Zackie Achmat

South African activist, politician and film director (born 1962)
Person human Q139961
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Zackie Achmat

Summary

Zackie Achmat is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1962-03-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], political activist[5], LGBTQ rights activist[6], and HIV/AIDS activist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Johannesburg[2], Zackie Achmat…
  • Zackie Achmat was born on +1962-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Zackie Achmat held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Zackie Achmat worked as a film director[4].
  • Zackie Achmat worked as a political activist[5].
  • Zackie Achmat's professions included LGBTQ rights activist[6].
  • Zackie Achmat worked as a HIV/AIDS activist[7].
  • Zackie Achmat received the Homo Homini Award[10].
  • Zackie Achmat received the Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[11].
  • Zackie Achmat's religion is recorded as atheism[12].
  • Zackie Achmat's image is recorded as Zackie Achmat 2013 (cropped).JPG[13].
  • Zackie Achmat is recorded as male[14].
  • Zackie Achmat's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Zackie Achmat's founder is recorded as Treatment Action Campaign[16].
  • Zackie Achmat's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041467599[17].
  • Zackie Achmat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53765800[18].
  • Zackie Achmat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98063186[19].
  • Zackie Achmat's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1593746[20].
  • Zackie Achmat's Commons category is recorded as Zackie Achmat[21].
  • Zackie Achmat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vnbz[22].
  • Zackie Achmat's family name is recorded as Achmat[23].
  • Zackie Achmat's given name is recorded as Zackie[24].
  • Zackie Achmat's described at URL is recorded as https://vtape.org/artist?ai=1329[25].
  • Zackie Achmat's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 622771[26].
  • Zackie Achmat's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Zackie Achmat's place of birth was Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1962-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], political activist[5], LGBTQ rights activist[6], and HIV/AIDS activist[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Homo Homini Award[10], an award[28], in Czech Republic[29], founded in 1994[30] and Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[11], an award[31].

Personal Life

Zackie Achmat's religion is recorded as atheism[12].

Why It Matters

Zackie Achmat ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Zackie Achmat born?

Born in Johannesburg[2], Zackie Achmat…

What did Zackie Achmat do for work?

Zackie Achmat worked as film director[4], political activist[5], LGBTQ rights activist[6], and HIV/AIDS activist[7].

What awards did Zackie Achmat receive?

Honors received include Homo Homini Award[10] and Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . shuttleworthfoundation.org. Retrieved . shuttleworthfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Vtape Video Catalogue. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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