SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Marina Ginestà

1919 - 2014

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Marina Ginestà i Coloma (29 January 1919 – 6 January 2014) was a French-born Spanish communist, a member of the Unified Socialist Youth, and an iconic figure of the Spanish Civil War. She became famous due to the photo taken by Juan Guzmán on the rooftop of the Hotel Colón, Plaça de Catalunya 9, Barcelona during the July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona. It is one of the most iconic photographs of the Spanish Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marina Ginestà is the 237th most popular social activist (up from 240th in 2019), the 2,191st most popular biography from France (up from 2,197th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Marina Ginestà ranks 237 out of 840. Before her are Gloria Steinem, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov, Mordechai Vanunu, Franciszek Gajowniczek, and Nimr al-Nimr. After her are Harro Schulze-Boysen, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Vandana Shiva, Juliana of Stolberg, Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, and Huber Matos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Marina Ginestà ranks 89. Before her are Héctor Germán Oesterheld, François Périer, Red Buttons, Mitja Ribičič, Ella Grasso, and Frederik Pohl. After her are Joop den Uyl, Ashraf Pahlavi, Ross Bagdasarian, P. F. Strawson, Artur Fischer, and Janko Bobetko. Among people deceased in 2014, Marina Ginestà ranks 108. Before her are Mário Coluna, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Riz Ortolani, Sabah, Elizabeth Peña, and Johnny Winter. After her are Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, Igor Mitoraj, Jimmy Ellis, Malcolm Glazer, and Chespirito.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marina Ginestà ranks 2,191 out of 6,770. Before her are Pierre Fauchard (1679), Jo Schlesser (1928), Paul Virilio (1932), Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805), and Émile Coué (1857). After her are Pierre Monteux (1875), Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911), Gunnor (950), Niels Arestrup (1949), Michel Lotito (1950), and Zygmunt Krasiński (1812).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France

Among social activists born in France, Marina Ginestà ranks 15. Before her are René Cassin (1887), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), Abbé Pierre (1912), Balthasar Gérard (1557), Jacques Roux (1752), and Ravachol (1859). After her are Édouard René de Laboulaye (1811), Guillaume Cale (1350), Martin Guerre (1524), Germaine Tillion (1907), François-Jean de la Barre (1745), and Eugénie Cotton (1881).

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