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Ryan White

American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy" (1971–1990)

  • Fame59.2
  • Momentum1.5
  • Wikipedia72.9K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1971–1990, aged 19United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    33 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1971–1990
    Aged 19
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Ryan Wayne White was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnosis of AIDS.

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Falling
59.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum1.5
Historical23.8
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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