SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Nimr al-Nimr

1959 - 2016

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Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr (21 June 1959 – 2 January 2016), commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. His arrest and execution were widely condemned by various governments and human rights organizations. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government, advocating for free elections in Saudi Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nimr al-Nimr has received more than 1,134,290 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Nimr al-Nimr is the 237th most popular social activist (up from 267th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 146th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Social Activist.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 56.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 237 out of 840. Before him are Ludolf von Alvensleben, C. Rajagopalachari, Kate Sheppard, Jayaprakash Narayan, Viktors Arājs, and Simon bar Giora. After him are W. E. B. Du Bois, Marina Ginestà, David Riazanov, David Lane, Maria Altmann, and Stjepan Filipović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 77. Before him are Linda Blair, Wim Hof, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Juha Kankkunen, and Clancy Brown. After him are László Kövér, Xiomara Castro, Richie Sambora, Guy Parmelin, Boyko Borisov, and Filipe Nyusi. Among people deceased in 2016, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 123. Before him are Guy Hamilton, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Erich Rudorffer, Héctor Babenco, and Alexandre Astruc. After him are Jayalalithaa, Péter Esterházy, Andrew Grove, Goran Hadžić, Isao Tomita, and Louis Pilot.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 173 out of 354. Before him are Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Asma bint Umais (null), Al-Khayzuran (701), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), and Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null). After him are Umamah bint Zainab (null), Umm Ruman (null), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), and Lubaba bint al-Harith (593).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among social activists born in Saudi Arabia, Nimr al-Nimr ranks 2. Before him are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622). After him are Manal al-Sharif (1979), Loujain al-Hathloul (1989), and Samar Badawi (1981).

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