SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Mario Savio

1942 - 1996

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Mario Savio (December 8, 1942 – November 6, 1996) was an American activist and a key member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He is most famous for his passionate speeches, especially the "Bodies Upon the Gears" address given at Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley on December 2, 1964. Savio remains historically relevant as an icon of the earliest phase of the 1960s counterculture movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mario Savio is the 663rd most popular social activist (down from 613th in 2019), the 12,564th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,579th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Mario Savio ranks 663 out of 840. Before him are Wang Dan, Nirmala Deshpande, Phoebe Hearst, Edvin Kanka Cudic, Aed Carabao, and Mosab Hassan Yousef. After him are Azimzhan Askarov, María Elena Moyano, Loujain al-Hathloul, Fartuun Adan, Siti Musdah Mulia, and Flora Drummond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mario Savio ranks 689. Before him are Nené, Dan McKenzie, Richard Myers, Paul Hinder, Olivia Cole, and Adrian Metcalfe. After him are Dick Butkus, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, Margaret Alva, and Connie Hawkins. Among people deceased in 1996, Mario Savio ranks 338. Before him are Virginia Christine, Tommy Lawton, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Peter Glenville, Allenby Chilton, and Sim Iness. After him are Mary Haas, Eddie Harris, Sultan Rahi, Jacquetta Hawkes, Juliet Prowse, and Jean Muir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mario Savio ranks 12,568 out of 20,380. Before him are Antonio Tarver (1968), Isaac Shelby (1750), Keone Young (1947), Gary Herbert (1947), Les Brown (1912), and André 3000 (1975). After him are Taylor Hill (1996), Ken Wahl (1954), Paige O'Hara (1956), Alan Merrill (1951), Joe Dumars (1963), and Frank Vaughn (1902).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Mario Savio ranks 109. Before him are Lucy Burns (1879), Karen Silkwood (1946), Ryan White (1971), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), and Phoebe Hearst (1842). After him are Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Rachel Corrie (1979), Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Bobby Henderson (1980), Betty Ong (1956), and Pauli Murray (1910).

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