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Bob Avakian

1943 - Today

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Robert Bruce Avakian (born March 7, 1943) is an American political activist and Maoist philosopher who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP), which has been described as a cult of personality centered around Avakian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Avakian is the 17,333rd most popular politician (down from 16,252nd in 2024), the 11,703rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,451st in 2019) and the 886th most popular American Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Bob Avakian ranks 667Before him are Pedro González, Phyllis Somerville, Gianni Ambrosio, Edwin Hawkins, Ramiro Navarro, and Sumitra Mahajan. After him are Francesco Rizzo, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Alan Rudolph, Bruce Weitz, Mary Woronov, and Mikhail Zhelev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Avakian ranks 11,701 out of 20,380Before him are Mark Coleman (1964), and Austin Pendleton (1940). After him are Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Brady Corbet (1988), Stuart Pankin (1946), Tris Speaker (1888), Margaret Lindsay (1910), David Gates (1940), Louise Ritter (1958), Betsy DeVos (1958), Lamar Hunt (1932), and David Darling (1941).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bob Avakian ranks 886Before him are John Barrasso (1952), Lamar Alexander (1940), David Perdue (1949), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), and Rodney Mullen (1966). After him are Betsy DeVos (1958), John Cornyn (1952), Barbara Mikulski (1936), Jon Kyl (1942), Joe Walsh (1961), and Henry M. Jackson (1912).