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Aaron Swartz

1986 - 2013

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Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013), also known as AaronSw, was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist. As a programmer, Swartz helped develop the web feed format RSS; the technical architecture for Creative Commons, an organization dedicated to creating copyright licenses; and the Python website framework web.py. Swartz helped define the syntax of the lightweight markup language format Markdown, and was a co-owner of the social news aggregation website Reddit and contributed to its development until he left the company in 2007. He is often credited as a martyr and a prodigy, and much of his work focused on civic awareness and progressive activism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Aaron Swartz is the 627th most popular social activist (down from 611th in 2024), the 10,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,520th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Aaron Swartz ranks 627 out of 840. Before him are Yolanda King, James Meredith, Razan Zaitouneh, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Albertina Sisulu, and Lepa Mladjenovic. After him are Octavia Hill, James Larkin, Maria Kalesnikava, Norma McCorvey, Angelina Grimké, and Jake Angeli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Aaron Swartz ranks 181. Before him are Wataru Inoue, Wanda Nara, Nacho Monreal, Yang Mi, Abou Diaby, and Gunnar Nielsen. After him are Enzo Pérez, Victoria Amelina, Yohan Cabaye, May Calamawy, Inbar Lavi, and Pentala Harikrishna. Among people deceased in 2013, Aaron Swartz ranks 449. Before him are Annette Funicello, Aisha Rateb, Phạm Duy, Peter Geach, Chokri Belaid, and Ruth Patrick. After him are Valérie Benguigui, Stanisław Szozda, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Oscar Hijuelos, Luis Cruzado, and Derek Kevan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Swartz ranks 10,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Red Amick (1929), Mike Bryan (1978), Shy Love (1978), Leslie Jordan (1955), John Patrick Shanley (1950), and Gwen Torrence (1965). After him are Don Frye (1965), Ross Alexander (1907), Dee Bradley Baker (1962), Doc Pomus (1925), Patty Jenkins (1971), and Lewis Howard Latimer (1848).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Aaron Swartz ranks 97. Before him are Martin Luther King III (1957), Dolores Huerta (1930), Barbara Bush (1981), Yolanda King (1955), James Meredith (1933), and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861). After him are Norma McCorvey (1947), Angelina Grimké (1805), Jake Angeli (1988), Curtis Yarvin (1973), Alva Belmont (1853), and Lillian Wald (1867).

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