SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Oswaldo Payá
1952 - 2012
Oswaldo Payá
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas (29 February 1952 – 22 July 2012) was a Cuban political activist. A devout Catholic, he founded the Christian Liberation Movement in 1987 to oppose the one-party rule of the Cuban Communist Party. He attracted international attention for organizing a petition drive known as the Varela Project, in which 25,000 signatories petitioned the Cuban government to guarantee freedom of speech and freedom of assembly as well as to institute a multi-party democracy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oswaldo Payá has received more than 122,233 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Oswaldo Payá is the 546th most popular social activist (down from 493rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 126th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cuban Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
53.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Oswaldo Payá ranks 546 out of 840. Before him are Szeto Wah, Abraham Flexner, Aminatou Haidar, Karen Silkwood, Joseph Weydemeyer, and Meena Keshwar Kamal. After him are Henry Spira, Stephen Mallory, Roger Stone, Akira Amano, Octavia Hill, and Veerappan.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSzeto Wah
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 540
Abraham Flexner
1866 - 1959
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 541
Aminatou Haidar
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 542
Karen Silkwood
1946 - 1974
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 543
Joseph Weydemeyer
1818 - 1866
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 544
Meena Keshwar Kamal
1956 - 1987
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 545
Oswaldo Payá
1952 - 2012
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 546
Henry Spira
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 547
Stephen Mallory
1813 - 1873
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 548
Roger Stone
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 549
Akira Amano
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 550
Octavia Hill
1838 - 1912
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 551
Veerappan
1952 - 2004
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 552
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Oswaldo Payá ranks 451. Before him are Santiago Santamaría, Daryl Stuermer, Barbara Hendricks, Amy Tan, Jigme Thinley, and Tovah Feldshuh. After him are Ellen Streidt, Rhys Chatham, Tim Powers, Roger Stone, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, and Cleopas Dlamini. Among people deceased in 2012, Oswaldo Payá ranks 350. Before him are George Kerr, Jaime Graça, Valeri Vasiliev, Mehdi Hassan, J. Bernlef, and Patrick Moore. After him are Clive Dunn, William Grut, Oscar Rossi, Sergey Nikolsky, András Szente, and Lyudmila Kasatkina.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsSantiago Santamaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2013
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 445
Daryl Stuermer
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 446
Barbara Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 447
Amy Tan
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 448
Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 449
Tovah Feldshuh
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 450
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 451
Ellen Streidt
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 452
Rhys Chatham
COMPOSER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 453
Tim Powers
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 454
Roger Stone
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 455
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 456
Cleopas Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 457
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsGeorge Kerr
ATHLETE
1937 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 344
Jaime Graça
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 345
Valeri Vasiliev
ATHLETE
1949 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 346
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 347
J. Bernlef
WRITER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 348
Patrick Moore
ASTRONOMER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 349
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 350
Clive Dunn
ACTOR
1920 - 2012
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 351
William Grut
ATHLETE
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 352
Oscar Rossi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 353
Sergey Nikolsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 2012
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 354
András Szente
ATHLETE
1939 - 2012
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 355
Lyudmila Kasatkina
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 356
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Oswaldo Payá ranks 127 out of 300. Before him are Mijaín López (1982), Carlos Mendieta (1873), José Carlos Somoza (1959), Addys Mercedes (1985), Orlando Martínez (1944), and Carlos Hevia (1900). After him are Carmen Herrera (1915), Millard Mitchell (1903), Jon Secada (1961), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), and Cachao (1918).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsMijaín López
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 121
Carlos Mendieta
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1960
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 122
José Carlos Somoza
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 123
Addys Mercedes
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 124
Orlando Martínez
BOXER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 125
Carlos Hevia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 126
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 127
Carmen Herrera
PAINTER
1915 - 2022
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 128
Millard Mitchell
ACTOR
1903 - 1953
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 129
Jon Secada
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 130
Ana Fidelia Quirot
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 131
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 132
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 133
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba
Among social activists born in Cuba, Oswaldo Payá ranks 4. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Huber Matos (1918), and Frank País (1934). After him are Yoani Sánchez (1975).
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1
Huber Matos
1918 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 2
Frank País
1934 - 1957
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 3
Oswaldo Payá
1952 - 2012
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4
Yoani Sánchez
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 5