Bobby Seale

co-founder of the Black Panther Party (born 1936)
Person human Q548587
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Bobby Seale was born on October 22, 1936, in Dallas.[1][2] He has United States citizenship.

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: animator[10]
  • Position held: civil rights advocate[11]
  • Employer: Temple University[12]
  • Educated at: Merritt College[13], Berkeley High School[14]
  • Member of: Black Panther Party[15], Afro-American Association[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Part of: Chicago Seven[18]
  • Commons category: Bobby Seale[19]
  • Family name: Seale[20]
  • Given name: Bobby[21]
  • Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of the American Left[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[24], NADD Wikidata project[25]
  • Has works in the collection: Eye Filmmuseum[26]
  • Writing language: Afrikaans[27]

Why It Matters

Bobby Seale has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bobby Seale born?

Bobby Seale's place of birth was Dallas[2].

What did Bobby Seale do for work?

Bobby Seale worked as a political activist[3], university teacher[4], politician[5], autobiographer[6], and human rights defender[7].

Where did Bobby Seale go to school?

Bobby Seale was educated at Merritt College[13] and Berkeley High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . catalogue of Eye Film Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . catalogue of Eye Film Museum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 17w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → Dallas
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