SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Lester R. Brown
1934 - Today
Lester R. Brown
Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is an American environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and former president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. BBC Radio commentator Peter Day referred to him as "one of the great pioneer environmentalists." Brown is the author or co-author of over 50 books on global environmental issues and his works have been translated into more than forty languages. His most recent book is The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy (2015), in which he explains that the global economy is now undergoing a transition from fossil and nuclear energy to clean power from solar, wind, and other renewable sources. His previous book was Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (2012).Brown emphasizes the geopolitical effects of fast-rising grain prices, noting that "the biggest threat to global stability is the potential for food crises in poor countries," and one that could "bring down civilization." In Foreign Policy magazine, he describes how the "new geopolitics of food" has, in 2011, already begun to contribute to revolutions and upheaval in various countries.The recipient of 26 honorary degrees and a MacArthur Fellowship, Brown has been described by the Washington Post as "one of the world's most influential thinkers." As early as 1978, in his book The Twenty-Ninth Day, he was already warning of "the various dangers arising out of our manhandling of nature...by overfishing the oceans, stripping the forests, turning land into desert." In 1986, the Library of Congress requested his personal papers noting that his writings "have already strongly affected thinking about problems of world population and resources," while president Bill Clinton has suggested that "we should all heed his advice." In 2003 he was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto.In the mid-1970s, Brown helped pioneer the concept of sustainable development, during a career that started with farming. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lester R. Brown has received more than 151,443 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester R. Brown is the 434th most popular social activist (down from 372nd in 2019), the 5,505th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,981st in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
49.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Lester R. Browns by language
Over the past year Lester R. Brown has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 13,835 views, followed by Japanese (1,893), and French (1,687). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (123.45%), Egyptian Arabic (62.61%), and Turkish (35.78%)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Lester R. Brown ranks 434 out of 840. Before him are Leona Vicario, Malala Yousafzai, Yacouba Sawadogo, Ōsugi Sakae, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, and Surya Sen. After him are Anna Louise Strong, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Sugathakumari, Pjetër Arbnori, and Cesar Chavez.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeona Vicario
1789 - 1842
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 428
Malala Yousafzai
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 429
Yacouba Sawadogo
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 430
Ōsugi Sakae
1885 - 1923
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 431
İbrahim Kaypakkaya
1949 - 1973
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 432
Surya Sen
1894 - 1934
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 433
Lester R. Brown
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 434
Anna Louise Strong
1885 - 1970
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 435
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 436
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
1872 - 1963
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 437
Sugathakumari
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 438
Pjetër Arbnori
1935 - 2006
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 439
Cesar Chavez
1927 - 1993
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 440
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Lester R. Brown ranks 289. Before him are Mario David, Zacarias Kamwenho, Glenn Davis, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Seraphim Rose, and Paul Josef Cordes. After him are Sugathakumari, Anne Haney, Piet Dankert, Claudio Scimone, John Keegan, and Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsMario David
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 283
Zacarias Kamwenho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 284
Glenn Davis
ATHLETE
1934 - 2009
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 285
Carlos Amigo Vallejo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 286
Seraphim Rose
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 1982
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 287
Paul Josef Cordes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2024
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 288
Lester R. Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 289
Sugathakumari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 290
Anne Haney
ACTOR
1934 - 2001
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 291
Piet Dankert
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2003
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 292
Claudio Scimone
CONDUCTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 293
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 294
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 295
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lester R. Brown ranks 5,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred Sturtevant (1891), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), John Larroquette (1947), Eli Roth (1972), Ellen Churchill Semple (1863), and Richard Marx (1963). After him are Conrad Aiken (1889), Holcombe Ward (1878), Earle Meadows (1913), Charles Dvorak (1878), Anna Louise Strong (1885), and Diahnne Abbott (1945).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlfred Sturtevant
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1970
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,499
Virginia E. Johnson
SINGER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,500
John Larroquette
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,501
Eli Roth
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,502
Ellen Churchill Semple
GEOGRAPHER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,503
Richard Marx
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,504
Lester R. Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 5,505
Conrad Aiken
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,506
Holcombe Ward
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,507
Earle Meadows
ATHLETE
1913 - 1992
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,508
Charles Dvorak
ATHLETE
1878 - 1969
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,509
Anna Louise Strong
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1970
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,510
Diahnne Abbott
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5,511
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Lester R. Brown ranks 56. Before him are Mary Edwards Walker (1832), Samantha Smith (1972), Eugene V. Debs (1855), Afeni Shakur (1947), Leonard Peltier (1944), and Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826). After him are Anna Louise Strong (1885), Cesar Chavez (1927), Grace Sherwood (1660), Lee Radziwill (1933), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), and Lucy Stone (1818).
Mary Edwards Walker
1832 - 1919
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 50
Samantha Smith
1972 - 1985
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 51
Eugene V. Debs
1855 - 1926
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 52
Afeni Shakur
1947 - 2016
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 53
Leonard Peltier
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 54
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826 - 1898
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 55
Lester R. Brown
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 56
Anna Louise Strong
1885 - 1970
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 57
Cesar Chavez
1927 - 1993
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 58
Grace Sherwood
1660 - 1740
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 59
Lee Radziwill
1933 - 2019
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 60
William Lloyd Garrison
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 61
Lucy Stone
1818 - 1893
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 62