Social Activist
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist
1912 - 1987
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Bayard Rustin
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Bayard Rustin is the 575th most popular social activist (down from 396th in 2024), the 9,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,817th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Social Activist.
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Among Social Activists
Among social activists, Bayard Rustin ranks 575 out of 840. Before him are Ramdas Gandhi, Josefa Francisco, Bruno Manser, Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, and Bill Haywood. After him are Henry Spira, Walter Reuther, Lizzie Velásquez, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, and Irene Fernandez.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
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Ramdas Gandhi
1897 - 1969
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 569
Josefa Francisco
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 570
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 571
Manilal Gandhi
1892 - 1956
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 572
Fred Hampton
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 573
Bill Haywood
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 574
Bayard Rustin
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 575
Henry Spira
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 576
Walter Reuther
1907 - 1970
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 577
Lizzie Velásquez
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 578
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
1890 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 579
Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane
1867 - 1954
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 580
Irene Fernandez
1946 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 581
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Bayard Rustin ranks 350. Before him are Leopold Wohlrab, James Algar, Achmad Nawir, Václav Horák, Conlon Nancarrow, and Cliff Bastin. After him are Dorothy Brookshaw, Helmut Hamann, Erwin Bauer, Erwin Strittmatter, George Mikes, and Irena Kwiatkowska. Among people deceased in 1987, Bayard Rustin ranks 222. Before him are Charles Stark Draper, Marcos Calderón, Stanisław Bareja, Stanislav Lusk, József Kovács, and William J. Casey. After him are George Mikes, Clementina de Jesus, James Burnham, Elizabeth Cotten, Wim Lagendaal, and Juan Alberto Melgar Castro.
Others Born in 1912
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Leopold Wohlrab
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1981
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 344
James Algar
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 345
Achmad Nawir
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 346
Václav Horák
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 347
Conlon Nancarrow
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 348
Cliff Bastin
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 349
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 350
Dorothy Brookshaw
ATHLETE
1912 - 1962
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 351
Helmut Hamann
ATHLETE
1912 - 1941
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 352
Erwin Bauer
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1958
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 353
Erwin Strittmatter
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 354
George Mikes
WRITER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 355
Irena Kwiatkowska
ACTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 356
Others Deceased in 1987
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Charles Stark Draper
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1987
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 216
Marcos Calderón
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1987
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 217
Stanisław Bareja
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1987
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 218
Stanislav Lusk
ATHLETE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 219
József Kovács
ATHLETE
1926 - 1987
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 220
William J. Casey
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1987
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 221
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 222
George Mikes
WRITER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 223
Clementina de Jesus
SINGER
1901 - 1987
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 224
James Burnham
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1987
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 225
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 226
Wim Lagendaal
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 227
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1987
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 228
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bayard Rustin ranks 9,307 out of NaN. Before him are Mike Miller (1980), Saundra Santiago (1957), Wade Dominguez (1966), Lucille La Verne (1872), James Gammon (1940), and Tammy Faye Messner (1942). After him are John David Washington (1984), David Goggins (1975), Diana Lynn (1926), Rob Bowman (1960), Jonathan Larson (1960), and Richard Blumenthal (1946).
Others born in United States
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Mike Miller
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 9,301
Saundra Santiago
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,302
Wade Dominguez
ACTOR
1966 - 1998
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,303
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,304
James Gammon
ACTOR
1940 - 2010
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,305
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,306
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,307
John David Washington
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,308
David Goggins
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,309
Diana Lynn
ACTOR
1926 - 1971
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,310
Rob Bowman
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,311
Jonathan Larson
COMPOSER
1960 - 1996
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,312
Richard Blumenthal
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,313
Among Social Activists In United States
Among social activists born in United States, Bayard Rustin ranks 82. Before him are Dorothea Dix (1802), Lucy Parsons (1853), Roger Stone (1952), Jerry Rubin (1938), Fred Hampton (1948), and Bill Haywood (1869). After him are Walter Reuther (1907), Lizzie Velásquez (1989), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), Ella Baker (1903), Albert Parsons (1848), and Ralph Abernathy (1926).
Dorothea Dix
1802 - 1887
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 76
Lucy Parsons
1853 - 1942
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 77
Roger Stone
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 78
Jerry Rubin
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 79
Fred Hampton
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 80
Bill Haywood
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 81
Bayard Rustin
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 82
Walter Reuther
1907 - 1970
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 83
Lizzie Velásquez
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 84
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
1890 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 85
Ella Baker
1903 - 1986
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 86
Albert Parsons
1848 - 1887
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 87
Ralph Abernathy
1926 - 1990
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 88
