SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Harry Wu

1937 - 2016

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Harry Wu (Chinese: 吴弘达; pinyin: Wú Hóngdá; February 8, 1937 – April 26, 2016) was a Chinese-American human rights activist. Wu spent 19 years in Chinese labor camps, and he became a resident and citizen of the United States. In 1992, he founded the Laogai Research Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Wu is the 449th most popular social activist (down from 340th in 2019), the 840th most popular biography from China (down from 742nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Harry Wu ranks 449 out of 840. Before him are Afeni Shakur, Bhikaiji Cama, Otto Warmbier, Anna Louise Strong, Eugénie Cotton, and Melchora Aquino. After him are Henriette Herz, Lynching of Jesse Washington, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Jason Moore, Phyllis Schlafly, and Bogaletch Gebre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Harry Wu ranks 319. Before him are Bobby Driscoll, Luiz Bueno, Manorama, Jorge Cafrune, Teresa Ciepły, and Yukio Endo. After him are Glen A. Larson, Joe Henderson, Richard H. Truly, Roger Penske, Galimzyan Khusainov, and Clodovil Hernandes. Among people deceased in 2016, Harry Wu ranks 289. Before him are Ken Adam, Raoul Coutard, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Afeni Shakur, Turgay Şeren, and Paul Bley. After him are Doreen Massey, Tarık Akan, Leon Russell, Joseph Keller, Robert Fano, and Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.

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In China

Among people born in China, Harry Wu ranks 840 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Xuan (713), Luo Ruiqing (1906), Liu Yandong (1945), Wu Ma (1942), Zhuang Zedong (1940), and Chen Jiru (1558). After him are Changpeng Zhao (1977), Leon Lai (1966), Fujio Akatsuka (1935), Wang Shu (1963), Ji Yun (1724), and Tang Enbo (1898).

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  • Photo of Zhang Xuan

    Zhang Xuan

    PAINTER

    713 - 755

    HPI: 57.75

    Rank: 834

  • Photo of Luo Ruiqing

    Luo Ruiqing

    POLITICIAN

    1906 - 1978

    HPI: 57.67

    Rank: 835

  • Photo of Liu Yandong

    Liu Yandong

    POLITICIAN

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 57.48

    Rank: 836

  • Photo of Wu Ma

    Wu Ma

    ACTOR

    1942 - 2014

    HPI: 57.46

    Rank: 837

  • Photo of Zhuang Zedong

    Zhuang Zedong

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1940 - 2013

    HPI: 57.45

    Rank: 838

  • Photo of Chen Jiru

    Chen Jiru

    PAINTER

    1558 - 1639

    HPI: 57.44

    Rank: 839

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    Harry Wu

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1937 - 2016

    HPI: 57.42

    Rank: 840

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    Changpeng Zhao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 57.41

    Rank: 841

  • Photo of Leon Lai

    Leon Lai

    ACTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 57.40

    Rank: 842

  • Photo of Fujio Akatsuka

    Fujio Akatsuka

    COMIC ARTIST

    1935 - 2008

    HPI: 57.40

    Rank: 843

  • Photo of Wang Shu

    Wang Shu

    ARCHITECT

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 57.36

    Rank: 844

  • Photo of Ji Yun

    Ji Yun

    POLITICIAN

    1724 - 1805

    HPI: 57.35

    Rank: 845

  • Photo of Tang Enbo

    Tang Enbo

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1898 - 1954

    HPI: 57.30

    Rank: 846

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In China

Among social activists born in China, Harry Wu ranks 9. Before him are Meng Huo (101), Chen Sheng (-250), Li Hongzhi (1951), Zhang Guotao (1897), Wei Jingsheng (1950), and Chen Qimei (1878). After him are Hu Jia (1973), Chen Guangcheng (1971), Wu'erkaixi (1968), Wang Dan (1969), Guo Jianmei (1961), and Ni Yulan (1960).

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