SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Ted Grant
1913 - 2006
Ted Grant
Edward Grant (born Isaac Blank; 9 July 1913 – 20 July 2006) was a South African Trotskyist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Grant has received more than 202,020 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ted Grant is the 472nd most popular social activist (down from 455th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 114th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
48.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Ted Grant ranks 472 out of 840. Before him are Osvaldo Hurtado, Lev Chernyi, Jack Sheppard, Charu Majumdar, Eugen Drewermann, and Giuseppe Impastato. After him are Parashqevi Qiriazi, Ela Bhatt, Joseph Wresinski, Medgar Evers, Hereward the Wake, and Phyllis Schlafly.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOsvaldo Hurtado
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 466
Lev Chernyi
1890 - 1921
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 467
Jack Sheppard
1702 - 1724
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 468
Charu Majumdar
1918 - 1972
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 469
Eugen Drewermann
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 470
Giuseppe Impastato
1948 - 1978
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 471
Ted Grant
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 472
Parashqevi Qiriazi
1880 - 1970
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 473
Ela Bhatt
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 474
Joseph Wresinski
1917 - 1988
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 475
Medgar Evers
1925 - 1963
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 476
Hereward the Wake
1035 - 1072
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 477
Phyllis Schlafly
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 478
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Ted Grant ranks 245. Before him are Martial Célestin, Morton Gould, Taos Amrouche, Josef Stroh, George Abecassis, and Ċensu Tabone. After him are Franz Brunner, Herbert Runge, Cordwainer Smith, Rudolf Harbig, Homai Vyarawalla, and Oswald Teichmüller. Among people deceased in 2006, Ted Grant ranks 229. Before him are Hilde Domin, Betty Curtis, Gene Pitney, Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, Ted Schroeder, and Teresa Ciepły. After him are Carlo Acutis, Mirko Marjanović, Imrich Stacho, Maxi Herber, Don Thompson, and Wolfgang Unzicker.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsMartial Célestin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2011
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 239
Morton Gould
COMPOSER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 240
Taos Amrouche
SINGER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 241
Josef Stroh
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 242
George Abecassis
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 243
Ċensu Tabone
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2012
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 244
Ted Grant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 245
Franz Brunner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 246
Herbert Runge
BOXER
1913 - 1986
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 247
Cordwainer Smith
WRITER
1913 - 1966
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 248
Rudolf Harbig
ATHLETE
1913 - 1944
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 249
Homai Vyarawalla
JOURNALIST
1913 - 2012
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 250
Oswald Teichmüller
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1943
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 251
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsHilde Domin
WRITER
1909 - 2006
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 223
Betty Curtis
SINGER
1936 - 2006
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 224
Gene Pitney
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 225
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2006
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 226
Ted Schroeder
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 227
Teresa Ciepły
ATHLETE
1937 - 2006
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 228
Ted Grant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 229
Carlo Acutis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1991 - 2006
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 230
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 231
Imrich Stacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 232
Maxi Herber
SKATER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 233
Don Thompson
ATHLETE
1933 - 2006
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 234
Wolfgang Unzicker
CHESS PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 235
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Ted Grant ranks 105 out of 454. Before him are Sid Atkinson (1901), Jim Fouché (1898), Navi Pillay (1941), Trevor Rabin (1954), Max Gluckman (1911), and David Bailie (1937). After him are Steve Nash (1974), Hugh Masekela (1939), Julius Malema (1981), Alan Paton (1903), Phil Ramone (1934), and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsSid Atkinson
ATHLETE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 99
Jim Fouché
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 100
Navi Pillay
LAWYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 101
Trevor Rabin
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 102
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 103
David Bailie
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 104
Ted Grant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 105
Steve Nash
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 106
Hugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 107
Julius Malema
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 108
Alan Paton
WRITER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 109
Phil Ramone
INVENTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 110
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 111
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa
Among social activists born in South Africa, Ted Grant ranks 5. Before him are Nelson Mandela (1918), Steve Biko (1946), Frances Ames (1920), and Evelyn Mase (1922). After him are Denis Goldberg (1933), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Bram Fischer (1908), Beyers Naudé (1915), and Lillian Ngoyi (1911).
Nelson Mandela
1918 - 2013
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 1
Steve Biko
1946 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2
Frances Ames
1920 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3
Evelyn Mase
1922 - 2004
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 4
Ted Grant
1913 - 2006
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5
Denis Goldberg
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6
Devdas Gandhi
1900 - 1957
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 7
Ramdas Gandhi
1897 - 1969
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 8
Albertina Sisulu
1918 - 2011
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9
Bram Fischer
1908 - 1975
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10
Beyers Naudé
1915 - 2004
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 11
Lillian Ngoyi
1911 - 1980
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 12