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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Nkosi Johnson

1989 - 2001

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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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  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 20.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nkosi Johnson ranks 656 out of 538Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Nkosi Johnson ranks 1,252Before 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 311Before him are Frankie Carle, Waleed al-Shehri, Charlotte Coleman, Tony Miles, Patricia Robertson, and David Rocastle.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 349 out of 374Before 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).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 12Before 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).