SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Joseph Wresinski
1917 - 1988
Joseph Wresinski
Joseph Wresinski (12 February 1917 – 14 February 1988) was a French priest and humanitarian activist who was born in Angers and died in Suresnes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Wresinski has received more than 30,036 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Wresinski is the 475th most popular social activist (down from 430th in 2019), the 4,342nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,004th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
30k
Page Views (PV)
48.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Joseph Wresinski ranks 475 out of 840. Before him are Charu Majumdar, Eugen Drewermann, Giuseppe Impastato, Ted Grant, Parashqevi Qiriazi, and Ela Bhatt. After him are Medgar Evers, Hereward the Wake, Phyllis Schlafly, Danuta Wałęsa, Har Dayal, and José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharu Majumdar
1918 - 1972
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 469
Eugen Drewermann
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 470
Giuseppe Impastato
1948 - 1978
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 471
Ted Grant
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 472
Parashqevi Qiriazi
1880 - 1970
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 473
Ela Bhatt
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 474
Joseph Wresinski
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 475
Medgar Evers
1925 - 1963
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 476
Hereward the Wake
1035 - 1072
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 477
Phyllis Schlafly
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 478
Danuta Wałęsa
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 479
Har Dayal
1884 - 1939
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 480
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
1917 - 1983
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 481
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Joseph Wresinski ranks 240. Before him are Ramanand Sagar, James Donald, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Fano, Ibrahim Shams, and Madeleine Robinson. After him are James Jesus Angleton, John Berry, Dmitry Polyansky, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Torsten Lindberg, and Odd Lundberg. Among people deceased in 1988, Joseph Wresinski ranks 166. Before him are José Dolhem, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Alberto Uria, I. A. L. Diamond, Enzo Sacchi, and Louis Versyp. After him are Wilfred Jackson, José María Peña, Margaret Mee, Ray Barbuti, Andrei Glanzmann, and Shōhei Ōoka.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsRamanand Sagar
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 234
James Donald
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 235
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2007
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 236
Robert Fano
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2016
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 237
Ibrahim Shams
ATHLETE
1917 - 2001
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 238
Madeleine Robinson
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 239
Joseph Wresinski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 240
James Jesus Angleton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1987
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 241
John Berry
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 242
Dmitry Polyansky
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 243
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 244
Torsten Lindberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 245
Odd Lundberg
SKATER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 246
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsJosé Dolhem
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1988
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 160
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1988
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 161
Alberto Uria
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1988
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 162
I. A. L. Diamond
WRITER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 163
Enzo Sacchi
CYCLIST
1926 - 1988
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 164
Louis Versyp
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 165
Joseph Wresinski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 166
Wilfred Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 167
José María Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1988
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 168
Margaret Mee
PAINTER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 169
Ray Barbuti
ATHLETE
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 170
Andrei Glanzmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 171
Shōhei Ōoka
WRITER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 172
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph Wresinski ranks 4,342 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Bosco (1888), Jean Tardieu (1903), René Navarre (1877), Madeleine Robinson (1917), Ernest Reyer (1823), and Henri Leconte (1963). After him are Edmond Frémy (1814), Max Bense (1910), Wissam Ben Yedder (1990), Henri Hubert (1872), Georges Beaucourt (1912), and Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHenri Bosco
WRITER
1888 - 1976
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 4,336
Jean Tardieu
WRITER
1903 - 1995
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 4,337
René Navarre
ACTOR
1877 - 1968
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 4,338
Madeleine Robinson
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 4,339
Ernest Reyer
COMPOSER
1823 - 1909
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 4,340
Henri Leconte
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 4,341
Joseph Wresinski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 4,342
Edmond Frémy
CHEMIST
1814 - 1894
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 4,343
Max Bense
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 4,344
Wissam Ben Yedder
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 4,345
Henri Hubert
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1927
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 4,346
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 4,347
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 4,348
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France
Among social activists born in France, Joseph Wresinski ranks 22. Before him are Édouard René de Laboulaye (1811), Marina Ginestà (1919), François-Jean de la Barre (1745), Germaine Tillion (1907), Martin Guerre (1524), and Christine Delphy (1941). After him are Eugénie Cotton (1881), Osman Kavala (1957), Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (1966), Agnès Callamard (1964), Claire Nouvian (1974), and Lucie Pinson (1985).
Édouard René de Laboulaye
1811 - 1883
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 16
Marina Ginestà
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 17
François-Jean de la Barre
1745 - 1766
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 18
Germaine Tillion
1907 - 2008
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 19
Martin Guerre
1524 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 20
Christine Delphy
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 21
Joseph Wresinski
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 22
Eugénie Cotton
1881 - 1967
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 23
Osman Kavala
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 24
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 25
Agnès Callamard
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 26
Claire Nouvian
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Rank: 27
Lucie Pinson
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.37
Rank: 28