1925 - 1982
Heloise Ruth First OLG (4 May 1925 – 17 August 1982) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth First has received more than 419,034 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ruth First is the 15,127th most popular politician (down from 13,866th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular South African Politician.
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Among politicians, Ruth First ranks 15,127 out of 15,577. Before her are Gouverneur Morris, Valery Bolotov, William R. Day, Sumitra Mahajan, Valeria Ciavatta, and Syarhey Rumas. After her are Emil Jónsson, Eric Williams, George Hearst, Michael Manley, John J. Sullivan, and Rand Paul.
1752 - 1816
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 15,121
1970 - 2017
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 15,122
1849 - 1923
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 15,123
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 15,124
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 15,125
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 15,126
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 15,127
1902 - 1986
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 15,128
1911 - 1981
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 15,129
1820 - 1891
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 15,130
1924 - 1997
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 15,131
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 15,132
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 15,133
Among people born in 1925, Ruth First ranks 422. Before her are Ilona Novák, Bruno Pesaola, Yuriy Lituyev, Raja Ramanna, Shirley Strickland, and Phillip V. Tobias. After her are Lilyan Chauvin, Jacques Grimonpon, Fernand Decanali, Howard Baker, Nelson Demarco, and Anne V. Coates. Among people deceased in 1982, Ruth First ranks 236. Before her are Marty Robbins, Cal Tjader, Willy Busch, Otto von Porat, Raúl Fernández, and James Broderick. After her are Alois Schnabel, László Sternberg, Kim Duk-koo, Sue Carol, Elvio Banchero, and Dorothy Round.
1925 - 2019
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 416
1925 - 2015
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 417
1925 - 2000
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 418
1925 - 2004
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 419
1925 - 2004
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 420
1925 - 2012
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 421
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 422
1925 - 2008
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 423
1925 - 2013
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 424
1925 - 2017
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 425
1925 - 2014
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 426
1925 - 2009
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 427
1925 - 2018
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 428
1925 - 1982
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 230
1925 - 1982
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 231
1907 - 1982
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 232
1903 - 1982
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 233
1905 - 1982
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 234
1927 - 1982
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 235
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 236
1910 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 237
1905 - 1982
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 238
1959 - 1982
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 239
1906 - 1982
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 240
1904 - 1982
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 241
1909 - 1982
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 242
Among people born in South Africa, Ruth First ranks 141 out of 374. Before her are Jackie Pretorius (1934), Belle Delphine (1999), Frew McMillan (1942), Elsa Joubert (1922), Francois Botha (1968), and Phillip V. Tobias (1925). After her are Gavin Hood (1963), Peter de Klerk (1935), Lucky Dube (1910), Helen Zille (1951), Constand Viljoen (1933), and Mzilikazi (1790).
1934 - 2009
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 135
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 136
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 137
1922 - 2020
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 138
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 139
1925 - 2012
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 140
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 141
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 142
1935 - 2015
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 143
1910 - 1964
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 144
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 145
1933 - 2020
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 146
1790 - 1868
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 147
Among politicians born in South Africa, Ruth First ranks 41. Before her are Pik Botha (1932), Eben Dönges (1898), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ted Moore (1914), Tom Naudé (1889), and Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928). After her are Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Sol Plaatje (1876), and Grace Mugabe (1965).
1932 - 2018
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 35
1898 - 1968
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 36
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 37
1914 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 38
1889 - 1969
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 39
1928 - 2023
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 40
1925 - 1982
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 41
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 42
1790 - 1868
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 43
1960 - 2020
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 44
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 45
1876 - 1932
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 46
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 47