SOCIAL ACTIVIST
David Kato
1964 - 2011
David Kato
David Kato Kisule (c. 1964 – 26 January 2011) was a Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement and described as "Uganda's first openly gay man". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Kato has received more than 183,295 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). David Kato is the 601st most popular social activist (down from 496th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Social Activist.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
33.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, David Kato ranks 601 out of 538. Before him are Crystal Eastman, Valery Levaneuski, Peter Tatchell, Anna Hutsol, Ronan Farrow, and Ahed Tamimi. After him are Sarah Hegazi, Farhad Fatkullin, Gauri Lankesh, Asmaa Mahfouz, Chen Qiushi, and Anna Sharyhina.
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HPI: 34.32
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HPI: 33.98
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Peter Tatchell
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HPI: 33.98
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Anna Hutsol
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HPI: 33.66
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Ronan Farrow
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HPI: 33.64
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Ahed Tamimi
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HPI: 33.48
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David Kato
1964 - 2011
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 601
Sarah Hegazi
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HPI: 33.31
Rank: 602
Farhad Fatkullin
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 603
Gauri Lankesh
1962 - 2017
HPI: 33.18
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Asmaa Mahfouz
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.20
Rank: 605
Chen Qiushi
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.99
Rank: 606
Anna Sharyhina
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.96
Rank: 607
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, David Kato ranks 705. Before him are Hitoshi Tomishima, Dean Saunders, Marek Kamiński, Sushmita Banerjee, Ye Qiaobo, and Patricia Kraus. After him are Pál Szekeres, Susumu Uemura, Barrington Levy, Henk Duut, Sarah Lancashire, and Joseph Simmons. Among people deceased in 2011, David Kato ranks 472. Before him are John Dye, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, Jani Lane, Googie Withers, Heavy D, and Alexander Galimov. After him are Joseph Galibardy, Mario Miranda, Jimmy Adamson, Mark Hatfield, Masanori Sanada, and Uche Okafor.
Others Born in 1964
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Hitoshi Tomishima
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 699
Dean Saunders
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 700
Marek Kamiński
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 701
Sushmita Banerjee
1964 - 2013
HPI: 33.52
Rank: 702
Ye Qiaobo
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 703
Patricia Kraus
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 704
David Kato
1964 - 2011
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 705
Pál Szekeres
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 706
Susumu Uemura
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 707
Barrington Levy
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.36
Rank: 708
Henk Duut
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 709
Sarah Lancashire
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 710
Joseph Simmons
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 711
Others Deceased in 2011
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John Dye
1963 - 2011
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 466
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi
1982 - 2011
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 467
Jani Lane
1964 - 2011
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 468
Googie Withers
1917 - 2011
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 469
Heavy D
1967 - 2011
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 470
Alexander Galimov
1985 - 2011
HPI: 33.74
Rank: 471
David Kato
1964 - 2011
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 472
Joseph Galibardy
1915 - 2011
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 473
Mario Miranda
1926 - 2011
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 474
Jimmy Adamson
1929 - 2011
HPI: 32.62
Rank: 475
Mark Hatfield
1922 - 2011
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 476
Masanori Sanada
1968 - 2011
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 477
Uche Okafor
1967 - 2011
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 478
In Uganda
Among people born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 30 out of 44. Before him are Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Irshad Manji (1968), Simon Kuper (1969), and Joshua Cheptegei (1996). After him are Pione Sisto (1995), John Sentamu (1949), Ibrahim Sekagya (1980), Vanessa Nakate (1996), Davis Kamoga (1968), and Phiona Mutesi (1996).
Others born in Uganda
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Benedicto Kiwanuka
1922 - 1972
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 24
Stephen Kiprotich
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 25
Leo Rwabwogo
1949 - 2009
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 26
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.19
Rank: 27
Simon Kuper
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 28
Joshua Cheptegei
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.70
Rank: 29
David Kato
1964 - 2011
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 30
Pione Sisto
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 31
John Sentamu
1949 - Present
HPI: 30.57
Rank: 32
Ibrahim Sekagya
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.19
Rank: 33
Vanessa Nakate
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 34
Davis Kamoga
1968 - Present
HPI: 26.66
Rank: 35
Phiona Mutesi
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.99
Rank: 36
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Uganda
Among social activists born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 1.
