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Tom Hayden

1939 - 2016

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Thomas Emmet Hayden (December 11, 1939 – October 23, 2016) was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, becoming an influential figure in the rise of the New Left. As a leader of the leftist organization Students for a Democratic Society, he wrote the Port Huron Statement, helped lead protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and stood trial in the resulting "Chicago Seven" case. In later years, he ran for political office numerous times, winning seats in both the California State Assembly and California State Senate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Hayden is the 15,761st most popular politician (down from 14,644th in 2024), the 8,638th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,973rd in 2019) and the 661st most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Tom Hayden ranks 15,760 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie-George Buffet, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Doug Burgum, Rosa Russo Iervolino, and Stanislaw Tillich. After him are Tomás Berreta, Joan, Lady of Wales, Jyoti Basu, Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Christine Lambrecht, Héctor Rossetto, and Antonio Martino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Tom Hayden ranks 470. Before him are William B. Lenoir, Per Ahlmark, Marlena Shaw, Henning Christophersen, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, and Daniel Viglietti. After him are Emilio Álvarez, Maeve Binchy, Charles Cyphers, John Danielsen, Niels Helveg Petersen, and Peter S. Beagle. Among people deceased in 2016, Tom Hayden ranks 419. Before him are Wim van der Voort, Gideon Toury, Paulo Emilio, Engelbert Kraus, Fazu Aliyeva, and George Voinovich. After him are Guillaume Bieganski, Suat Mamat, Anton Yelchin, Fidel Uriarte, Hugh O'Brian, and Francisco Flores Pérez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Hayden ranks 8,639 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Allison (1949), Anthony Denison (1949), Bill Carr (1909), Kirsten Vangsness (1972), and Sam Lloyd (1963). After him are Busby Berkeley (1895), Israel Putnam (1718), Mikaela Shiffrin (1995), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), Jenna Fischer (1974), Natalie Coughlin (1982), and Outram Bangs (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Hayden ranks 661. Before him are Lucien Carr (1925), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Chris Sununu (1974), George Voinovich (1936), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), and Doug Burgum (1956). After him are Nikki Haley (1972), William Livingston (1723), Dick Durbin (1944), David Dinkins (1927), William Colby (1920), and Richard Neal (1949).

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