LAWYER
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
Raphael Lemkin
Raphael Lemkin (Polish: Rafał Lemkin; 24 June 1900 – 28 August 1959) was a Polish lawyer of Jewish descent who is known for coining the term genocide and campaigning to establish the Genocide Convention. During the Second World War, he campaigned vigorously to raise international awareness of atrocities in Axis-occupied Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raphael Lemkin has received more than 761,468 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Raphael Lemkin is the 17th most popular lawyer (down from 15th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Belarus and the most popular Belarusian Lawyer.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
61.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
6.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Raphael Lemkin ranks 17 out of 136. Before him are Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, Leo Frank, Tribonian, and Muhammad al-Shaybani. After him are Al-Tahawi, Carla Del Ponte, Al-Mawardi, John F. Kennedy Jr., Irnerius, and Peter Benenson.
Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 13
Leo Frank
1884 - 1915
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 14
Tribonian
475 - 542
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 15
Muhammad al-Shaybani
750 - 805
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 16
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 17
Al-Tahawi
853 - 935
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 18
Carla Del Ponte
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 19
Al-Mawardi
974 - 1058
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 20
John F. Kennedy Jr.
1960 - 1999
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 21
Irnerius
1050 - 1140
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 22
Peter Benenson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Raphael Lemkin ranks 46. Before him are Gladwyn Jebb, Anna Seghers, W. Edwards Deming, Thomas Wolfe, Howard H. Aiken, and Pedro Cea. After him are Edith Frank, Maria of Yugoslavia, Zelda Fitzgerald, Maurice Thorez, Jean Negulesco, and Nathalie Sarraute. Among people deceased in 1959, Raphael Lemkin ranks 24. Before him are Alfred Schütz, Errol Flynn, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Enrico De Nicola, Ritchie Valens, and Alfred Kubin. After him are Mike Hawthorn, Mario Lanza, Edward C. Tolman, Ettore Majorana, John Foster Dulles, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsGladwyn Jebb
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1996
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 40
Anna Seghers
WRITER
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 41
W. Edwards Deming
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 42
Thomas Wolfe
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 43
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 44
Pedro Cea
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 45
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 46
Edith Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 47
Maria of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1961
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 48
Zelda Fitzgerald
WRITER
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 49
Maurice Thorez
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 50
Jean Negulesco
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 51
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsAlfred Schütz
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1959
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 18
Errol Flynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1959
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 19
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1959
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 20
Enrico De Nicola
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 21
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Alfred Kubin
WRITER
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 23
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 24
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 25
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 26
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 28
John Foster Dulles
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 29
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 30
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Raphael Lemkin ranks 28 out of 368. Before him are Ossip Zadkine (1888), Pavel Sukhoi (1895), Alexander Parvus (1867), Stanisław Moniuszko (1819), Bronislav Kaminski (1899), and Léon Bakst (1866). After him are Maria Kaczyńska (1942), Francysk Skaryna (1486), Stanislav Shushkevich (1934), Sophia of Minsk (1140), Yakub Kolas (1882), and Marek Edelman (1922).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsOssip Zadkine
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1967
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 22
Pavel Sukhoi
ENGINEER
1895 - 1975
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 23
Alexander Parvus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1924
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 24
Stanisław Moniuszko
COMPOSER
1819 - 1872
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 25
Bronislav Kaminski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 26
Léon Bakst
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 27
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 28
Maria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 29
Francysk Skaryna
PHYSICIAN
1486 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 30
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 31
Sophia of Minsk
COMPANION
1140 - 1198
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 32
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 33
Marek Edelman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 34
Among LAWYERS In Belarus
Among lawyers born in Belarus, Raphael Lemkin ranks 1.