SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Dorothea Dix
1802 - 1887
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Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothea Dix has received more than 1,254,976 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dorothea Dix is the 498th most popular social activist (up from 508th in 2019), the 7,031st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,594th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
47.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
2.06
Effective Languages (L*)
4.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Dorothea Dix ranks 498 out of 840. Before her are Raisa Aronova, Josué de Castro, Eugénie Cotton, Malalai of Maiwand, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Stokely Carmichael. After her are Bagha Jatin, David Reimer, Virginia Bolten, Gertrud Adelborg, Mari Beyleryan, and Denis Goldberg.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaisa Aronova
1920 - 1982
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 492
Josué de Castro
1908 - 1973
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 493
Eugénie Cotton
1881 - 1967
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 494
Malalai of Maiwand
1861 - 1861
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 495
Pretty Boy Floyd
1904 - 1934
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 496
Stokely Carmichael
1941 - 1998
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 497
Dorothea Dix
1802 - 1887
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 498
Bagha Jatin
1879 - 1915
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 499
David Reimer
1965 - 2004
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 500
Virginia Bolten
1876 - 1960
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 501
Gertrud Adelborg
1853 - 1942
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 502
Mari Beyleryan
1877 - 1915
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 503
Denis Goldberg
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Dorothea Dix ranks 52. Before her are Yuriy Venelin, Eugène Flachat, Robert Chambers, Nicholas Wiseman, David Octavius Hill, and Wilhelm Matthias Naeff. After her are Manuel María Lombardini, Alexander Odoevsky, Charles-Mathias Simons, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Sylvain Van de Weyer, and Édouard Ménétries. Among people deceased in 1887, Dorothea Dix ranks 50. Before her are Mikhail Katkov, Peder Balke, Fran Levstik, E. Marlitt, John Taylor, and August W. Eichler. After her are Spencer Fullerton Baird, José Rufino Echenique, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, August Spies, and Semyon Nadson.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsYuriy Venelin
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 46
Eugène Flachat
ENGINEER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 47
Robert Chambers
WRITER
1802 - 1871
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 48
Nicholas Wiseman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1802 - 1865
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 49
David Octavius Hill
PAINTER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 50
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 51
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 52
Manuel María Lombardini
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1853
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 53
Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 54
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 55
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 56
Sylvain Van de Weyer
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 57
Édouard Ménétries
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1861
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1887
Go to all RankingsMikhail Katkov
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1887
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 44
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 45
Fran Levstik
WRITER
1831 - 1887
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 46
E. Marlitt
WRITER
1825 - 1887
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 47
John Taylor
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 48
August W. Eichler
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1887
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 49
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 50
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 51
José Rufino Echenique
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 52
Sarah Yorke Jackson
COMPANION
1803 - 1887
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 53
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1887
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 54
August Spies
WRITER
1855 - 1887
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 55
Semyon Nadson
WRITER
1862 - 1887
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 56
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dorothea Dix ranks 7,031 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Boone (1917), Justin Long (1978), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), George Winston (1949), Elisha Cook Jr. (1903), and Mary Travers (1936). After her are Mary J. Blige (1971), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), Whitney Smith (1940), Roman Reigns (1985), Sidney Howard (1891), and Lois Weber (1879).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRichard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,025
Justin Long
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,026
William Henry Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1885
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,027
George Winston
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2023
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,028
Elisha Cook Jr.
ACTOR
1903 - 1995
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,029
Mary Travers
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,030
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,031
Mary J. Blige
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,032
Sheryl Sandberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,033
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,034
Roman Reigns
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,035
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 7,036
Lois Weber
ACTOR
1879 - 1939
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 7,037
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Dorothea Dix ranks 68. Before her are Lucy Stone (1818), Medgar Evers (1925), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954), Fred Hampton (1948), and Pretty Boy Floyd (1904). After her are William Luther Pierce (1933), Jerry Rubin (1938), Lucy Parsons (1853), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Ruby Bridges (1954), and Martin Luther King Sr. (1899).
Lucy Stone
1818 - 1893
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 62
Medgar Evers
1925 - 1963
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 63
Phyllis Schlafly
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 64
Mumia Abu-Jamal
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 65
Fred Hampton
1948 - 1969
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 66
Pretty Boy Floyd
1904 - 1934
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 67
Dorothea Dix
1802 - 1887
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 68
William Luther Pierce
1933 - 2002
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 69
Jerry Rubin
1938 - 1994
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 70
Lucy Parsons
1853 - 1942
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 71
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
1842 - 1924
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 72
Ruby Bridges
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 73
Martin Luther King Sr.
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 74