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Wilma Mankiller

1945 - 2010

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Wilma Pearl Mankiller (Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎳᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ, romanized: Atsilasgi Asgayadihi; November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, she lived on her family's allotment in Adair County, Oklahoma, until the age of 11, when her family relocated to San Francisco as part of a federal government program to urbanize Indigenous Americans. After high school, she married a well-to-do Ecuadorian and raised two daughters. Inspired by the social and political movements of the 1960s, Mankiller became involved in the Occupation of Alcatraz and later participated in the land and compensation struggles with the Pit River Tribe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilma Mankiller is the 6,463rd most popular writer (down from 5,938th in 2024), the 12,336th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,501st in 2019) and the 891st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Wilma Mankiller ranks 6,463 out of 7,302. Before her are Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, Paul Klebnikov, DBC Pierre, Janet Evanovich, and Michael Chabon. After her are Alberto Angela, John Arden, Ludwig Bemelmans, Jaime Bayly, John Langalibalele Dube, and Frank Harris.

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Among people born in 1945, Wilma Mankiller ranks 636. Before her are Susan Bassnett, Guillermo Páez, Fyodor Simashev, Mike Mullane, Tariq Anwar, and Greil Marcus. After her are Vani Jairam, Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, Daniel Rudisha, Tom Ridge, and Byron Beck. Among people deceased in 2010, Wilma Mankiller ranks 440. Before her are David Thompson, Simon Monjack, Krystyna Bochenek, Sammy Baird, Zbigniew Wassermann, and Edwin Valero. After her are Vladislav Galkin, Ted Sorensen, Juanita M. Kreps, Alex Chilton, Bobby Charles, and Maciej Płażyński.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilma Mankiller ranks 12,339 out of 20,380. Before her are Melody Gardot (1985), Jack Yerman (1939), Debbie Gibson (1970), Redfoo (1975), Jay Harrington (1971), and James Van Der Beek (1977). After her are Christian Pollas (1947), Ben Shelton (2002), Stone Gossard (1966), Roy Clark (1933), Leroy Chiao (1960), and Trevor Moore (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Wilma Mankiller ranks 891. Before her are Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), Paul Klebnikov (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), and Michael Chabon (1963). After her are Arthur Laurents (1917), Ted Tally (1952), Damon Lindelof (1973), George S. Kaufman (1889), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), and Sandra Cisneros (1954).

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