SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Vinoba Bhave

1895 - 1982

Vinoba Bhave

Vinayak Narahar Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinoba Bhave is the 181st most popular social activist (down from 142nd in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from India (down from 147th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Vinoba Bhave ranks 181 out of 840. Before him are Otoya Yamaguchi, Maria Spiridonova, Paul Watson, Chico Mendes, Paul Schäfer, and Gretl Braun. After him are Jan Karski, Manuela Sáenz, Klaus Störtebeker, Carl Oberg, Kailash Satyarthi, and Billy Milligan.

Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia

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Otoya Yamaguchi
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 175
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 176
Paul Watson
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 177
Chico Mendes
1944 - 1988
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 178
Paul Schäfer
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 179
Gretl Braun
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 180
Vinoba Bhave
1895 - 1982
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 181
Jan Karski
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 182
Manuela Sáenz
1797 - 1856
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 183
Klaus Störtebeker
1360 - 1401
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 184
Carl Oberg
1897 - 1965
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 185
Kailash Satyarthi
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 186
Billy Milligan
1955 - 2014
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 187

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Vinoba Bhave ranks 82. Before him are Ferdinand Čatloš, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, B. H. Liddell Hart, Jean Giono, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, and Walter Dornberger. After him are Jack Dempsey, Dino Grandi, Shote Galica, Kurt Schumacher, Sheng Shicai, and Henry de Montherlant. Among people deceased in 1982, Vinoba Bhave ranks 74. Before him are Percy Williams, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Bess Truman, Pierre Mendès France, Werner Naumann, and Pierre Balmain. After him are Leonid Kogan, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, Leopold Trepper, and Roberto Calvi.

Others Born in 1895

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Ferdinand Čatloš
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 76
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 77
B. H. Liddell Hart
WRITER
1895 - 1970
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 78
Jean Giono
WRITER
1895 - 1970
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 79
Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 80
Walter Dornberger
ENGINEER
1895 - 1980
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 81
Vinoba Bhave
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 82
Jack Dempsey
BOXER
1895 - 1983
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 83
Dino Grandi
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 84
Shote Galica
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1927
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 85
Kurt Schumacher
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 86
Sheng Shicai
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1970
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 87
Henry de Montherlant
WRITER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 88