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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Jack Thompson

1951 - Today

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John Bruce Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and disbarred attorney. As an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture. Thompson gained recognition as an anti-video game activist, criticizing the content of video games and their alleged effects on children. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Thompson has received more than 31,867 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Thompson is the 583rd most popular social activist (down from 483rd in 2019), the 13,085th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,030th in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jack Thompson ranks 583 out of 538Before him are Bobby Henderson, Kumi Naidoo, Hawa Abdi, Shin Dong-hyuk, Walter Reuther, and Loujain al-Hathloul. After him are Razan Zaitouneh, Juliette Gordon Low, Dick Gregory, Maryam Namazie, Mosab Hassan Yousef, and Joshua Wong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jack Thompson ranks 593Before him are Gloria Diaz, Piotr Mowlik, Elena Poptodorova, Kinzang Dorji, Mike Bantom, and Barbara Cochran. After him are Bernhard Germeshausen, Mike Crapo, Tony Rice, Deb Fischer, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Peter Hitchens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Thompson ranks 13,085 out of 18,182Before him are Josie Bissett (1970), Peter DeLuise (1966), William P. Clark Jr. (1931), Vinessa Shaw (1976), Brittany Daniel (1976), and Devin Booker (1996). After him are Zak Penn (1968), James Blake (1979), Alexis Knapp (1989), Lloyd Banks (1982), Jay Arnette (1938), and Michael Raymond-James (1977).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Jack Thompson ranks 99Before him are Derek Chauvin (1976), Matthew Shepard (1976), Tarana Burke (1973), Edith Windsor (1929), Bobby Henderson (1980), and Walter Reuther (1907). After him are Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Dick Gregory (1932), Bill Ayers (1944), Andrea James (1967), Crystal Eastman (1881), and Ronan Farrow (1987).