Helen Keller

About Helen Keller

Helen Keller (1880–1968) was an American social activist and lecturer who became a global icon for disability rights and socialist causes. Despite profound deafness and blindness from a young age, she graduated from Radcliffe College and dedicated her life to advocating for women's suffrage, labor rights, and, critically, the welfare of people with disabilities. This substantial, multi-faceted global impact is reflected in her high placement by MIT's Pantheon project, ranking her #917 among history's most influential figures.

In 2025, Keller garnered 2.6 million annualized Wikipedia views, placing her in a category of significant online attention relative to her historical standing. Her HPI rank of #917 suggests an expected view count considerably lower than what she received. Compared to Aeschylus, ranked #581 in importance, who only registered 437K views, Keller receives over six times the attention despite being ranked nearly 400 slots lower in historical importance, indicating strong contemporary relevance or interest in her story.

Her year-over-year view change shows a decline of -19.9%, suggesting a slight erosion of immediate digital interest, although her 2025 Momentum between Q1 and Q3 was positive at +6%. Overall, Keller appears to be a case of online overattention relative to her historical rank, evidenced by her "Attention Gap" being calculated at +8x compared to her importance score.