SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Peter Tatchell

1952 - Today

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Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-born British human rights campaigner, best known for his work with LGBT social movements. Tatchell was selected as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey in 1981. He was then denounced by party leader Michael Foot for ostensibly supporting extra-Parliamentary action against the Thatcher government. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Tatchell has received more than 896,253 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Peter Tatchell is the 738th most popular social activist (down from 596th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from Australia (down from 489th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Social Activist.

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  • 900k

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  • 34.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Peter Tatchell ranks 738 out of 840Before him are Alexandra Shevchenko, Veronika Tsepkalo, Hector Pieterson, Zakia Zaki, Irom Chanu Sharmila, and Pablo Hasél. After him are Nisha Ayub, Cindy Sheehan, Nikolay Alexeyev, FannyAnn Eddy, Anjem Choudary, and Indira Bajramović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Peter Tatchell ranks 768Before him are Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Bob Corker, Tom McMillen, George Allen, Helen Dunmore, and Spencer Abraham. After him are Rita Dove, Urvashi Butalia, William F. Readdy, Armelia McQueen, Christine Prinsloo, and Joe Johnson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Tatchell ranks 625 out of 1,143Before him are Garth Nix (1963), Bradley McGee (1976), Brad Jones (1982), Mathew Leckie (1991), Bridie Carter (1970), and Mile Jedinak (1984). After him are Jonathan LaPaglia (1969), Stephan Elliott (1964), Sandra Morgan (1942), Craig Goodwin (1991), Ante Covic (1975), and Gabriella Cilmi (1991).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Australia

Among social activists born in Australia, Peter Tatchell ranks 3Before him are Yagan (1800), and Vida Goldstein (1869). After him are Edwina Tops-Alexander (1974).