SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Franca Viola

1948 - Today

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Franca Viola (born 9 January 1948) is a Sicilian woman who became famous in the 1960s in Italy for refusing a "rehabilitating marriage" (Italian: matrimonio riparatore) to her rapist after being kidnapped, held hostage for over one week, and raped frequently. She is considered to be the first Italian woman who had been raped to publicly refuse marriage. She and her family successfully prosecuted the rapist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franca Viola has received more than 388,551 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Franca Viola is the 310th most popular social activist (up from 415th in 2019), the 2,609th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,211th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Franca Viola ranks 310 out of 840. Before her are Johannes Kleiman, Yuri Levitan, Muhammad Zaidan, Zhang Guotao, Cut Nyak Dhien, and Amelia Bloomer. After her are Aruna Asaf Ali, Mirzo Tursunzoda, Toktogul Satylganov, Natalya Estemirova, Charles Boycott, and Abbie Hoffman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Franca Viola ranks 232. Before her are Kitten Natividad, Bernhard Lehmann, Robert Holdstock, Steve Winwood, Sam Hui, and Barbara Hendricks. After her are Kate Jackson, James Rebhorn, Josip Katalinski, Peter Turkson, Ronnie Van Zant, and Dee Wallace.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franca Viola ranks 2,609 out of 5,161. Before her are Jarno Trulli (1974), Cesare Pugni (1802), Simonetta Stefanelli (1954), Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1395), Titta Ruffo (1877), and Rose McGowan (1973). After her are Moderata Fonte (1555), Apostolo Zeno (1668), Antonio Tempesta (1555), Marino Grimani (1532), Roberto Fiore (1959), and Marcia (33).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Italy

Among social activists born in Italy, Franca Viola ranks 10. Before her are Fra Dolcino (1250), Frank Costello (1891), Antipope Clement III (1025), Beppe Grillo (1948), Moses Montefiore (1784), and Attica (-55). After her are Giuseppe Pinelli (1928), and Giuseppe Impastato (1948).

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