SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Gerda Christian

1913 - 1997

Gerda Christian

Gerda Christian (née Daranowski; 13 December 1913 – 14 April 1997), nicknamed Dara, was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries before and during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerda Christian is the 172nd most popular social activist (down from 156th in 2019), the 1,371st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,266th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Social Activist.

Gerda Christian is most famous for being the first woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Gerda Christian ranks 172 out of 840. Before her are Malala Yousafzai, Alexander Pechersky, Rigoberta Menchú, Leila Khaled, Meng Huo, and Gaius Julius Civilis. After her are Joe Hill, Max Mosley, Otoya Yamaguchi, Maria Spiridonova, Paul Watson, and Chico Mendes.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Malala Yousafzai
1997 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 166
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 167
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 168
Leila Khaled
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 169
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 170
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 171
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 172
Joe Hill
1879 - 1915
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 173
Max Mosley
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 174
Otoya Yamaguchi
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 175
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 176
Paul Watson
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 177
Chico Mendes
1944 - 1988
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 178

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Gerda Christian ranks 71. Before her are Stewart Granger, Stanley Kramer, Mark Robson, Vinicius de Moraes, Gert Fröbe, and Joe Simon. After her are Lloyd Bridges, Benjamin Bloom, Edward Gierek, Robert Adler, Boris Pahor, and Bruno Pontecorvo. Among people deceased in 1997, Gerda Christian ranks 67. Before her are Masaru Ibuka, Hastings Banda, Miguel Najdorf, Marco Ferreri, Fela Kuti, and Maria Prymachenko. After her are Louis, Prince Napoléon, Yuri Nikulin, Bulat Okudzhava, Narciso Yepes, Roland Topor, and Mate Boban.

Others Born in 1913

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Stewart Granger
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 65
Stanley Kramer
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2001
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 66
Mark Robson
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 67
Vinicius de Moraes
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 68
Gert Fröbe
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 69
Joe Simon
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 70
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 71
Lloyd Bridges
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 72
Benjamin Bloom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1999
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 73
Edward Gierek
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 74
Robert Adler
INVENTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 75
Boris Pahor
WRITER
1913 - 2022
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 76
Bruno Pontecorvo
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 77

Others Deceased in 1997

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Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 61
Hastings Banda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1997
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 62
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 63
Marco Ferreri
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1997
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 64
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 65
Maria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 66
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 67
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 68
Yuri Nikulin
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 69
Bulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 70
Narciso Yepes
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 71
Roland Topor
WRITER
1938 - 1997
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 72
Mate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 73

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerda Christian ranks 1,371 out of 7,253. Before her are Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), Walter Christaller (1893), Michel Bréal (1832), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887), and Max Hoffmann (1869). After her are Hans Baur (1897), Bernt Notke (1435), Sophia of Bavaria (1376), Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817), Samuel Scheidt (1587), and Vasily Radlov (1837).

Others born in Germany

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Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1684 - 1737
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,365
Walter Christaller
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,366
Michel Bréal
LINGUIST
1832 - 1915
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,367
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1471
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,368
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1949
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,369
Max Hoffmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1927
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,370
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,371
Hans Baur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1993
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,372
Bernt Notke
ARTIST
1435 - 1509
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,373
Sophia of Bavaria
COMPANION
1376 - 1428
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,374
Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1852
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,375
Samuel Scheidt
COMPOSER
1587 - 1654
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,376
Vasily Radlov
LINGUIST
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,377