SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Today
Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Spanish: [riɣoˈβeɾta menˈtʃu]; born 9 January 1959) is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally. In 1992 she received the Nobel Peace Prize, became an UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, and received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Menchú is also the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders (1998), and is subject interest among other works. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rigoberta Menchú is the 168th most popular social activist (down from 166th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Guatemalan Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 168 out of 840. Before her are David Lane, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Gangubai Kothewali, Frederick Douglass, Malala Yousafzai, and Alexander Pechersky. After her are Leila Khaled, Meng Huo, Gaius Julius Civilis, Gerda Christian, Joe Hill, and Max Mosley.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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David Lane
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 162
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1904 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 163
Gangubai Kothewali
1939 - 1977
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 164
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 165
Malala Yousafzai
1997 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 166
Alexander Pechersky
1909 - 1990
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 167
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 168
Leila Khaled
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 169
Meng Huo
101 - 300
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 170
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 171
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 172
Joe Hill
1879 - 1915
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 173
Max Mosley
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 174
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 54. Before her are Moza bint Nasser, Sarah, Duchess of York, Ameenah Gurib, Inger Nilsson, Christian Wulff, and Ramón Díaz. After her are Susanna Hoffs, Muhammad bin Nayef, Vincent D'Onofrio, Morten Harket, Per Gessle, and Anne Hidalgo.
Others Born in 1959
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Moza bint Nasser
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 48
Sarah, Duchess of York
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 49
Ameenah Gurib
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 50
Inger Nilsson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 51
Christian Wulff
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 52
Ramón Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 53
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 54
Susanna Hoffs
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 55
Muhammad bin Nayef
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 56
Vincent D'Onofrio
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 57
Morten Harket
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 58
Per Gessle
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 59
Anne Hidalgo
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 60
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 4 out of 44. Before her are Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899), Jacobo Árbenz (1913), and Álvaro Colom (1951). After her are Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Jorge Ubico (1878), Rafael Carrera (1814), Juan José Arévalo (1904), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (1947).
Others born in Guatemala
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Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 1
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 2
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 3
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 4
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 5
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 6
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 7
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 10
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 11
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 12
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Guatemala
Among social activists born in Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú ranks 1. After her are Norma Cruz (1962).
