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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Russell Means

1939 - 2012

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Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) after joining the organization in 1968 and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media coverage. Means was active in international issues of indigenous peoples, including working with groups in Central and South America and with the United Nations for recognition of their rights. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russell Means has received more than 2,157,357 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Russell Means is the 284th most popular social activist (down from 214th in 2019), the 3,373rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,508th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Social Activist.

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  • 29

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Russell Means ranks 284 out of 538. Before him are Eglantyne Jebb, Josephine Butler, Harilal Gandhi, Greta Thunberg, Pavel Pestel, and Christa Schroeder. After him are Policarpa Salavarrieta, Cho Man-sik, Cut Nyak Dhien, Meshadi Azizbekov, Allan Octavian Hume, and Diana Budisavljević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Russell Means ranks 184. Before him are Ron Rifkin, Hércules Brito Ruas, Flavio Cotti, John Howard, Jason Miller, and John Amos. After him are William Devane, Zeng Qinghong, Dean Corll, Lidiya Skoblikova, Brian Mulroney, and Abdelmajid Lakhal. Among people deceased in 2012, Russell Means ranks 140. Before him are Pahiño, Gitta Sereny, Gevork Vartanian, John Christopher, Ruggiero Ricci, and Lakshmi Sahgal. After him are Marie Colvin, Eiko Ishioka, Shulamith Firestone, Iajuddin Ahmed, Albert O. Hirschman, and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell Means ranks 3,373 out of 18,182. Before him are Golden State Killer (1945), John Amos (1939), E. L. Doctorow (1931), Milton L. Humason (1891), Robert Foxworth (1941), and Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947). After him are Eddie Albert (1906), Smokey Robinson (1940), Lawrence Weiner (1942), Vito Acconci (1940), Anna Faris (1976), and Lois Lowry (1937).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Russell Means ranks 32. Before him are Abbie Hoffman (1936), Coretta Scott King (1927), Marsha P. Johnson (1945), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), Jesse Jackson (1941), and Clara Barton (1821). After him are Emmett Till (1941), Huey P. Newton (1942), Alice Paul (1885), Lucretia Mott (1793), Amelia Bloomer (1818), and Black Elk (1863).

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