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William Luther Pierce

1933 - 2002

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William Luther Pierce III (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was an American neo-Nazi political activist. For more than 30 years, he was one of the highest-profile individuals of the white nationalist movement. A physicist by profession, he was author of the novels The Turner Diaries and Hunter under the pen name Andrew Macdonald. The former has inspired multiple hate crimes including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Luther Pierce is the 126th most popular social activist (up from 511th in 2019), the 1,286th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,329th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, William Luther Pierce ranks 126 out of 840. Before him are Edmond James de Rothschild, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, René Cassin, Catharine MacKinnon, and Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad. After him are Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, Kang Pan-sok, Alexander Parvus, Steve Biko, and Vasil Levski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, William Luther Pierce ranks 67. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Jerzy Kosiński, Abolhassan Banisadr, Than Shwe, Ahmad al-Khatib, and Philip Zimbardo. After him are Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Mathieu Kérékou, Bobby Robson, David McCallum, Willie Nelson, and Cormac McCarthy. Among people deceased in 2002, William Luther Pierce ranks 40. Before him are Choi Hong Hi, Robert Nozick, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, James Tobin, Jonas Savimbi, and Zizinho. After him are Abu Nidal, Xi Zhongxun, John Cocke, Ne Win, Yoshio Okada, and Eduardo Chillida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Luther Pierce ranks 1,286 out of 20,380. Before him are Rudy Giuliani (1944), John Robert Schrieffer (1931), Michelle Obama (1964), Lita Grey (1908), Raymond Damadian (1936), and Albert Pike (1809). After him are Kevin McCarthy (1965), Anthony Edwards (1962), A. E. Waite (1857), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Mike Shinoda (1977), and James M. Buchanan (1919).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, William Luther Pierce ranks 18. Before him are Jimmy Hoffa (1913), Jane Addams (1860), Lee Radziwill (1933), John Brown (1800), Betty Ford (1918), and Catharine MacKinnon (1946). After him are Susan B. Anthony (1820), Bugsy Siegel (1906), Cesar Chavez (1927), George Stinney (1929), Frances Willard (1839), and David Lane (1938).

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