SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Harry Hay

1912 - 2002

Harry Hay

Henry "Harry" Hay Jr. (April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002) was an American gay rights activist, communist, and labor advocate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Hay has received more than 1,165,213 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Hay is the 648th most popular social activist (down from 526th in 2019), the 5,705th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,935th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

1.2M
Page Views (PV)
40.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.44
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Harry Hays by language

Over the past year Harry Hay has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 187,481 views, followed by Spanish (7,247), and German (4,246). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Pashto (35.19%), Egyptian Arabic (32.39%), and Swedish (25.42%)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Harry Hay ranks 648 out of 840. Before him are Angelina Grimké, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Phoebe Hearst, Norma McCorvey, William Smith O'Brien, and Salih Mahmoud Osman. After him are Bogaletch Gebre, Bram Fischer, Maria Verónica Reina, Mirabehn, Bobby Henderson, and María Elena Moyano.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Angelina Grimké
1805 - 1879
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 642
Oleksandra Matviichuk
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 643
Phoebe Hearst
1842 - 1919
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 644
Norma McCorvey
1947 - 2017
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 645
William Smith O'Brien
1803 - 1864
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 646
Salih Mahmoud Osman
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 647
Harry Hay
1912 - 2002
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 648
Bogaletch Gebre
1960 - 2019
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 649
Bram Fischer
1908 - 1975
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 650
Maria Verónica Reina
1964 - 2017
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 651
Mirabehn
1892 - 1982
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 652
Bobby Henderson
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 653
María Elena Moyano
1958 - 1992
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 654

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Harry Hay ranks 404. Before him are Richard Carlson, Erland Herkenrath, Madge Adam, Danny Thomas, Zohra Sehgal, and Erich Schmitt. After him are Byron Nelson, Alfred Schmalzer, Odette Hallowes, Roger Verey, Marshall Wayne, and Kathleen Ollerenshaw. Among people deceased in 2002, Harry Hay ranks 339. Before him are Marcel Hansenne, Günther Ortmann, Kaifi Azmi, Shirley Scott, Lisa Lopes, and Nasir Hussain. After him are Rusty Wailes, Larry Rivers, Jerry Heidenreich, Ernesto Díaz, Julia Phillips, and Adele Jergens.

Others Born in 1912

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Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 398
Erland Herkenrath
ATHLETE
1912 - 2003
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 399
Madge Adam
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 400
Danny Thomas
ACTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 401
Zohra Sehgal
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 402
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 403
Harry Hay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2002
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 404
Byron Nelson
GOLFER
1912 - 2006
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 405
Alfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 406
Odette Hallowes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1995
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 407
Roger Verey
ATHLETE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 408
Marshall Wayne
ATHLETE
1912 - 1999
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 409
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 2014
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 410

Others Deceased in 2002

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Marcel Hansenne
ATHLETE
1917 - 2002
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 333
Günther Ortmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 334
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 335
Shirley Scott
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2002
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 336
Lisa Lopes
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2002
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 337
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 338
Harry Hay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2002
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 339
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 340
Larry Rivers
ARTIST
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 341
Jerry Heidenreich
SWIMMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 342
Ernesto Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2002
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 343
Julia Phillips
WRITER
1944 - 2002
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 344
Adele Jergens
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 345

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Hay ranks 5,705 out of 8,785. Before him are William Lashly (1867), Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (1997), Suella Braverman (1980), John Waite (1952), Thomas Hill (1829), and John Suckling (1609). After him are Tom Whittaker (1898), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), Chris Larkin (1967), George Formby (1904), Serena Scott Thomas (1961), and David Barron (1954).

Others born in United Kingdom

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William Lashly
EXPLORER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 5,699
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 5,700
Suella Braverman
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 5,701
John Waite
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 5,702
Thomas Hill
PAINTER
1829 - 1908
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 5,703
John Suckling
WRITER
1609 - 1641
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,704
Harry Hay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2002
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,705
Tom Whittaker
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,706
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1863
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,707
Chris Larkin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 5,708
George Formby
ACTOR
1904 - 1961
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 5,709
Serena Scott Thomas
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 5,710
David Barron
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 5,711