SOCIAL ACTIVIST

David Kato

1964 - 2011

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David Kato Kisule (c. 1964 – 26 January 2011) was a Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement and described as "Uganda's first openly gay man". He served as advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Kato was assassinated at his home on January 26, 2011, shortly after winning a lawsuit against a magazine which had published his name and photograph identifying him as gay and calling for him to be executed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). David Kato is the 737th most popular social activist (down from 703rd in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, David Kato ranks 737 out of 840. Before him are John Paulson, Wendell Phillips, Bill Ayers, Ruthie Tompson, Vida Goldstein, and María Galindo. After him are Death of Carlo Giuliani, Stella Obasanjo, Rameshwari Nehru, Dick Gregory, Mazen al-Hamada, and Asmaa Mahfouz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, David Kato ranks 803. Before him are Pete Sandoval, María Galindo, Mitsuaki Madono, Paul Kaye, Helir-Valdor Seeder, and George Newbern. After him are Javier Fesser, Monique Knol, Leland D. Melvin, Timothy Harris, Aleksandr Tuchkin, and Francisco Boza. Among people deceased in 2011, David Kato ranks 495. Before him are Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, Mike Doyle, Troy Davis, Mălina Olinescu, and Sonia Pierre. After him are Poly Styrene, Don Kirshner, Len Lesser, Russell Hoban, Dan Wheldon, and Bill Clements.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 30 out of 55. Before him are Phill Lewis (1968), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Lee Jun-ho (null), John Mugabi (1960), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Gita Ramjee (1956). After him are Irshad Manji (1968), Davis Kamoga (1968), Stephen Kiprotich (1989), Pione Sisto (1995), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), and Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Uganda

Among social activists born in Uganda, David Kato ranks 1. After him are Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (1970), Vanessa Nakate (1996), Sylvia Tamale (null), Pepe Julian Onziema (1980), Kasha Nabagesera (1980), Frank Mugisha (1979), Cleopatra Kambugu Kentaro (null), and Leah Namugerwa (2004).

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