SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Stan Swamy

1937 - 2021

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Stanislaus Lourduswamy, SJ (26 April 1937 – 5 July 2021), popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist for several decades. Swamy was the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India. On 8 October 2020, Swamy was arrested and charged by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for his alleged role in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence and links to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Swamy has received more than 588,949 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Swamy is the 696th most popular social activist (down from 573rd in 2019), the 1,080th most popular biography from India (down from 862nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Stan Swamy ranks 696 out of 840. Before him are Faiza Jama Mohamed, Wendell Phillips, Walter Reuther, Anna Sharyhina, Pauli Murray, and Vida Goldstein. After him are Edith Windsor, Zahra Eshraghi, David Kato, Dick Gregory, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, and Grace Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Stan Swamy ranks 560. Before him are Peter Brabrook, Al D'Amato, Giuseppe Pericu, Ramanathan Krishnan, Gus Hutchison, and Thad Cochran. After him are Deven Verma, Shay Brennan, Bailey Howell, Hal Rogers, Jeff Farrell, and Hazel R. O'Leary. Among people deceased in 2021, Stan Swamy ranks 683. Before him are Sayaka Kanda, Conn Findlay, Dustin Diamond, Charlie Robinson, Bill Brock, and Medina Dixon. After him are Pete George, Saginaw Grant, Albán Vermes, Luca Attanasio, Joe Lara, and Halyna Hutchins.

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In India

Among people born in India, Stan Swamy ranks 1,080 out of 1,861. Before him are Tamannaah (1989), Om Birla (1962), Rohit Sharma (1987), Leander Paes (1973), Mahima Chaudhry (1973), and Anu Malik (1960). After him are Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), Sheela (1945), Raghuram Rajan (1963), Dalip Tahil (1952), Shiva Rajkumar (1961), and Raza Murad (1950).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Stan Swamy ranks 54. Before him are Nirmala Deshpande (1929), Jadav Payeng (1963), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), and Aruna Shanbaug case (1948). After him are Gauri Lankesh (1962), Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972), Manasi Pradhan (1962), Sunitha Krishnan (1972), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), and Licypriya Kangujam (2009).

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