SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Ferdinand Lassalle
1825 - 1864
Ferdinand Lassalle
Ferdinand Lassalle (11 April 1825 – 31 August 1864) was a Prussian-German jurist, philosopher, socialist and politician who is best remembered as the initiator of the social-democratic movement in Germany. "Lassalle was the first man in Germany, the first in Europe, who succeeded in organising a party of socialist action", according to Élie Halévy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Lassalle has received more than 517,000 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ferdinand Lassalle is the 36th most popular social activist (down from 32nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Poland (down from 56th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Social Activist.
Ferdinand Lassalle was a German socialist and a co-founder of the German Social Democratic Party. He is most famous for his theory of "iron law of wages."
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
69.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
10.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Ferdinand Lassalle ranks 36 out of 840. Before him are Emily Greene Balch, Hassan al-Banna, Élie Ducommun, Sadako Sasaki, Emiliano Zapata, and Lady Godiva. After him are Jan Palach, Sophie Scholl, Shirin Ebadi, Simon Wiesenthal, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Martin Niemöller.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmily Greene Balch
1867 - 1961
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 30
Hassan al-Banna
1906 - 1949
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 31
Élie Ducommun
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 32
Sadako Sasaki
1943 - 1955
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 33
Emiliano Zapata
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 34
Lady 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, Ferdinand Lassalle ranks 5. Before him are Johann Strauss II, Pedro II of Brazil, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and Thomas Henry Huxley. After him are Jean-Martin Charcot, Johann Jakob Balmer, Charles Garnier, Paul Kruger, Emil Erlenmeyer, Marie of Prussia, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Among people deceased in 1864, Ferdinand Lassalle ranks 2. Before him is George Boole. After him are Maximilian II of Bavaria, Cheoljong of Joseon, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Vuk Karadžić, Hong Xiuquan, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, William I of Württemberg, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Leo von Klenze.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsJohann Strauss II
COMPOSER
1825 - 1899
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 1
Pedro II of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1891
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 2
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
PAINTER
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
Thomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 4
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 5
Jean-Martin Charcot
PHYSICIAN
1825 - 1893
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Johann Jakob Balmer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Charles Garnier
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 8
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 10
Marie of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 11
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1864
Go to all RankingsGeorge Boole
MATHEMATICIAN
1815 - 1864
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Maximilian II of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 3
Cheoljong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1864
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 4
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 5
Vuk Karadžić
WRITER
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 7
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
PHYSICIST
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 9
William I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 11
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Ferdinand Lassalle ranks 60 out of 1,694. Before him are Klaus Kinski (1926), Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Sigismund I the Old (1467), Paul Ehrlich (1854), and Billy Wilder (1906). After him are Bolesław I the Brave (967), Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), Albert A. Michelson (1852), Emanuel Lasker (1868), and Faustina Kowalska (1905).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsKlaus Kinski
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 54
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 55
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 56
Sigismund I the Old
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1548
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 57
Paul Ehrlich
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1915
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 58
Billy Wilder
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 59
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 60
Bolesław I the Brave
POLITICIAN
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 61
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 62
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 63
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 64
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 65
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 66
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Poland
Among social activists born in Poland, Ferdinand Lassalle ranks 3. Before him are Rosa Luxemburg (1871), and Irena Sendler (1910). After him are Mordechai Anielewicz (1919), Jan Karski (1914), Leopold Trepper (1904), Franciszek Gajowniczek (1901), Czesława Kwoka (1943), Ryszard Siwiec (1909), Jan Gotlib Bloch (1836), Franceska Mann (1917), and Danuta Wałęsa (1949).
Rosa Luxemburg
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
Irena Sendler
1910 - 2008
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Lassalle
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 3
Mordechai Anielewicz
1919 - 1943
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4
Jan Karski
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 5
Leopold Trepper
1904 - 1982
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 6
Franciszek Gajowniczek
1901 - 1995
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 7
Czesława Kwoka
1943 - 1943
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 8
Ryszard Siwiec
1909 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 9
Jan Gotlib Bloch
1836 - 1902
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 10
Franceska Mann
1917 - 1943
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 11
Danuta Wałęsa
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 12