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Leonard Peltier was born on September 12, 1944 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Leonard Peltier is a political activist, prisoner and civil rights advocate. That works out to 81 years old in 2026. Recorded honors include Premio Internacional Mario Benedetti (2013).
My Take
Leonard Peltier is one of those figures where my interest is less about celebrity and more about what his case reveals. Convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975 and given two life terms, he has spent nearly half a century insisting on his innocence while a global movement campaigned for his release. I cannot adjudicate guilt from the outside, and I will not pretend to. But the sheer endurance of a man who became a living symbol of Native American struggle moves me. He functions as a mirror held up to the unresolved wounds of American history.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leonard Peltier
- Name (Japanese)
- レナード・ペルティエ
- Reading
- れなーど・ぺるてぃえ
- Born
- September 12, 1944 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Occupation
- political activist / prisoner / civil rights advocate
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Premio Internacional Mario Benedetti
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Leonard Peltier born?
Born September 12, 1944 (age 81).
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Leonard Peltier is from Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
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Leonard Peltier works as political activist, prisoner, civil rights advocate.
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