1931 - 2021
Nawal Elsaadawi (Egyptian Arabic: نوال السعداوى, ALA-LC: Nawāl Elsaʻdāwī, 22 October 1931 – 21 March 2021) was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on the practice of female genital mutilation in her society. She was described as "the Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab World", and as "Egypt's most radical woman".She was founder and president of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and co-founder of the Arab Association for Human Rights. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nawal El Saadawi has received more than 706,660 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Nawal El Saadawi is the 2,965th most popular politician (up from 3,731st in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Egypt (up from 181st in 2019) and the 70th most popular Egyptian Politician.
Nawal El Saadawi is a feminist and human rights activist who is most famous for her novels, which deal with issues such as female genital mutilation, the oppression of women, and the struggle for social justice.
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Among politicians, Nawal El Saadawi ranks 2,965 out of 15,577. Before her are Princess Thyra of Denmark, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Senedj, U of Goryeo, and Gustav Radbruch. After her are Moïse Tshombe, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Siad Barre, Palamedes, Emperor Go-Daigo, and Rudolf Kjellén.
1853 - 1933
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,959
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,960
1611 - 1667
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,961
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,962
1365 - 1389
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,963
1878 - 1949
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,964
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,965
1919 - 1969
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,966
1870 - 1899
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,967
1919 - 1995
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,969
1288 - 1339
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,970
1864 - 1922
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,971
Among people born in 1931, Nawal El Saadawi ranks 51. Before her are Anne Bancroft, Michael Lonsdale, Lucia Bosè, Faten Hamama, David Lee, and Richard Rorty. After her are Jacques Demy, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Sofia Gubaidulina, Stanislav Grof, Ronald Dworkin, and Ettore Scola. Among people deceased in 2021, Nawal El Saadawi ranks 60. Before her are Edita Gruberová, Larry Flynt, Manuel Santana, George Jung, E. O. Wilson, and Idriss Déby. After her are John McAfee, Larry King, Edward de Bono, Noah Gordon, Dean Stockwell, and Pat Hitchcock.
1931 - 2005
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 45
1931 - 2020
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 46
1931 - 2020
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 47
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 48
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 49
1931 - 2007
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 50
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 51
1931 - 1990
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 52
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 53
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 54
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 55
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 56
1931 - 2016
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 57
1946 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 54
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 55
1938 - 2021
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 56
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 57
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 58
1952 - 2021
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 59
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 60
1945 - 2021
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 61
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 62
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 63
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 64
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 65
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 66
Among people born in Egypt, Nawal El Saadawi ranks 161 out of 582. Before her are Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), and Djedkare Isesi (-2500). After her are Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Nazli Sabri (1894), Necho I (-700), Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80), Nectanebo II (-400), and Sa'id of Egypt (1822).
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 156
580 - 630
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 157
190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 158
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 159
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 160
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 161
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 162
1894 - 1978
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 163
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 164
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 165
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 166
1822 - 1863
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 167
Among politicians born in Egypt, Nawal El Saadawi ranks 70. Before her are Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Smendes (-1200), Apries (-650), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), and Djedkare Isesi (-2500). After her are Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Necho I (-700), Nectanebo II (-400), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Hetepheres I (-2700), and Intef II (-2150).
318 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 64
100 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 65
1200 BC - 1052 BC
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 66
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 67
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 68
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 69
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 70
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 71
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 72
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 73
1822 - 1863
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 74
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 75
2150 BC - 2073 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 76