SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Walter Reuther

1907 - 1970

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Walter Philip Reuther (; September 1, 1907 – May 9, 1970) was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. He considered labor movements not as narrow special interest groups but as instruments to advance social justice and human rights in democratic societies. He leveraged the UAW's resources and influence to advocate for workers' rights, civil rights, women's rights, universal health care, public education, affordable housing, environmental stewardship and nuclear nonproliferation around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Reuther has received more than 792,756 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Reuther is the 692nd most popular social activist (down from 581st in 2019), the 13,971st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,993rd in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Walter Reuther ranks 692 out of 840. Before him are Aruna Shanbaug case, Karina Pankievich, Yoani Sánchez, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Faiza Jama Mohamed, and Wendell Phillips. After him are Anna Sharyhina, Pauli Murray, Vida Goldstein, Stan Swamy, Edith Windsor, and Zahra Eshraghi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Walter Reuther ranks 402. Before him are Albert Gore Sr., Allan Jones, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Peggy Shannon, Boy Charlton, and Israel Albert Horowitz. After him are Tex Gibbons, Louis MacNeice, Phil Edwards, Krishna Hutheesing, Gladys Bentley, and Paul Fannin. Among people deceased in 1970, Walter Reuther ranks 263. Before him are Booker Ervin, William Daniels, William Beaudine, Patricia Ellis, Louis Fischer, and Rose McConnell Long. After him is Blanche Stuart Scott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Reuther ranks 13,971 out of 20,380. Before him are Norman Thomas (1884), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), Gillian Jacobs (1982), Beth Heiden (1959), Walter Donaldson (1893), and Wyatt Russell (1986). After him are Bill Kristol (1952), Renée Estevez (1967), Kayla Ewell (1985), Jayson Tatum (1998), Eddie Rabbitt (1941), and Natalie Zea (1975).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Walter Reuther ranks 116. Before him are Frank Kameny (1925), Tarana Burke (1973), Gloria Allred (1941), Ruthie Tompson (1910), Juliette Gordon Low (1860), and Wendell Phillips (1811). After him are Pauli Murray (1910), Edith Windsor (1929), Dick Gregory (1932), Grace Abbott (1878), Dorothy Height (1912), and Bill Ayers (1944).

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