Women civil rights activists

The list Women civil rights activists includes Tyra Banks, Gillian Anderson, Linda Evangelista, Aisling Bea and Lena Dunham. The list consists of 625 members and 4 sublists.

American women civil rights activists
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British women civil rights activists
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Canadian women civil rights activists
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South African women civil rights activists
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Tyra Banks

American, TV Personality

Overview: Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Louis Belanger Martin (Long-Term)

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American women civil rights activists 370T

LGBT rights activists from California 34T

21st-century African-American actresses 111T
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Gillian Anderson

American actress (born 1968)

Overview: Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE ( JIL-ee-ən; born August 9, 1968) is an American-British actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American LGBT actresses 29T

American bisexual actors 159T

American women television directors 304T
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Betty White

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

Overview: Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021 ) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, with a career spanning over nine decades, White was noted for her ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1922

Date of death: 31 December 2021

Age: 99 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Stroke-related deaths in California 142T

Neurological disease deaths in California 457T

Comedians from Los Angeles County 24T
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k.d. lang

Canadian musician (born 1961)

Overview: Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.

Date of birth: 2 November 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Canadian lesbian musicians 26T

21st-century LGBT people 3,417T

20th-century LGBT people 3,251T
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Linda Evangelista

Canadian model (born 1965)

Overview: Linda Evangelista (born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian fashion model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers ...

Date of birth: 10 May 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Female models from Ontario 73T

Elite Model Management models 137T

Wives and girlfriends of association football players 306T
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Josephine Skriver

Danish, Model

Overview: Josephine Skriver-Karlsen (born 14 April 1993) is a Danish model known for her work with Victoria's Secret.

Date of birth: 14 April 1993

Age: 32

Nationality: Danish

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Alex DeLeon (Married)

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Storm Management models 32T

Models from Copenhagen 19T

Elite Model Management models 185T
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Aisling Bea

Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter

Overview: Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ASH-ling BEE), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This ...

Date of birth: 16 March 1984

Age: 41

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jack Freeman (Dating)

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People from Kildare (town) 5T

Actresses from County Kildare 3T

Irish women activists 80T
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Lena Dunham

American writer and actress (born 1986)

Overview: Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several ...

Date of birth: 13 May 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Luis Felber (Married)

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American showrunners 405T

American women civil rights activists 391T

Dunham family 4T
9.

Margot Kidder

Canadian, Actress

Overview: Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress, director, and activist whose career spanned five decades. Her accolades ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1948

Date of death: 13 May 2018

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Alcohol-related deaths in Montana 1T

2018 suicides 83T

Naturalized citizens of the United States 1,682T
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Eartha Kitt

American singer (1927–2008)

Overview: Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, dancer, voice actress, comedienne, activist, author, and songwriter known for her highly dist ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1927

Date of death: 25 December 2008

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 573T

20th-century African-American women singers 840T

20th-century African-American women 4,106T
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Lizzo

American rapper and singer (born 1988)

Overview: Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she later moved to Houston, Texas, where ...

Date of birth: 27 April 1988

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Myke Wright (Dating)

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21st-century African-American musicians 1,351T

Shorty Award winners 216T

American female hip hop musicians 71T
12.

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)

Overview: Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American LGBT actresses 46T

American transgender actors 99T

LGBT film producers 177T
13.

Jessicka

American musician and artist

Overview: Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera October 23, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the front woman of Florida-based band Jack Off Jill ...

Date of birth: 23 October 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Christian Hejnal Addams (Married)

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Fontana North artists 11T

LGBT singers from the United States 352T

Scarling. members 6T
14.

Mahalia Jackson

American gospel singer (1911–1972)

Overview: Mahalia Jackson ( mə-HAY-lee-ə; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1911

Date of death: 27 January 1972

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century women singers 3,624T

Baptists from Louisiana 276T
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Mindy Cohn

American actress

Overview: Mindy Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her role as Natalie Green in the sitcom The Facts of Life, and for being the voice of Velma Dinkley in the Sco ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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Jewish American female comedians 72T

Harvard-Westlake School alumni 97T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T
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Caroline Kennedy

American author and diplomat (born 1957)

Overview: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, attorney, and diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to Australia since 2022. She previously served in the Obama admi ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Author

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Edwin Schlossberg (Married)

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Members of the Council on Foreign Relations 381T

Writers from Manhattan 440T

American women ambassadors 364T
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

American politician (born 1989)

Overview: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), popularly known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who serves as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. The d ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Riley Roberts (Engaged)

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Puerto Rican people in New York (state) politics 35T

American anti-capitalists 93T

Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni 158T
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Jazz Jennings

American internet personality

Overview: Jazz Jennings (born October 6, 2000) is an American YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality, and LGBT rights activist. Jennings is one of the youngest publicly documented people to be ...

Date of birth: 6 October 2000

Age: 24

Nationality: American

Occupation: Internet Celebrity

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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American female YouTubers 1T

21st-century pseudonymous writers 455T

21st-century LGBT people 3,420T
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Rama Yade

French politician

Overview: Rama Yade (born Mame Ramatoulaye Yade; 13 December 1976) is a Senegalese-born French politician and the author of several books. She served as the French Secretary of Human Rights from 2007 to 2009, and ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: French

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Partner: Joseph Zimet (Married)

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21st-century French women politicians 554T

Black French politicians 79T

Union of Democrats and Independents politicians 113T
20.

Ruby Dee

American actress (1922–2014)

Overview: Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014), born Ruby Ann Wallace, was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She is perhaps best known for originating ...

Date of birth: 27 October 1922

Date of death: 11 June 2014

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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20th-century African-American women writers 294T

20th-century African-American writers 624T

African-American history of Westchester County, New York 43T