SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann (née Maria Victoria Bloch, later Bloch-Bauer; February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was annexed to the Third Reich. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Altmann has received more than 2,329,859 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Maria Altmann is the 124th most popular social activist (up from 127th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 286th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Social Activist.
Maria Altmann is most famous for suing the Austrian government to get back paintings she inherited from her family.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
60.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.10
Effective Languages (L*)
1.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Maria Altmann ranks 124 out of 538. Before her are Hans Scholl, Hilda Gadea, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Vesna Vulović, Denis Mukwege, and Flora Tristan. After her are Vasil Levski, Alfred Naujocks, Sophia of Prussia, Alexander Parvus, Meng Huo, and Gerda Christian.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 118
Hilda Gadea
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 119
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
1130 - 1192
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 120
Vesna Vulović
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 121
Denis Mukwege
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 122
Flora Tristan
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 123
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 124
Vasil Levski
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 125
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 126
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 127
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 128
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 129
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Maria Altmann ranks 46. Before her are Robert F. Furchgott, Paul Keres, Sune Bergström, Masaki Kobayashi, P. W. Botha, and Dino Risi. After her are Michael Gough, Jacque Fresco, Ephraim Katzir, Peter Finch, Saburō Sakai, and Alberto Ginastera. Among people deceased in 2011, Maria Altmann ranks 51. Before her are Madame Nhu, Alberto Granado, Cliff Robertson, Bubba Smith, Michael Cacoyannis, and Jorge Semprún. After her are Ernesto Sabato, Leonora Carrington, Michael Gough, Har Gobind Khorana, Richard Hamilton, and Lucian Freud.
Others Born in 1916
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Robert F. Furchgott
1916 - 2009
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 40
Paul Keres
1916 - 1975
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 41
Sune Bergström
1916 - 2004
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 42
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 43
P. W. Botha
1916 - 2006
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 44
Dino Risi
1916 - 2008
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 45
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 46
Michael Gough
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 47
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 48
Ephraim Katzir
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 49
Peter Finch
1916 - 1977
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 50
Saburō Sakai
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 51
Alberto Ginastera
1916 - 1983
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 2011
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Madame Nhu
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 45
Alberto Granado
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 46
Cliff Robertson
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 47
Bubba Smith
1945 - 2011
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 48
Michael Cacoyannis
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 49
Jorge Semprún
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 50
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 51
Ernesto Sabato
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 52
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 53
Michael Gough
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 54
Har Gobind Khorana
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 55
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 56
Lucian Freud
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 57
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Maria Altmann ranks 252 out of 1,237. Before her are Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610), Franz Xaver Gruber (1787), Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Paul Ehrenfest (1880), and Franz Grillparzer (1791). After her are William, Duke of Austria (1370), Hermine Braunsteiner (1919), Koloman Moser (1868), Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739).
Others born in Austria
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Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 246
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
1610 - 1665
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 247
Franz Xaver Gruber
1787 - 1863
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 248
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
1818 - 1874
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 249
Paul Ehrenfest
1880 - 1933
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 250
Franz Grillparzer
1791 - 1872
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 251
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 252
William, Duke of Austria
1370 - 1406
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 253
Hermine Braunsteiner
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 254
Koloman Moser
1868 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 255
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
1736 - 1809
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 256
Karl Silberbauer
1911 - 1972
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 257
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
1739 - 1799
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 258
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Austria
Among social activists born in Austria, Maria Altmann ranks 2. Before her are Alfred Hermann Fried (1864). After her are Bertha Pappenheim (1859) and Diana Budisavljević (1891).
Alfred Hermann Fried
1864 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2
Bertha Pappenheim
1859 - 1936
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 3
Diana Budisavljević
1891 - 1978
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 4
