SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Abbie Hoffman

1936 - 1989

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Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried for activities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, for conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.: 4  Five of the Chicago Seven defendants, including Hoffman, were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot;: 8  all of the convictions were vacated after an appeal and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue another trial.: 9  Hoffman, along with all of the defendants and their attorneys were also convicted and sentenced for contempt of court by the judge; these convictions were also vacated after an appeal.: 9  Hoffman continued his activism into the 1970s and remains an icon of the anti-Vietnam war movement and the counterculture era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abbie Hoffman is the 365th most popular social activist (down from 317th in 2019), the 4,884th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,661st in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Abbie Hoffman ranks 365 out of 840. Before him are Satish Kumar, Muhammad Zaidan, Frank País, Charles Boycott, Mentor of Rhodes, and Anita Augspurg. After him are Samantha Smith, Vasily Ignatenko, Mari Beyleryan, Alexander Antonov, Toktogul Satylganov, and Toyohiko Kagawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Abbie Hoffman ranks 262. Before him are Éder Jofre, Richard Harrison, Birthe Wilke, Guillermo Endara, Ivan Marchuk, and Jair Marinho. After him are Al Oerter, Carla Fracci, Fang Lizhi, Knud Enemark Jensen, Rachid Mekhloufi, and Touria Chaoui. Among people deceased in 1989, Abbie Hoffman ranks 143. Before him are Colin Clark, Chen Boda, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Nils Axelsson, Armand Salacrou, and Juan Hilario Marrero. After him are Zinka Milanov, John J. McCloy, Mark Krein, Mouloud Mammeri, Anton Diffring, and Alex Thépot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abbie Hoffman ranks 4,884 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Coleman (1968), Jimmy Smith (1925), Carl Lumbly (1951), Zendaya (1996), Wayne Rainey (1960), and India Summer (1975). After him are Amanda Seyfried (1985), Seth MacFarlane (1973), Alexandra Daddario (1986), John J. McCloy (1895), Meredith Monk (1942), and John Carlos (1945).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Abbie Hoffman ranks 43. Before him are Louise Bryant (1885), Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899), Jesse Jackson (1941), Lucretia Mott (1793), Clara Barton (1821), and Russell Means (1939). After him are Samantha Smith (1972), Leonard Peltier (1944), Dorothy Day (1897), Mathew Brady (1822), Sumner Paine (1868), and Black Elk (1863).

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