Social Activist
Frantz Fanon
1925 - 1961
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Frantz Fanon
His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Frantz Fanon is the 58th most popular social activist (up from 66th in 2024), the most popular biography from Martinique (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Martiniquais Social Activist.
Frantz Fanon is most famous for his book, "The Wretched of the Earth." In it, he argues that violence is necessary for the liberation of colonized people.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Frantz Fanon ranks 58 out of 840. Before him are Pheidippides, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Hassan al-Banna, Harriet Tubman, Witold Pilecki, and Yemelyan Pugachev. After him are Dominique Pire, Syed Ahmad Khan, Kim Hyong-jik, Gerald Durrell, Carl von Ossietzky, and Ernesto Teodoro Moneta.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Pheidippides
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 52
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
1837 - 1897
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 53
Hassan al-Banna
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 54
Harriet Tubman
1820 - 1913
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 55
Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 56
Yemelyan Pugachev
1742 - 1775
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 57
Frantz Fanon
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 58
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 59
Syed Ahmad Khan
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 60
Kim Hyong-jik
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 61
Gerald Durrell
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 62
Carl von Ossietzky
1889 - 1938
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 63
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
1833 - 1918
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Frantz Fanon ranks 29. Before him are Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, Robert F. Kennedy, and Carlos Castaneda. After him are Rock Hudson, Gerald Durrell, Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, Michel Piccoli, and Peter Sellers. Among people deceased in 1961, Frantz Fanon ranks 17. Before him are Gary Cooper, Percy Williams Bridgman, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Edith Wilson, Mohammed V of Morocco, and Maria of Yugoslavia. After him are Otto Loewi, Rafael Trujillo, Kurt Meyer, Adnan Menderes, Dashiell Hammett, and Sergio Osmeña.
Others Born in 1925
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Lee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 23
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 24
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 25
Jack Lemmon
ACTOR
1925 - 2001
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 26
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 27
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 28
Frantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 29
Rock Hudson
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 30
Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 31
Douglas Engelbart
INVENTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 32
Ananda Mahidol
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1946
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 33
Michel Piccoli
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 34
Peter Sellers
ACTOR
1925 - 1980
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1961
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Gary Cooper
ACTOR
1901 - 1961
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
Percy Williams Bridgman
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1961
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 12
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1961
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 13
Edith Wilson
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1961
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 14
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 15
Maria of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1961
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 16
Frantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 17
Otto Loewi
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1961
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 18
Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 19
Kurt Meyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1961
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 20
Adnan Menderes
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 21
Dashiell Hammett
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 22
Sergio Osmeña
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 23
In Martinique
Among people born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon ranks 1 out of NaN. After him are Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760), Aimé Césaire (1913), Édouard Glissant (1928), Karine Jean-Pierre (1974), Gérard Janvion (1953), René Maran (1887), Patrick Chamoiseau (1953), Euzhan Palcy (1958), Joël Abati (1970), Allen Chastanet (1960), and Wendie Renard (1990).
Others born in Martinique
Go to all RankingsFrantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 1
Alexandre de Beauharnais
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1760 - 1794
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 2
Aimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3
Édouard Glissant
WRITER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 4
Karine Jean-Pierre
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 5
Gérard Janvion
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 6
René Maran
WRITER
1887 - 1960
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 7
Patrick Chamoiseau
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 8
Euzhan Palcy
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 9
Joël Abati
HANDBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 10
Allen Chastanet
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 11
Wendie Renard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 12
Among Social Activists In Martinique
Among social activists born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon ranks 1.
