Social Activist

Efua Dorkenoo

Ghanaian activist

1949 - 2014

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Efua Dorkenoo

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Efua Dorkenoo is the 299th most popular social activist (up from 508th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Ghana (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Ghanaian Social Activist.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Efua Dorkenoo climbed 23,650 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #55,664 to #32,055.

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Efua Dorkenoo ranks #14 among 216 people in Pantheon born in Ghana, inside the top 7% of that group.

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Among Social Activists

Among social activists, Efua Dorkenoo ranks 299 out of 988. Before her are Zhang Guotao, Mary Dyer, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Hector Hodler, Cassivellaunus, and Yuri Levitan. After her are Naziha al-Dulaimi, Harilal Gandhi, Catherine Breshkovsky, Lucio Urtubia, Louise Bryant, and Anna Hazare.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Zhang Guotao
1897 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 293
Mary Dyer
1611 - 1660
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 294
Policarpa Salavarrieta
1795 - 1817
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 295
Hector Hodler
1887 - 1920
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 296
Cassivellaunus
100 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 297
Yuri Levitan
1914 - 1983
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 298
Efua Dorkenoo
1949 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 299
Naziha al-Dulaimi
1923 - 2007
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 300
Harilal Gandhi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 301
Catherine Breshkovsky
1844 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 302
Lucio Urtubia
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 303
Louise Bryant
1885 - 1936
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 304
Anna Hazare
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 305

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Efua Dorkenoo ranks 235. Before her are Rick Wakeman, Papa Wemba, Ottavia Piccolo, Lindsey Buckingham, Bernard Farcy, and George Dalaras. After her are Lois McMaster Bujold, James Michael Harvey, Nana Alexandria, Nadia Cassini, Jim Lea, and Leslie Easterbrook. Among people deceased in 2014, Efua Dorkenoo ranks 155. Before her are Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, José Policarpo, Viktor Tikhonov, Gerd Albrecht, Richard Bull, and Kumba Ialá. After her are Kim Ja-ok, Yitzhak Hofi, Dezső Novák, Jimmy Jones, Abdul Qadir, and James Foley.

Others Born in 1949

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Rick Wakeman
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 229
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 230
Ottavia Piccolo
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 231
Lindsey Buckingham
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 232
Bernard Farcy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 233
George Dalaras
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 234
Efua Dorkenoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 235
Lois McMaster Bujold
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 236
James Michael Harvey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 237
Nana Alexandria
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 238
Nadia Cassini
ACTOR
1949 - 2025
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 239
Jim Lea
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 240
Leslie Easterbrook
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 241

Others Deceased in 2014

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Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 149
José Policarpo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 150
Viktor Tikhonov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 151
Gerd Albrecht
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2014
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 152
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 153
Kumba Ialá
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2014
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 154
Efua Dorkenoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 155
Kim Ja-ok
ACTOR
1951 - 2014
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 156
Yitzhak Hofi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 157
Dezső Novák
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 158
Jimmy Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 159
Abdul Qadir
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 160
James Foley
JOURNALIST
1973 - 2014
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 161