SOCIAL ACTIVIST
John Brown
1800 - 1859
John Brown
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American evangelist who was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, Brown was captured, tried, and executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a raid and incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry in 1859. An evangelical Christian of strong religious convictions, Brown was profoundly influenced by the Puritan faith of his upbringing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Brown has received more than 302,530 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). John Brown is the 143rd most popular social activist (down from 131st in 2019), the 1,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,273rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Social Activist.
John Brown was a militant abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
60.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
2.53
Effective Languages (L*)
5.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, John Brown ranks 143 out of 840. Before him are Hilda Gadea, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Alfred Naujocks, Emily Davison, Vinoba Bhave, and Marianne Bachmeier. After him are Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bertha Pappenheim, Meng Huo, Beppe Grillo, Andrés Bonifacio, and Mangal Pandey.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHilda Gadea
1925 - 1974
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 137
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 138
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 139
Emily Davison
1872 - 1913
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 140
Vinoba Bhave
1895 - 1982
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 141
Marianne Bachmeier
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 142
John Brown
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 143
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
1866 - 1915
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 144
Bertha Pappenheim
1859 - 1936
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 145
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 146
Beppe Grillo
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 147
Andrés Bonifacio
1863 - 1897
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 148
Mangal Pandey
1827 - 1857
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 149
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, John Brown ranks 12. Before him are Charles Goodyear, Henry Fox Talbot, John Edward Gray, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Nat Turner, and James Clark Ross. After him are Lars Levi Laestadius, Jacques Paul Migne, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Mustafa Reşid Pasha, and Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg. Among people deceased in 1859, John Brown ranks 17. Before him are Washington Irving, Bettina von Arnim, Louis Spohr, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Archduke John of Austria, and Thomas De Quincey. After him are Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco, John Austin, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and Alfred Vail.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsCharles Goodyear
INVENTOR
1800 - 1860
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 6
Henry Fox Talbot
INVENTOR
1800 - 1877
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 7
John Edward Gray
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
CHEMIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 9
Nat Turner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1831
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 10
James Clark Ross
EXPLORER
1800 - 1862
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 11
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 12
Lars Levi Laestadius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1861
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 13
Jacques Paul Migne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1875
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 14
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
COMPOSER
1800 - 1877
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 15
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1867
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 16
Mustafa Reşid Pasha
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1858
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 17
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1852
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1859
Go to all RankingsWashington Irving
WRITER
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 11
Bettina von Arnim
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 12
Louis Spohr
COMPOSER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 13
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 14
Archduke John of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1782 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 15
Thomas De Quincey
WRITER
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 16
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 17
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
COMPANION
1837 - 1859
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 18
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 19
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 20
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 21
Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 22
Alfred Vail
INVENTOR
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 23
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Brown ranks 1,393 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Gantt (1861), David Duchovny (1960), Sacagawea (1780), Nelson Goodman (1906), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), and Dwight Schultz (1947). After him are James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Dirk Benedict (1945), Don Cherry (1936), Josiah Warren (1798), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), and William Lipscomb (1919).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,387
David Duchovny
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,388
Sacagawea
EXPLORER
1780 - 1812
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,389
Nelson Goodman
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,390
Charles Chaplin Jr.
ACTOR
1925 - 1968
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,391
Dwight Schultz
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,392
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,393
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,394
Dirk Benedict
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,395
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,396
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,397
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,398
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,399
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, John Brown ranks 17. Before him are Susan B. Anthony (1820), Jody Williams (1950), Bugsy Siegel (1906), Nat Turner (1800), Betty Ford (1918), and George Stinney (1929). After him are Frederick Douglass (1818), Sojourner Truth (1797), Billy Milligan (1955), Emmett Till (1941), Edward Snowden (1983), and Fred Phelps (1929).
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 11
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 13
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 14
Betty Ford
1918 - 2011
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 15
George Stinney
1929 - 1944
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 16
John Brown
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 17
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 18
Sojourner Truth
1797 - 1883
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 19
Billy Milligan
1955 - 2014
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 20
Emmett Till
1941 - 1955
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 21
Edward Snowden
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 22
Fred Phelps
1929 - 2014
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 23