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Brandon Teena

1972 - 1993

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Brandon Teena (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. His life and death are the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry. Teena's murder, along with that of Matthew Shepard nearly five years later, led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brandon Teena is the 83rd most popular celebrity (up from 180th in 2019), the 4,781st most popular biography from United States (up from 13,967th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Brandon Teena ranks 83 out of 265. Before him are Victor Kugler, Daisy, Princess of Pless, Denise Perrier, Barbara Hutton, Evelyn McHale, and Walther Kadow. After him are John Rogan, Ota Benga, Manuel Uribe, Lindow Man, Hana Brady, and Genie.

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Among people born in 1972, Brandon Teena ranks 93. Before him are The Great Khali, Sandra Kim, Noriaki Kasai, Željko Joksimović, Takashi Umezawa, and Manfred Weber. After him are Hermann Maier, Chiara Mastroianni, Nina Badrić, Samantha Smith, Severina, and Audrey Azoulay. Among people deceased in 1993, Brandon Teena ranks 126. Before him are Pierre Victor Auger, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Jan Gies, Cyril Cusack, GG Allin, and Oliver Tambo. After him are Yulian Semyonov, Nicanor Zabaleta, Max August Zorn, William Berger, Blaže Koneski, and Hans Christian Blech.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brandon Teena ranks 4,781 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Logan Paul (1995), Stanley Cavell (1926), Sam Phillips (1923), Sasha Grey (1988), and Milton George Henschel (1920). After him are Jennifer Warnes (1947), Aunjanue Ellis (1969), Kenny Roberts (1951), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), Earnie Shavers (1944), and Tyra Banks (1973).

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Among celebrities born in United States, Brandon Teena ranks 35. Before him are Madeleine Astor (1893), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Annie Oakley (1860), Florence Owens Thompson (1903), Barbara Hutton (1912), and Evelyn McHale (1923). After him are John Rogan (1867), Genie (1957), Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), Sally Hemings (1773), and Tiffany Trump (1993).

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