SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Martin Guerre

1524 - Today

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Martin Guerre (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ ɡɛʁ]), a French peasant of the 16th century, was at the centre of a famous case of imposture. Several years after Martin Guerre had left his wife, child and village, a man claiming to be him appeared. He lived with Guerre's wife and son for three years. The false Martin Guerre was eventually suspected of the impersonation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Guerre is the 310th most popular social activist (up from 403rd in 2019), the 2,974th most popular biography from France (up from 3,772nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Martin Guerre ranks 310 out of 840. Before him are Louise Bryant, Anna Hazare, Johannes Kleiman, Túpac Katari, Khudiram Bose, and Ken Saro-Wiwa. After him are Hanns Martin Schleyer, Kazimierz Świątek, Mohamed Bouazizi, Yagan, Ashin Wirathu, and Millicent Fawcett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Martin Guerre ranks 14. Before him are Joseph Nasi, Diego de Landa, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, Plautilla Nelli, and Rani Durgavati. After him is Thomas Erastus.

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In France

Among people born in France, Martin Guerre ranks 2,974 out of 6,770. Before him are Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (1788), Pierre Rode (1774), Tony Garnier (1869), Bonaventure des Périers (1510), Maurice de Guérin (1810), and Jacques Blanchard (1600). After him are Gustave Kahn (1859), Walter Gieseking (1895), Jacques Georges (1916), Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1713), Peter Julian Eymard (1811), and Sulpitius the Pious (576).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France

Among social activists born in France, Martin Guerre ranks 18. Before him are Balthasar Gérard (1557), Jacques Roux (1752), Ravachol (1859), Marina Ginestà (1919), Édouard René de Laboulaye (1811), and Guillaume Cale (1350). After him are Germaine Tillion (1907), François-Jean de la Barre (1745), Eugénie Cotton (1881), Joseph Wresinski (1917), Christine Delphy (1941), and Agnès Callamard (1964).

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