Social Activist
Hereward the Wake
11th-century English rebel against the Norman Conquest
1035 - 1072
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Hereward the Wake
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hereward the Wake is the 473rd most popular social activist (up from 478th in 2024), the 3,570th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,475th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Social Activist.
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Hereward the Wake's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 56.78.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Hereward the Wake ranks 473 out of 988. Before him are Mirabehn, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Pjetër Arbnori, Surya Sen, Mary Edwards Walker, and Nazik al-Abid. After him are William Lloyd Garrison, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Donald Watson, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Sugathakumari, and Pretty Boy Floyd.
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HPI: 56.97
Rank: 467
Saalumarada Thimmakka
1911 - 2025
HPI: 56.96
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Pjetër Arbnori
1935 - 2006
HPI: 56.95
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Surya Sen
1894 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
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Mary Edwards Walker
1832 - 1919
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 471
Nazik al-Abid
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 472
Hereward the Wake
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 473
William Lloyd Garrison
1805 - 1879
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 474
Rajendra K. Pachauri
1940 - 2020
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 475
Donald Watson
1910 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 476
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 477
Sugathakumari
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 478
Pretty Boy Floyd
1904 - 1934
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 479
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1035, Hereward the Wake ranks 8. Before him are Robert I, Count of Flanders, Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Constantine I, Prince of Armenia, and Hermann of Salm. Among people deceased in 1072, Hereward the Wake ranks 13. Before him are Ali Hujwiri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Al-Qushayri, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony. After him are Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, and Stigand.
Others Born in 1035
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Robert I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1093
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 2
Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy
COMPANION
1035 - 1074
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1092
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 4
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
Constantine I, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1102
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 6
Hermann of Salm
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1088
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 7
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 1072
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Ali Hujwiri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1009 - 1072
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 7
Bagrat IV of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1072
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 8
Al-Qushayri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
986 - 1072
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 9
Adalbert of Hamburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1072
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 10
Asadi Tusi
WRITER
999 - 1072
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 11
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1022 - 1072
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 12
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 13
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1037 - 1072
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 14
Stigand
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Hereward the Wake ranks 3,570 out of 9,870. Before him are Danny Rose (1990), Peter Phillips (1977), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), Bernard Sumner (1956), and John Alcott (1930). After him are Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Fred Martin (1929), Aldhelm (639), Ted Drake (1912), Henry Peach Robinson (1830), and William Robert Brooks (1844).
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Danny Rose
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 3,564
Peter Phillips
NOBLEMAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 3,565
Erskine Hamilton Childers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1974
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3,566
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3,567
Bernard Sumner
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 3,568
John Alcott
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,569
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,570
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1460
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,571
Fred Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,572
Aldhelm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
639 - 709
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,573
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,574
Henry Peach Robinson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,575
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,576
Among Social Activists In United Kingdom
Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Hereward the Wake ranks 29. Before him are Josephine Butler (1828), Sylvia Pankhurst (1882), Charles Boycott (1832), Robert Catesby (1573), James Guillaume (1844), and Mirabehn (1892). After him are Donald Watson (1910), Mary Toft (1703), Jack Sheppard (1702), Annie Kenney (1879), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), and Emily Davies (1830).
Josephine Butler
1828 - 1906
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 23
Sylvia Pankhurst
1882 - 1960
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 24
Charles Boycott
1832 - 1897
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 25
Robert Catesby
1573 - 1605
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 26
James Guillaume
1844 - 1916
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 27
Mirabehn
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 28
Hereward the Wake
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 29
Donald Watson
1910 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 30
Mary Toft
1703 - 1763
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 31
Jack Sheppard
1702 - 1724
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 32
Annie Kenney
1879 - 1953
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 33
Abdalqadir as-Sufi
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 34
Emily Davies
1830 - 1921
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 35
