1944 - Today
William Charles Ayers (; born December 26, 1944) is an American retired professor and former militant organizer. In 1969, Ayers co-founded the far-left militant organization the Weather Underground, a revolutionary group that sought to overthrow what they viewed as American imperialism. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Weather Underground conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings in opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Ayers has received more than 2,232,316 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ayers is the 592nd most popular social activist (down from 482nd in 2019), the 13,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,028th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Bill Ayers ranks 592 out of 538. Before him are Dick Gregory, Maryam Namazie, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Joshua Wong, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, and Reyhaneh Jabbari. After him are Ruhollah Zam, Andrea James, Crystal Eastman, Valery Levaneuski, Peter Tatchell, and Anna Hutsol.
1932 - 2017
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 586
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 587
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 588
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 589
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 590
1988 - 2014
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 591
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 592
1978 - 2020
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 593
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 594
1881 - 1928
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 595
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 596
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 597
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 598
Among people born in 1944, Bill Ayers ranks 632. Before him are Shelley Fabares, Anthea Stewart, Charles L. Veach, Richard Corliss, Bob Riley, and George Armstrong. After him are Bob Brown, Conrad Black, Sam Posey, Bonnie Franklin, Doris Matsui, and Ed Rendell.
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 626
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 627
1944 - 1995
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 628
1944 - 2015
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 629
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 630
1944 - 2000
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 631
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 632
1944 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 633
1944 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 634
1944 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 635
1944 - 2013
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 636
1944 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 637
1944 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 638
Among people born in United States, Bill Ayers ranks 13,536 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Clements (1917), Ann Little (1891), Joey Badass (1995), Samira Wiley (1987), Kali Rocha (1971), and Joshua Gomez (1975). After him are Cedric Ceballos (1969), Andy Rooney (1919), John Tower (1925), Scott Speed (1983), Chris Pitman (1961), and Becca Fitzpatrick (1979).
1917 - 2011
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,530
1891 - 1984
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,531
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,532
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,533
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,534
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 13,535
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,536
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,537
1919 - 2011
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,538
1925 - 1991
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,539
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,540
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 13,541
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.09
Rank: 13,542
Among social activists born in United States, Bill Ayers ranks 102. Before him are Edith Windsor (1929), Bobby Henderson (1980), Walter Reuther (1907), Jack Thompson (1951), Juliette Gordon Low (1860), and Dick Gregory (1932). After him are Andrea James (1967), Crystal Eastman (1881), Ronan Farrow (1987), Jake Angeli (1988), Alicia Garza (1981), and Sam Berns (1996).
1929 - 2017
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 96
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 97
1907 - 1970
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 98
1951 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 99
1860 - 1927
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 100
1932 - 2017
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 101
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 102
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 103
1881 - 1928
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 104
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 105
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.93
Rank: 106
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.78
Rank: 107
1996 - 2014
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 108