Social Activist
Yiannis Ritsos
Greek poet
1909 - 1990
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Yiannis Ritsos
His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Yiannis Ritsos is the 150th most popular social activist (up from 160th in 2024), the 261st most popular biography from Greece (up from 288th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Social Activist.
Yiannis Ritsos is most famous for his poetry, which he wrote while imprisoned in Greece during World War II.
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Yiannis Ritsos's biography spans 42 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 67.41.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Yiannis Ritsos ranks 150 out of 988. Before him are Alfred Naujocks, Abbé Pierre, Cesar Chavez, Sergey Nechayev, George Stinney, and Vlado Chernozemski. After him are Beppe Grillo, Ilya Ulyanov, Bertha Pappenheim, Frances Willard, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, and Judas of Galilee.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 144
Abbé Pierre
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 145
Cesar Chavez
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 146
Sergey Nechayev
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 147
George Stinney
1929 - 1944
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 148
Vlado Chernozemski
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 149
Yiannis Ritsos
1909 - 1990
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 150
Beppe Grillo
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 151
Ilya Ulyanov
1831 - 1886
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 152
Bertha Pappenheim
1859 - 1936
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 153
Frances Willard
1839 - 1898
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 154
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1923 - 1941
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 155
Judas of Galilee
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Yiannis Ritsos ranks 46. Before him are Leo Fender, Alain Poher, Virginia Apgar, Tokizo Ichihashi, Jessica Tandy, and Hélder Câmara. After him are László Rajk, Ethel Caterham, Vicente Feola, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Marguerite Perey, and Otto Kumm. Among people deceased in 1990, Yiannis Ritsos ranks 43. Before him are Bruno Kreisky, Lawrence Durrell, Sergio Corbucci, Jacques Demy, Boris Shcherbina, and Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni. After him are Ugo Tognazzi, Angelo Schiavio, Capucine, Viktor Tsoi, Ivan Serov, and Aaron Copland.
Others Born in 1909
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Leo Fender
INVENTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 40
Alain Poher
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1996
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 41
Virginia Apgar
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 42
Tokizo Ichihashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 43
Jessica Tandy
ACTOR
1909 - 1994
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 44
Hélder Câmara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1999
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 45
Yiannis Ritsos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1990
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 46
László Rajk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1949
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 47
Ethel Caterham
CELEBRITY
1909 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 48
Vicente Feola
COACH
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 49
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
WRITER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 50
Marguerite Perey
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 51
Otto Kumm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 2004
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1990
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Bruno Kreisky
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1990
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 37
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 38
Sergio Corbucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1990
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 39
Jacques Demy
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1990
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 40
Boris Shcherbina
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 41
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1990
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 42
Yiannis Ritsos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1990
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 43
Ugo Tognazzi
ACTOR
1922 - 1990
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 44
Angelo Schiavio
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1990
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 45
Capucine
ACTOR
1928 - 1990
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 46
Viktor Tsoi
SINGER
1962 - 1990
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 47
Ivan Serov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 48
Aaron Copland
COMPOSER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 49
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Yiannis Ritsos ranks 261 out of 1,135. Before him are Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), Theodore Stratelates (281), Timon of Phlius (-320), Thrasybulus (-440), and Eudemus of Rhodes (-370). After him are Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Conon of Samos (-280), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911).
Others born in Greece
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Konstantin Dejanović
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1395
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 255
Archidamus II
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 256
Theodore Stratelates
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
281 - 319
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 257
Timon of Phlius
PHILOSOPHER
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 258
Thrasybulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
440 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 259
Eudemus of Rhodes
PHILOSOPHER
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 260
Yiannis Ritsos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1990
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 261
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1997
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 262
Antiochus X Eusebes
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 263
Conon of Samos
MATHEMATICIAN
280 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 264
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 265
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 266
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1937
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 267
Among Social Activists In Greece
Among social activists born in Greece, Yiannis Ritsos ranks 2. Before him is Pheidippides (-600). After him are Campaspe (-400), and Mentor of Rhodes (-380).
Pheidippides
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 1
Yiannis Ritsos
1909 - 1990
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 2
Campaspe
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 3
Mentor of Rhodes
380 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 4
