# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lionel-bernstein
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:26:57.537Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lionel-bernstein"
name: "Lionel Bernstein"
slug: "lionel-bernstein"
description: "Lionel \"Rusty\" Bernstein was a Jewish South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He played a key role in political organizations such as the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC). He helped form the South African Congress of Democrats to bolster white participation in the ANC, and he brought its allies together to establish a Congress of the People, working closely with Nelson Mandela."
tagline: "South African activist (1920-2002)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Hilda_bernstein.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1920-03-05"
deathDate: "2002-06-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.35
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.878474666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.rusty-bernstein.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ليونيل بيرنستاين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ليونيل بيرنستين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Bernstein"
    title: "Rusty Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bernstein"
    title: "Lionel Bernstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1391054"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump