SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Felix Manz
1498 - 1527

Felix Manz
Felix Manz (also Mantz; c. 1498 – 5 January 1527) was an Anabaptist, a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, and an early martyr of the Radical Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix Manz is the 324th most popular social activist (up from 360th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 337th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Felix Manz ranks 324 out of 840. Before him are Susannah Mushatt Jones, Maurice Bishop, Greta Thunberg, Jesse Jackson, Lucretia Mott, and Cho Man-sik. After him are Fra Diavolo, Clara Barton, Ricardo Flores Magón, Klara Zamenhof, Marie Popelin, and Natalya Estemirova.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSusannah Mushatt Jones
1899 - 2016
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 318
Maurice Bishop
1943 - 1983
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 319
Greta Thunberg
2003 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 320
Jesse Jackson
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 321
Lucretia Mott
1793 - 1880
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 322
Cho Man-sik
1883 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 323
Felix Manz
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 324
Fra Diavolo
1771 - 1806
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 325
Clara Barton
1821 - 1912
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 326
Ricardo Flores Magón
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 327
Klara Zamenhof
1863 - 1924
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 328
Marie Popelin
1846 - 1913
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 329
Natalya Estemirova
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 330
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1498, Felix Manz ranks 15. Before him are Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, Hieronymus Bock, Andreas Osiander, Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, and Moretto da Brescia. After him are Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine, and Conrad Grebel. Among people deceased in 1527, Felix Manz ranks 10. Before him are Juan de Grijalva, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Johann Froben. After him is Catherine of York.
Others Born in 1498
Go to all RankingsMiguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1500
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 9
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
NOBLEMAN
1498 - 1519
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 10
Hieronymus Bock
BIOLOGIST
1498 - 1554
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 11
Andreas Osiander
MATHEMATICIAN
1498 - 1552
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 12
Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1558
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 13
Moretto da Brescia
PAINTER
1498 - 1554
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 14
Felix Manz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 15
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1550
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 16
Conrad Grebel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1498 - 1526
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1527
Go to all RankingsJuan de Grijalva
EXPLORER
1480 - 1527
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 4
Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1453 - 1527
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 5
Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1527
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 6
Rodrigo de Bastidas
EXPLORER
1460 - 1527
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 7
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1481 - 1527
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 8
Johann Froben
WRITER
1460 - 1527
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 9
Felix Manz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 10
Catherine of York
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1527
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 11
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Felix Manz ranks 308 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), Georges Cottier (1922), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Luigi Taveri (1929), and Adolf Wölfli (1864). After him are Rodolphe Lindt (1855), Christoph Blocher (1940), Adrian Frutiger (1928), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), Lisa Della Casa (1919), and Gottfried von Einem (1918).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJohann Jakob Scheuchzer
PHYSICIAN
1672 - 1733
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 302
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 303
Georges Cottier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 304
Domenico Trezzini
ARCHITECT
1670 - 1734
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 305
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 306
Adolf Wölfli
PAINTER
1864 - 1930
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 307
Felix Manz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 308
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 309
Christoph Blocher
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 310
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 311
Henry, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1873 - 1939
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 312
Lisa Della Casa
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 313
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 314
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Switzerland
Among social activists born in Switzerland, Felix Manz ranks 8. Before him are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Élie Ducommun (1833), Jean Ziegler (1934), Gustave Moynier (1826), and Hector Hodler (1887). After him are Bruno Manser (1954).
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1746 - 1827
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 2
Jean-Paul Marat
1743 - 1793
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 3
Élie Ducommun
1833 - 1906
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 4
Jean Ziegler
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 5
Gustave Moynier
1826 - 1910
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 6
Hector Hodler
1887 - 1920
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 7
Felix Manz
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 8
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 9