SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Luther King Jr. has received more than 47,844,090 page views. His biography is available in 170 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 157 in 2019). Martin Luther King Jr. is the 12th most popular social activist (down from 10th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from United States (down from 58th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Social Activist.
Martin Luther King Jr. is most famous for his role in the civil rights movement, which he lead to fight for equal rights for African Americans.
Memorability Metrics
48M
Page Views (PV)
76.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
170
Languages Editions (L)
4.10
Effective Languages (L*)
9.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Martin Luther King Jr. ranks 12 out of 840. Before him are Jan Hus, Rosa Luxemburg, Henry Dunant, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. After him are Jean-Paul Marat, Claus von Stauffenberg, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jane Addams, Nicholas Winton, and Rosa Parks.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Hus
1369 - 1415
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 7
Henry Dunant
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 8
Mother Teresa
1910 - 1997
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 9
Helen Keller
1880 - 1968
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 10
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 11
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 12
Jean-Paul Marat
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 13
Claus von Stauffenberg
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 14
Aung San Suu Kyi
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 15
Jane Addams
1860 - 1935
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 16
Nicholas Winton
1909 - 2015
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 17
Rosa Parks
1913 - 2005
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. ranks 8. Before him are Grace Kelly, Anne Frank, Audrey Hepburn, Lev Yashin, Milan Kundera, and Bud Spencer. After him are Jürgen Habermas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sergio Leone, Hassan II of Morocco, Imre Kertész, and Irene Papas. Among people deceased in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. ranks 4. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Helen Keller, and Marcel Duchamp. After him are Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Padre Pio, John Steinbeck, Lev Landau, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Robert F. Kennedy, and Trygve Lie.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsGrace Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 1982
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 2
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 3
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 4
Lev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 6
Bud Spencer
ACTOR
1929 - 2016
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 7
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 8
Jürgen Habermas
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 9
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
COMPANION
1929 - 1994
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 10
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 11
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 12
Imre Kertész
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 13
Irene Papas
ACTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsYuri Gagarin
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 1968
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 1
Helen Keller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1968
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 2
Marcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 4
Lise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 6
Padre Pio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1968
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 7
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 8
Lev Landau
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 9
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 10
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 11
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Martin Luther King Jr. ranks 85 out of 20,380. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908), Robin Williams (1951), Stephen King (1947), Morgan Freeman (1937), Larry Ellison (1944), and John D. Rockefeller (1839). After him are Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Charles Manson (1934), Grace Hopper (1906), Tina Turner (1939), Louis Armstrong (1901), and Samuel Morse (1791).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAbraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 79
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 80
Stephen King
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 81
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 82
Larry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 83
John D. Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1937
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 84
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 85
Caitlyn Jenner
CELEBRITY
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 86
Charles Manson
EXTREMIST
1934 - 2017
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 87
Grace Hopper
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1906 - 1992
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 88
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 89
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 90
Samuel Morse
INVENTOR
1791 - 1872
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 91
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Martin Luther King Jr. ranks 4. Before him are Malcolm X (1925), Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), and Helen Keller (1880). After him are Jane Addams (1860), Rosa Parks (1913), Emily Greene Balch (1867), Angela Davis (1944), Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Harriet Tubman (1820), Susan B. Anthony (1820), and Jody Williams (1950).
Malcolm X
1925 - 1965
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Eleanor Roosevelt
1884 - 1962
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 2
Helen Keller
1880 - 1968
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 4
Jane Addams
1860 - 1935
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 5
Rosa Parks
1913 - 2005
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 6
Emily Greene Balch
1867 - 1961
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 7
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 8
Jimmy Hoffa
1913 - 1975
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 9
Harriet Tubman
1820 - 1913
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 10
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 11
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12