David Kato

Ugandan LGBT activist (1964–2011)
Person Human Q553089

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 15, 1964, February 13, 1964[8]
Date of death
January 26, 2011
Place of birth
Mukono District
Place of death
Mukono District, Mukono[7]
Country of citizenship
Uganda[9]
Cause of death
blunt trauma[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Kato[15]
Given name
David[16]
Manner of death
homicide[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights[19]
Sexual orientation
homosexuality[13]
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
308181261
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/David-Kato
FAST ID
1967447
Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
nm4303926
J9U entity ID
987009645110605171
JRC Names ID
947934
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
390871257
TMDB person ID
1177904
WikiTree person ID
Kisule-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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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].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for David Kato include David Kato Vision and Voice Award[20], an award[21], founded in 2011[22].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include David Kato Vision and Voice Award[20], an award[21], founded in 2011[22].

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[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Mukono District, Mukono
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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