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 Nazi’s Third Reich. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Altmann has received more than 2,421,235 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Maria Altmann is the 242nd most popular social activist (down from 124th in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Austria (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Social Activist.

Maria Altmann is most famous for suing the Austrian government to get back paintings she inherited from her family.

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2.4M
Page Views (PV)
56.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Maria Altmann ranks 242 out of 840. Before her are Simon bar Giora, Nimr al-Nimr, W. E. B. Du Bois, Marina Ginestà, David Riazanov, and David Lane. After her are Stjepan Filipović, Vera Figner, Diana Budisavljević, Vandana Shiva, Eglantyne Jebb, and Djamila Bouhired.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 236
Nimr al-Nimr
1959 - 2016
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 237
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 - 1963
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 238
Marina Ginestà
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 239
David Riazanov
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 240
David Lane
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 241
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 242
Stjepan Filipović
1916 - 1942
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 243
Vera Figner
1852 - 1942
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 244
Diana Budisavljević
1891 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 245
Vandana Shiva
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 246
Eglantyne Jebb
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 247
Djamila Bouhired
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 248

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Maria Altmann ranks 91. Before her are Pierre Messmer, Jane Jacobs, Luigi Comencini, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and Ri Jong-ok. After her are Hubert Maga, Manea Mănescu, Stjepan Filipović, Archie Moore, Mercedes McCambridge, and Chiang Wei-kuo. Among people deceased in 2011, Maria Altmann ranks 101. Before her are Ján Popluhár, Robert Brout, Jesús María Pereda, Loriot, Eugene Nida, and Christopher Hitchens. After her are Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Bernard Collomb, Roland Petit, Charles Napier, Marie-France Pisier, and Nancy Wake.

Others Born in 1916

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Pierre Messmer
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 85
Jane Jacobs
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 86
Luigi Comencini
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2007
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 87
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
WRITER
1916 - 1992
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 88
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
COMPANION
1916 - 2002
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 89
Ri Jong-ok
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 90
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 91
Hubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 92
Manea Mănescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 93
Stjepan Filipović
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 1942
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 94
Archie Moore
BOXER
1916 - 1998
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 95
Mercedes McCambridge
ACTOR
1916 - 2004
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 96
Chiang Wei-kuo
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 97

Others Deceased in 2011

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Ján Popluhár
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 95
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 96
Jesús María Pereda
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 97
Loriot
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 98
Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 99
Christopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 100
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 101
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 102
Bernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 103
Roland Petit
DANCER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 104
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 105
Marie-France Pisier
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 106
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 107

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maria Altmann ranks 459 out of 1,424. Before her are Brian Laudrup (1969), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Tobias Moretti (1959), and Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907). After her are Hans Krása (1899), Henri Herz (1803), Karl Nehammer (1972), Petar Brzica (1917), Jacob Stainer (1619), and Franz Binder (1911).

Others born in Austria

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Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 453
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 454
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
PAINTER
1805 - 1880
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 455
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 456
Tobias Moretti
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 457
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1976
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 458
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 459
Hans Krása
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 460
Henri Herz
MUSICIAN
1803 - 1888
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 461
Karl Nehammer
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 462
Petar Brzica
POLITICIAN
1917 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 463
Jacob Stainer
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1683
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 464
Franz Binder
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 465