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 567,530 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nkosi Johnson is the 831st most popular social activist (down from 654th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 348th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nkosi Johnson ranks 831 out of 840. Before him are Jérémy Florès, Ilwad Elman, Destiny Watford, Mikaela Loach, Jalila Haider, and Isabelle Axelsson. After him are Ben Fletcher, Jamie Margolin, Chiara Sacchi, Paloma Costa, Nibal Thawabteh, and Kehkashan Basu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Nkosi Johnson ranks 1,578. Before him are Jiří Orság, Paulão, Masaki Miyasaka, Davide Manenti, Seiko Yamanaka, and Ju Hui. After him are Bruno, David Miller, Jem Karacan, Takefumi Toma, Yoshihiro Shoji, and Allan dos Santos Natividade. Among people deceased in 2001, Nkosi Johnson ranks 373. Before him are Charlotte Coleman, Toby Wing, David Rocastle, Patricia Robertson, Stephen Malcolm, and Miguel del Toro.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 449 out of 454. Before him are Tokelo Rantie (1990), Keanu Baccus (1998), Andrew Surman (1986), Dean Furman (1988), Murray Stewart (1986), and Daniel Stahl (null). After him are David Miller (1989), Nicholas Dlamini (1995), Antonio Alkana (1990), Matthew Brittain (1987), Trevor Immelman (1979), and Jordy Smith (1988).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 17. Before him are Beyers Naudé (1915), Lillian Ngoyi (1911), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Hector Pieterson (1963), Ayanda Denge (1982), and Ayakha Melithafa (2002).

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