SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Maryam Namazie
1966 - Today

Maryam Namazie
Maryam Namazie (Persian: مریم نمازی; born 1966) is a British-Iranian secularist, communist and human rights activist, commentator, and broadcaster. She is the Spokesperson for Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation, One Law for All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. She is known for speaking out against Islam and Islamism and defending the right to apostasy and blasphemy. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Maryam Namazie is the 686th most popular social activist (down from 669th in 2024), the 465th most popular biography from Iran (down from 461st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Iranian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Maryam Namazie ranks 686 out of 840. Before her are Jamnalal Bajaj, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Juliette Gordon Low, Luis Taruc, Emily Murphy, and Arthur Scargill. After her are Rachel Corrie, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Mona Mahmudnizhad, Henrietta Edwards, Guo Jianmei, and Bobby Henderson.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJamnalal Bajaj
1889 - 1942
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 680
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 681
Juliette Gordon Low
1860 - 1927
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 682
Luis Taruc
1913 - 2005
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 683
Emily Murphy
1868 - 1933
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 684
Arthur Scargill
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 685
Maryam Namazie
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 686
Rachel Corrie
1979 - 2003
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 687
Amelia Boynton Robinson
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 688
Mona Mahmudnizhad
1965 - 1983
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 689
Henrietta Edwards
1849 - 1931
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 690
Guo Jianmei
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 691
Bobby Henderson
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 692
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Maryam Namazie ranks 536. Before her are Ellen van Langen, Rik Smits, Igor Konashenkov, Li Lingjuan, David Diop, and Edie Brickell. After her are Marc Emmers, Petr Barna, Petr Svoboda, Khadija al-Salami, Aleksandr Skvortsov, and Alexandre Borges.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsEllen van Langen
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 530
Rik Smits
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 531
Igor Konashenkov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 532
Li Lingjuan
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 533
David Diop
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 534
Edie Brickell
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 535
Maryam Namazie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 536
Marc Emmers
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 537
Petr Barna
SKATER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 538
Petr Svoboda
HOCKEY PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 539
Khadija al-Salami
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 540
Aleksandr Skvortsov
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 541
Alexandre Borges
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 542
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Maryam Namazie ranks 465 out of 631. Before her are Cumrun Vafa (1960), Hassan Rowshan (1955), Mahmoud Namjoo (1918), DJ Aligator (1975), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), and Shohreh (1959). After her are Khodadad Azizi (1971), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993), Man Haron Monis (1964), Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (1963), Hossein Sheikholeslam (1952), and Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsCumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 459
Hassan Rowshan
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 460
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 461
DJ Aligator
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 462
Jasmin Tabatabai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 463
Shohreh
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 464
Maryam Namazie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 465
Khodadad Azizi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 466
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 467
Man Haron Monis
WRITER
1964 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 468
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 469
Hossein Sheikholeslam
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 470
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 471
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran
Among social activists born in Iran, Maryam Namazie ranks 11. Before her are Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899), Mahmoud Taleghani (1911), Nasrin Sotoudeh (1963), Massoud Rajavi (1948), Mina Ahadi (1956), and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967). After her are Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), Parvin Ardalan (1967), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), Ruhollah Zam (1978), and Behrouz Boochani (1983).
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
1899 - 1992
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
Mahmoud Taleghani
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 6
Nasrin Sotoudeh
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
Massoud Rajavi
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 8
Mina Ahadi
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 9
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Maryam Namazie
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 11
Zahra Eshraghi
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 12
Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 13
Parvin Ardalan
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 14
Reyhaneh Jabbari
1988 - 2014
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 15
Ruhollah Zam
1978 - 2020
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16
Behrouz Boochani
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 17
















































