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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

José Rizal

1861 - 1896

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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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  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

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  • 6.64

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, José Rizal ranks 104 out of 538Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, José Rizal ranks 24Before 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 16Before 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.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, José Rizal ranks 5 out of 126Before 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).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Philippines

Among social activists born in Philippines, José Rizal ranks 1After him are Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Melchora Aquino (1812), Gabriela Silang (1731), Josefa Francisco (1954), and Luis Taruc (1913).