1951 - 2002
Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) was an American gay liberation and transgender rights activist who was also a noted community worker in New York. Rivera, who identified as a drag queen for most of her life and later as a transgender person, participated in demonstrations with the Gay Liberation Front.With close friend Marsha P. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvia Rivera has received more than 1,471,469 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sylvia Rivera is the 502nd most popular social activist (down from 390th in 2019), the 9,180th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,567th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Social Activist.
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Among social activists, Sylvia Rivera ranks 502 out of 538. Before her are Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Marguerite Higgins, Aminatou Haidar, Wu'erkaixi, Martin Luther King III, and Dimitrana Ivanova. After her are Nirmala Deshpande, Mina Ahadi, Lillian Wald, Aaron Swartz, Indira Bajramović, and Dorothea Dix.
1890 - 1964
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 496
1920 - 1966
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 497
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 498
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 499
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 500
1881 - 1960
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 501
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 502
1929 - 2008
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 503
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 504
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 505
1986 - 2013
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 506
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 507
1802 - 1887
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 508
Among people born in 1951, Sylvia Rivera ranks 454. Before her are Vladimir Romashkin, Ellen Nikolaysen, Roy A. Tucker, Marietta Giannakou, Peabo Bryson, and Ildikó Schwarczenberger. After her are Vytenis Andriukaitis, Ian Buruma, Jürgen Hennig, Brad Delp, Steve Walsh, and Scott Gorham. Among people deceased in 2002, Sylvia Rivera ranks 283. Before her are Jerome Biffle, Gregorio Fuentes, Mikhail Krug, Katrin Cartlidge, Vladimir Romashkin, and Jack Shea. After her are Sam Snead, Kaifi Azmi, Francisco Cabañas, Desmond Hoyte, Davey Boy Smith, and Geoffrey Crossley.
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 448
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 449
1951 - 2021
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 450
1951 - 2022
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 451
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 452
1951 - 2015
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 453
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 454
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 455
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 456
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 457
1951 - 2007
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 458
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 459
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 460
1928 - 2002
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 277
1897 - 2002
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 278
1962 - 2002
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 279
1961 - 2002
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 280
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 281
1910 - 2002
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 282
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 283
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 284
1919 - 2002
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 285
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 286
1929 - 2002
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 287
1962 - 2002
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 288
1921 - 2002
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 289
Among people born in United States, Sylvia Rivera ranks 9,180 out of 18,182. Before her are Dale Crover (1967), Charles B. Cory (1857), Justin Francis Rigali (1935), Nestor Serrano (1955), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), and Alana de la Garza (1976). After her are Merna Kennedy (1908), Britt Robertson (1990), John Ortiz (1968), Stanley Jordan (1959), Alison Brie (1982), and Brittany Andrews (1973).
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 9,174
1857 - 1921
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,175
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,176
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,177
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,178
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9,179
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,180
1908 - 1944
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,181
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,182
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,183
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,184
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,185
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 9,186
Among social activists born in United States, Sylvia Rivera ranks 77. Before her are James Meredith (1933), Betty Ong (1956), Karen Silkwood (1946), Ella Baker (1903), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), and Martin Luther King III (1957). After her are Lillian Wald (1867), Aaron Swartz (1986), Dorothea Dix (1802), Dolores Huerta (1930), Frances Willard (1839), and Yolanda King (1955).
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 71
1956 - 2001
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 72
1946 - 1974
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 73
1903 - 1986
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 74
1890 - 1964
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 75
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 76
1951 - 2002
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 77
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 78
1986 - 2013
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 79
1802 - 1887
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 80
1930 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 81
1839 - 1898
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 82
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 83