# Percy Sutton

> Percy Ellis Sutton was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position. He later became an entrepreneur whose investments included the New York Amsterdam News and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

*American politician in New York (1920-2009)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1920-11-24
- **Died:** 2009-12-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840377/ (@nm0840377)

## Sources
- [Percy Sutton](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sutton)
- [بيرسي سوتون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [Percy Sutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sutton)
- [Percy Sutton](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sutton)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2666555)
- [Percy Sutton](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3600811)

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