1989 - 2001
Nkosi Johnson (born Xolani Nkosi; (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 – (2001-06-01)1 June 2001) was a South African child with HIV and AIDS who greatly influenced public perceptions of the pandemic and its effects before his death at the age of 12. He was ranked fifth amongst SABC3's Great South Africans. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nkosi Johnson has received more than 525,721 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nkosi Johnson is the 656th most popular social activist, the 349th most popular biography from South Africa and the 12th most popular South African Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Nkosi Johnson ranks 656 out of 538. Before him are Emma González, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, Laxmi Agarwal, Helena Gualinga, and Xiye Bastida. After him are Gigi Ibrahim, Valdete Idrizi, Ayanda Denge, Ayakha Melithafa, Ridhima Pandey, and Sophia Kianni.
1999 - Present
HPI: 22.43
Rank: 650
2000 - Present
HPI: 22.17
Rank: 651
1986 - 2018
HPI: 22.06
Rank: 652
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.56
Rank: 653
2002 - Present
HPI: 20.68
Rank: 654
2002 - Present
HPI: 20.58
Rank: 655
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 656
1988 - Present
HPI: 20.05
Rank: 657
1973 - Present
HPI: 19.75
Rank: 658
1982 - 2019
HPI: 19.28
Rank: 659
2002 - Present
HPI: 19.20
Rank: 660
2009 - Present
HPI: 16.68
Rank: 661
2001 - Present
HPI: 16.15
Rank: 662
Among people born in 1989, Nkosi Johnson ranks 1,252. Before him are Demetrius Pinder, Paula Brancati, Masashi Wakasa, Mike Will Made It, Yevgeni Makeyev, and Takuo Ōkubo. After him are Gustav Nyquist, Lu Jingjing, Víctor Ibáñez, Jack Bobridge, Lina Khan, and Inge Janssen. Among people deceased in 2001, Nkosi Johnson ranks 311. Before him are Frankie Carle, Waleed al-Shehri, Charlotte Coleman, Tony Miles, Patricia Robertson, and David Rocastle.
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.53
Rank: 1,246
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.51
Rank: 1,247
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.47
Rank: 1,248
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.41
Rank: 1,249
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.37
Rank: 1,250
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.36
Rank: 1,251
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 1,252
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 1,253
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.34
Rank: 1,254
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.33
Rank: 1,255
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.30
Rank: 1,256
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.30
Rank: 1,257
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.28
Rank: 1,258
1903 - 2001
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 305
1978 - 2001
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 306
1968 - 2001
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 307
1955 - 2001
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 308
1963 - 2001
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 309
1967 - 2001
HPI: 27.02
Rank: 310
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 311
Among people born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 349 out of 374. Before him are Ryan De Vries (1991), Jacques Freitag (1982), Themba Mnguni (1973), Mmusi Maimane (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), and L. J. van Zyl (1985). After him are Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Faf du Plessis (1984), Teko Modise (1982), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), and Ayakha Melithafa (2002).
1991 - Present
HPI: 21.49
Rank: 343
1982 - Present
HPI: 21.11
Rank: 344
1973 - Present
HPI: 21.04
Rank: 345
1980 - Present
HPI: 20.90
Rank: 346
1983 - Present
HPI: 20.66
Rank: 347
1985 - Present
HPI: 20.50
Rank: 348
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 349
1984 - Present
HPI: 20.26
Rank: 350
1980 - Present
HPI: 19.94
Rank: 351
1984 - Present
HPI: 19.89
Rank: 352
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.76
Rank: 353
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.64
Rank: 354
2002 - Present
HPI: 19.20
Rank: 355
Among social activists born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 12. Before him are Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Grant (1913), Beyers Naudé (1915), Bram Fischer (1908), Albertina Sisulu (1918), and Kumi Naidoo (1965). After him are Ayakha Melithafa (2002).
1933 - 2020
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 6
1913 - 2006
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 7
1915 - 2004
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 8
1908 - 1975
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 9
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 10
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 11
1989 - 2001
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 12
2002 - Present
HPI: 19.20
Rank: 13