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Jacques Vergès

1924 - 2013

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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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In Thailand

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).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Thailand

Among social activists born in Thailand, Jacques Vergès ranks 1. After him are Aed Carabao (1954).

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