SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924

Alexander Parvus
Alexander Lvovich Parvus, born Israel Lazarevich Gelfand (8 September 1867 – 12 December 1924) and sometimes called Helphand in the literature on the Russian Revolution, was a Marxist theoretician, publicist, and controversial activist in the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Parvus is the 130th most popular social activist (down from 116th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Belarus (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Social Activist.
Alexander Parvus was a Marxist revolutionary who was most famous for his role in the 1905 Russian Revolution.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Alexander Parvus ranks 130 out of 840. Before him are Catharine MacKinnon, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, William Luther Pierce, Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, and Kang Pan-sok. After him are Steve Biko, Vasil Levski, Bugsy Siegel, Hans Scholl, Stokely Carmichael, and Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCatharine MacKinnon
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 124
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
1927 - 1988
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 125
William Luther Pierce
1933 - 2002
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 126
Susan B. Anthony
1820 - 1906
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 127
Georgy Gapon
1870 - 1906
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 128
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 129
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 130
Steve Biko
1946 - 1977
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 131
Vasil Levski
1837 - 1873
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 132
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 133
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 134
Stokely Carmichael
1941 - 1998
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 135
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
1208 - 1265
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Alexander Parvus ranks 34. Before him are Rubén Darío, Kurt Eisner, Percy Fawcett, Ignacy Mościcki, Hector Guimard, and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. After him are Irving Fisher, Sakichi Toyoda, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Edward B. Titchener, Eugen Sandow, and Antti Aarne. Among people deceased in 1924, Alexander Parvus ranks 24. Before him are Princess Louise of Belgium, Ferruccio Busoni, Ferdinand Cheval, George Mallory, Léon Bakst, and Eleonora Duse. After him are Giacomo Matteotti, Karl Denke, Teófilo Braga, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Paul Natorp, and G. Stanley Hall.
Others Born in 1867
Go to all RankingsRubén Darío
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 28
Kurt Eisner
WRITER
1867 - 1919
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 29
Percy Fawcett
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 30
Ignacy Mościcki
CHEMIST
1867 - 1946
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 31
Hector Guimard
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1942
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 32
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
WRITER
1867 - 1928
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 33
Alexander Parvus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 34
Irving Fisher
ECONOMIST
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 35
Sakichi Toyoda
INVENTOR
1867 - 1930
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 36
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 37
Edward B. Titchener
PSYCHOLOGIST
1867 - 1927
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 38
Eugen Sandow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 39
Antti Aarne
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1925
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsPrincess Louise of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 18
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 19
Ferdinand Cheval
ARCHITECT
1836 - 1924
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 20
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 21
Léon Bakst
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 22
Eleonora Duse
ACTOR
1858 - 1924
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 23
Alexander Parvus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 24
Giacomo Matteotti
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1924
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 25
Karl Denke
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1924
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 26
Teófilo Braga
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1924
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 27
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
ENGINEER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 28
Paul Natorp
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1924
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 29
G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 30
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Alexander Parvus ranks 23 out of 368. Before him are Ryszard Kapuściński (1932), Zalman Shazar (1889), Yanka Kupala (1882), Léon Bakst (1866), Ossip Zadkine (1888), and Isser Harel (1912). After him are Pavel Sukhoi (1895), Stanislav Shushkevich (1934), Zhores Alferov (1930), Yakub Kolas (1882), Raphael Lemkin (1900), and Mstislav I of Kiev (1076).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsRyszard Kapuściński
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 17
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 18
Yanka Kupala
WRITER
1882 - 1942
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 19
Léon Bakst
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 20
Ossip Zadkine
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1967
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 21
Isser Harel
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 22
Alexander Parvus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 23
Pavel Sukhoi
ENGINEER
1895 - 1975
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 24
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 25
Zhores Alferov
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2019
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 26
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 27
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 28
Mstislav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1076 - 1132
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 29
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Belarus
Among social activists born in Belarus, Alexander Parvus ranks 1. After him are Abba Kovner (1918), Ignacy Hryniewiecki (1856), Vasily Ignatenko (1961), Tuvia Bielski (1906), Roman Protasevich (1995), Valery Levaneuski (1963), and Veronika Tsepkalo (1976).
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1
Abba Kovner
1918 - 1987
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2
Ignacy Hryniewiecki
1856 - 1881
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3
Vasily Ignatenko
1961 - 1986
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 4
Tuvia Bielski
1906 - 1987
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 5
Roman Protasevich
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6
Valery Levaneuski
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 7
Veronika Tsepkalo
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 8