SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Viktors Arājs
1910 - 1988
Viktors Arājs
Viktors Arājs (13 January 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a Latvian/Baltic German collaborator and Nazi SS SD officer who took part in the Holocaust during the German occupation of Latvia and Belarus as the leader of the Arajs Kommando. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktors Arājs has received more than 191,891 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Viktors Arājs is the 235th most popular social activist (up from 268th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
62.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.05
Effective Languages (L*)
1.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Viktors Arājs ranks 235 out of 840. Before him are Haim Arlosoroff, Édouard René de Laboulaye, Ludolf von Alvensleben, C. Rajagopalachari, Kate Sheppard, and Jayaprakash Narayan. After him are Simon bar Giora, Nimr al-Nimr, W. E. B. Du Bois, Marina Ginestà, David Riazanov, and David Lane.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHaim Arlosoroff
1899 - 1933
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 229
Édouard René de Laboulaye
1811 - 1883
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 230
Ludolf von Alvensleben
1901 - 1970
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 231
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 232
Kate Sheppard
1848 - 1934
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 233
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 - 1979
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 234
Viktors Arājs
1910 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 235
Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 236
Nimr al-Nimr
1959 - 2016
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 237
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 - 1963
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 238
Marina Ginestà
1919 - 2014
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 239
David Riazanov
1870 - 1938
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 240
David Lane
1938 - 2007
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 241
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Viktors Arājs ranks 93. Before him are Jack Hawkins, Masayoshi Ōhira, Johan Ferrier, Trygve Bratteli, J. Allen Hynek, and Carmine Coppola. After him are Joan Bennett, Sylvester Stadler, Paul Bowles, Yusof Ishak, Julien Gracq, and Enrique Guaita. Among people deceased in 1988, Viktors Arājs ranks 69. Before him are Bluma Zeigarnik, Henry Murray, Branko Zebec, Takeo Miki, Anna Mahler, and Piero Taruffi. After him are Charles Addams, Andrija Artuković, Edgar Faure, Ilona Elek, Raymond Dart, and Mikha'il Na'ima.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsJack Hawkins
ACTOR
1910 - 1973
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 87
Masayoshi Ōhira
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1980
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 88
Johan Ferrier
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2010
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 89
Trygve Bratteli
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1984
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 90
J. Allen Hynek
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 91
Carmine Coppola
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 92
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 93
Joan Bennett
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 94
Sylvester Stadler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1995
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 95
Paul Bowles
COMPOSER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 96
Yusof Ishak
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1970
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 97
Julien Gracq
WRITER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 98
Enrique Guaita
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1959
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsBluma Zeigarnik
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 63
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 64
Branko Zebec
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1988
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 65
Takeo Miki
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1988
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 66
Anna Mahler
SCULPTOR
1904 - 1988
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 67
Piero Taruffi
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 68
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 69
Charles Addams
COMIC ARTIST
1912 - 1988
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 70
Andrija Artuković
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 71
Edgar Faure
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 72
Ilona Elek
FENCER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 73
Raymond Dart
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 74
Mikha'il Na'ima
WRITER
1889 - 1988
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 75
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Viktors Arājs ranks 39 out of 323. Before him are Valdis Zatlers (1955), Wilhelm Kettler (1574), Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Jukums Vācietis (1873), Oswald Külpe (1862), and Laimdota Straujuma (1951). After him are Friedrich Zander (1887), Friedrich Kettler (1569), Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884), Solomon Mikhoels (1890), Barbara von Krüdener (1764), and Maria Amalia of Courland (1653).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsValdis Zatlers
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 34
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
WRITER
1751 - 1792
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 35
Jukums Vācietis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1938
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 36
Oswald Külpe
PSYCHOLOGIST
1862 - 1915
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 37
Laimdota Straujuma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 38
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 39
Friedrich Zander
INVENTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 40
Friedrich Kettler
NOBLEMAN
1569 - 1642
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 41
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 42
Solomon Mikhoels
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 43
Barbara von Krüdener
WRITER
1764 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 44
Maria Amalia of Courland
NOBLEMAN
1653 - 1711
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 45
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Latvia
Among social activists born in Latvia, Viktors Arājs ranks 1. After him are Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven (1899).