SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Vandana Shiva

1952 - Today

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Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vandana Shiva has received more than 2,110,561 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Vandana Shiva is the 246th most popular social activist (down from 212th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from India (down from 204th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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  • 55

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  • 3.83

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  • 5.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Vandana Shiva ranks 246 out of 840. Before her are David Riazanov, David Lane, Maria Altmann, Stjepan Filipović, Vera Figner, and Diana Budisavljević. After her are Eglantyne Jebb, Djamila Bouhired, Ryszard Siwiec, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Li Hongzhi, and Alexander Antonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vandana Shiva ranks 131. Before her are Pietro Mennea, James Ingram, Vladislav Tretiak, Jack W. Szostak, François Berléand, and David Icke. After her are Graham Greene, Clive Barker, Yuriko Koike, Uljana Semjonova, Lars Peter Hansen, and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vandana Shiva ranks 259 out of 1,861. Before her are Chandrakirti (600), Sanghamitta (-281), Farrukhsiyar (1685), Eknath (1533), Velu Nachiyar (1730), and Kalpana Chawla (1961). After her are Guru Amar Das (1479), Zakir Naik (1965), Mahinda (-285), Akbar II (1760), Salim Ali (1896), and D. R. Bendre (1896).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Vandana Shiva ranks 17. Before her are Kittur Chennamma (1778), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Khudiram Bose (1889), Anna Hazare (1937), C. Rajagopalachari (1878), and Jayaprakash Narayan (1902). After her are Harilal Gandhi (1888), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), Baba Amte (1914), M. N. Roy (1887), and Bhikaiji Cama (1861).

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