SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Wang Dan

1969 - Today

Wang Dan

Wang Dan (Chinese: 王丹; born 26 February 1969) is a leader of the Chinese democracy movement and was one of the most visible student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He holds a PhD in history from Harvard University, and from August 2009 to February 2010, Wang taught cross-strait history at Taiwan's National Chengchi University as a visiting scholar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Dan has received more than 76,851 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wang Dan is the 578th most popular social activist (down from 495th in 2019), the 992nd most popular biography from China (down from 882nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

77k
Page Views (PV)
51.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Wang Dan ranks 578 out of 840. Before him are Aslı Erdoğan, Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, Flora Drummond, Emily Davies, Bruno Manser, and Lepa Mladjenovic. After him are Albert Parsons, Thomas Clarkson, James Meredith, Luis Taruc, Sylvia Rivera, and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Aslı Erdoğan
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 572
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 573
Flora Drummond
1878 - 1949
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 574
Emily Davies
1830 - 1921
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 575
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 576
Lepa Mladjenovic
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 577
Wang Dan
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 578
Albert Parsons
1848 - 1887
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 579
Thomas Clarkson
1760 - 1846
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 580
James Meredith
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 581
Luis Taruc
1913 - 2005
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 582
Sylvia Rivera
1951 - 2002
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 583
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
1861 - 1884
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 584

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Wang Dan ranks 338. Before him are Joyce DiDonato, Wolfgang Stark, Genco Gulan, Brett Ratner, Albert Agarunov, and Nelson Vivas. After him are David Cage, Sergei Fedorov, Teresa Salgueiro, Gale Harold, James Gray, and Christian Laettner.

Others Born in 1969

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Joyce DiDonato
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 332
Wolfgang Stark
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 333
Genco Gulan
ARTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 334
Brett Ratner
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 335
Albert Agarunov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1969 - 1992
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 336
Nelson Vivas
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 337
Wang Dan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 338
David Cage
GAME DESIGNER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 339
Sergei Fedorov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 340
Teresa Salgueiro
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 341
Gale Harold
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 342
James Gray
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 343
Christian Laettner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 344