David Kato

Ugandan LGBT activist (1964–2011)
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Summary

David Kato was born on February 15, 1964[1], in Mukono District[2]. He died on January 26, 2011[3], in Mukono District[4]. He worked as a teacher[5] and LGBTQ rights activist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Mukono[8]
  • Date of birth: February 13, 1964[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Uganda[10]
  • Educated at: University of York[11]
  • Member of: Sexual Minorities Uganda[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Sexual orientation: homosexuality[14]
  • Cause of death: blunt trauma[15]
  • Family name: Kato[16]
  • Given name: David[17]
  • Manner of death: homicide[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[20]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for David Kato include David Kato Vision and Voice Award[21], an award[22], founded in 2011[23].

Why It Matters

David Kato has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for him include David Kato Vision and Voice Award[21], an award[22], founded in 2011[23].

FAQs

Where was David Kato born?

David Kato's place of birth was Mukono District[2].

Where did David Kato die?

David Kato died in Mukono District[4].

What did David Kato do for work?

David Kato worked as a teacher[5] and LGBTQ rights activist[6].

Where did David Kato go to school?

David Kato was educated at University of York[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . amnestyusa.org. amnestyusa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . economist.com. economist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . countrylicious.com. countrylicious.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . lgbthistorymonth.com. lgbthistorymonth.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 24
    Place of death → Mukono District, Mukono
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'ha', 'he', 'it', 'ja',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mukono District
    Member of → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → David
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ko, lg */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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