SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Vandana Shiva
1952 - Today
Vandana Shiva
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 2,000,051 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.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
56.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
3.83
Effective Languages (L*)
5.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Vandana Shivas by language
Over the past year Vandana Shiva has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 298,741 views, followed by Spanish (24,302), and German (23,845). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hausa (464.17%), Odia (117.19%), and Indonesian (113.46%)
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.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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David Riazanov
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 240
David Lane
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 241
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 242
Stjepan Filipović
1916 - 1942
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 243
Vera Figner
1852 - 1942
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 244
Diana Budisavljević
1891 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 245
Vandana Shiva
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 246
Eglantyne Jebb
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 247
Djamila Bouhired
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 248
Ryszard Siwiec
1909 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 249
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
1390 - 1436
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 250
Li Hongzhi
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 251
Alexander Antonov
1889 - 1922
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 252
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.
Others Born in 1952
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Pietro Mennea
ATHLETE
1952 - 2013
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 125
James Ingram
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 126
Vladislav Tretiak
HOCKEY PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 127
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 128
François Berléand
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 129
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 130
Vandana Shiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 131
Graham Greene
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 132
Clive Barker
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 133
Yuriko Koike
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 134
Uljana Semjonova
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 135
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 136
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 137
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).
Others born in India
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Chandrakirti
PHILOSOPHER
600 - 650
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 253
Sanghamitta
POLITICIAN
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 254
Farrukhsiyar
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1719
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 255
Eknath
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 256
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 257
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 258
Vandana Shiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 259
Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 260
Zakir Naik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 261
Mahinda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 262
Akbar II
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1837
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 263
Salim Ali
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 264
D. R. Bendre
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 265
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).
Kittur Chennamma
1778 - 1829
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 11
Kailash Satyarthi
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 12
Khudiram Bose
1889 - 1908
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 13
Anna Hazare
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 14
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 15
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 16
Vandana Shiva
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 17
Harilal Gandhi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 18
Mahadev Govind Ranade
1842 - 1901
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 19
Aruna Asaf Ali
1909 - 1996
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 20
Baba Amte
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 21
M. N. Roy
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 22
Bhikaiji Cama
1861 - 1936
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 23
