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Beyers Naudé

1915 - 2004

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Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé (10 May 1915 – 7 September 2004) was a South African Afrikaner Calvinist Dominee, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist. He was known simply as Beyers Naudé, or more colloquially, Oom Bey (Afrikaans for "Uncle Bey"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beyers Naudé is the 672nd most popular social activist (up from 681st in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 247th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Beyers Naudé ranks 672 out of 840. Before him are Azimzhan Askarov, María Elena Moyano, Loujain al-Hathloul, Fartuun Adan, Siti Musdah Mulia, and Flora Drummond. After him are Karina Pankievich, Lydia Cacho, Jamnalal Bajaj, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Juliette Gordon Low, and Luis Taruc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Beyers Naudé ranks 286. Before him are Khushwant Singh, George Perle, Malik Meraj Khalid, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Joseph Galibardy, and Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah. After him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Arthur Lowe, A. K. Hangal, Elizabeth Catlett, Joyce Redman, and Veda Ann Borg. Among people deceased in 2004, Beyers Naudé ranks 318. Before him are Paul Klebnikov, Kurt Dossin, Paul Nitze, Albert Paulsen, June Maston, and Eddie Hopkinson. After him are Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, Suraiya, Raja Ramanna, Brenda Fassie, and Dennis Wilshaw.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Beyers Naudé ranks 226 out of 454. Before him are Steven Pienaar (1982), Yolandi Visser (1984), Candice Swanepoel (1988), Patrice Motsepe (1962), Mike Melvill (1940), and Benni McCarthy (1977). After him are Adam Rose (1979), Jerome Damon (1972), Lillian Board (1948), Louis Hayward (1909), Antjie Krog (1952), and Austin Stevens (1950).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Beyers Naudé ranks 11. Before him are Ted Grant (1913), Bram Fischer (1908), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Denis Goldberg (1933), and Albertina Sisulu (1918). After him are Lillian Ngoyi (1911), Hector Pieterson (1963), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Ayanda Denge (1982), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), and Nkosi Johnson (1989).

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