1952 - Today
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 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Vandana Shiva is the 212th most popular social activist (down from 199th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from India (down from 181st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Vandana Shiva ranks 212 out of 538. Before her are Guillaume Cale, Luisa Cuesta, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Hrant Dink, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and Sergei Kovalev. After her are C. Rajagopalachari, Jacques Vergès, Huber Matos, David Lane, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Nayirah testimony.
1350 - 1358
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 206
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 207
995 - 1059
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 208
1954 - 2007
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 209
1899 - 1992
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 210
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 211
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 212
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 213
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 214
1918 - 2014
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 215
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 216
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 217
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 218
Among people born in 1952, Vandana Shiva ranks 100. Before her are Danilo Türk, John Lone, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Edward Zwick, David Icke, and Chazz Palminteri. After her are Terry O'Quinn, Verónica Castro, Vladislav Tretiak, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Nora Miao, and Frances Fisher.
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 94
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 95
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 96
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 97
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 98
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 99
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 100
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 101
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 102
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 103
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 104
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 105
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 106
Among people born in India, Vandana Shiva ranks 207 out of 1,493. Before her are Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Amrish Puri (1932), Hema Malini (1948), Thiruvalluvar (350), Aamir Khan (1965), and Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876). After her are Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913), C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Shah Alam II (1728), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942).
1450 - 1526
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 201
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 202
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 203
350 - 351
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 204
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 205
1876 - 1938
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 206
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 207
1913 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 208
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 209
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 210
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 211
1725 - 1795
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 212
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 213
Among social activists born in India, Vandana Shiva ranks 12. Before her are Syed Ahmad Khan (1817), Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Mangal Pandey (1827), Kittur Chennamma (1778), and Kailash Satyarthi (1954). After her are C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Anna Hazare (1937), Khudiram Bose (1889), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), and M. N. Roy (1887).
1817 - 1898
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
1866 - 1915
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 7
1895 - 1982
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 8
1827 - 1857
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 9
1778 - 1829
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 10
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 12
1878 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 13
1902 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 14
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 15
1889 - 1908
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 16
1842 - 1901
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 17
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 18