SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Denis Goldberg

1933 - 2020

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Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner, who was active in the struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 in the Rivonia Trial, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, where he was also the youngest of the defendants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Goldberg has received more than 563,441 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Goldberg is the 504th most popular social activist (down from 445th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 109th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Social Activist.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

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  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Denis Goldberg ranks 504 out of 840. Before him are Dorothea Dix, Bagha Jatin, David Reimer, Virginia Bolten, Gertrud Adelborg, and Mari Beyleryan. After him are Nadia Murad, Daniel De Leon, Efua Dorkenoo, Medha Patkar, Hebe de Bonafini, and William Luther Pierce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Denis Goldberg ranks 369. Before him are Gabriel Aresti, Borislav Ivkov, Christa Stubnick, İsmail Ogan, Ahmed al-Senussi, and Alex Cord. After him are Robert Goulet, Annie Easley, Celso Torrelio, Luka Lipošinović, Norbert Eschmann, and William Luther Pierce. Among people deceased in 2020, Denis Goldberg ranks 430. Before him are Ram Vilas Paswan, Gordon Haskell, Regis Philbin, Barbara Windsor, Roman Viktyuk, and Keiji Fujiwara. After him are Valeriu Muravschi, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Günter Sawitzki, Birol Ünel, Hans Cieslarczyk, and Earl Cameron.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Denis Goldberg ranks 115 out of 454. Before him are Alan Paton (1903), Phil Ramone (1934), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Bevil Rudd (1894), John McDowell (1942), and Sharlto Copley (1973). After him are Pik Botha (1932), Louisa Bolus (1877), Francois Pienaar (1967), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Tom Naudé (1889), and Goodwill Zwelithini (1948).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Denis Goldberg ranks 6. Before him are Nelson Mandela (1918), Steve Biko (1946), Frances Ames (1920), Evelyn Mase (1922), and Ted Grant (1913). After him are Devdas Gandhi (1900), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Bram Fischer (1908), Beyers Naudé (1915), and Lillian Ngoyi (1911).

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