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James Meredith

1988 - today

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James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government (an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement). Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans. The admission of Meredith ignited the Ole Miss riot of 1962 where Meredith's life was threatened and 31,000 American servicemen were required to quell the violence – the largest ever invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). James Meredith is the 9,024th most popular soccer player (up from 17,058th in 2024), the 587th most popular biography from Australia (up from 955th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, James Meredith ranks 9,024 out of 21,273. Before him are Maicon Pereira Roque, Ike Shorunmu, Jimmy Hill, Ehsan Hajsafi, Hernán Barcos, and Marco Bizot. After him are Takafumi Ogura, Goran Đorović, Khaled Badra, Yasutaka Nomoto, Angelo Palombo, and Jorge Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, James Meredith ranks 368. Before him are Alexey Vorobyov, Oussama Assaidi, Melissa O'Neil, Nils Petersen, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, and Maicon Pereira Roque. After him are Ed Speleers, Keirrison, Masahiro Tanaka, Shuji Fujimoto, Finn Jones, and Marek Suchý.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Meredith ranks 587 out of 1,143. Before him are John Fitzgerald (1960), Warren Ellis (1965), Havana Brown (1985), James Holland (1989), Flume (1991), and Slim Dusty (1927). After him are Holly Valance (1983), Jade North (1982), Allan Stone (1945), Isaiah Firebrace (1999), Delta Goodrem (1984), and Louisa Lawson (1848).

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Among Soccer Players In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, James Meredith ranks 39. Before him are Mitchell Langerak (1988), Joey Didulica (1977), Scott Chipperfield (1975), Josip Skoko (1975), Saša Ognenovski (1979), and James Holland (1989). After him are Jade North (1982), Jackson Irvine (1993), Mark Bosnich (1972), Brett Emerton (1979), Mark Rudan (1975), and Ivan Franjic (1987).

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