SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Peter Kropotkin
1842 - 1921
Peter Kropotkin
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (9 December 1842 – 8 February 1921) was a Russian anarchist and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism. Born into an aristocratic land-owning family, Kropotkin attended Page Corps and later served as an officer in Siberia, where he participated in several geological expeditions. He was imprisoned for his activism in 1874 and managed to escape two years later. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Kropotkin has received more than 2,491,527 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Peter Kropotkin is the 20th most popular social activist (up from 21st in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Russia (up from 68th in 2019) and the most popular Russian Social Activist.
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarchist and geographer who is most famous for his book "Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution."
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2.5M
Page Views (PV)
73.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
78
Languages Editions (L)
8.86
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Peter Kropotkin ranks 20 out of 840. Before him are Claus von Stauffenberg, Aung San Suu Kyi, Jane Addams, Nicholas Winton, Rosa Parks, and Gustav I of Sweden. After him are Robert Owen, Bertha von Suttner, Thomas Müntzer, Olympe de Gouges, Charlotte Corday, and Guy Fawkes.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaus von Stauffenberg
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 14
Aung San Suu Kyi
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 15
Jane Addams
1860 - 1935
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 16
Nicholas Winton
1909 - 2015
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 17
Rosa Parks
1913 - 2005
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 18
Gustav I of Sweden
1496 - 1560
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 19
Peter Kropotkin
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 20
Robert Owen
1771 - 1858
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 21
Bertha von Suttner
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 22
Thomas Müntzer
1489 - 1525
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 23
Olympe de Gouges
1748 - 1793
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 24
Charlotte Corday
1768 - 1793
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 25
Guy Fawkes
1570 - 1606
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Peter Kropotkin ranks 3. Before him are Abdul Hamid II, and William James. After him are Stéphane Mallarmé, Jules Massenet, Alfred Marshall, Karl May, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Dominic Savio, Josef Breuer, Camille Flammarion, and Paul Lafargue. Among people deceased in 1921, Peter Kropotkin ranks 3. Before him are Enrico Caruso, and Camille Saint-Saëns. After him are Gabriel Lippmann, Peter I of Serbia, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Carl Menger, Alfred Hermann Fried, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Talaat Pasha, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Nicholas I of Montenegro.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsAbdul Hamid II
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 1
William James
PSYCHOLOGIST
1842 - 1910
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 2
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 3
Stéphane Mallarmé
WRITER
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 4
Jules Massenet
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 5
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
Karl May
WRITER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 7
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 8
Dominic Savio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1857
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 9
Josef Breuer
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 10
Camille Flammarion
WRITER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 11
Paul Lafargue
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1921
Go to all RankingsEnrico Caruso
SINGER
1873 - 1921
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 1
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 2
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 3
Gabriel Lippmann
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1921
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 4
Peter I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 5
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 6
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 7
Alfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 8
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 9
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 10
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 11
Nicholas I of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Peter Kropotkin ranks 60 out of 3,761. Before him are Andrei Tarkovsky (1932), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895), Vladimir the Great (958), Alexander Nevsky (1220), Rurik (830), and Rudolf Nureyev (1938). After him are Ivan Turgenev (1818), Frederick I of Prussia (1657), Georg Cantor (1845), Mikhail Kutuzov (1745), Yaroslav the Wise (978), and Vasily Zaitsev (1915).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAndrei Tarkovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1986
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 54
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1895 - 1918
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 55
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 56
Alexander Nevsky
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1263
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 57
Rurik
POLITICIAN
830 - 879
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 58
Rudolf Nureyev
DANCER
1938 - 1993
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 59
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 60
Ivan Turgenev
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 61
Frederick I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1713
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 62
Georg Cantor
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 63
Mikhail Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1813
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 64
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 65
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 66
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Russia
Among social activists born in Russia, Peter Kropotkin ranks 1. After him are Yemelyan Pugachev (1742), Alexey Stakhanov (1906), Stenka Razin (1630), Alexei Navalny (1976), Witold Pilecki (1901), Aleksandr Ulyanov (1866), Dmitry Muratov (1961), Sergey Nechayev (1847), Ales Bialiatski (1962), Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923), and Maria Spiridonova (1884).
Peter Kropotkin
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 1
Yemelyan Pugachev
1742 - 1775
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 2
Alexey Stakhanov
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3
Stenka Razin
1630 - 1671
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 4
Alexei Navalny
1976 - 2024
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 5
Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 6
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 7
Dmitry Muratov
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 8
Sergey Nechayev
1847 - 1882
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 9
Ales Bialiatski
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 10
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1923 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 11
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 12