Social Activist

Wendell Phillips

1811 - 1884

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Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, labor reformer, temperance activist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney. According to George Lewis Ruffin, a black attorney, Phillips was seen by many black people as "the one White American wholly color-blind and free from race prejudice". Another black attorney, Archibald Grimké, saw him as ahead of William Lloyd Garrison and Charles Sumner as an abolitionist leader. From 1850 to 1865 he was the "preeminent figure" in American abolitionism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wendell Phillips is the 732nd most popular social activist (down from 695th in 2024), the 14,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,892nd in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among Social Activists

Among social activists, Wendell Phillips ranks 732 out of 840. Before him are Jacqueline Moudeina, Salwan Momika, Ahed Tamimi, Valery Levaneuski, Laxmi Agarwal, and John Paulson. After him are Bill Ayers, Ruthie Tompson, Vida Goldstein, María Galindo, David Kato, and Death of Carlo Giuliani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, Wendell Phillips ranks 82. Before him are William Bell Scott, Thomas C. Jerdon, William Henry Harvey, John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, John Kilian, and John Bright.  Among people deceased in 1884, Wendell Phillips ranks 74. Before him are George Engelmann, Tomás Frías, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Charles J. Folger, John Kilian, and LeRoy Pope Walker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wendell Phillips ranks 14,663 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Bancroft (1955), Jared Ingersoll (1749), Richie Guerin (1932), Shelton Benjamin (1975), Matt Hughes (1973), and Susan Faludi (1959). After him are Brannon Braga (1965), Tim Shaw (1957), Mitzi Green (1920), David X. Cohen (1966), Mona Marshall (1947), and Sully Erna (1968).

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Among Social Activists In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Wendell Phillips ranks 129. Before him are Derek Chauvin (1976), Crystal Eastman (1881), Dorothy Height (1912), Matthew Shepard (1976), Andrea James (1967), and John Paulson (1955). After him are Bill Ayers (1944), Ruthie Tompson (1910), Dick Gregory (1932), Edith Windsor (1929), Nils Muižnieks (1964), and Medea Benjamin (1952).

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