SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Ros Sopheap
1962 - Today
Ros Sopheap
Ros Sopheap (Khmer: រស់ សុភាព; born 1962) is a Cambodian women's rights activist. She is the founder and former executive director of Gender and Development Cambodia (GADC), a non-governmental organisation involved in preventing domestic violence against women and promoting women in leadership roles. During her 20-year career with GADC, she advocated on behalf of women in Cambodia and was central to the Cambodian women's rights movement. Sopheap also served as the president of the Committee to Promote Women in Politics. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ros Sopheap is the 746th most popular social activist (up from 810th in 2024), the 38th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Ros Sopheap ranks 747 out of 840. Before her are Rameshwari Nehru, Dick Gregory, Mazen al-Hamada, Asmaa Mahfouz, Edith Windsor, Valdete Idrizi, and Burhan Sönmez. After her are Biljana Srbljanović, Wael Ghonim, Leydy Pech, Karla Avelar, and Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan.
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Rameshwari Nehru
1886 - 1966
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 740
Dick Gregory
1932 - 2017
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 741
Mazen al-Hamada
1977 - 2024
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 742
Asmaa Mahfouz
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 743
Edith Windsor
1929 - 2017
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 744
Valdete Idrizi
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 745
Burhan Sönmez
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 746
Ros Sopheap
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 747
Biljana Srbljanović
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 748
Wael Ghonim
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 749
Leydy Pech
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 750
Karla Avelar
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 751
Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 752
In Cambodia
Among people born in Cambodia, Ros Sopheap ranks 38 out of 40. Before her are Dith Pran (1942), Pen Sovan (1936), Hun Manet (1977), François Chau (1959), Rithy Panh (1964), and Somaly Mam (1970). After her are Patricia Hy-Boulais (1965), Chan Vathanaka (1994), Leng Ouch (null), Bunpichmorakat Kheun (2006), and Jordan Windle (1998).
Others born in Cambodia
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Dith Pran
JOURNALIST
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 32
Pen Sovan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 33
Hun Manet
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 34
François Chau
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 35
Rithy Panh
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 36
Somaly Mam
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 37
Ros Sopheap
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 38
Patricia Hy-Boulais
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 39
Chan Vathanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 40
Leng Ouch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 33.20
Rank: 41
Bunpichmorakat Kheun
SWIMMER
2006 - Present
HPI: 8.01
Rank: 42
Jordan Windle
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 4.70
Rank: 43
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cambodia
Among social activists born in Cambodia, Ros Sopheap ranks 1. After her are Leng Ouch (null).
