Occupation

SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

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With 544 biographies, Social Activists are the 25th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Wrestlers, Companions, and Businesspeople.

People

Pantheon has 542 people classified as social activists born between 600 BC and 2003. Of these 542, 121 (22.32%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living social activists include Aung San Suu Kyi, Shirin Ebadi, and Angela Davis. The most famous deceased social activists include Che Guevara, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi. As of October 2020, 115 new social activists have been added to Pantheon including Bertha Pappenheim, Kim Hyong-jik, and Paul Schäfer.

Living Social Activists

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Deceased Social Activists

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Newly Added Social Activists (2020)

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Places

Most social activists were born in United States (96), United Kingdom (39), and India (37). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (6), Moscow (6), and Beijing (5).The most common death places of social activists were United States (85), United Kingdom (32), and Russia (29). By city, these were New York City (12), Moscow (12), and Paris (9).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as social activists in Pantheon are Campaspe, Isaeus, and Pheidippides.  The concentration of social activists was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier social activists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Overlapping Lives

Which Social Activists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Social Activists since 1700.

Related Occupations

Social Activists are found within the Public Figure domain which also includes Companions, Models, Pornographic Actors, Extremists, and Celebrities.

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