1924 - 2013
Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a Siamese-born French lawyer and anti-colonial activist. Vergès began as a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II, under Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces. After becoming a lawyer, he became well known for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Vergès has received more than 379,740 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Vergès is the 214th most popular social activist (down from 206th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Jacques Vergès ranks 214 out of 538. Before him are Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Hrant Dink, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Sergei Kovalev, Vandana Shiva, and C. Rajagopalachari. After him are Huber Matos, David Lane, Jayaprakash Narayan, Nayirah testimony, Cassivellaunus, and Sophia Perovskaya.
995 - 1059
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 208
1954 - 2007
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 209
1899 - 1992
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 210
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 211
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 212
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 213
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 214
1918 - 2014
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 215
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 216
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 217
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 218
100 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 219
1853 - 1881
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 220
Among people born in 1924, Jacques Vergès ranks 103. Before him are Roland Petit, Luigi Musso, Robert Frank, Chet Atkins, Pat Hingle, and Georg Ratzinger. After him are Machiko Kyō, Neville Marriner, Geraldine Page, Maria Riva, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Charlie Munger. Among people deceased in 2013, Jacques Vergès ranks 98. Before him are Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Zillur Rahman, Seamus Heaney, Tony Lip, Joe Weider, and Dominique Venner. After him are Esther Williams, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Taihō Kōki, Tuncel Kurtiz, Seki Matsunaga, and Ray Harryhausen.
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 97
1924 - 1958
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 98
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 99
1924 - 2001
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 100
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 101
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 102
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 103
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 104
1924 - 2016
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 105
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 106
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 107
1924 - 1993
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 108
1924 - 2023
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 109
1945 - 2013
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 92
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 93
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 94
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 95
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 96
1935 - 2013
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 97
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 98
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 99
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 100
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 101
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 102
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
Among people born in Thailand, Jacques Vergès ranks 22 out of 155. Before him are Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), and Birabongse Bhanudej (1914). After him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), Si Inthrathit (1188), Lisa (1997), Yingluck Shinawatra (1967), and Uthong (1314).
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 16
1900 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 17
1923 - 2012
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 18
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 19
1911 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 20
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 21
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 22
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 23
1860 - 1880
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 24
1188 - 1270
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 25
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 26
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 27
1314 - 1369
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 28
Among social activists born in Thailand, Jacques Vergès ranks 1. After him are Aed Carabao (1954).