SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Wang Dan

1969 - Today

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Wang Dan (Chinese: 王丹; born 26 February 1969) is a Chinese activist in the Chinese democracy movement who was one of the most visible student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. From August 2009 to February 2010, Wang taught cross-strait history at Taiwan's National Chengchi University as a visiting scholar. He then taught at National Tsing Hua University until 2015. Besides conducting research on related topics, Wang is an activist promoting democracy in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Dan is the 662nd most popular social activist (down from 580th in 2024), the 1,047th most popular biography from China (down from 990th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Wang Dan ranks 662 out of 840. Before him are Jadav Payeng, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Medha Patkar, Fannie Lou Hamer, Harry Hay, and Samuel Gompers. After him are Nirmala Deshpande, Phoebe Hearst, Edvin Kanka Cudic, Aed Carabao, Mosab Hassan Yousef, and Mario Savio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Wang Dan ranks 508. Before him are Markus Gisdol, Nezha Bidouane, Francesco Moriero, Troy Bayliss, Denis Manturov, and Marcus Stephen. After him are Yukinori Muramatsu, Keisuke Makino, Norio Omura, Roger Cross, Jaroslav Sakala, and Lee Beom-soo.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Dan ranks 1,047 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu Han (1990), Deng Yaping (1973), Ruth Graham (1920), Wang Yibo (1997), Liu Boming (1966), and Gao Zhisheng (1964). After him are Wang Hao (1983), Lou Ye (1965), Liu Huan (1963), Zhang Yining (1981), Dylan Wang (1998), and Zhang Jike (1988).

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  • Photo of Lu Han

    Lu Han

    SINGER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 50.36

    Rank: 1,041

  • Photo of Deng Yaping

    Deng Yaping

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 50.31

    Rank: 1,042

  • Photo of Ruth Graham

    Ruth Graham

    WRITER

    1920 - 2007

    HPI: 50.31

    Rank: 1,043

  • Photo of Wang Yibo

    Wang Yibo

    ACTOR

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 50.29

    Rank: 1,044

  • Photo of Liu Boming

    Liu Boming

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 50.29

    Rank: 1,045

  • Photo of Gao Zhisheng

    Gao Zhisheng

    POLITICIAN

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 50.23

    Rank: 1,046

  • Photo of Wang Dan

    Wang Dan

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 50.17

    Rank: 1,047

  • Photo of Wang Hao

    Wang Hao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,048

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,049

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.14

    Rank: 1,050

  • Photo of Zhang Yining

    Zhang Yining

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 50.07

    Rank: 1,051

  • Photo of Dylan Wang

    Dylan Wang

    ACTOR

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 50.06

    Rank: 1,052

  • Photo of Zhang Jike

    Zhang Jike

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.96

    Rank: 1,053

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In China

Among social activists born in China, Wang Dan ranks 14. Before him are Chen Qimei (1878), Harry Wu (1937), Hu Jia (1973), Chen Guangcheng (1971), Wu'erkaixi (1968), and Tank Man (null). After him are Guo Jianmei (1961), Ni Yulan (1960), Rahile Dawut (1966), Nathan Law (1993), Chen Qiushi (1985), and Xu Mengtao (1990).

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