SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and Lok Nayak (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian politician, theorist and independence activist. He is mainly remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and calling for her overthrow in a "total revolution". In 1999, Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social service. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jayaprakash Narayan has received more than 3,584,345 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jayaprakash Narayan is the 234th most popular social activist (down from 217th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from India (down from 214th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Social Activist.
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3.6M
Page Views (PV)
62.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
2.73
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 234 out of 840. Before him are Eunus, Haim Arlosoroff, Édouard René de Laboulaye, Ludolf von Alvensleben, C. Rajagopalachari, and Kate Sheppard. After him are Viktors Arājs, Simon bar Giora, Nimr al-Nimr, W. E. B. Du Bois, Marina Ginestà, and David Riazanov.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEunus
200 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 228
Haim Arlosoroff
1899 - 1933
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 229
Édouard René de Laboulaye
1811 - 1883
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 230
Ludolf von Alvensleben
1901 - 1970
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 231
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 232
Kate Sheppard
1848 - 1934
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 233
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 234
Viktors Arājs
1910 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 235
Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 236
Nimr al-Nimr
1959 - 2016
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 237
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 - 1963
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 238
Marina Ginestà
1919 - 2014
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 239
David Riazanov
1870 - 1938
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 240
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 92. Before him are Hans Bellmer, Jean Rey, Giuseppe Pella, Cesare Zavattini, Albert Bormann, and Therese Brandl. After him are Darryl F. Zanuck, Santos Iriarte, Jan Tschichold, Elsa Lanchester, Abraham Wald, and Nicolás Guillén. Among people deceased in 1979, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 76. Before him are Jean-Marie Villot, Stein Rokkan, Gio Ponti, Carlo Abarth, Yvonne de Gaulle, and Victoria Ocampo. After him are Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Kessel, Henrich Focke, Waldemar de Brito, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, and Walther Gerlach.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsHans Bellmer
PAINTER
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 86
Jean Rey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 87
Giuseppe Pella
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1981
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 88
Cesare Zavattini
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 89
Albert Bormann
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1989
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 90
Therese Brandl
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1948
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 91
Jayaprakash Narayan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 92
Darryl F. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 93
Santos Iriarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 94
Jan Tschichold
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 95
Elsa Lanchester
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 96
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 97
Nicolás Guillén
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsJean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 70
Stein Rokkan
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1979
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 71
Gio Ponti
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 72
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 73
Yvonne de Gaulle
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 74
Victoria Ocampo
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 75
Jayaprakash Narayan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 76
Darryl F. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 77
Joseph Kessel
WRITER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 78
Henrich Focke
INVENTOR
1890 - 1979
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 79
Waldemar de Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 80
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 81
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 82
In India
Among people born in India, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 239 out of 1,861. Before him are Shah Alam II (1728), Jahandar Shah (1661), Aamir Khan (1965), C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Kadambini Ganguly (1861), and Jahanara Begum (1614). After him are Ratan Tata (1937), Meher Baba (1894), Shantanu (null), Surdas (1478), Mir Jafar (1691), and Liaquat Ali Khan (1895).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsShah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 233
Jahandar Shah
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1713
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 234
Aamir Khan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 235
C. Rajagopalachari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 236
Kadambini Ganguly
PHYSICIAN
1861 - 1923
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 237
Jahanara Begum
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1681
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 238
Jayaprakash Narayan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 239
Ratan Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2024
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 240
Meher Baba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 241
Shantanu
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 242
Surdas
WRITER
1478 - 1583
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 243
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 244
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 245
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India
Among social activists born in India, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 16. Before him are Mangal Pandey (1827), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Khudiram Bose (1889), Anna Hazare (1937), and C. Rajagopalachari (1878). After him are Vandana Shiva (1952), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), Baba Amte (1914), and M. N. Roy (1887).
Mangal Pandey
1827 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 10
Kittur Chennamma
1778 - 1829
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 11
Kailash Satyarthi
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 12
Khudiram Bose
1889 - 1908
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 13
Anna Hazare
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 14
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 15
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 16
Vandana Shiva
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 17
Harilal Gandhi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 18
Mahadev Govind Ranade
1842 - 1901
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 19
Aruna Asaf Ali
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 20
Baba Amte
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 21
M. N. Roy
1887 - 1954
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 22