SOCIAL ACTIVIST

James Larkin

1876 - 1947

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James Larkin (21 January 1876 – 30 January 1947), sometimes known as Jim Larkin, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. He was one of the founders of the Irish Labour Party, the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), the Workers' Union of Ireland (the two unions later merged to become SIPTU, Ireland's largest trade union) and the Irish Citizen Army (ICA; a paramilitary group which was integral to both the Dublin lock-out and the Easter Rising). Larkin was born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Larkin has received more than 274,794 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Larkin is the 451st most popular social activist, the 4,548th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 34th most popular British Social Activist.

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  • 15

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, James Larkin ranks 451 out of 544. Before him are Lydia Cacho, Nirmala Deshpande, Rachel Corrie, Shivakumara Swami, Ernestine Rose, and Medha Patkar. After him are Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Mary McLeod Bethune, Frances Ames, Peter Arnett, Ingrid Newkirk, and Disappearance of Etan Patz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, James Larkin ranks 159. Before him are Harriet Brooks, Gregory Mathews, Con Leahy, Clara Blandick, Zitkala-Sa, and Carl Ruggles. After him are James Scullin, William Farnum, Susan Glaspell, Sol Plaatje, and Sophia Duleep Singh. Among people deceased in 1947, James Larkin ranks 158. Before him are Carrie Chapman Catt, Joseph Cook, David Samanez Ocampo, Winston Churchill, Charles Schlee, and Wilfred Hudson Osgood. After him are Olive Borden and Walter Donaldson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Larkin ranks 4,548 out of 6,924. Before him are Ian Raby (1921), Jodhi May (1975), Leslie Thorne (1916), Jason Orange (1970), Henry Banks (1913), and George Fenton (1950). After him are Peter McParland (1934), Gem Archer (1966), Tony Trimmer (1943), Sandrine Holt (1972), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), and John Curry (1949).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, James Larkin ranks 34. Before him are Jack Sheppard (1702), Annie Kenney (1879), Hereward the Wake (1035), Emily Hobhouse (1860), Thomas Clarkson (1760), and Harry Hay (1912). After him are Ingrid Newkirk (1949), Arthur Scargill (1938), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Anthony Dod Mantle (1955), and Anjem Choudary (1967).

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