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Eldridge Cleaver

1935 - 1998

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Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) was an American writer and political activist, and an early leader of the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Cleaver wrote Soul on Ice, a collection of essays that, at the time of its publication, was praised by The New York Times Book Review as "brilliant and revealing". Cleaver stated in Soul on Ice: "If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America." Cleaver became a prominent member of the Black Panthers, having the titles Minister of Information and Head of the International Section of the Panthers, while a fugitive from the United States criminal justice system in Cuba and Algeria. Cleaver was convicted of a series of crimes including burglary, assault, rape, and attempted murder, and eventually served time in Folsom and San Quentin prisons until being released on parole in late 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Eldridge Cleaver is the 6,076th most popular writer (down from 5,857th in 2024), the 10,466th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,210th in 2019) and the 766th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Eldridge Cleaver ranks 6,076 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustav Hasford, Michael Swanwick, Maxine Kumin, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Gen Urobuchi, and Wolfdietrich Schnurre. After him are Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, Antonín Sova, Manuel Rojas, David Simon, and Hugh Blair.

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Among people born in 1935, Eldridge Cleaver ranks 479. Before him are Massimo Natili, Esther Phillips, Don McCullin, Antonio Jasso, Larry Williams, and Valdis Muižnieks. After him are Marilee Stepan, Jürgen Werner, Vicente Cantatore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Anaid Iplicjian, and David Pegg. Among people deceased in 1998, Eldridge Cleaver ranks 291. Before him are Francesc Xavier Bultó, Bernhard Minetti, Claudia Testoni, Ran Laurie, Mae Questel, and Jack Rowley. After him are Mary Millar, Norman Fell, Aleksey Spiridonov, John Pulman, Dušan Pašek, and Boris Tatushin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eldridge Cleaver ranks 10,468 out of 20,380. Before him are James Forbes (1952), Brian Helgeland (1961), William Rosecrans (1819), Roxann Dawson (1958), Dwight Frye (1899), and Spark Matsunaga (1916). After him are Anne Dudek (1975), Dolores Huerta (1930), Mike Enzi (1944), Tom McMillen (1952), William Hood Simpson (1888), and Anthony Michael Hall (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eldridge Cleaver ranks 766. Before him are Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Chaz Bono (1969), Gustav Hasford (1947), Michael Swanwick (1950), and Maxine Kumin (1925). After him are David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), Karin Slaughter (1971), James Dickey (1923), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), and Roderick Thorp (1936).

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