# Charles Perkins

> Charles Nelson Perkins, popularly known as Charlie Perkins, was an Aboriginal Australian activist, soccer player, and public administrator. He is often recognized as the first known Indigenous Australian man to graduate from a tertiary institution. Perkins was a prominent figure in the 1965 Freedom Ride, which highlighted racial discrimination in rural Australia, and played a significant role in campaigning for a "yes" vote in the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights. He later held various positions within the Australian public service.

*Australian Aboriginal activist and football player, coach and administrator (1936-2000)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1936-06-16
- **Died:** 2000-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [چارلس پرکنز (اصلی کارکن)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B2_(%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86))
- [تشارلز بيركنز (لاعب كرة قدم)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B2_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86%D8%B2_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85))
- [تشارلز بيركنز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B2_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [Charles Perkins](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perkins)
- [Charles Perkins (Aboriginal activist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perkins_(Aboriginal_activist))
- [Charles Perkins](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perkins)
- [Charles Perkins](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perkins)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065753)

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