Russell Means

Summary

Russell Means is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pine Ridge Indian Reservation^[2]. He was born on November 10, 1939^[3]. He died in Porcupine^[4]. He died on October 22, 2012^[5]. He worked as an actor^[6], musician^[7], autobiographer^[8], film actor^[9], and politician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,309 views/month, #5,338 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Russell Means was born in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation^[2].
• Russell Means died in Porcupine^[4].
• Russell Means was born on November 10, 1939^[3].
• Russell Means died on October 22, 2012^[5].
• A child of Russell Means was Tatanka Means^[12].
• A child of Russell Means was Tatewin Means^[13].
• Russell Means held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Lakota was Russell Means's native language^[15].
• North–Central American English was Russell Means's native language^[16].
• Russell Means is identified as part of the Lakota people ethnic group^[17].
• Russell Means's professions included actor^[6].
• Russell Means's professions included musician^[7].
• Russell Means's professions included autobiographer^[8].
• Russell Means's professions included film actor^[9].
• Russell Means worked as a politician^[10].
• Russell Means worked as a voice actor^[18].
• Russell Means's field of work was actor^[19].
• Russell Means's field of work was activism^[20].
• Russell Means's field of work was politics^[21].
• Russell Means's field of work was acting^[22].
• Russell Means's field of work was music^[23].
• Russell Means's field of work was literature^[24].
• Russell Means's education included a stint at San Leandro High School^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Russell Means is Pocahontas^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Russell Means is Thomas and the Magic Railroad^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-11-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-10-22^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ee075709-ed22-41f8-ab9c-920d7ed0df71^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Russell Means was born in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation^[2]. He was born on November 10, 1939^[3]. He is identified as part of the Lakota people ethnic group^[17]. Native languages include Lakota^[15] and North–Central American English^[16].

Education

Russell Means was educated at San Leandro High School^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], musician^[7], autobiographer^[8], film actor^[9], politician^[10], and voice actor^[18]. Fields of work include actor^[19], a profession^[33]; activism^[20], a concept^[34]; politics^[21], an academic discipline^[35]; acting^[22], a type of arts^[36]; music^[23], a type of arts^[37]; and literature^[24], a type of arts^[38].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pocahontas^[26], an animated film^[39], directed by Mike Gabriel^[40] and Thomas and the Magic Railroad^[27], a film^[41], directed by Britt Allcroft^[42].

Personal Life

Children include Tatanka Means^[12], a comedian^[43], of United States^[44] and Tatewin Means^[13], a lawyer^[45], b. 1980^[46], of United States^[47]. Russell Means was affiliated with the Libertarian Party^[48].

Death and Burial

Russell Means died on October 22, 2012^[5]. He died in Porcupine^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[49].

Why It Matters

Russell Means ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,309 views/month, #5,338 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Russell Means born?

Russell Means was born in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation^[2].

Where did Russell Means die?

Russell Means died in Porcupine^[4].

What did Russell Means do for work?

Russell Means worked as actor^[6], musician^[7], autobiographer^[8], film actor^[9], and politician^[10].

Where did Russell Means go to school?

Russell Means was educated at San Leandro High School^[25].