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 579th most popular social activist (down from 396th in 2024), the 9,329th 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 579 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: 573
Josefa Francisco
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 574
Bruno Manser
1954 - 2005
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 575
Manilal Gandhi
1892 - 1956
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 576
Fred Hampton
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 577
Bill Haywood
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 578
Bayard Rustin
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 579
Henry Spira
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 580
Walter Reuther
1907 - 1970
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 581
Lizzie Velásquez
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 582
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
1890 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 583
Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane
1867 - 1954
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 584
Irene Fernandez
1946 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Bayard Rustin ranks 355. 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 223. 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: 349
James Algar
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 350
Achmad Nawir
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 351
Václav Horák
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 352
Conlon Nancarrow
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 353
Cliff Bastin
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 354
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 355
Dorothy Brookshaw
ATHLETE
1912 - 1962
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 356
Helmut Hamann
ATHLETE
1912 - 1941
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 357
Erwin Bauer
RACING DRIVER
1912 - 1958
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 358
Erwin Strittmatter
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 359
George Mikes
WRITER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 360
Irena Kwiatkowska
ACTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 361
Others Deceased in 1987
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Charles Stark Draper
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1987
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 217
Marcos Calderón
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1987
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 218
Stanisław Bareja
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1987
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 219
Stanislav Lusk
ATHLETE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 220
József Kovács
ATHLETE
1926 - 1987
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 221
William J. Casey
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1987
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 222
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 223
George Mikes
WRITER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 224
Clementina de Jesus
SINGER
1901 - 1987
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 225
James Burnham
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1987
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 226
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 227
Wim Lagendaal
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 228
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1987
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 229
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bayard Rustin ranks 9,329 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: 9,323
Saundra Santiago
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,324
Wade Dominguez
ACTOR
1966 - 1998
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,325
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,326
James Gammon
ACTOR
1940 - 2010
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,327
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 9,328
Bayard Rustin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1987
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,329
John David Washington
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,330
David Goggins
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,331
Diana Lynn
ACTOR
1926 - 1971
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,332
Rob Bowman
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,333
Jonathan Larson
COMPOSER
1960 - 1996
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,334
Richard Blumenthal
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,335
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
