# Joe Hill

> Joe Hill was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s, while working various jobs from New York to San Francisco. Hill, an immigrant worker frequently facing unemployment and underemployment, became a popular songwriter and cartoonist for the union. His songs include "The Preacher and the Slave", "The Tramp", "There Is Power in a Union", "The Rebel Girl", and "Casey Jones—the Union Scab", which express the harsh and combative life of itinerant workers, and call for workers to organize their efforts to improve working conditions.

*Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1879-10-07
- **Died:** 1915-11-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

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