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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Matthew Shepard

1976 - 1998

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Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay 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 9,067,474 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Shepard is the 571st most popular social activist (down from 480th in 2019), the 12,541st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,573rd in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Social Activist.

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  • 37.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

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  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Matthew Shepard ranks 571 out of 538. Before him are Randa Siniora, Jadav Payeng, Pablo Hasél, Maria Verónica Reina, Charlotte Despard, and Derek Chauvin. After him are Anna Howard Shaw, Stan Swamy, Anthony Dod Mantle, Tarana Burke, Edith Windsor, and Bobby Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Matthew Shepard ranks 398. Before him are Satam al-Suqami, Derek Chauvin, Gigi Leung, Ceza, Charlie Day, and Rasho Nesterović. After him are Mieko Kawakami, Nino Bule, Petter Hansson, Robert Kidiaba, Manuel Pablo, and Hamza Yerlikaya. Among people deceased in 1998, Matthew Shepard ranks 292. Before him are Fred Wacker, Barbara Burke, Albert Gore Sr., Donald Woods, Eddie Rabbitt, and Reidar Kvammen. After him are Tony Shelly, Gene Raymond, Dane Clark, Syd Owen, Tron, and Keith Newton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Shepard ranks 12,541 out of 18,182. Before him are The Godfather (1961), Rachel Levine (1957), Dr. Luke (1973), Frances Drake (1912), William Windom (1827), and Christina Koch (1979). After him are Hardcore Holly (1963), David Brian (1914), Josh Dun (1988), Retta (1970), Allison Schmitt (1990), and Andrew Shue (1967).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Matthew Shepard ranks 94. Before him are Rachel Corrie (1979), Lucy Burns (1879), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), Dorothy Height (1912), and Derek Chauvin (1976). After him are Tarana Burke (1973), Edith Windsor (1929), Bobby Henderson (1980), Walter Reuther (1907), Jack Thompson (1951), and Juliette Gordon Low (1860).

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