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Elizabeth Smart

1987 - Today

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Elizabeth Ann Gilmour (née Smart; born November 3, 1987) is an American child safety activist and commentator for ABC News. She gained national attention at age 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held Smart captive for nine months until she was rescued by police officers on a street in Sandy, Utah. Smart has since gone on to work as an activist and advocate for missing persons and speaking out against abstinence-only education. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Elizabeth Smart is the 865th most popular social activist (down from 806th in 2024), the 19,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,536th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Elizabeth Smart ranks 865 out of 840. Before her are Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim, Sunitha Krishnan, Sayaka Osakabe, María Fernanda Castro Maya, Nick Fuentes, and Amina Tyler. After her are Ayakha Melithafa, Xu Mengtao, Kasha Nabagesera, Teesta Setalvad, Ziauddin Yousafzai, and Olga Kovalkova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Elizabeth Smart ranks 1,208. Before her are Polina Kuznetsova, Cyrille Maret, Jānis Šmēdiņš, Mikhail Aleshin, Stefan Denifl, and Christian Reitz. After her are Lauren Mayberry, Roman Shishkin, Steven Beitashour, Jeanette Ottesen, Anna Hopkins, and Rony Martínez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Smart ranks 19,378 out of 20,380. Before her are Neko Case (1970), Jess Weixler (1981), David Lascher (1972), Peter Billingsley (1971), Wes Moore (1978), and Chris Gatling (1967). After her are Amanda Fuller (1984), Matt Prokop (1990), Danielle Bisutti (1976), Steven Beitashour (1987), Lou Barletta (1956), and Abby Brammell (1979).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Elizabeth Smart ranks 150. Before her are Frances Haugen (1980), Emma González (1999), Kayla Mueller (1988), Alexandria Villaseñor (2005), Sam Berns (1996), and Nick Fuentes (1998). After her are Ethan Zuckerman (1973), Amanda Gorman (1998), Brad Will (1970), Patrisse Cullors (1983), Van Jones (1968), and Linda Sarsour (1980).

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