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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Veerappan

1952 - 2004

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Koose Munusamy Veerappan(Tamil-வீரப்பன்) (18 January 1952 – 18 October 2004) was an Indian poacher, smuggler, domestic terrorist and bandit who was active for 36 years, and kidnapped major politicians for ransom. He was charged with sandalwood smuggling and poaching of elephants in the scrub lands and forests in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. He was wanted for killing approximately 184 people, about half of whom were police officers and forest officials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Veerappan has received more than 6,812,406 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Veerappan is the 476th most popular social activist (down from 433rd in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from India (down from 626th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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  • 6.8M

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  • 43.86

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Veerappan ranks 476 out of 538. Before him are Aslı Erdoğan, Ernestine Rose, Emily Hobhouse, Thomas Clarkson, Selena Rocky Malone, and James Meredith. After him are Henry Spira, Fazu Aliyeva, Entisar Elsaeed, Josefa Francisco, Betty Ong, and Karen Silkwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Veerappan ranks 430. Before him are Pierluigi Pairetto, David Garrison, Hasse Backe, Lorna Luft, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Kevin Kelly. After him are Carsten Jensen, Wojciech Fortuna, James P. Bagian, Marcella Bella, Albert Camille Vital, and KP Sharma Oli. Among people deceased in 2004, Veerappan ranks 232. Before him are Mochtar Lubis, Zurab Sakandelidze, Marvin Heemeyer, Heinrich Mark, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and George Baird. After him are Mildred McDaniel, Jean Graczyk, Iris Chang, Kristian Henriksen, Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, and Bill Nicholson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Veerappan ranks 631 out of 1,493. Before him are The Great Gama (1878), Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904), Ismail Merchant (1936), Asha Parekh (1942), Ardeshir Irani (1886), and K. J. Yesudas (1940). After him are Zeenat Aman (1951), Guru Dutt (1925), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Feroz Khan (1939), Amarinder Singh (1942), and Shatrughan Sinha (1945).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Veerappan ranks 38. Before him are Charu Majumdar (1918), Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878), Medha Patkar (1954), Ela Bhatt (1933), Manilal Gandhi (1892), and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947). After him are Shivakumara Swami (1907), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Jadav Payeng (1963), and Stan Swamy (1937).

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