SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Har Dayal
1884 - 1939

Har Dayal
Lala Rudra Dayal Mathur (Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple living and intellectual acumen inspired many expatriate Indians living in Canada and the U.S. in their campaign against British rule in India during the First World War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Har Dayal is the 584th most popular social activist (down from 481st in 2019), the 807th most popular biography from India (down from 602nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular Indian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Har Dayal ranks 584 out of 840. Before him are Stan Swamy, Emily Hobhouse, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Megumi Yokota, Ella Baker, and Eoin O'Duffy. After him are Osman Kavala, Grey Owl, Lucy Salani, Asma Jahangir, Albert Parsons, and Madan Lal Dhingra.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStan Swamy
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 578
Emily Hobhouse
1860 - 1926
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 579
Elvia Carrillo Puerto
1878 - 1968
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 580
Megumi Yokota
1964 - 1977
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 581
Ella Baker
1903 - 1986
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 582
Eoin O'Duffy
1890 - 1944
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 583
Har Dayal
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 584
Osman Kavala
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 585
Grey Owl
1888 - 1938
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 586
Lucy Salani
1924 - 2023
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 587
Asma Jahangir
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 588
Albert Parsons
1848 - 1887
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 589
Madan Lal Dhingra
1883 - 1909
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 590
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Har Dayal ranks 235. Before him are Richard Verderber, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Edward Archibald, Earl Derr Biggers, Reinier Beeuwkes, and Lars Christensen. After him are Nora Barnacle, George Goulding, Alma Gluck, C. H. Dodd, Leon Schlesinger, and John James Shepherd. Among people deceased in 1939, Har Dayal ranks 152. Before him are Siegfried Flesch, Eliodoro Villazón, James Parrott, Alfredo Panzini, Louis Eugène Roy, and Jens Bratlie. After him are Alvah Meyer, Caius Welcker, William Mitchell Ramsay, Joseph Lyons, Lili Bech, and Chick Webb.
Others Born in 1884
Go to all RankingsRichard Verderber
FENCER
1884 - 1955
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 229
Ivy Compton-Burnett
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 230
Edward Archibald
ATHLETE
1884 - 1965
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 231
Earl Derr Biggers
WRITER
1884 - 1933
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 232
Reinier Beeuwkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1963
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 233
Lars Christensen
EXPLORER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 234
Har Dayal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 235
Nora Barnacle
COMPANION
1884 - 1951
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 236
George Goulding
ATHLETE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 237
Alma Gluck
SINGER
1884 - 1938
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 238
C. H. Dodd
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1973
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 239
Leon Schlesinger
PRODUCER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 240
John James Shepherd
ATHLETE
1884 - 1954
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 241
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsSiegfried Flesch
FENCER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 146
Eliodoro Villazón
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1939
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 147
James Parrott
ACTOR
1897 - 1939
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 148
Alfredo Panzini
WRITER
1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 149
Louis Eugène Roy
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 150
Jens Bratlie
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1939
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 151
Har Dayal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 152
Alvah Meyer
ATHLETE
1888 - 1939
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 153
Caius Welcker
SOCCER PLAYER
1885 - 1939
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 154
William Mitchell Ramsay
HISTORIAN
1851 - 1939
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 155
Joseph Lyons
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1939
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 156
Lili Bech
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 157
Chick Webb
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1939
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 158
In India
Among people born in India, Har Dayal ranks 807 out of 1,861. Before him are Stan Swamy (1937), Preity Zinta (1975), Verghese Kurien (1921), Asha Parekh (1942), Udit Narayan (1955), and Ali Akbar Khan (1922). After him are Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Anita Desai (1937), Yogi Adityanath (1972), Sachin Tendulkar (1973), S. M. Krishna (1932), and J. H. C. Whitehead (1904).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsStan Swamy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 801
Preity Zinta
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 802
Verghese Kurien
ENGINEER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 803
Asha Parekh
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 804
Udit Narayan
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 805
Ali Akbar Khan
SINGER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 806
Har Dayal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 807
Mohan Bhagwat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 808
Anita Desai
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 809
Yogi Adityanath
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 810
Sachin Tendulkar
CRICKETER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 811
S. M. Krishna
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2024
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 812
J. H. C. Whitehead
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 1960
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 813
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India
Among social activists born in India, Har Dayal ranks 46. Before him are Charu Majumdar (1918), Shivakumara Swami (1907), Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886), Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947), Manilal Gandhi (1892), and Stan Swamy (1937). After him are Madan Lal Dhingra (1883), Veerappan (1952), Neerja Bhanot (1963), Usha Mehta (1920), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), and Jadav Payeng (1963).
Charu Majumdar
1918 - 1972
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 40
Shivakumara Swami
1907 - 2019
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 41
Muthulakshmi Reddy
1886 - 1968
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 42
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
1947 - 1984
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 43
Manilal Gandhi
1892 - 1956
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 44
Stan Swamy
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 45
Har Dayal
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 46
Madan Lal Dhingra
1883 - 1909
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 47
Veerappan
1952 - 2004
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 48
Neerja Bhanot
1963 - 1986
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 49
Usha Mehta
1920 - 2000
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 50
Sumaira Abdulali
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 51
Jadav Payeng
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 52