SOCIAL ACTIVIST

James Meredith

1933 - Today

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James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government (an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement). Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Meredith has received more than 1,757,707 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Meredith is the 580th most popular social activist (down from 475th in 2019), the 9,475th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,278th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Merediths by language

Over the past year James Meredith has had the most page views in the with 175,154 views, followed by Spanish (6,044), and French (5,981). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (95.74%), Simple English (93.91%), and Egyptian Arabic (63.69%)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, James Meredith ranks 580 out of 840. Before him are Emily Davies, Bruno Manser, Lepa Mladjenovic, Wang Dan, Albert Parsons, and Thomas Clarkson. After him are Luis Taruc, Sylvia Rivera, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Selena Rocky Malone, Asma Jahangir, and Alva Belmont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, James Meredith ranks 456. Before him are Scotty Bowman, Jesse Mashburn, Johnny Unitas, Frank Murkowski, Boris Razinsky, and Irwin M. Jacobs. After him are Anita Gradin, Daniel Massey, Milena Hübschmannová, Lou Albano, Michael Parenti, and Janusz Sidło.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Meredith ranks 9,475 out of 20,380. Before him are Jan Peerce (1904), Alex Morgan (1989), Alma Richards (1890), Aisha Tyler (1970), Tim LaHaye (1926), and Bob Knight (1940). After him are Abigail Johnson (1961), William H. McRaven (1955), Ann Sothern (1909), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Meg Cabot (1967), and Alvah Bessie (1904).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, James Meredith ranks 85. Before him are Mamie Till (1921), Ralph Abernathy (1926), Dolores Huerta (1930), Sam Childers (1963), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), and Albert Parsons (1848). After him are Sylvia Rivera (1951), Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), Alva Belmont (1853), Katie Eder (1950), Andrea James (1967), and Ella Baker (1903).

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