SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Matthew Shepard

1976 - 1998

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Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries received during the attack. Suspects Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after the attack and charged with first-degree murder following Shepard's death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Shepard has received more than 9,564,206 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Shepard is the 713th most popular social activist (down from 571st in 2019), the 14,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,512th in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Social Activist.

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  • 9.6M

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  • 36.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Matthew Shepard ranks 713 out of 840. Before him are Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, Enric Duran, Loujain al-Hathloul, Bill Ayers, Judith Heumann, and Guo Jianmei. After him are Ruhollah Zam, Stella Obasanjo, Asmaa Mahfouz, Ronan Farrow, Nils Muižnieks, and Crystal Eastman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Matthew Shepard ranks 532. Before him are Ümit Karan, Maurren Maggi, Roger García, Camille Guaty, Marc Martel, and Xu Yuhua. After him are Robson Ponte, Claire Williams, Lavinia Miloșovici, Roar Ljøkelsøy, Rama Yade, and Hamish Linklater. Among people deceased in 1998, Matthew Shepard ranks 331. Before him are Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Eddie Rabbitt, Syd Owen, Peter Sillett, Junkyard Dog, and Keith Newton. After him are Tron, Irene Hervey, Barbara Acklin, Ram Swarup, Tony Shelly, and Lawton Chiles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Shepard ranks 14,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Antin (1961), Scott Storch (1973), Vanessa Ray (1981), Calpernia Addams (1971), Susan Faludi (1959), and Jim Pugh (1964). After him are Johnny Simmons (1986), Pamela Springsteen (1962), Angie Stone (1965), John Hensley (1977), Jamie Brewer (1985), and Molly Sims (1973).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Matthew Shepard ranks 124. Before him are Edith Windsor (1929), Dick Gregory (1932), Grace Abbott (1878), Dorothy Height (1912), Bill Ayers (1944), and Judith Heumann (1947). After him are Ronan Farrow (1987), Nils Muižnieks (1964), Crystal Eastman (1881), John Paulson (1955), Inez Milholland (1886), and Cindy Sheehan (1957).

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