SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Van Jones

1968 - Today

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Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN host and contributor, and an Emmy Award winner. Jones served as President Barack Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs in 2009 and a distinguished visiting fellow at Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Jones has received more than 5,595,330 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Van Jones is the 808th most popular social activist, the 18,969th most popular biography from United States and the 145th most popular American Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 25.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Van Jones ranks 808 out of 840Before him are Sayaka Osakabe, Patrisse Cullors, Adenike Oladosu, Xu Mengtao, Saadet Özkan, and Maryam al-Khawaja. After him are Emma González, Valdete Idrizi, Sunitha Krishnan, Xiye Bastida, Parveena Ahanger, and Guadalupe Campanur Tapia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Van Jones ranks 938Before him are Naoki Hommachi, Sandy Brondello, Ruth Kelly, Mark Tewksbury, Debbie Knox, and Theresa Villiers. After him are Melvin Stewart, Brian Deane, Alan Kelly Jr., Tom Brands, Bimbo Coles, and Adam Price.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Jones ranks 18,969 out of 20,380Before him are Matt Kenseth (1972), Cristela Alonzo (1979), Briana Scurry (1971), Michael S. Regan (1976), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), and Heather Bergsma (1989). After him are PnB Rock (1991), Phillipa Soo (1990), Norris Cole (1988), Jason McCartney (1973), Shannon Boxx (1977), and Quvenzhané Wallis (2003).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Van Jones ranks 145Before him are Amanda Gorman (1998), Barbara Bush (1981), Elizabeth Smart (1987), Alexandria Villaseñor (2005), Linda Sarsour (1980), and Patrisse Cullors (1983). After him are Emma González (1999), Destiny Watford (1995), Jamie Margolin (2001), Isra Hirsi (2003), and Ben Fletcher (1890).