Social Activist

Guy Fawkes

1570 - 1606

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Guy Fawkes

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Fawkes is the 27th most popular social activist (down from 26th in 2024), the 219th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Social Activist.

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who wanted to assassinate King James I of England and replace him with a Catholic monarch. He planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on November 5, 1605. He was caught in the act and tortured.

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Among Social Activists

Among social activists, Guy Fawkes ranks 27 out of 840. Before him are Peter Kropotkin, Betty Williams, W. E. B. Du Bois, Élie Ducommun, Sophia of Prussia, and Emily Greene Balch. After him are Robert Owen, Margaret Sanger, Shirin Ebadi, Charlotte Corday, Thích Quảng Đức, and Emiliano Zapata.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Peter Kropotkin
1842 - 1921
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 21
Betty Williams
1943 - 2020
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 22
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 - 1963
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 23
Élie Ducommun
1833 - 1906
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 24
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 25
Emily Greene Balch
1867 - 1961
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 26
Guy Fawkes
1570 - 1606
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 27
Robert Owen
1771 - 1858
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 28
Margaret Sanger
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 29
Shirin Ebadi
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 30
Charlotte Corday
1768 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 31
Thích Quảng Đức
1897 - 1963
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 32
Emiliano Zapata
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 33

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Guy Fawkes ranks 1. After him are Hans Lippershey, Henry Hudson, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Willem Janszoon, Jan Janszoon, John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Giorgi Saakadze, Péter Pázmány, Kara Davud Pasha, and Alessandro Salvio. Among people deceased in 1606, Guy Fawkes ranks 1. After him are False Dmitry I, Karel van Mander, Justus Lipsius, Guru Arjan, Alessandro Valignano, Stephen Bocskai, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

Others Born in 1570

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Guy Fawkes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1570 - 1606
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 1
Hans Lippershey
INVENTOR
1570 - 1619
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 2
Henry Hudson
EXPLORER
1570 - 1611
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 3
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1605
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 4
Willem Janszoon
EXPLORER
1570 - 1631
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 5
Jan Janszoon
PIRATE
1570 - 1641
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 6
John Smyth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1570 - 1612
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 7
Hendrick van Balen the Elder
PAINTER
1570 - 1632
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 8
Giorgi Saakadze
POLITICIAN
1570 - 1629
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 9
Péter Pázmány
PHILOSOPHER
1570 - 1637
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 10
Kara Davud Pasha
POLITICIAN
1570 - 1623
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Alessandro Salvio
CHESS PLAYER
1570 - 1640
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1606

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Guy Fawkes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1570 - 1606
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 1
False Dmitry I
POLITICIAN
1581 - 1606
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Karel van Mander
PAINTER
1548 - 1606
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3
Justus Lipsius
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1606
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Guru Arjan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1563 - 1606
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 5
Alessandro Valignano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1539 - 1606
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 6
Stephen Bocskai
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1606
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 7
Giovanni Andrea Doria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1539 - 1606
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1606
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 9
Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1606
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 10
Turibius of Mogrovejo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1606
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 11
Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1606
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 12

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Guy Fawkes ranks 219 out of NaN. Before him are Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Anthony Giddens (1938), William Blake (1757), David Livingstone (1813), Saint Boniface (680), and Catherine Howard (1523). After him are Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), George Stephenson (1781), John Harvard (1607), W. H. Auden (1907), William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), and Humphry Davy (1778).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
COMPANION
1846 - 1923
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 213
Anthony Giddens
SOCIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 214
William Blake
WRITER
1757 - 1827
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 215
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 216
Saint Boniface
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
680 - 754
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 217
Catherine Howard
COMPANION
1523 - 1542
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 218
Guy Fawkes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1570 - 1606
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 219
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
831 - 860
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 220
George Stephenson
INVENTOR
1781 - 1848
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 221
John Harvard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1607 - 1638
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 222
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 223
William John Macquorn Rankine
ENGINEER
1820 - 1872
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 224
Humphry Davy
CHEMIST
1778 - 1829
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 225