SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Martin Luther King Sr.

1899 - 1984

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Martin Luther King Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the civil rights movement. He was the father and namesake of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Luther King Sr. has received more than 2,520,234 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Luther King Sr. is the 524th most popular social activist, the 7,555th most popular biography from United States and the 74th most popular American Social Activist.

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  • 2.5M

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  • 53.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Martin Luther King Sr. ranks 524 out of 840. Before him are Lucy Parsons, Fazu Aliyeva, Alfreda Markowska, Sakine Cansız, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, and Ruby Bridges. After him are Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Doina Cornea, Ramdas Gandhi, Neerja Bhanot, Dimitrana Ivanova, and Wolfe Tone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Martin Luther King Sr. ranks 250. Before him are Maurice Carême, Gregory Breit, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Guy Butler, Panagiotis Pipinelis, and George O'Brien. After him are George Călinescu, Mikhail Gromov, Bart McGhee, Giorgi Leonidze, Elda Emma Anderson, and Elisabeth Langgässer. Among people deceased in 1984, Martin Luther King Sr. ranks 195. Before him are Simón Lecue, Jean De Clercq, Isaak Kikoin, Elizabeth Goudge, Víctor Balaguer, and Alice Neel. After him are Bernard Lonergan, Balasaraswati, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Chuck Cooper, and Aldo Campatelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Luther King Sr. ranks 7,555 out of 20,380. Before him are Skrillex (1988), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), Rex Cawley (1940), Daniel Mann (1912), Samantha Mathis (1970), and George O'Brien (1899). After him are Lil Peep (1996), Pam Dawber (1951), George Bruns (1914), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Rhyno (1975), and Carol Kaye (1935).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Martin Luther King Sr. ranks 74. Before him are Dorothea Dix (1802), William Luther Pierce (1933), Jerry Rubin (1938), Lucy Parsons (1853), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), and Ruby Bridges (1954). After him are Abraham Flexner (1866), Karen Silkwood (1946), Roger Stone (1952), Bill Haywood (1869), Mamie Till (1921), and Ralph Abernathy (1926).

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