1959 - 2016
Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (Arabic: نمر باقر النمر, romanized: Nimr Bāqir an-Nimr, Bakir al-Nimr, al-Nemr, al-Namr, al-Nimer, al-Nemer, al-Namer; June 21, 1959 – January 2, 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province whose arrest and execution was widely condemned, including by governments and human rights organizations.He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government, calling for free elections in Saudi Arabia. He was arrested by Saudi authorities in 2006, at which time al-Nimr said he was beaten by the Mabahith. In 2009, he criticised Saudi authorities and suggested that if Saudi Shia rights were not respected, the Eastern Province should secede. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nimr al-Nimr has received more than 1,103,631 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Nimr al-Nimr is the 267th most popular social activist (down from 263rd in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 139th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 267 out of 538. Before him are Robert Catesby, Joe Hill, Jesse Jackson, Charles Boycott, Camilo Torres Restrepo, and Clara Barton. After him are Viktors Arājs, M. N. Roy, Baba Amte, Eunus, Leymah Gbowee, and Joseph von Sonnenfels.
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 261
1879 - 1915
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 262
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 263
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 264
1929 - 1966
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 265
1821 - 1912
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 266
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 267
1910 - 1988
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 268
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 269
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 270
200 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 271
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 272
1732 - 1817
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 273
Among people born in 1959, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 87. Before him are Linda Blair, Lee Haney, Matthew Modine, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Alan Wilder, and Laura Chinchilla. After him are Filipe Nyusi, Luis Fernández, Robert Smith, Saïd Aouita, Rebecca De Mornay, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. Among people deceased in 2016, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 156. Before him are Chus Lampreave, Trifon Ivanov, Péter Esterházy, Rudi Altig, Götz George, and Arnold Palmer. After him are Abe Vigoda, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Arthur Hiller, Roger Y. Tsien, Ilse Aichinger, and Mahasweta Devi.
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 81
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 82
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 83
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 84
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 85
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 86
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 87
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 88
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 89
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 90
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 91
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 92
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 93
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 150
1965 - 2016
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 151
1950 - 2016
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 152
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 153
1938 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 154
1929 - 2016
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 155
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 156
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 157
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 158
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 159
1952 - 2016
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 160
1921 - 2016
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 161
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 162
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 146 out of 251. Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), and Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721). After him are Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Al-Khayzuran (701), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), Saad Hariri (1970), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), and Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (1949).
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 140
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 141
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 142
1944 - 1975
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 143
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 144
1721 - 1803
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 145
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 146
1753 - 1826
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 147
701 - 789
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 148
1940 - 2015
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 149
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 150
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 151
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 152
Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 2. Before him are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622). After him are Loujain al-Hathloul (1989) and Samar Badawi (1981).
622 - 687
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1
1959 - 2016
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 4