SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
Jenny von Westphalen
Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny Edle von Westphalen (12 February 1814 – 2 December 1881) was a German theatre critic and political activist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jenny von Westphalen has received more than 948,465 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jenny von Westphalen is the 69th most popular social activist (up from 99th in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from Germany (up from 783rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Social Activist.
Jenny von Westphalen was the wife of Karl Marx and the mother of seven of his children. She is most famous for being the mother of Karl Marx's children and for her role in the development of Marx's theories.
Memorability Metrics
950k
Page Views (PV)
65.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
8.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Jenny von Westphalen ranks 69 out of 840. Before her are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, José Rizal, Witold Pilecki, Camilo Cienfuegos, Beatrice Cenci, and Bhagat Singh. After her are Buenaventura Durruti, Dominique Pire, Aleksandr Ulyanov, Horst Wessel, Sakamoto Ryōma, and Widukind.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMukhtar al-Thaqafi
622 - 687
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 63
José Rizal
1861 - 1896
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 64
Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 65
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 66
Beatrice Cenci
1577 - 1599
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 67
Bhagat Singh
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 68
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 69
Buenaventura Durruti
1896 - 1936
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 70
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 71
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 72
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 73
Sakamoto Ryōma
1836 - 1867
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 74
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Jenny von Westphalen ranks 12. Before her are Adolphe Sax, Anders Jonas Ångström, Julius von Mayer, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Henri Nestlé, and Hong Xiuquan. After her are August Grisebach, James Joseph Sylvester, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, and Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1881, Jenny von Westphalen ranks 9. Before her are Modest Mussorgsky, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Disraeli, Billy the Kid, Lewis H. Morgan, and Matthias Jakob Schleiden. After her are Louis Auguste Blanqui, Thomas Carlyle, Auguste Mariette, Henri Vieuxtemps, Nikolay Pirogov, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsAdolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 6
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 8
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 10
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 12
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 13
James Joseph Sylvester
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 14
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 15
Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 16
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 17
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1858
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsModest Mussorgsky
COMPOSER
1839 - 1881
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 3
James A. Garfield
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1881
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 4
Benjamin Disraeli
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 5
Billy the Kid
MAFIOSO
1859 - 1881
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 6
Lewis H. Morgan
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1818 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 7
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1881
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 8
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 9
Louis Auguste Blanqui
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 10
Thomas Carlyle
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1881
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 11
Auguste Mariette
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1881
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 12
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 13
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 14
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
PHILOSOPHER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 15
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jenny von Westphalen ranks 554 out of 7,253. Before her are Willi Stoph (1914), Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Kurt Weill (1900), and Hans Jonas (1903). After her are Caroline of Baden (1776), August Schleicher (1821), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Albert the Bear (1100), and Albert, King of Sweden (1340).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilli Stoph
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 548
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 549
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1687 - 1757
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 550
Wolfgang Petersen
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 551
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 552
Hans Jonas
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 553
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 554
Caroline of Baden
COMPANION
1776 - 1841
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 555
August Schleicher
LINGUIST
1821 - 1868
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 556
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
CHEMIST
1873 - 1964
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 557
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 558
Albert the Bear
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1170
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 559
Albert, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1340 - 1412
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 560
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany
Among social activists born in Germany, Jenny von Westphalen ranks 6. Before her are Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Thomas Müntzer (1489), Sophie Scholl (1921), Martin Niemöller (1892), and Carl von Ossietzky (1889). After her are Horst Wessel (1907), Widukind (755), Anneliese Michel (1952), Hans Scholl (1918), Sophia of Prussia (1870), and Alfred Naujocks (1911).
Claus von Stauffenberg
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 1
Thomas Müntzer
1489 - 1525
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
Sophie Scholl
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 3
Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4
Carl von Ossietzky
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 5
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 8
Anneliese Michel
1952 - 1976
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 9
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12