SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Henry Spira

1927 - 1998

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Henry Spira (19 June 1927 – 12 September 1998) was an American activist for socialism and animal rights, who is regarded by some as one of the most effective animal advocates of the 20th century.Working with Animal Rights International, a group he founded in 1974, Spira is particularly remembered for his successful campaign in 1976 against animal testing at the American Museum of Natural History, where cats were being experimented on for sex research, and for his full-page advertisement in 1980 in The New York Times that featured a rabbit with sticking plaster over the eyes, and the caption, "How many rabbits does Revlon blind for beauty's sake?. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Spira has received more than 75,413 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Spira is the 547th most popular social activist (down from 477th in 2019), the 706th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 652nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Henry Spiras by language

Over the past year Henry Spira has had the most page views in the with 7,224 views, followed by Spanish (1,829), and French (1,528). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (83.77%), Catalan (61.84%), and Swedish (58.79%)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Henry Spira ranks 547 out of 840. Before him are Abraham Flexner, Aminatou Haidar, Karen Silkwood, Joseph Weydemeyer, Meena Keshwar Kamal, and Oswaldo Payá. After him are Stephen Mallory, Roger Stone, Akira Amano, Octavia Hill, Veerappan, and Lida Heymann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Henry Spira ranks 368. Before him are Peter Mark Richman, Roberto Bussinello, Mehdi Hassan, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Birgit Brüel, and Yrjö Hietanen. After him are Lorenza Mazzetti, José Azcona del Hoyo, Emil Pažický, Dell Hymes, Sirkka Polkunen, and Lars Hall. Among people deceased in 1998, Henry Spira ranks 250. Before him are Mary Millar, Raymond E. Brown, Robert Young, Jeanette Nolan, Jopie Selbach, and Gevorg Emin. After him are Frank Forberger, Clark Clifford, Givi Kartozia, Max Streibl, Manuel Álvarez, and Ilse Bing.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Henry Spira ranks 706 out of 1,190. Before him are Willy Planckaert (1944), Gunter Pauli (1956), Jan van Beers (1821), Jacques Beurlet (1944), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957), and Louis Hennepin (1626). After him are Hadja Lahbib (1970), Joseph De Combe (1901), Wout van Aert (1994), Jean Claessens (1908), René Desaeyere (1947), and Jan Diddens (1906).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Belgium

Among social activists born in Belgium, Henry Spira ranks 4. Before him are Dominique Pire (1910), Marie Popelin (1846), and Gabrielle Petit (1893). After him are Anuna De Wever (2001).

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