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Samantha Smith

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Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous for her anti-war outreaches during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as America's Youngest Ambassador and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan. With the assistance of her father, Arthur (an academic), she wrote a book titled Journey to the Soviet Union, which chronicled her visit to the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Samantha Smith is the 7,430th most popular actor (down from 6,758th in 2024), the 11,466th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,004th in 2019) and the 3,412th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Samantha Smith ranks 7,430 out of 13,578. Before her are George Tobias, Angela Schanelec, Clive Brook, Akiho Yoshizawa, Brendan Coyle, and Julie Bishop. After her are Terry Kiser, Tim DeKay, Jena Malone, Luther Adler, Fairuza Balk, and Slim Summerville.

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Among people born in 1969, Samantha Smith ranks 442. Before her are Tony Curran, Alexander Mogilny, Henning Berg, Fan Zhiyi, Yoshiaki Sato, and Petr Kouba. After her are Paulo Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Andrew Bryniarski, Dimas, Assala Nasri, and Giorgos Donis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samantha Smith ranks 11,468 out of 20,380. Before her are Evelyn Hooker (1907), Paul Winter (1939), Roy Harris (1898), Alan Gilbert (1967), Lyle Campbell (1942), and Julie Bishop (1914). After her are Jonathan Mostow (1961), Terry Kiser (1939), Amy Sedaris (1961), Pauline Betz (1919), Tim DeKay (1963), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1969).

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Among Actors In United States

Among actors born in United States, Samantha Smith ranks 3,413. Before her are John Allen Nelson (1959), Bob Uecker (1934), Jaime Pressly (1977), Aisha Tyler (1970), George Tobias (1901), and Julie Bishop (1914). After her are Terry Kiser (1939), Tim DeKay (1963), Jena Malone (1984), Luther Adler (1903), Fairuza Balk (1974), and Slim Summerville (1892).

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