkin. After him are Chiang Ching-kuo, Kurt Meyer, William Shockley, Lee Byung-chul, William Hanna, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Among people deceased in 1969, Dominique Pire ranks 24. Before him are Jan Palach, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Otto Dix, C. F. Powell, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, and Levi Eshkol. After him are Arthur Friedenreich, Witold Gombrowicz, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Sonja Henie, Josef von Sternberg, and Moïse Tshombe.
Others Born in 1910
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Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 14
Ronald Coase
1910 - 2013
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 15
David Niven
1910 - 1983
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 16
Jacques Monod
1910 - 1976
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 17
Eric Berne
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 18
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 19
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 20
Chiang Ching-kuo
1910 - 1988
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 21
Kurt Meyer
1910 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 22
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 23
Lee Byung-chul
1910 - 1987
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 24
William Hanna
1910 - 2001
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 25
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1969
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Jan Palach
1948 - 1969
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 18
Princess Alice of Battenberg
1885 - 1969
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 19
Otto Dix
1891 - 1969
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 20
C. F. Powell
1903 - 1969
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 21
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
1887 - 1969
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 22
Levi Eshkol
1895 - 1969
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 23
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 24
Arthur Friedenreich
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 25
Witold Gombrowicz
1904 - 1969
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 26
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
1888 - 1969
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 27
Sonja Henie
1912 - 1969
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 28
Josef von Sternberg
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 29
Moïse Tshombe
1919 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 30
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Dominique Pire ranks 70 out of 1,019. Before him are Philippe of Belgium (1960), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Father Damien (1840), Petrus Christus (1410), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), and Maxime Weygand (1867). After him are Quentin Matsys (1466), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), François Englert (1932), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), Ambiorix (-100), and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927).
Others born in Belgium
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Philippe of Belgium
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 64
Johannes Ockeghem
1410 - 1497
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 65
Father Damien
1840 - 1889
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 66
Petrus Christus
1410 - 1475
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 67
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 68
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 69
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 70
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 71
Herman Van Rompuy
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 72
François Englert
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 73
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 74
Ambiorix
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 75
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 76
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Belgium
Among social activists born in Belgium, Dominique Pire ranks 1. After him are Marie Popelin (1846) and Henry Spira (1927).
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1
Marie Popelin
1846 - 1913
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 2
Henry Spira
1927 - 1998
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 3
