SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
Gerda Christian
Gerda Christian (née Daranowski; 13 December 1913 – 14 April 1997), nicknamed Dara, was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries before and during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerda Christian has received more than 569,176 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Gerda Christian is the 155th most popular social activist (down from 130th in 2019), the 1,266th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,046th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Social Activist.
Gerda Christian is most famous for being the first woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
60.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Gerda Christian ranks 155 out of 840. Before her are Mangal Pandey, Paul Schäfer, Guru Ram Das, Klaus Störtebeker, Dmitry Muratov, and Jacques Roux. After her are Sergey Nechayev, Ales Bialiatski, Yiannis Ritsos, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Rudi Dutschke, and Alexander Pechersky.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMangal Pandey
1827 - 1857
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 149
Paul Schäfer
1921 - 2010
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 150
Guru Ram Das
1534 - 1581
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 151
Klaus Störtebeker
1360 - 1401
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 152
Dmitry Muratov
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 153
Jacques Roux
1752 - 1794
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 154
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 155
Sergey Nechayev
1847 - 1882
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 156
Ales Bialiatski
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 157
Yiannis Ritsos
1909 - 1990
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 158
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1923 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 159
Rudi Dutschke
1940 - 1979
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 160
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Gerda Christian ranks 60. Before her are Xi Zhongxun, Jan Kubiš, Peter Cushing, Roger Caillois, Boris Pahor, and Richard Stone. After her are Stewart Granger, Luz Long, Edward Gierek, Bill Shankly, Heinz Linge, and Sergey Mikhalkov. Among people deceased in 1997, Gerda Christian ranks 61. Before her are Friedrich Hund, Stéphane Grappelli, Masaru Ibuka, Colonel Tom Parker, Roland Topor, and Georg Solti. After her are Narciso Yepes, Yuri Nikulin, Marco Ferreri, Barbara, Son Sen, and George Wald.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsXi Zhongxun
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 54
Jan Kubiš
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1942
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 55
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 56
Roger Caillois
WRITER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 57
Boris Pahor
WRITER
1913 - 2022
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 58
Richard Stone
ECONOMIST
1913 - 1991
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 59
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 60
Stewart Granger
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 61
Luz Long
ATHLETE
1913 - 1943
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 62
Edward Gierek
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 63
Bill Shankly
COACH
1913 - 1981
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 64
Heinz Linge
PAINTER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 65
Sergey Mikhalkov
WRITER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Hund
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1997
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 55
Stéphane Grappelli
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 56
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 57
Colonel Tom Parker
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 58
Roland Topor
WRITER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 59
Georg Solti
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1997
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 60
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 61
Narciso Yepes
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 62
Yuri Nikulin
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 63
Marco Ferreri
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1997
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 64
Barbara
SINGER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 65
Son Sen
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 66
George Wald
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 67
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gerda Christian ranks 1,266 out of 7,253. Before her are Heinrich Barth (1821), Henri Victor Regnault (1810), Matthias Sammer (1967), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), Marita Koch (1957), and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751). After her are Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), Franz Gürtner (1881), Godfrey Kneller (1646), Georg Kerschensteiner (1854), Rudi Dutschke (1940), and Maria Sophia of Neuburg (1666).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Barth
EXPLORER
1821 - 1865
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,260
Henri Victor Regnault
CHEMIST
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,261
Matthias Sammer
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,262
Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,263
Marita Koch
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,264
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
COMPANION
1751 - 1805
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,265
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1,266
Hans Holbein the Elder
PAINTER
1465 - 1524
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 1,267
Franz Gürtner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1,268
Godfrey Kneller
PAINTER
1646 - 1723
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 1,269
Georg Kerschensteiner
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1932
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1,270
Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1,271
Maria Sophia of Neuburg
COMPANION
1666 - 1699
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1,272
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany
Among social activists born in Germany, Gerda Christian ranks 16. Before her are Hans Scholl (1918), Sophia of Prussia (1870), Alfred Naujocks (1911), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Paul Schäfer (1921), and Klaus Störtebeker (1360). After her are Rudi Dutschke (1940), Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818), Carl Oberg (1897), Gretl Braun (1915), Christoph Probst (1919), and Hanns Martin Schleyer (1915).
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12
Marianne Bachmeier
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 13
Paul Schäfer
1921 - 2010
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 14
Klaus Störtebeker
1360 - 1401
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 15
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 16
Rudi Dutschke
1940 - 1979
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 17
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
1818 - 1888
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 18
Carl Oberg
1897 - 1965
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 19
Gretl Braun
1915 - 1987
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 20
Christoph Probst
1919 - 1943
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 21
Hanns Martin Schleyer
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 22