Photo: FBI / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- political activist / prisoner / civil rights advocate
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Premio Internacional Mario Benedetti
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Leonard Peltier born?
Born September 12, 1944 (age 81).
Where is Leonard Peltier from?
Leonard Peltier is from Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
What does Leonard Peltier do?
Leonard Peltier works as political activist, prisoner, civil rights advocate.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.