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Pier Gerlofs Donia

1480 - 1520

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Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480 – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian farmer, rebel leader, and pirate. He is best known by his West Frisian nickname Grutte Pier ('Big Pier'; in the pre-1980 West Frisian spelling written as Greate Pier), or by the Dutch translation Grote Pier, which referred to his legendary size, strength, and bravery. His life is mostly shrouded in legend. Based upon a description now attributed to Pier's contemporary Petrus Thaborita, the 19th-century Dutch historian Conrad Busken Huet wrote that Grutte Pier was A tower of a fellow as strong as an ox, of dark complexion, broad shouldered, with a long black beard and moustache. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pier Gerlofs Donia is the 119th most popular social activist (up from 134th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Social Activist.

Gerlofs Donia is most famous for being the protagonist of a series of short stories written by Swedish author Henning Mankell.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Pier Gerlofs Donia ranks 119 out of 840. Before him are René Just Haüy, Thomas Cranmer, Annie Besant, Flora Tristan, Betty Ford, and Vesna Vulović. After him are Edmond James de Rothschild, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, René Cassin, Catharine MacKinnon, and Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Pier Gerlofs Donia ranks 15. Before him are Albrecht Altdorfer, Johann Georg Faust, Lorenzo Lotto, Joachim Patinir, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Saint Cajetan, Götz von Berlichingen, Palma Vecchio, Dosso Dossi, and Gazi Husrev-beg. After him are Marcantonio Raimondi, and Salaì. Among people deceased in 1520, Pier Gerlofs Donia ranks 6. Before him are Raphael, Selim I, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Moctezuma II, and Martin Waldseemüller. After him are Cuitláhuac, Sten Sture the Younger, Kunigunde of Austria, Agostino Chigi, Ravidas, and Ippolito d'Este.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pier Gerlofs Donia ranks 132 out of 1,646. Before him are Arie Haan (1948), Bernard Haitink (1929), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), and Tjalling Koopmans (1910). After him are Bertha of Holland (1055), Ruud Krol (1949), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Etty Hillesum (1914).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Netherlands

Among social activists born in Netherlands, Pier Gerlofs Donia ranks 2. Before him are Marinus van der Lubbe (1909). After him are Gaius Julius Civilis (25), Hannie Schaft (1920), and Johannes Kleiman (1896).

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