1934 - Today
Jean Ziegler (French: [ziglɛʁ]; born Hans Ziegler, 19 April 1934) is a Swiss former professor of sociology at the University of Geneva and the Sorbonne, Paris, and former vice-president of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council. He was previously Member of the Swiss Parliament for the Social Democrats from 1981 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Ziegler has received more than 195,870 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jean Ziegler is the 233rd most popular social activist (up from 652nd in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Jean Ziegler ranks 233 out of 538. Before him are Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Nancy Wake, Abba Kovner, Anna Hazare, and Hazi Aslanov. After him are Marina Ginestà, Billy Milligan, Ryu Gwansun, Djamila Bouhired, Paul Watson, and Abbie Hoffman.
1882 - 1935
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 227
1911 - 1944
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 228
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 229
1918 - 1987
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 230
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 231
1910 - 1945
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 232
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 233
1919 - 2014
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 234
1955 - 2014
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 235
1902 - 1920
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 236
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 237
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 238
1936 - 1989
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 239
Among people born in 1934, Jean Ziegler ranks 139. Before him are Elgin Baylor, Jean Chrétien, Raina Kabaivanska, Franc Rode, Jacques Loussier, and Linda Cristal. After him are Freddie King, Omar Karami, Yoshio Furukawa, Marc Rich, Alisa Freindlich, and Kira Muratova.
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 133
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 134
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 135
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 136
1934 - 2019
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 137
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 138
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 139
1934 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 140
1934 - 2015
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 141
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 142
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 143
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 144
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 145
Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Ziegler ranks 212 out of 876. Before him are Matthias Zurbriggen (1856), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), Ferdinand Kübler (1919), André Abegglen (1909), Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), and Pascal Couchepin (1942). After him are Carlo Fontana (1638), Jost Amman (1539), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Jean Vanier (1928), and Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718).
1856 - 1917
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 206
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 207
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 208
1909 - 1944
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 209
1803 - 1855
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 210
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 211
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 212
1638 - 1714
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 213
1539 - 1591
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 214
1698 - 1783
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 215
1488 - 1563
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 216
1928 - 2019
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 217
1718 - 1751
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 218
Among social activists born in Switzerland, Jean Ziegler ranks 5. Before him are Henry Dunant (1828), Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), and Élie Ducommun (1833). After him are Hector Hodler (1887), Felix Manz (1498), Gustave Moynier (1826), and Bruno Manser (1954).
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 1
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 2
1743 - 1793
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 3
1833 - 1906
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 5
1887 - 1920
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 6
1498 - 1527
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 7
1826 - 1910
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 8
1954 - 2005
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 9