SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Judith Heumann

1947 - 2023

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Judith Ellen Heumann (; December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Heumann was a lifelong civil rights advocate for people with disabilities. Her work with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits, and various other disability interest groups significantly contributed to the development of human rights legislation and policies benefiting children and adults with disabilities. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Judith Heumann is the 711th most popular social activist (up from 716th in 2024), the 14,052nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,613th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Judith Heumann ranks 711 out of 840. Before her are Julia Butterfly Hill, Anna Hutsol, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Pauli Murray, Susana Trimarco, and Yoani Sánchez. After her are Grace Abbott, Zakia Zaki, Gloria Allred, Munir Said Thalib, Derek Chauvin, and Anthony Dod Mantle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Judith Heumann ranks 856. Before her are Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Ajit Pal Singh, Jon Corzine, Sonny Carter, Táňa Fischerová, and Ronnie Montrose. After her are P. A. Sangma, James K. Morrow, John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Bruce Rioch, Ramesh Sippy, and Lesley Bush. Among people deceased in 2023, Judith Heumann ranks 554. Before her are Roman Čechmánek, Michael Hardie Boys, Greg Foster, Hiba Abu Nada, George McGinnis, and John Tooby. After her are Sara Tavares, Samuel T. Durrance, Bram Moolenaar, Steve Harwell, Alistair Darling, and Bob Knight.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judith Heumann ranks 14,056 out of 20,380. Before her are Candy Reynolds (1955), Dana Brooke (1988), Raphael Sbarge (1965), Andrew Shue (1967), Amber Stevens West (1986), and Allen Lanier (1946). After her are Amy Pietz (1969), Jack Mulhall (1887), Frank Carlson (1893), Anton Coppola (1917), Elizabeth Gillies (1993), and Stanley Fish (1938).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Judith Heumann ranks 121. Before her are Rachel Corrie (1979), Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Bobby Henderson (1980), Betty Ong (1956), Julia Butterfly Hill (1974), and Pauli Murray (1910). After her are Grace Abbott (1878), Gloria Allred (1941), Derek Chauvin (1976), Crystal Eastman (1881), Dorothy Height (1912), and Matthew Shepard (1976).

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