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Carola Rackete

1988 - Today

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Carola Rackete (pronounced [kaˈʁoːla ʁaˈkeːtə]; born 8 May 1988) is a German conservation ecologist, activist, politician and former ship captain. She was elected to the European Parliament as an independent candidate for the Left Party on 9 June 2024. Rackete participated in several research expeditions to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and is co-founder of the Antarctic Rights initiative. She also supported the Extinction Rebellion movement and took part in forest protests in Sweden, as well as the occupations of the Hambach Forest and the Dannenrod Forest in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Carola Rackete is the 814th most popular social activist, the 6,696th most popular biography from Germany and the 37th most popular German Social Activist.

Carola Rackete is most famous for her role as a German ship captain and human-rights activist, particularly for her efforts in rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. She gained international attention in 2019 when she defied Italian authorities by docking her rescue ship, Sea-Watch 3, in Lampedusa with over 40 migrants on board.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Carola Rackete ranks 812 out of 840. Before her are Suren Gazaryan, Eva Abu Halaweh, Farhad Fatkullin, and Jamila Afghani. After her are Pablo Hasél, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Alicia Garza, Cindy Sheehan, Gigi Ibrahim, Virisila Buadromo, Elena Gorolová, and Ridhima Pandey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Carola Rackete ranks 642. Before her are Hiroki Fujiharu, Jordan Burroughs, Ceyda Ateş, Azizulhasni Awang, Swara Bhaskar, and Valeriy Chybineyev. After her are Pablo Hasél, Ambyr Childers, Celine Song, Petteri Koponen, Pere Riba, and Surbhi Jyoti.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carola Rackete ranks 6,699 out of 7,253. Before her are Nico Denz (1994), René Sommerfeldt (1974), Roberto D'Aversa (1975), Karim Guédé (1985), Corinna May (1970), and Claudia Zaczkiewicz (1962). After her are Lazar Samardžić (2002), Sebastian Brendel (1988), David Storl (1990), Yvonne Bönisch (1980), Steffen Peters (1964), and Elisabeth Pähtz (1985).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany

Among social activists born in Germany, Carola Rackete ranks 37. Before her are Theodor Loos (1883), Henriette Herz (1764), Helene Stöcker (1869), Eugen Drewermann (1940), Joseph Weydemeyer (1818), and Lida Heymann (1868). After her are Luisa Neubauer (1996).

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