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 520,904 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nkosi Johnson is the 824th most popular social activist (down from 654th in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 348th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Social Activist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 19.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nkosi Johnsons by language

Over the past year Nkosi Johnson has had the most page views in the with 59,073 views, followed by Japanese (2,177), and Dutch (1,590). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swahili (175.91%), English (52.49%), and Ukrainian (47.62%)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nkosi Johnson ranks 824 out of 840. Before him are Bibi Aisha, Ilwad Elman, Destiny Watford, Mikaela Loach, Jalila Haider, and Isabelle Axelsson. After him are Jamie Margolin, Chiara Sacchi, Paloma Costa, Nibal Thawabteh, Kehkashan Basu, and Sirikan Charoensiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Nkosi Johnson ranks 1,511. Before him are Atsushi Izawa, Marcus Ellis, Kelsey Serwa, Paulão, Masaki Miyasaka, and Seiko Yamanaka. 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 372. Before him are Darshan Ranganathan, Charlotte Coleman, Toby Wing, David Rocastle, Patricia Robertson, and Stephen Malcolm.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Nkosi Johnson ranks 435 out of 454. Before him are Dale Steyn (1983), Tokelo Rantie (1990), Keanu Baccus (1998), Andrew Surman (1986), Dean Furman (1988), and Murray Stewart (1986). After him are David Miller (1989), Nicholas Dlamini (1995), Matthew Brittain (1987), Trevor Immelman (1979), Ohanna Shivanand (1982), and Bongani Zungu (1992).

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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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