SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858 - 1928
Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win in 1918 the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that "she shaped an idea of objects for our time" and "shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emmeline Pankhurst has received more than 4,385,586 page views. Her biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Emmeline Pankhurst is the 41st most popular social activist (up from 42nd in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 306th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Social Activist.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a suffragette who fought for women's right to vote.
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4.4M
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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6.54
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Emmeline Pankhurst ranks 41 out of 840. Before her are Lady Godiva, Ferdinand Lassalle, Jan Palach, Sophie Scholl, Shirin Ebadi, and Simon Wiesenthal. After her are Martin Niemöller, Angela Davis, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Pheidippides, and Emma Goldman.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLady Godiva
990 - 1067
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 35
Ferdinand Lassalle
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 36
Jan Palach
1948 - 1969
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 37
Sophie Scholl
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 38
Shirin Ebadi
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 39
Simon Wiesenthal
1908 - 2005
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 40
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 41
Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 42
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 43
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 44
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
1833 - 1918
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 45
Pheidippides
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 46
Emma Goldman
1869 - 1940
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Emmeline Pankhurst ranks 11. Before her are Theodore Roosevelt, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Gustaf V of Sweden, Rudolf Diesel, Georg Simmel, and Omar Mukhtar. After her are Giuseppe Peano, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Christiaan Eijkman, Charles de Foucauld, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Among people deceased in 1928, Emmeline Pankhurst ranks 7. Before her are Roald Amundsen, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Wien, Leoš Janáček, Max Scheler, and Maria Feodorovna. After her are Édouard-Henri Avril, Pyotr Wrangel, Johannes Fibiger, Theodore William Richards, Zhang Zuolin, and Franz Stuck.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsTheodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 5
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 6
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 7
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 8
Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 10
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 12
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
LINGUIST
1858 - 1922
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 13
Christiaan Eijkman
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 14
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 15
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 16
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
COMPANION
1858 - 1934
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1928
Go to all RankingsRoald Amundsen
EXPLORER
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 1
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Wien
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 3
Leoš Janáček
COMPOSER
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
Max Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 6
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Édouard-Henri Avril
PAINTER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 8
Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 9
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 10
Theodore William Richards
CHEMIST
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Zhang Zuolin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1928
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12
Franz Stuck
PAINTER
1863 - 1928
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 13
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Emmeline Pankhurst ranks 277 out of 8,785. Before her are Frank Whittle (1907), Jane Goodall (1934), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), John Deacon (1951), Bede (672), and Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792). After her are Tony Scott (1944), Roger Penrose (1931), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Andrews (1873), Henrietta of England (1644), and Timothy Dalton (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 271
Jane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 272
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 273
John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 274
Bede
HISTORIAN
672 - 735
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 275
Percy Bysshe Shelley
WRITER
1792 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 276
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 277
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 278
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 279
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 280
Thomas Andrews
DESIGNER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 281
Henrietta of England
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1670
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 282
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 283
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom
Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Emmeline Pankhurst ranks 5. Before her are Nicholas Winton (1909), Robert Owen (1771), Guy Fawkes (1570), and Lady Godiva (990). After her are Betty Williams (1943), Thomas Cranmer (1489), Annie Besant (1847), Mairead Maguire (1944), Emily Davison (1872), Max Mosley (1940), and Sylvia Pankhurst (1882).
Nicholas Winton
1909 - 2015
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 1
Robert Owen
1771 - 1858
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 2
Guy Fawkes
1570 - 1606
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 3
Lady Godiva
990 - 1067
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 4
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 5
Betty Williams
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 6
Thomas Cranmer
1489 - 1556
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 7
Annie Besant
1847 - 1933
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 8
Mairead Maguire
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 9
Emily Davison
1872 - 1913
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 10
Max Mosley
1940 - 2021
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 11
Sylvia Pankhurst
1882 - 1960
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 12