SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Li Hongzhi

1951 - Today

Li Hongzhi

Li Hongzhi (Chinese: 李洪志; born 1951 or 1952) is a Chinese religious leader. He is the founder and leader of Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, a United States–based new religious movement. Li began his public teachings of Falun Gong on 13 May 1992 in Changchun, and subsequently gave lectures and taught Falun Gong exercises across China. In 1995, Li began teaching Falun Gong abroad, and settled as a permanent resident in the United States in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Hongzhi is the 284th most popular social activist (down from 252nd in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from China (down from 581st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Li Hongzhi ranks 284 out of 840. Before him are Wat Tyler, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Itagaki Taisuke, Serge Klarsfeld, Sultan al-Atrash, and Ryszard Siwiec. After him are Aruna Shanbaug case, Simon bar Giora, George Lincoln Rockwell, Hannie Schaft, Amelia Bloomer, and Rattanbai Jinnah.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Wat Tyler
1341 - 1381
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 278
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
1899 - 1992
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 279
Itagaki Taisuke
1837 - 1919
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 280
Serge Klarsfeld
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 281
Sultan al-Atrash
1891 - 1982
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 282
Ryszard Siwiec
1909 - 1968
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 283
Li Hongzhi
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 284
Aruna Shanbaug case
1948 - 2015
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 285
Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 286
George Lincoln Rockwell
1918 - 1967
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 287
Hannie Schaft
1920 - 1945
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 288
Amelia Bloomer
1818 - 1894
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 289
Rattanbai Jinnah
1900 - 1929
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 290

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Li Hongzhi ranks 162. Before him are Ondrej Nepela, Vera Fischer, Ace Frehley, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Marcel Iureș, and Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. After him are Börje Salming, Bill Walker, Phankham Viphavanh, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Danilo Medina, and Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed.

Others Born in 1951

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Ondrej Nepela
SKATER
1951 - 1989
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 156
Vera Fischer
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 157
Ace Frehley
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 158
Jean-Jacques Goldman
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 159
Marcel Iureș
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 160
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 161
Li Hongzhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 162
Börje Salming
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 163
Bill Walker
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 164
Phankham Viphavanh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 165
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2010
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 166
Danilo Medina
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 167
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 168