SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Unity Mitford

1914 - 1948

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Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford (8 August 1914 – 28 May 1948) was a British fascist and socialite and member of the Mitford family known for her relationship with Adolf Hitler. Born in the United Kingdom, she was a prominent supporter of Nazism, fascism and antisemitism, and belonged to Hitler's inner circle of friends. When the United Kingdom declared war on Germany she attempted suicide in Munich by shooting herself in the head, surviving, but with extensive brain damage. She returned to England but never recovered, ultimately dying from consequences of the wound. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Unity Mitford is the 272nd most popular social activist (up from 303rd in 2019), the 1,983rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,003rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Unity Mitford ranks 272 out of 840. Before her are Edna Parker, Sophie Adlersparre, Camilo Torres Restrepo, Christa Schroeder, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, and Guillaume Cale. After her are Diana Budisavljević, Carlo Cafiero, Udham Singh, David Frankfurter, Eglantyne Jebb, and Wat Tyler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Unity Mitford ranks 131. Before her are Poul Hartling, Alberto Lattuada, Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, and Sisowath Sirik Matak. After her are Edward Schillebeeckx, E. G. Marshall, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, and Infante Gonzalo of Spain. Among people deceased in 1948, Unity Mitford ranks 82. Before her are Achille Varzi, Kâzım Karabekir, Manuel Ponce, Paul Wegener, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and Pavel Rybalko. After her are Harry Dexter White, Richard C. Tolman, Maximilian Grabner, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, John Anderson, and Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Unity Mitford ranks 1,983 out of 8,785. Before her are Kate Moss (1974), Sam Smith (1992), Peter Barlow (1776), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), and Orderic Vitalis (1075). After her are David Yates (1963), John Mills (1908), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Roger Williamson (1948), Wayne Rooney (1985), and John Muir (1838).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Unity Mitford ranks 15. Before her are Annie Besant (1847), Max Mosley (1940), Emily Davison (1872), Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867), Christabel Pankhurst (1880), and Kate Sheppard (1848). After her are Eglantyne Jebb (1876), Wat Tyler (1341), Mary Dyer (1611), Cassivellaunus (-100), Millicent Fawcett (1847), and Allan Octavian Hume (1829).

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