SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Fra Diavolo
1771 - 1806
Fra Diavolo
Fra Diavolo (lit. Brother Devil; 7 April 1771–11 November 1806), is the popular name given to Michele Pezza, a guerrilla leader who resisted the French occupation of Naples, proving an "inspirational practitioner of popular insurrection". Pezza figures prominently in folk lore and fiction. He appears in several works of Alexandre Dumas, including The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-hermine in the Age of Napoleon, not published until 2007 and in Washington Irving's short story "The Inn at Terracina". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fra Diavolo is the 325th most popular social activist (down from 261st in 2019). (down from 1,622nd in 2019)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Fra Diavolo ranks 325 out of 840. Before him are Maurice Bishop, Greta Thunberg, Jesse Jackson, Lucretia Mott, Cho Man-sik, and Felix Manz. After him are Clara Barton, Ricardo Flores Magón, Klara Zamenhof, Marie Popelin, Natalya Estemirova, and Allan Octavian Hume.
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HPI: 60.71
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HPI: 60.67
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HPI: 60.65
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Lucretia Mott
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HPI: 60.63
Rank: 322
Cho Man-sik
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HPI: 60.62
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Felix Manz
1498 - 1527
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 324
Fra Diavolo
1771 - 1806
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 325
Clara Barton
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HPI: 60.54
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Ricardo Flores Magón
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 327
Klara Zamenhof
1863 - 1924
HPI: 60.52
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Marie Popelin
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HPI: 60.52
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Natalya Estemirova
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 330
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1829 - 1912
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 331
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1771, Fra Diavolo ranks 29. Before him are Nicolas Chopin, Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Jean Rapp, Georges Cadoudal, and Ivan Martinov. After him are Johann Baptist Cramer, Nikolay Raevsky, Henry Maudslay, Pierre Baillot, Vincenzo Camuccini, and Charles Athanase Walckenaer. Among people deceased in 1806, Fra Diavolo ranks 34. Before him are Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, George Stubbs, Federico Gravina, Horatio Gates, and Eugenios Voulgaris. After him are Charlotte Smith, Michael von Melas, Timothy Dexter, Shah Alam II, Jean Joseph Mounier, and Charles James Fox.
Others Born in 1771
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Nicolas Chopin
CELEBRITY
1771 - 1844
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 23
Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1771 - 1854
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 24
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 26
Georges Cadoudal
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1804
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 27
Ivan Martinov
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1833
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 28
Fra Diavolo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1771 - 1806
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 29
Johann Baptist Cramer
COMPOSER
1771 - 1858
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 30
Nikolay Raevsky
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1829
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 31
Henry Maudslay
INVENTOR
1771 - 1831
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 32
Pierre Baillot
MUSICIAN
1771 - 1842
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 33
Vincenzo Camuccini
PAINTER
1771 - 1844
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 34
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1852
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1806
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Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1806
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 28
Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1806
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 29
George Stubbs
PAINTER
1724 - 1806
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 30
Federico Gravina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1756 - 1806
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 31
Horatio Gates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1727 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 32
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 33
Fra Diavolo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1771 - 1806
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 34
Charlotte Smith
WRITER
1749 - 1806
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 35
Michael von Melas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1806
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 36
Timothy Dexter
BUSINESSPERSON
1747 - 1806
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 37
Shah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 38
Jean Joseph Mounier
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 39
Charles James Fox
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1806
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 40
