SOCIAL ACTIVIST
FannyAnn Eddy
1974 - 2004
FannyAnn Eddy
FannyAnn Viola Eddy (14 June 1974 – 29 September 2004) was a Sierra Leonean LGBT activist who founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association (SSLGA) in 2002, the country's first LGBT organisation. Eddy advocated for LGBT rights in Sierra Leone as well as throughout Africa, and in April 2004 addressed the United Nations in Geneva to advocate for the passing of the Brazilian Resolution. She was murdered in her office in Freetown in September 2004, in a crime that remains unsolved. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). FannyAnn Eddy is the 755th most popular social activist (down from 750th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Sierra Leonean Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, FannyAnn Eddy ranks 755 out of 840. Before her are Leydy Pech, Karla Avelar, Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, David Vetter, Rahile Dawut, and Uma Devi Badi. After her are Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Susana Chávez, Ihor Kostenko, Nils Muižnieks, Veronika Tsepkalo, and Denis Kapustin.
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Leydy Pech
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 749
Karla Avelar
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 750
Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 751
David Vetter
1971 - 1984
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 752
Rahile Dawut
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 753
Uma Devi Badi
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 754
FannyAnn Eddy
1974 - 2004
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 755
Latifa Ibn Ziaten
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 756
Susana Chávez
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 757
Ihor Kostenko
1991 - 2014
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 758
Nils Muižnieks
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 759
Veronika Tsepkalo
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 760
Denis Kapustin
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 761
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, FannyAnn Eddy ranks 655. Before her are Liu Fang, Max Tonetto, Tina Cousins, Manjul Bhargava, Håkan Hellström, and Lisa Sheridan. After her are Shwetha Menon, Christian Hoffmann, Maurizio Margaglio, Ruslan Salei, Urmas Paet, and Kim Director. Among people deceased in 2004, FannyAnn Eddy ranks 339. Before her are Hugh Shearer, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Salvador Laurel, Brock Adams, Albeiro Usuriaga, and Malika Pukhraj. After her are Johnny Warren, Alphonso Ford, Mikael Ljungberg, Richard Sainct, Sergejs Žoltoks, and Kamala Markandaya.
Others Born in 1974
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Liu Fang
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 649
Max Tonetto
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 650
Tina Cousins
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 651
Manjul Bhargava
MATHEMATICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 652
Håkan Hellström
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 653
Lisa Sheridan
ACTOR
1974 - 2019
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 654
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 655
Shwetha Menon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 656
Christian Hoffmann
SKIER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 657
Maurizio Margaglio
SKATER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 658
Ruslan Salei
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 659
Urmas Paet
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 660
Kim Director
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 661
Others Deceased in 2004
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Hugh Shearer
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2004
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 333
Atefeh Sahaaleh
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2004
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 334
Salvador Laurel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2004
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 335
Brock Adams
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2004
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 336
Albeiro Usuriaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2004
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 337
Malika Pukhraj
SINGER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 338
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 339
Johnny Warren
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2004
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 340
Alphonso Ford
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - 2004
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 341
Mikael Ljungberg
WRESTLER
1970 - 2004
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 342
Richard Sainct
RACING DRIVER
1970 - 2004
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 343
Sergejs Žoltoks
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - 2004
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 344
Kamala Markandaya
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 345
In Sierra Leone
Among people born in Sierra Leone, FannyAnn Eddy ranks 14 out of 22. Before her are Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Fatima Massaquoi (1912), Valentine Strasser (1967), and Patricia Piccinini (1965). After her are Zainab Bangura (1959), Nathaniel Chalobah (1994), Roda Antar (1980), Eunice Barber (1974), Rodney Strasser (1990), and Ishmael Beah (1980).
Others born in Sierra Leone
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Trevoh Chalobah
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 8
Mohamed Kallon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 9
Johnny Paul Koroma
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2003
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 10
Fatima Massaquoi
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 11
Valentine Strasser
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 12
Patricia Piccinini
ARTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 13
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 14
Zainab Bangura
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 15
Nathaniel Chalobah
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 16
Roda Antar
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 17
Eunice Barber
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 18
Rodney Strasser
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 19
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 20
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Sierra Leone
Among social activists born in Sierra Leone, FannyAnn Eddy ranks 1.
