Social Activist
Liu Xiaobo
1955 - 2017
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Liu Xiaobo
His biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Xiaobo is the 81st most popular social activist (up from 96th in 2024), the 154th most popular biography from China (up from 205th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Social Activist.
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese dissident, human rights activist, and literary critic. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power" in 2009. He became the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to be imprisoned in China.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Liu Xiaobo ranks 81 out of 840. Before him are Gunnar Sønsteby, Camilo Cienfuegos, Aleksandr Ulyanov, Anneliese Michel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, and Martin Niemöller. After him are Jenny von Westphalen, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Buenaventura Durruti, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Axel Munthe, and Lê Đức Thọ.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Gunnar Sønsteby
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 75
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 76
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 77
Anneliese Michel
1952 - 1976
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 78
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 79
Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 80
Liu Xiaobo
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 81
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 82
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
1753 - 1811
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 83
Buenaventura Durruti
1896 - 1936
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 84
Dragutin Dimitrijević
1876 - 1917
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 85
Axel Munthe
1857 - 1949
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 86
Lê Đức Thọ
1911 - 1990
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Liu Xiaobo ranks 29. Before him are Isabelle Adjani, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Haitham bin Tariq, Donatella Versace, Whoopi Goldberg, and Katalin Karikó. After him are Angus Young, John Hinckley Jr., Olga Korbut, Guillermo Lasso, Mariano Rajoy, and Nina Hagen. Among people deceased in 2017, Liu Xiaobo ranks 36. Before him are Martin Landau, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Mário Soares, Simone Veil, Slobodan Praljak, and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. After him are Richard F. Gordon Jr., Mauno Koivisto, Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, Liliane Bettencourt, and Emmanuelle Riva.
Others Born in 1955
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Isabelle Adjani
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 23
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 24
Haitham bin Tariq
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 25
Donatella Versace
FASHION DESIGNER
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 26
Whoopi Goldberg
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 27
Katalin Karikó
CHEMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 28
Liu Xiaobo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 29
Angus Young
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 30
John Hinckley Jr.
EXTREMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 31
Olga Korbut
GYMNAST
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 32
Guillermo Lasso
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 33
Mariano Rajoy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 34
Nina Hagen
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 2017
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Martin Landau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 30
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 31
Mário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 32
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 33
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 34
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 35
Liu Xiaobo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 36
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2017
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 37
Mauno Koivisto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 38
Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 39
Louise Hay
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 40
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 41
Emmanuelle Riva
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 42
In China
Among people born in China, Liu Xiaobo ranks 154 out of NaN. Before him are Empress Lü (-241), Emperor Huizong of Song (1082), Huineng (638), Jiang Ziya (-1090), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), and Chenghua Emperor (1447). After him are Zhu De (1886), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), Faxian (340), Wen Jiabao (1942), Soong Mei-ling (1897), and Wang Yangming (1472).
Others born in China
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Empress Lü
POLITICIAN
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 148
Emperor Huizong of Song
POLITICIAN
1082 - 1135
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 149
Huineng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
638 - 713
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 150
Jiang Ziya
POLITICIAN
1090 BC - 1015 BC
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 151
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
POLITICIAN
656 - 710
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 152
Chenghua Emperor
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1487
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 153
Liu Xiaobo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 154
Zhu De
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 155
Hongzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1505
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 156
Faxian
WRITER
340 - 418
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 157
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 158
Soong Mei-ling
POLITICIAN
1897 - 2003
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 159
Wang Yangming
PHILOSOPHER
1472 - 1529
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 160
Among Social Activists In China
Among social activists born in China, Liu Xiaobo ranks 1. After him are Zhang Jue (200), Meng Huo (101), Chen Sheng (-250), Li Hongzhi (1951), Zhang Guotao (1897), Wei Jingsheng (1950), Chen Qimei (1878), Harry Wu (1937), Hu Jia (1973), Chen Guangcheng (1971), and Wu'erkaixi (1968).
Liu Xiaobo
1955 - 2017
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 1
Zhang Jue
200 - 184
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 3
Chen Sheng
250 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 4
Li Hongzhi
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 5
Zhang Guotao
1897 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 6
Wei Jingsheng
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 7
Chen Qimei
1878 - 1916
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 8
Harry Wu
1937 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 9
Hu Jia
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 10
Chen Guangcheng
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11
Wu'erkaixi
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 12
