POLITICIAN

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

1879 - 1973

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the architect of Dravidian politics. Periyar joined the Indian National Congress in 1919 and participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha, during which he was imprisoned twice. He resigned from the Congress in 1925, believing that they only served the interests of Brahmins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy is the 5,267th most popular politician (down from 4,235th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from India (down from 138th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among politicians, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ranks 5,267 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Juan, Count of Montizón, Anton Mussert, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, and Bermudo II of León. After him are Mohamed Abdelaziz, Étienne Mourrut, Peter Stuyvesant, Gerberga of Saxony, Franz Seldte, and Gaius Marius the Younger.

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Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
1793 - 1874
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,263
Juan, Count of Montizón
1822 - 1887
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,264
Anton Mussert
1894 - 1946
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,265
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena
1610 - 1658
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,266
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,267
Bermudo II of León
953 - 999
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,268
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,269
Mohamed Abdelaziz
1946 - 2016
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5,270
Étienne Mourrut
1939 - 2014
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 5,271
Peter Stuyvesant
1612 - 1672
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 5,272
Gerberga of Saxony
913 - 984
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 5,273
Franz Seldte
1882 - 1947
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 5,274
Gaius Marius the Younger
109 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 5,275

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ranks 50. Before him are Sarojini Naidu, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Boris Savinkov, Adolf Strauss, Franz Reichelt, and Aleksandar Stamboliyski. After him are Joe Hill, Frederick Griffith, Joseph Avenol, Nikolai Medtner, Aimo Cajander, and Hisaichi Terauchi. Among people deceased in 1973, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ranks 60. Before him are P. Ramlee, Lex Barker, Edward G. Robinson, Leo Strauss, Katina Paxinou, and Adolf Strauss. After him are Robert Ryan, Milunka Savić, Karl Löwith, José Villalonga, Robert Siodmak, and Veronica Lake.

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Sarojini Naidu
WRITER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 44
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 45
Boris Savinkov
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 46
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 47
Franz Reichelt
INVENTOR
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 48
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1923
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 49
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 50
Joe Hill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 51
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 52
Joseph Avenol
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 53
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 54
Aimo Cajander
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1943
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 55
Hisaichi Terauchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1946
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 56