SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Massoud Rajavi
1948 - Today

Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi (Persian: مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003) is an Iranian politician and revolutionary who became the leader of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in 1979. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Massoud Rajavi is the 438th most popular social activist (down from 300th in 2024), the 347th most popular biography from Iran (down from 259th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Massoud Rajavi ranks 438 out of 840. Before him are Miroslav Tyrš, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Chen Qimei, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Parashqevi Qiriazi, and Theodor Loos. After him are Nat Turner, François-Jean de la Barre, Nikolay Bauman, William Howard Russell, Leona Vicario, and Afeni Shakur.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMiroslav Tyrš
1832 - 1884
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 432
Olga Lepeshinskaya
1916 - 2008
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 433
Chen Qimei
1878 - 1916
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 434
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
1917 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 435
Parashqevi Qiriazi
1880 - 1970
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 436
Theodor Loos
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 437
Massoud Rajavi
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 438
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 439
François-Jean de la Barre
1745 - 1766
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 440
Nikolay Bauman
1873 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 441
William Howard Russell
1820 - 1907
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 442
Leona Vicario
1789 - 1842
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 443
Afeni Shakur
1947 - 2016
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 444
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Massoud Rajavi ranks 385. Before him are Marc Singer, Philippe Sarde, M. C. Gainey, Bobby Orr, Christopher Guest, and Eleonora Brown. After him are Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Rainer Zobel, Ken Ribet, Raúl Reyes, and Dušan Kovačević.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsMarc Singer
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 379
Philippe Sarde
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 380
M. C. Gainey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 381
Bobby Orr
HOCKEY PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 382
Christopher Guest
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 383
Eleonora Brown
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 384
Massoud Rajavi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 385
Chester Thompson
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 386
Larry Carlton
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 387
Rainer Zobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 388
Ken Ribet
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 389
Raúl Reyes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - 2008
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 390
Dušan Kovačević
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 391
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Massoud Rajavi ranks 347 out of 631. Before him are Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), Haj Ali Razmara (1901), Nasrin Sotoudeh (1963), Abu Said Gorgani (850), and Mohammad Ali Fardin (1930). After him are Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda (1879), Iraj Mirza (1874), Hafiz-i Abru (null), Golshifteh Farahani (1983), Irán Eory (1939), and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani (1001).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAbu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi
WRITER
995 - 1077
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 341
Mohammad Rasoulof
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 342
Haj Ali Razmara
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1951
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 343
Nasrin Sotoudeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 344
Abu Said Gorgani
MATHEMATICIAN
850 - 845
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 345
Mohammad Ali Fardin
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 346
Massoud Rajavi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 347
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
LINGUIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 348
Iraj Mirza
WRITER
1874 - 1926
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 349
Hafiz-i Abru
HISTORIAN
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 350
Golshifteh Farahani
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 351
Irán Eory
ACTOR
1939 - 2002
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 352
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
WRITER
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 353
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran
Among social activists born in Iran, Massoud Rajavi ranks 8. Before him are Babak Khorramdin (798), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Narges Mohammadi (1972), Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (1899), Mahmoud Taleghani (1911), and Nasrin Sotoudeh (1963). After him are Mina Ahadi (1956), Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Maryam Namazie (1966), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), and Parvin Ardalan (1967).
Babak Khorramdin
798 - 838
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 2
Musa al-Sadr
1928 - 1978
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 3
Narges Mohammadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 4
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















































