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Walter Reuther

1907 - 1970

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Walter Philip Reuther (; September 1, 1907 – May 9, 1970) was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. He considered labor movements not as narrow special interest groups but as instruments to advance social justice and human rights in democratic societies. He leveraged the UAW's resources and influence to advocate for workers' rights, civil rights, women's rights, universal health care, public education, affordable housing, environmental stewardship and nuclear nonproliferation around the world. He believed in Swedish-style social democracy and societal change through nonviolent civil disobedience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Reuther is the 572nd most popular social activist (up from 694th in 2019), the 9,315th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,976th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Walter Reuther ranks 572 out of 840. Before him are Bruno Manser, Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, Bill Haywood, Bayard Rustin, and Henry Spira. After him are Lizzie Velásquez, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Irene Fernandez, Thomas Clarkson, and Stan Swamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Walter Reuther ranks 334. Before him are Klaes Karppinen, Ilias Tsirimokos, James Robertson Justice, August Hellemans, Vladimirs Petrovs, and Sidney Fox. After him are Romeo Rivers, Ernesto Albarracín, John Cody, Gumercindo Gómez, Grahame Clark, and Afrasiyab Badalbeyli. Among people deceased in 1970, Walter Reuther ranks 232. Before him are Jacob Viner, Gypsy Rose Lee, Irawati Karve, John Beazley, Ernst Krebs, and William Hopper. After him are David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Leopoldo Conti, Otis Spann, Grethe Weiser, Stefan Andres, and Paul Sturzenegger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Reuther ranks 9,317 out of 20,380. Before him are King Kong Bundy (1955), Christopher Paolini (1983), Robert A. Parker (1936), Richard Davalos (1930), Jim Elliot (1927), and Garrett Morris (1937). After him are Gregg Araki (1959), Brain (1963), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), and Bob Einstein (1942).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Walter Reuther ranks 82. Before him are Lucy Parsons (1853), Roger Stone (1952), Jerry Rubin (1938), Fred Hampton (1948), Bill Haywood (1869), and Bayard Rustin (1912). After him are Lizzie Velásquez (1989), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890), Ella Baker (1903), Albert Parsons (1848), Ralph Abernathy (1926), and Mamie Till (1921).

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