SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Today
Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Spanish: [riɣoˈβeɾta menˈtʃu]; born January 9, 1959) is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally. In 1992 she received the Nobel Peace Prize, became an UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, and received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rigoberta Menchú has received more than 1,218,555 page views. Her biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Rigoberta Menchú is the 165th most popular social activist (down from 164th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Guatemala and the most popular Guatemalan Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
59.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
5.16
Effective Languages (L*)
4.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 165 out of 840. Before her are Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Rudi Dutschke, Alexander Pechersky, Mordechai Vanunu, Maria Spiridonova, and Frederick Douglass. After her are Otoya Yamaguchi, René Just Haüy, Kittur Chennamma, Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, Vladimir Bukovsky, and Emilie Schindler.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1923 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 159
Rudi Dutschke
1940 - 1979
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 160
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 161
Mordechai Vanunu
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 162
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 163
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 164
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 165
Otoya Yamaguchi
1943 - 1960
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 166
René Just Haüy
1743 - 1822
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 167
Kittur Chennamma
1778 - 1829
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 168
Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid
948 - 1022
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 169
Vladimir Bukovsky
1942 - 2019
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 170
Emilie Schindler
1907 - 2001
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 43. Before her are Vahagn Khachaturyan, Michel Preud'homme, Florence Griffith Joyner, Sarah, Duchess of York, Li Qiang, and Sade. After her are Gerhard Berger, Kyle MacLachlan, Moza bint Nasser, Vincent D'Onofrio, Anne Hidalgo, and Morten Harket.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsVahagn Khachaturyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 37
Michel Preud'homme
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 38
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 39
Sarah, Duchess of York
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 40
Li Qiang
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 41
Sade
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 42
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 43
Gerhard Berger
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 44
Kyle MacLachlan
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 45
Moza bint Nasser
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 46
Vincent D'Onofrio
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 47
Anne Hidalgo
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 48
Morten Harket
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 49
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 3 out of 44. Before her are Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899), and Jacobo Árbenz (1913). After her are Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Juan José Arévalo (1904), Jorge Ubico (1878), Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Álvaro Colom (1951), and Oscar Isaac (1979).
Others born in Guatemala
Go to all RankingsMiguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 6
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 7
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 10
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 11
Oscar Isaac
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 12
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Guatemala
Among social activists born in Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 1. After her are Norma Cruz (1962).