SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Cindy Sheehan

1957 - Today

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Cindy Lee Sheehan (née Miller; born July 10, 1957) is an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cindy Sheehan has received more than 545,384 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Cindy Sheehan is the 740th most popular social activist (down from 637th in 2019), the 16,067th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,422nd in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Social Activist.

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  • 550k

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  • 34.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Cindy Sheehan ranks 740 out of 840. Before her are Hector Pieterson, Zakia Zaki, Irom Chanu Sharmila, Pablo Hasél, Peter Tatchell, and Nisha Ayub. After her are Nikolay Alexeyev, FannyAnn Eddy, Anjem Choudary, Indira Bajramović, Samar Badawi, and Máxima Acuña.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Cindy Sheehan ranks 741. Before her are Ratna Pathak, Jon Lee Anderson, Hilda Solis, Katherine Freese, Adrian Edmondson, and Peeter Järvelaid. After her are Leslie Browne, Colin Mochrie, Chris Lewis, Terry McAuliffe, Jan Hooks, and Alan Curbishley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cindy Sheehan ranks 16,067 out of 20,380. Before her are Lauv (1994), Christine Cavanaugh (1963), Lina Esco (1985), Ray Lewis (1975), James Gould Cozzens (1903), and Rebecca Blank (1955). After her are Doug Ducey (1964), Baron Davis (1979), Elizabeth May (1954), Paolo Banchero (2002), Jill Wagner (1979), and Slade Gorton (1928).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Cindy Sheehan ranks 130. Before her are Matthew Shepard (1976), Ronan Farrow (1987), Nils Muižnieks (1964), Crystal Eastman (1881), John Paulson (1955), and Inez Milholland (1886). After her are Medea Benjamin (1952), Alicia Garza (1981), Frances Haugen (1980), Jake Angeli (1988), Lizzie Velásquez (1989), and Kayla Mueller (1988).

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