SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Maria Nikiforova
1885 - 1919

Maria Nikiforova
Maria Hryhorivna Nikiforova (Ukrainian: Марія Григорівна Нікіфорова; 1885–1919) was a Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader who led the Black Guards during the Ukrainian War of Independence, becoming widely renowned as an atamansha. A self-described terrorist from the age of 16, she was imprisoned for her activities in Russia before managing to escape to western Europe. With the outbreak of World War I, she took up the defencist line and joined the French Foreign Legion on the Macedonian front before returning to Ukraine with the outbreak of the 1917 Revolution. In her home city of Oleksandrivsk (today Zaporizhzhia), she established an anarchist combat detachment and subsequently attacked the forces of the Russian Provisional Government and the Ukrainian People's Republic. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Nikiforova is the 380th most popular social activist (down from 376th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 530th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ukrainian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Maria Nikiforova ranks 380 out of 840. Before her are Baba Amte, Bipin Chandra Pal, Wei Jingsheng, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Leonard Peltier, and Flora Brovina. After her are Tuvia Bielski, Meshadi Azizbekov, Anatoly Marchenko, Gaius Hostilius Mancinus, Dimitrana Ivanova, and Marianne Hainisch.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBaba Amte
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 374
Bipin Chandra Pal
1858 - 1932
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 375
Wei Jingsheng
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 376
Nikolai Kuznetsov
1911 - 1944
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 377
Leonard Peltier
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 378
Flora Brovina
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 379
Maria Nikiforova
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 380
Tuvia Bielski
1906 - 1987
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 381
Meshadi Azizbekov
1876 - 1918
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 382
Anatoly Marchenko
1938 - 1986
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 383
Gaius Hostilius Mancinus
150 BC - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 384
Dimitrana Ivanova
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 385
Marianne Hainisch
1839 - 1936
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 386
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Maria Nikiforova ranks 138. Before her are Sun Chuanfang, Eino Rahja, Friedrich Kirchner, Ralph Rose, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, and Juhan Kukk. After her are Anna Hübler, John Curtin, Paul Leni, Egon Wellesz, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, and Boris Vilkitsky. Among people deceased in 1919, Maria Nikiforova ranks 101. Before her are Richard Bergh, Akashi Motojiro, Franz Nissl, Evgraf Fedorov, Frederick DuCane Godman, and Paul Deussen. After her are Woldemar Voigt, John Alcock, Victorino de la Plaza, Franz Steindachner, Ernest von Koerber, and Pavel Chistyakov.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsSun Chuanfang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1935
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 132
Eino Rahja
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1936
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 133
Friedrich Kirchner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 134
Ralph Rose
ATHLETE
1885 - 1913
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 135
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
PAINTER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 136
Juhan Kukk
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1942
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 137
Maria Nikiforova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 138
Anna Hübler
SKATER
1885 - 1976
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 139
John Curtin
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1945
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 140
Paul Leni
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1929
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 141
Egon Wellesz
COMPOSER
1885 - 1974
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 142
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1962
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 143
Boris Vilkitsky
EXPLORER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 144
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsRichard Bergh
PAINTER
1858 - 1919
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 95
Akashi Motojiro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1919
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 96
Franz Nissl
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 97
Evgraf Fedorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1853 - 1919
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 98
Frederick DuCane Godman
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1919
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 99
Paul Deussen
PHILOSOPHER
1845 - 1919
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 100
Maria Nikiforova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 101
Woldemar Voigt
PHYSICIST
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 102
John Alcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1919
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 103
Victorino de la Plaza
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1919
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 104
Franz Steindachner
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1919
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 105
Ernest von Koerber
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1919
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 106
Pavel Chistyakov
PAINTER
1832 - 1919
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 107
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Maria Nikiforova ranks 526 out of 1,365. Before her are Oles Honchar (1918), Sergei Stanishev (1966), Barbara Karinska (1886), Władysław Horodecki (1863), Vladimir Kozlov (1979), and Valentina Grizodubova (1909). After her are Aleksei Kapler (1904), Yakov Malik (1906), Alexander Beliavsky (1953), Nikolay Diletsky (1630), Gabriela Zapolska (1857), and Vladimir Megre (1950).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsOles Honchar
WRITER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 520
Sergei Stanishev
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 521
Barbara Karinska
CELEBRITY
1886 - 1983
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 522
Władysław Horodecki
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1930
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 523
Vladimir Kozlov
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 524
Valentina Grizodubova
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 525
Maria Nikiforova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 526
Aleksei Kapler
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 527
Yakov Malik
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 528
Alexander Beliavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 529
Nikolay Diletsky
COMPOSER
1630 - 1681
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 530
Gabriela Zapolska
WRITER
1857 - 1921
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 531
Vladimir Megre
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 532
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Ukraine
Among social activists born in Ukraine, Maria Nikiforova ranks 8. Before her are Fanny Kaplan (1890), Georgy Gapon (1870), Alexander Pechersky (1909), David Riazanov (1870), Haim Arlosoroff (1899), and Borys Romanchenko (1926). After her are Sergei Kovalev (1930), Alfreda Markowska (1926), Leo Deutsch (1855), Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916), Petro Grigorenko (1907), and Mykola Rudenko (1920).
Fanny Kaplan
1890 - 1918
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 2
Georgy Gapon
1870 - 1906
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 3
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 4
David Riazanov
1870 - 1938
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 5
Haim Arlosoroff
1899 - 1933
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 6
Borys Romanchenko
1926 - 2022
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 7
Maria Nikiforova
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 8
Sergei Kovalev
1930 - 2021
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 9
Alfreda Markowska
1926 - 2021
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 10
Leo Deutsch
1855 - 1941
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 11
Olga Lepeshinskaya
1916 - 2008
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 12
Petro Grigorenko
1907 - 1987
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 13
Mykola Rudenko
1920 - 2004
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 14