SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Lizzie Velásquez

1989 - Today

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Elizabeth Anne Velásquez (; born March 13, 1989) is an American motivational speaker, activist, writer, and YouTuber. She was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat and gaining weight. Her conditions resulted in bullying during her childhood. During her teenage years, she faced cyberbullying, which ultimately inspired her to take up motivational speaking. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lizzie Velásquez is the 573rd most popular social activist (up from 774th in 2019), the 9,342nd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,370th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Lizzie Velásquez ranks 573 out of 840. Before her are Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, Bill Haywood, Bayard Rustin, Henry Spira, and Walter Reuther. After her are Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Irene Fernandez, Thomas Clarkson, Stan Swamy, and Emily Hobhouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Lizzie Velásquez ranks 85. Before her are Andy Ruiz Jr., Aly Michalka, Kim Bum, Zyzz, Taeyeon, and Holger Badstuber. After her are Stevan Jovetić, Kelly Marie Tran, Alexandra Stan, Israel Adesanya, Yevhen Konoplyanka, and Jessica Jung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lizzie Velásquez ranks 9,344 out of 20,380. Before her are Tim Conway (1933), John Romero (1967), Carl Kaufmann (1936), Gregory Walcott (1928), Alfred Lane (1891), and Lawrence Gordon (1936). After her are Christopher George (1931), Eric Kripke (1974), Lauren Lane (1961), Clint Howard (1959), Moira Kelly (1968), and Julie Taymor (1952).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Lizzie Velásquez ranks 83. Before her are Roger Stone (1952), Jerry Rubin (1938), Fred Hampton (1948), Bill Haywood (1869), Bayard Rustin (1912), and Walter Reuther (1907). After her are Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), Ella Baker (1903), Albert Parsons (1848), Ralph Abernathy (1926), Mamie Till (1921), and Sylvia Rivera (1951).

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