SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Behrouz Boochani

1983 - Today

Behrouz Boochani

Behrouz Boochani (Kurdish: بێێڕوز بووچانی; born 23 July 1983) is an Iranian Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, writer and film producer living in New Zealand. He was held in the Australian-run Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea from 2013 until its closure in 2017. He remained on the island before being moved to Port Moresby along with the other detainees around September 2019. On 14 November 2019 he arrived in Christchurch on a one-month visa, to speak at a special event organised by WORD Christchurch on 29 November, as well as other speaking events. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Behrouz Boochani is the 842nd most popular social activist (down from 783rd in 2024), the 584th most popular biography from Iran (down from 566th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Behrouz Boochani ranks 842 out of 840. Before him are Emma González, Veronika Marchenko, Cenk Uygur, Kateryna Handziuk, Sara García Gross, and Lubna al-Hussein. After him are Nathan Law, Xiye Bastida, Chen Qiushi, Kayla Mueller, Diana Sacayán, and Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Emma González
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 836
Veronika Marchenko
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 837
Cenk Uygur
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 838
Kateryna Handziuk
1985 - 2018
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 839
Sara García Gross
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 840
Lubna al-Hussein
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 841
Behrouz Boochani
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 842
Nathan Law
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 843
Xiye Bastida
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 844
Chen Qiushi
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 845
Kayla Mueller
1988 - 2015
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 846
Diana Sacayán
1975 - 2015
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 847
Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 848

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Behrouz Boochani ranks 1,022. Before him are Everton, Sergei Kornilenko, Radoslav Velikov, Florence Faivre, Christophe Willem, and Choi Sung-kuk. After him are Andreu Guerao, Vladimir Voskoboinikov, Michael Dawson, Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, Mounir Obbadi, and Neel Jani.

Others Born in 1983

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Everton
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,016
Sergei Kornilenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 1,017
Radoslav Velikov
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,018
Florence Faivre
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,019
Christophe Willem
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,020
Choi Sung-kuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 1,021
Behrouz Boochani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 1,022
Andreu Guerao
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 1,023
Vladimir Voskoboinikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 1,024
Michael Dawson
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 1,025
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 1,026
Mounir Obbadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 1,027
Neel Jani
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 1,028