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Dick Gregory

1932 - 2017

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Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. His books were bestsellers. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United States. In 1961 he became a staple in the comedy clubs, appeared on television, and released comedy record albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Gregory is the 727th most popular social activist (down from 702nd in 2019), the 14,933rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,301st in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Dick Gregory ranks 727 out of 840. Before her are Bill Ayers, Ruthie Tompson, Vida Goldstein, David Kato, Stella Obasanjo, and Rameshwari Nehru. After her are Asmaa Mahfouz, Edith Windsor, Valdete Idrizi, Ros Sopheap, Leydy Pech, and Karla Avelar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Dick Gregory ranks 570. Before her are Lakshman Kadirgamar, Bob Johnston, Shashikala, Johnny Kerr, Richie Guerin, and Dick Garmaker. After her are Dick Thornburgh, Bob Said, Al Arbour, Zell Miller, Harry Sinden, and Julie Bennett. Among people deceased in 2017, Dick Gregory ranks 644. Before her are Vasily Kudinov, Yurizan Beltran, Ann Wedgeworth, František Rajtoral, Ben Barres, and Dirk Hafemeister. After her are Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Marek Ostrowski, Edith Windsor, Yash Pal, José Antonio Alonso, and Hiep Thi Le.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Gregory ranks 14,938 out of 20,380. Before her are Eric Lander (1957), Len Lesser (1922), Mary Crosby (1959), Lena Park (1976), Kelly Asbury (1960), and Jody Watley (1959). After her are Joe Lara (1962), Newton Booth (1825), JC Chasez (1976), Martha Reeves (1941), Russell Hornsby (1974), and Josh Hamilton (1969).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Dick Gregory ranks 128. Before her are Matthew Shepard (1976), Andrea James (1967), John Paulson (1955), Wendell Phillips (1811), Bill Ayers (1944), and Ruthie Tompson (1910). After her are Edith Windsor (1929), Nils Muižnieks (1964), Medea Benjamin (1952), Inez Milholland (1886), Ronan Farrow (1987), and Alicia Garza (1981).

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