Social Activist
Nelson Mandela
1918 - 2013
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Nelson Mandela
His biography is available in 230 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 220 in 2024). Nelson Mandela is the 5th most popular social activist (down from 2nd in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular South African Social Activist.
Nelson Mandela is most famous for his role in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for his activism and was released in 1990.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Nelson Mandela ranks 5 out of 840. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi, Che Guevara, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King Jr.. After him are Malcolm X, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Luxemburg, Jan Hus, Henry Dunant, Helen Keller, and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Mahatma Gandhi
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 1
Che Guevara
1928 - 1967
HPI: 93.09
Rank: 2
Mother Teresa
1910 - 1997
HPI: 92.98
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
HPI: 92.49
Rank: 4
Nelson Mandela
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 5
Malcolm X
1925 - 1965
HPI: 86.43
Rank: 6
Eleanor Roosevelt
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 7
Rosa Luxemburg
1871 - 1919
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 8
Jan Hus
1369 - 1415
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 9
Henry Dunant
1828 - 1910
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 10
Helen Keller
1880 - 1968
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 11
Aung San Suu Kyi
1945 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Nelson Mandela ranks 1. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu, Ingmar Bergman, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Anwar Sadat, Richard Feynman, Kurt Waldheim, Louis Althusser, Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, and Gertrude B. Elion. Among people deceased in 2013, Nelson Mandela ranks 1. After him are Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Kalashnikov, Robert Edwards, Hugo Chávez, Jorge Rafael Videla, Donald A. Glaser, Pran, Doris Lessing, Heinrich Rohrer, Võ Nguyên Giáp, and Frederick Sanger.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsNelson Mandela
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 2
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 3
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 5
Anwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 6
Richard Feynman
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1988
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 7
Kurt Waldheim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 8
Louis Althusser
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 9
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 10
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 11
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsNelson Mandela
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 1
Margaret Thatcher
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 2
Mikhail Kalashnikov
ENGINEER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 3
Robert Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 4
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 5
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 6
Donald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 7
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 10
Võ Nguyên Giáp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2013
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 12
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Nelson Mandela ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are J. R. R. Tolkien (1892). After him are Elon Musk (1971), Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924), J. M. Coetzee (1940), Nadine Gordimer (1923), Sarah Baartman (1788), F. W. de Klerk (1936), Desmond Tutu (1931), Miriam Makeba (1932), Shaka (1787), and Christiaan Barnard (1922).
Others born in South Africa
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J. R. R. Tolkien
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
Nelson Mandela
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 2
Elon Musk
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 3
Allan MacLeod Cormack
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1998
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 4
J. M. Coetzee
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 5
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 6
Sarah Baartman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1815
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 7
F. W. de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 8
Desmond Tutu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 9
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 10
Shaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 11
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 12
Among Social Activists In South Africa
Among social activists born in South Africa, Nelson Mandela ranks 1. After him are Steve Biko (1946), Frances Ames (1920), Evelyn Mase (1922), Ted Grant (1913), Bram Fischer (1908), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Denis Goldberg (1933), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Beyers Naudé (1915), and Lillian Ngoyi (1911).
Nelson Mandela
1918 - 2013
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 1
Steve Biko
1946 - 1977
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 2
Frances Ames
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 3
Evelyn Mase
1922 - 2004
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 4
Ted Grant
1913 - 2006
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5
Bram Fischer
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 6
Devdas Gandhi
1900 - 1957
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 7
Ramdas Gandhi
1897 - 1969
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8
Denis Goldberg
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 9
Albertina Sisulu
1918 - 2011
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 10
Beyers Naudé
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11
Lillian Ngoyi
1911 - 1980
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 12
