Famous People with Name Biko

Stephen Bantu Biko            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Stephen Bantu Biko: was a noted anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader, he later founded the Black Consciousness Movement which would empower and mobilize much of the urban black population. Since his death in police custody, he has been called a martyr of the anti-apartheid movement.[2] While living, his writings and activism attempted to empower black people, and he was famous for his slogan "black is beautiful", which he described as meaning: "man, you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being".[3] Despite friction between the African National Congress and Biko throughout the 1970s[Need quotation on talk to verify] the ANC has included Biko in the pantheon of struggle heroes, going as far as using his image for campaign posters in South Africa's first non-racial elections in 1994.[4]

Piotr Bikont            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Piotr Bikont: is a Polish journalist, publicist, culinary critic and a theatre director. He translated Art Spiegelman's "Maus" to Polish.

Emanuel Bikoula            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Emanuel Bikoula: is an Albanian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Vllaznia Shkodër. He is also the goalkeeper of U-21 national team.

Yordan Bikov            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Yordan Bikov: is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the middleweight class.