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James Larkin

1876 - 1947

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James Larkin (28 January 1874 – 30 January 1947), sometimes known as Jim Larkin or Big Jim, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. He was one of the founders of the Irish Labour Party along with James Connolly and William O'Brien, and later the founder of the Irish Worker League (a communist party which was recognised by the Comintern as the Irish section of the world communist movement), as well as the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) and the Workers' Union of Ireland (the two unions later merged to become SIPTU, Ireland's largest trade union). Along with Connolly and Jack White, he was also a founder of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA; a paramilitary group which was integral to both the Dublin lock-out and the Easter Rising). Larkin was a leading figure in the Syndicalist movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Larkin is the 628th most popular social activist (down from 615th in 2019), the 5,358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,147th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, James Larkin ranks 628 out of 840. Before him are Razan Zaitouneh, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Albertina Sisulu, Lepa Mladjenovic, Aaron Swartz, and Octavia Hill. After him are Norma McCorvey, Angelina Grimké, Jake Angeli, Sumaira Abdulali, Chen Guangcheng, and Maria Verónica Reina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, James Larkin ranks 200. Before him are Lionel Tertis, Ralph Barton Perry, William Carr, John August Anderson, John Garstang, and George Cloutier. After him are Jānis Akuraters, John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Con Leahy, and Sol Plaatje. Among people deceased in 1947, James Larkin ranks 211. Before him are José Luis Tamayo, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Harald Natvig, David Samanez Ocampo, Mari Gerekmezyan, and Alphonzo Bell. After him are Meredith Colket, Ercole Olgeni, Albert Ireton, Adrienne Ames, Alfred Bowerman, and Olive Borden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Larkin ranks 5,360 out of 8,785. Before him are Sean Dyche (1971), Emilia Fox (1974), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), Octavia Hill (1838), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), and Mia Goth (1993). After him are Tommy Gemmell (1943), Caroline Norton (1808), John George Children (1777), Constant Lambert (1905), Peter Cook (1937), and Phyllis Logan (1956).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, James Larkin ranks 40. Before him are Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Emily Davies (1830), Thomas Clarkson (1760), Emily Hobhouse (1860), Grey Owl (1888), and Octavia Hill (1838). After him are Ingrid Newkirk (1949), Charlotte Despard (1844), Harry Hay (1912), Samuel Gompers (1850), Flora Drummond (1878), and Arthur Scargill (1938).

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