1861 - 1896
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal, -ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Rizal has received more than 10,725,891 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). José Rizal is the 104th most popular social activist (down from 74th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Social Activist.
José Rizal is most famous for being a national hero of the Philippines. He was a polymath who wrote novels, poetry, essays, and was a doctor. His most famous work is his two novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
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Among social activists, José Rizal ranks 104 out of 538. Before him are Pier Gerlofs Donia, Jenny von Westphalen, Louise Michel, Emilia Plater, An Jung-geun, and Susan B. Anthony. After him are Zhang Jue, Yun Chi-ho, Vlado Chernozemski, Kim Hyong-jik, Paul Schäfer, and Frank Costello.
1480 - 1520
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 98
1814 - 1881
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 99
1830 - 1905
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 100
1806 - 1831
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 101
1879 - 1910
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 102
1820 - 1906
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 103
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 104
200 - 184
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 105
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 106
1897 - 1934
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 107
1894 - 1926
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 108
1921 - 2010
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 109
1891 - 1973
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 110
Among people born in 1861, José Rizal ranks 24. Before him are Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, H. H. Holmes, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Maximilian von Spee, Antoine Bourdelle, and Italo Svevo. After him are Ranavalona III, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Anton Arensky, William Bateson, Henry Gantt, and Armando Diaz. Among people deceased in 1896, José Rizal ranks 16. Before him are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ivar Aasen, John Everett Millais, H. H. Holmes, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, and Edmond de Goncourt. After him are Ambroise Thomas, Louis-Jules Trochu, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, John Langdon Down, Richard Avenarius, and Frederic Leighton.
1861 - 1951
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 18
1861 - 1896
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 19
1861 - 1944
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 20
1861 - 1914
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 21
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 22
1861 - 1928
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 23
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 24
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 25
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 26
1861 - 1906
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 27
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 28
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 29
1861 - 1928
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 30
1811 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 10
1813 - 1896
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 11
1829 - 1896
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 12
1861 - 1896
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 13
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 14
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 15
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 16
1811 - 1896
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 17
1815 - 1896
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 18
1814 - 1896
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 19
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 20
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 21
1830 - 1896
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 22
Among people born in Philippines, José Rizal ranks 5 out of 126. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), and Lapu-Lapu (1491). After him are Corazon Aquino (1933), Imelda Marcos (1929), Paulino Alcántara (1896), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Isabel Preysler (1951), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), and Manuel L. Quezon (1878).
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 1
1917 - 1989
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 2
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 3
1491 - 1542
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 4
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 5
1933 - 2009
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 6
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 7
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 10
1932 - 1983
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
1878 - 1944
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 12
Among social activists born in Philippines, José Rizal ranks 1. After him are Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Melchora Aquino (1812), Gabriela Silang (1731), Josefa Francisco (1954), and Luis Taruc (1913).
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 2
1812 - 1919
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 3
1731 - 1763
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 4
1954 - 2015
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 5
1913 - 2005
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 6