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David Hogg

gun control activist

Born: American

David Miles Hogg is an American gun control activist who served as a co-vice chair of the Democratic National Committee from February to June 2025. As a student survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, he rose to prominence during the 2018 United States gun violence protests by helping lead several high-profile protests, marches, and boycotts, including the boycott of The Ingraham Angle. He has also been a target and scapegoat of several conspiracy theories.

With his sister Lauren Hogg, he wrote #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line, a book that made The New York Times Best Seller list. They pledged to donate to charity all income from the book.

In 2018, Hogg was included in the TIME 100 list of the most influential people. He is a co-founder of Good Pillow, a pillow manufacturing company, and the founder of the Leaders We Deserve PAC.

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American gun control activist

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  1. David Hogg is born

    David Hogg, American gun control activist, known for american gun control activist, was born on 2001-04-12.

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