SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Johannes Kleiman
1896 - 1959

Johannes Kleiman
Johannes Kleiman (17 August 1896 – 28 January 1959) was one of the Dutch residents who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. In the published version of Frank's diary, Het Achterhuis, known in English as The Diary of a Young Girl, he is given the pseudonym Mr. Koophuis. In some later publications of the diary, the pseudonym was removed (just like the other protectors' pseudonyms), and Kleiman was referred to by his real name. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Kleiman is the 306th most popular social activist (down from 305th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 447th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Johannes Kleiman ranks 306 out of 840. Before him are Naziha al-Dulaimi, Harilal Gandhi, Catherine Breshkovsky, Lucio Urtubia, Louise Bryant, and Anna Hazare. After him are Túpac Katari, Khudiram Bose, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Martin Guerre, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Kazimierz Świątek.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNaziha al-Dulaimi
1923 - 2007
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 300
Harilal Gandhi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 301
Catherine Breshkovsky
1844 - 1934
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 302
Lucio Urtubia
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 303
Louise Bryant
1885 - 1936
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 304
Anna Hazare
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 305
Johannes Kleiman
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 306
Túpac Katari
1750 - 1781
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 307
Khudiram Bose
1889 - 1908
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 308
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941 - 1995
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 309
Martin Guerre
1524 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 310
Hanns Martin Schleyer
1915 - 1977
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 311
Kazimierz Świątek
1914 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Johannes Kleiman ranks 119. Before him are Richard Thorpe, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Manuel A. Odría, Josef Sudek, Józef Czapski, and Hans Cramer. After him are Jacques Duclos, Marguerite Laugier, André Hunebelle, Máté Zalka, Jessie Royce Landis, and Na Hye-sok. Among people deceased in 1959, Johannes Kleiman ranks 81. Before him are Carl Switzer, Ernst Fast, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, Luigi Sturzo, Erhard Schmidt, and Kenneth Anderson. After him are Max Baer, Aleksandr Khinchin, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Jerry Unser Jr., Giovanni Pastrone, and Eduard van Beinum.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsRichard Thorpe
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 113
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 114
Manuel A. Odría
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 115
Josef Sudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 116
Józef Czapski
WRITER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 117
Hans Cramer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 118
Johannes Kleiman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 119
Jacques Duclos
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 120
Marguerite Laugier
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 121
André Hunebelle
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1985
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 122
Máté Zalka
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 123
Jessie Royce Landis
ACTOR
1896 - 1972
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 124
Na Hye-sok
WRITER
1896 - 1948
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 125
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsCarl Switzer
ACTOR
1927 - 1959
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 75
Ernst Fast
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1959
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 76
Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1959
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 77
Luigi Sturzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 78
Erhard Schmidt
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 79
Kenneth Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1959
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 80
Johannes Kleiman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 81
Max Baer
BOXER
1909 - 1959
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 82
Aleksandr Khinchin
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1959
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 83
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 84
Jerry Unser Jr.
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1959
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 85
Giovanni Pastrone
FILM DIRECTOR
1883 - 1959
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 86
Eduard van Beinum
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 87
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Johannes Kleiman ranks 439 out of 1,646. Before him are Pim Verbeek (1956), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Rinus Israël (1942), Jan Dirksz Both (1618), Dirck Hals (1591), and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581). After him are Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), Nicolaes Witsen (1641), Aldo van Eyck (1918), Thomas de Keyser (1596), Jan Akkerman (1946), and Nikolaus Gerhaert (1420).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsPim Verbeek
COACH
1956 - 2019
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 433
Dirk Jan de Geer
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1960
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 434
Rinus Israël
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 435
Jan Dirksz Both
PAINTER
1618 - 1652
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 436
Dirck Hals
PAINTER
1591 - 1656
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 437
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
WRITER
1581 - 1647
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 438
Johannes Kleiman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 439
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 440
Nicolaes Witsen
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1717
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 441
Aldo van Eyck
ARCHITECT
1918 - 1999
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 442
Thomas de Keyser
PAINTER
1596 - 1667
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 443
Jan Akkerman
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 444
Nikolaus Gerhaert
SCULPTOR
1420 - 1473
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 445
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Netherlands
Among social activists born in Netherlands, Johannes Kleiman ranks 5. Before him are Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), and Hannie Schaft (1920).
Marinus van der Lubbe
1909 - 1934
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
Pier Gerlofs Donia
1480 - 1520
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 2
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 3
Hannie Schaft
1920 - 1945
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 4
Johannes Kleiman
1896 - 1959
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 5