1837 - 1873
Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Васил Левски, spelled in old Bulgarian orthography as Василъ Львскій, pronounced [vɐˈsiɫ ˈlɛfski]), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев; 18 July 1840 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary who is, today, a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasil Levski has received more than 521,428 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Vasil Levski is the 125th most popular social activist (down from 109th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Social Activist.
Vasil Levski was a Bulgarian revolutionary who led a revolt against Ottoman rule in the late 19th century.
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Among social activists, Vasil Levski ranks 125 out of 538. Before him are Hilda Gadea, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Vesna Vulović, Denis Mukwege, Flora Tristan, and Maria Altmann. After him are Alfred Naujocks, Sophia of Prussia, Alexander Parvus, Meng Huo, Gerda Christian, and John Brown.
1925 - 1974
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 119
1130 - 1192
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 120
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 121
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 122
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 123
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 124
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 125
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 126
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 127
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 128
101 - 300
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 129
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 130
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 131
Among people born in 1837, Vasil Levski ranks 21. Before him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, John Newlands, Ivan Kramskoi, Georges Ernest Boulanger, and Francis, Duke of Teck. After him are Empress Dowager Ci'an, Ilia Chavchavadze, Rosalía de Castro, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Émile Waldteufel, and Pierre Auguste Cot. Among people deceased in 1873, Vasil Levski ranks 12. Before him are John of Saxony, Alessandro Manzoni, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, and Fyodor Tyutchev. After him are Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Johns Hopkins, Émile Gaboriau, Louis Agassiz, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg.
1837 - 1905
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 15
1837 - 1892
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 16
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 17
1837 - 1887
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 18
1837 - 1891
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 19
1837 - 1900
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 20
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 21
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 22
1837 - 1907
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 23
1837 - 1885
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 24
1837 - 1859
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 25
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 26
1837 - 1883
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 27
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 6
1785 - 1873
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 7
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 8
1805 - 1873
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 9
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
1803 - 1873
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 11
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 12
1812 - 1873
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 13
1795 - 1873
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 14
1832 - 1873
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 15
1807 - 1873
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 16
1803 - 1873
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 17
1807 - 1873
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 18
Among people born in Bulgaria, Vasil Levski ranks 31 out of 372. Before him are Sylvie Vartan (1944), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Ratko Janev (1939), Vlado Chernozemski (1897), and Christian Rakovsky (1873). After him are Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), Peter I of Bulgaria (927), Rumen Radev (1963), Boris Christoff (1914), and Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (1300).
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
1168 - 1207
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 26
1195 - 1241
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 27
1939 - 2019
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 28
1897 - 1934
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 29
1873 - 1941
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 30
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 31
1879 - 1923
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 32
1350 - 1395
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 33
927 - 970
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 34
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 35
1914 - 1993
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 36
1300 - 1371
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 37
Among social activists born in Bulgaria, Vasil Levski ranks 2. Before him are Vlado Chernozemski (1897). After him are Dimitrana Ivanova (1881).
1897 - 1934
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 1
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2
1881 - 1960
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 3