SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Sonita Alizadeh
1996 - Today
Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh (Dari: سونیتا علیزاده; born 1996) is an Afghan rapper and activist who has been vocal against forced marriages. Alizadeh first gained attention when she released "Brides for Sale," a video in which she raps about daughters being sold into marriage by their families. With the help of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who over three years documented her story in the film Sonita, Alizadeh filmed the video to escape a marriage her parents were planning for her, even though it is illegal for women to sing solo in Iran, where she was living at the time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonita Alizadeh has received more than 236,169 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sonita Alizadeh is the 757th most popular social activist (down from 618th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 137th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Afghan Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
32.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
7.07
Effective Languages (L*)
1.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sonita Alizadehs by language
Over the past year Sonita Alizadeh has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 14,226 views, followed by French (9,480), and Spanish (6,164). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (474.55%), Esperanto (53.70%), and Catalan (17.36%)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 757 out of 840. Before her are Lamiya Haji Bashar, Alicia Garza, Leydy Pech, Farhad Fatkullin, Manasi Pradhan, and Mukhtar Mai. After her are Sarah Hegazi, Aqeela Asifi, Frances Haugen, Nathan Law, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, and Luisa Neubauer.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLamiya Haji Bashar
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.83
Rank: 751
Alicia Garza
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 752
Leydy Pech
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 753
Farhad Fatkullin
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 754
Manasi Pradhan
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 755
Mukhtar Mai
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 756
Sonita Alizadeh
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 757
Sarah Hegazi
1989 - 2020
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 758
Aqeela Asifi
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 759
Frances Haugen
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.16
Rank: 760
Nathan Law
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 761
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
1952 - Present
HPI: 31.76
Rank: 762
Luisa Neubauer
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.75
Rank: 763
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 309. Before her are Austin Mahone, Duki, Assim Madibo, Josefine Frida Pettersen, Riechedly Bazoer, and Srđan Babić. After her are Uğurcan Çakır, Nathan, Ivo Grbić, Alfredo Morelos, Alexander Schlager, and Halvor Egner Granerud.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsAustin Mahone
MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.57
Rank: 303
Duki
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.56
Rank: 304
Assim Madibo
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 305
Josefine Frida Pettersen
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.51
Rank: 306
Riechedly Bazoer
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 307
Srđan Babić
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 308
Sonita Alizadeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 309
Uğurcan Çakır
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 310
Nathan
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 311
Ivo Grbić
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 312
Alfredo Morelos
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 313
Alexander Schlager
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 314
Halvor Egner Granerud
SKIER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 315
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 155 out of 177. Before her are Aryana Sayeed (1970), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Malalai Joya (1978), Zakia Zaki (1962), and Nadia Ghulam (1985). After her are Aqeela Asifi (1966), Zohib Islam Amiri (1990), Fawzia Koofi (1975), Roya Sadat (1983), Zarifa Ghafari (1992), and Balal Arezou (1988).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsAryana Sayeed
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 149
Rohullah Nikpai
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 150
Nadia Anjuman
WRITER
1981 - 2005
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 151
Malalai Joya
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 152
Zakia Zaki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - 2007
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 153
Nadia Ghulam
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 154
Sonita Alizadeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 155
Aqeela Asifi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 156
Zohib Islam Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 157
Fawzia Koofi
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.77
Rank: 158
Roya Sadat
FILM DIRECTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 159
Zarifa Ghafari
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 160
Balal Arezou
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.73
Rank: 161
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Afghanistan
Among social activists born in Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 5. Before her are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), Malalai of Maiwand (1861), Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), and Zakia Zaki (1962). After her are Aqeela Asifi (1966), Aziza Siddiqui (1983), Jamila Afghani (1976), and Bibi Aisha (1991).
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 1
Malalai of Maiwand
1861 - 1861
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 2
Meena Keshwar Kamal
1956 - 1987
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 3
Zakia Zaki
1962 - 2007
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 4
Sonita Alizadeh
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 5
Aqeela Asifi
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 6
Aziza Siddiqui
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.98
Rank: 7
Jamila Afghani
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 8
Bibi Aisha
1991 - Present
HPI: 21.18
Rank: 9