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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Bill Ayers

1944 - Today

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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

Among social activists, Bill Ayers ranks 592 out of 538Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Bill Ayers ranks 632Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Ayers ranks 13,536 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Bill Ayers ranks 102Before 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).