1921 - 2005
Peter Benenson (born Peter James Henry Solomon; 31 July 1921 – 25 February 2005) was a British barrister, son of British army colonel, Harold Solomon, human rights activist and the founder of the human rights group Amnesty International (AI); a global movement of more than 10 million people, currently, and in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses on human rights and to secure the release of political prisoners. He refused all honours for most of his life, but in his 80s, largely to please his family, he accepted the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2001. In the 1980s, he became the Chairman of Association of Christians Against Torture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Benenson has received more than 299,686 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Peter Benenson is the 16th most popular lawyer (down from 15th in 2019), the 813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 867th in 2019) and the most popular British Lawyer.
Peter Benenson is most famous for creating the human rights organization Amnesty International.
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Among lawyers, Peter Benenson ranks 16 out of 68. Before him are Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, Tribonian, and Raphael Lemkin. After him are Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Irnerius, Carla Del Ponte, Al-Tahawi, Muhammad al-Shaybani, and John F. Kennedy Jr..
1233 - 1278
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
142 - 211
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 13
475 - 542
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 16
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 17
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 19
853 - 935
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 20
750 - 805
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 21
1960 - 1999
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 22
Among people born in 1921, Peter Benenson ranks 65. Before him are Viktor Kulikov, Gérard Debreu, Harald Quandt, Zizinho, Dobrica Ćosić, and Yoichiro Nambu. After him are Franco Corelli, Mary Jackson, Louis Jourdan, Yitzhak Navon, Paul Watzlawick, and Giuseppe Di Stefano. Among people deceased in 2005, Peter Benenson ranks 46. Before him are Brother Roger, Birgit Nilsson, Ahmed Deedat, John Fowles, Hunter S. Thompson, and Wim Duisenberg. After him are Mary Jackson, Consuelo Velázquez, Akira Yoshizawa, Ephraim Kishon, Rosemary Kennedy, and Emmanuelle Arsan.
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 59
1921 - 2004
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 60
1921 - 1967
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 61
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 62
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 63
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 64
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 65
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 66
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 67
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 68
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 69
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 70
1921 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 71
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 40
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 41
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 42
1926 - 2005
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 43
1937 - 2005
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 44
1935 - 2005
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 45
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 46
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
1916 - 2005
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 48
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 49
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 50
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 51
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 52
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Benenson ranks 813 out of 7,765. Before him are Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Robert FitzRoy (1805), William Bateson (1861), George Porter (1920), and James Hadley Chase (1906). After him are Brian Epstein (1934), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), Rex Harrison (1908), Leonora Carrington (1917), and Philip Noel-Baker (1889).
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 807
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 808
1805 - 1865
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 809
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 810
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 811
1906 - 1985
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 812
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 813
1934 - 1967
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 814
1724 - 1751
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 815
1859 - 1927
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 816
1908 - 1990
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 817
1917 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 818
1889 - 1982
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 819
Among lawyers born in United Kingdom, Peter Benenson ranks 1. After him are William Blackstone (1723), Henry de Bracton (1210), John Selden (1584), George Hadley (1685), and A. V. Dicey (1835).
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1
1723 - 1780
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2
1210 - 1268
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 3
1584 - 1654
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 4
1685 - 1768
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 5
1835 - 1922
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 6