SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Maria Altmann

1916 - 2011

Maria Altmann

Maria Altmann (née Maria Victoria Bloch, later Bloch-Bauer; February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was annexed to the Nazi’s Third Reich. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Altmann is the 317th most popular social activist (down from 243rd in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from Austria (down from 459th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Social Activist.

Maria Altmann is most famous for suing the Austrian government to get back paintings she inherited from her family.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Maria Altmann ranks 317 out of 840. Before her are Hanns Martin Schleyer, Kazimierz Świątek, Mohamed Bouazizi, Yagan, Ashin Wirathu, and Millicent Fawcett. After her are Susannah Mushatt Jones, Maurice Bishop, Greta Thunberg, Jesse Jackson, Lucretia Mott, and Cho Man-sik.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Hanns Martin Schleyer
1915 - 1977
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 311
Kazimierz Świątek
1914 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 312
Mohamed Bouazizi
1984 - 2011
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 313
Yagan
1800 - 1833
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 314
Ashin Wirathu
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 315
Millicent Fawcett
1847 - 1929
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 316
Maria Altmann
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 317
Susannah Mushatt Jones
1899 - 2016
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 318
Maurice Bishop
1943 - 1983
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 319
Greta Thunberg
2003 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 320
Jesse Jackson
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 321
Lucretia Mott
1793 - 1880
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 322
Cho Man-sik
1883 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 323

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Maria Altmann ranks 117. Before her are Frank Parker, Jacques Georges, Unica Zürn, Ramón José Velásquez, Harold Robbins, and Wilhelm Batz. After her are John Basilone, Paul Halmos, Moondog, Hidetoki Takahashi, Vladimir Demikhov, and Erik Nilsson. Among people deceased in 2011, Maria Altmann ranks 153. Before her are Josip Katalinski, Virgilio Noè, Osamu Dezaki, Lawrence Eagleburger, Anne Francis, and Jackie Cooper. After her are Robert Brout, Takaji Mori, Arnfinn Bergmann, George Baker, Claude Choules, and Bora Kostić.

Others Born in 1916

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Frank Parker
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 111
Jacques Georges
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2004
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 112
Unica Zürn
WRITER
1916 - 1970
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 113
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 114
Harold Robbins
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 115
Wilhelm Batz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1988
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 116
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 117
John Basilone
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1945
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 118
Paul Halmos
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 119
Moondog
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 120
Hidetoki Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 121
Vladimir Demikhov
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 1998
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 122
Erik Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 123

Others Deceased in 2011

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Josip Katalinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 147
Virgilio Noè
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 148
Osamu Dezaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 149
Lawrence Eagleburger
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 150
Anne Francis
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 151
Jackie Cooper
ACTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 152
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 153
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 154
Takaji Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 155
Arnfinn Bergmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 156
George Baker
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 157
Claude Choules
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 158
Bora Kostić
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 159

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maria Altmann ranks 594 out of 1,424. Before her are Alfons Maria Stickler (1910), Magda Frank (1914), Princess Marie Louise of Hanover (1879), Aurel Vlaicu (1882), Albert Apponyi (1846), and Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (1874). After her are Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1882), Joseph Weigl (1766), Ingrid Haebler (1926), Theodor Innitzer (1875), Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria (1917), and Michael Mayr (1864).

Others born in Austria

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Alfons Maria Stickler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 2007
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 588
Magda Frank
SCULPTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 589
Princess Marie Louise of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1948
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 590
Aurel Vlaicu
ENGINEER
1882 - 1913
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 591
Albert Apponyi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1933
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 592
Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1948
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 593
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 594
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 595
Joseph Weigl
COMPOSER
1766 - 1846
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 596
Ingrid Haebler
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2023
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 597
Theodor Innitzer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1955
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 598
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 599
Michael Mayr
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1922
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 600