SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Jan Egeland

1957 - Today

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Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader, and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1997 and as United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006. Over the course of his career, Egeland has also served as Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, Director of Human Rights Watch Europe, Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross, and Chair of Amnesty International Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Egeland has received more than 352,493 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Egeland is the 617th most popular social activist (down from 538th in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from Norway (down from 480th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Social Activist.

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  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jan Egeland ranks 617 out of 840. Before him are Mario Savio, James Larkin, Rachel Corrie, Albertina Sisulu, Robert Emmet, and Betty Ong. After him are Frances Willard, Irene Fernandez, Mary McLeod Bethune, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, and Manal al-Sharif.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jan Egeland ranks 502. Before him are Mike Bossy, Sílvia Munt, Manuel Sarabia, Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Sabit Hadžić, and Andrei Bukin. After him are Igor Sergun, Tatyana Dogileva, Nitin Gadkari, Atli Eðvaldsson, Hannelore Anke, and Petr Němec.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Egeland ranks 515 out of 1,039. Before him are Tore Pedersen (1969), Kjetil Rekdal (1968), Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991), Alf Hansen (1948), Siv Jensen (1969), and Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960). After him are Andreas Thorkildsen (1982), Petter Northug (1986), Sverre Sørsdal (1900), Alexander Sørloth (1995), Alf Martinsen (1911), and Hakon Barfod (1926).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Norway

Among social activists born in Norway, Jan Egeland ranks 2. Before him are Gunnar Sønsteby (1918).

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