1972 - 1985
Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous for her anti-war outreaches during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as America's Youngest Ambassador and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samantha Smith has received more than 2,253,610 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Samantha Smith is the 382nd most popular social activist (down from 321st in 2019), the 5,211th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,683rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Samantha Smith ranks 382 out of 538. Before her are Udham Singh, Mahmoud Taleghani, Catharine MacKinnon, Naziha al-Dulaimi, Viola Desmond, and Marie Popelin. After her are Gotō Shōjirō, Anita Augspurg, Gulnara Karimova, Sam Childers, Giuseppe Pinelli, and Nikolay Bauman.
1899 - 1940
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 376
1911 - 1979
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 377
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 378
1923 - 2007
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 379
1914 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 380
1846 - 1913
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 381
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 382
1838 - 1897
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 383
1857 - 1943
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 384
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 385
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 386
1928 - 1969
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 387
1873 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 388
Among people born in 1972, Samantha Smith ranks 98. Before her are Meng Wanzhou, Bae Yong-joon, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, Amanda Peet, Eli Roth, and Grégory Coupet. After her are Sami Al-Jaber, Yoo Jae-suk, Steve McManaman, Gulnara Karimova, RedOne, and Audrey Azoulay. Among people deceased in 1985, Samantha Smith ranks 133. Before her are Viorica Ursuleac, Penn Nouth, Henry Hansen, Laura Ashley, Gerhard Stöck, and George Murdock. After her are Francesca Bertini, Taylor Caldwell, Aksel Airo, Arkady Fiedler, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, and Bruno de Finetti.
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 92
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 93
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 94
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 95
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 96
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 97
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 98
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 99
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 100
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 101
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 102
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 103
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 104
1894 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 127
1906 - 1985
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 128
1902 - 1985
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 129
1925 - 1985
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 130
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 131
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 132
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 133
1892 - 1985
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 134
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 135
1898 - 1985
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 136
1894 - 1985
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 137
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 138
1906 - 1985
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 139
Among people born in United States, Samantha Smith ranks 5,211 out of 18,182. Before her are Gordon Douglas (1907), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), William Merritt Chase (1849), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), Adriana Caselotti (1916), and Seka (1954). After her are Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Paul Adelstein (1969), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Tammy Wynette (1942), Nathan Lane (1956), and Ted Neeley (1943).
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,205
1913 - 2005
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,206
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,207
1898 - 1975
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,208
1916 - 1997
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,209
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5,210
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 5,211
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 5,212
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 5,213
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 5,214
1942 - 1998
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 5,215
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 5,216
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 5,217
Among social activists born in United States, Samantha Smith ranks 50. Before her are Jerry Rubin (1938), Claudette Colvin (1939), Mathew Brady (1822), Louise Bryant (1885), Lester R. Brown (1934), and Catharine MacKinnon (1946). After her are Sam Childers (1963), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Fred Hampton (1948), Anna Louise Strong (1885), Afeni Shakur (1947), and William Lloyd Garrison (1805).
1938 - 1994
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 44
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 45
1822 - 1896
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 46
1885 - 1936
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 47
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 48
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 49
1972 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 50
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 51
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 52
1948 - 1969
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 53
1885 - 1970
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 54
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 55
1805 - 1879
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 56