SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Klaus Störtebeker

1360 - 1401

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Klaus Störtebeker (also known as Klaas Störtebecker, Johann Störtebecker or Nikolaus Storzenbecher) (1360 – supposed 20 October 1401) was a German pirate. Reputed to be the leader of a group of privateers known as the Victual Brothers (German: Vitalienbrüder), his group was hired to assist in a war between Sweden and Denmark between continued to capture merchant vessels mainly in the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Sharing their spoils equally, they named themselves "Likedeelers" (literally: equal sharers). Within German folklore, Störtebecker is a legendary figure similar to Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to help the poor, and amassing and hiding great treasure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Störtebeker is the 184th most popular social activist (down from 153rd in 2019), the 1,575th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,257th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Klaus Störtebeker ranks 184 out of 840. Before him are Chico Mendes, Paul Schäfer, Gretl Braun, Vinoba Bhave, Jan Karski, and Manuela Sáenz. After him are Carl Oberg, Kailash Satyarthi, Billy Milligan, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Rudi Dutschke, and Leopold Trepper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1360, Klaus Störtebeker ranks 11. Before him are Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Cennino Cennini, Nuno Álvares Pereira, and Joseph II of Constantinople. After him are Dorotea Bucca, and Caterina Visconti. Among people deceased in 1401, Klaus Störtebeker ranks 2. Before him is Anabella Drummond. After him are Maria, Queen of Sicily, Dinis Dias, Vladislaus II of Opole, and George Kodinos.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Störtebeker ranks 1,575 out of 7,253. Before him are Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), Karl August Wittfogel (1896), Marita Koch (1957), Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Maria Riva (1924), and John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575). After him are Peter von Cornelius (1784), Carl Oberg (1897), Paul Rée (1849), Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719), James Mayer de Rothschild (1792), and Peter Cornelius (1824).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany

Among social activists born in Germany, Klaus Störtebeker ranks 17. Before him are Hans Scholl (1918), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Alfred Naujocks (1911), Gerda Christian (1913), Paul Schäfer (1921), and Gretl Braun (1915). After him are Carl Oberg (1897), Rudi Dutschke (1940), Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818), Christoph Probst (1919), Ludolf von Alvensleben (1901), and Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909).

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