1 Nelson Mandela Q8023 President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013) Social activist 1918-07-18 2013-12-05 ZAF South Africa ZAF 1 297 90.45 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nelson%20Mandela%201994.jpg?width=320 2 Mahatma Gandhi Q1001 Indian independence activist (1869–1948) Social activist pacifism; philosophy 1869-10-02 1948-01-30 IND India IND 1 287 97.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahatma-Gandhi%2C%20studio%2C%201931.jpg?width=320 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Q8027 American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968) Social activist homiletics; racism 1929-01-15 1968-04-04 USA United States USA 0 252 92.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The%20Rev.%20Dr.%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20Color%20Portrait%20(high%20quality).jpg?width=320 4 Che Guevara Q5809 Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967) Social activist 1928-06-14 1967-10-09 Cuba; Argentina ARG 3 227 93.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Che%20Guevara%20-%20Guerrillero%20Heroico%20by%20Alberto%20Korda.jpg?width=320 5 Mother Teresa Q30547 Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997) Social activist 1910-08-26 1997-09-05 India; Albania MKD 0 201 92.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MotherTeresa%20090.jpg?width=320 6 Rosa Luxemburg Q7231 Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919) Social activist 1871-03-05 1919-01-15 DEU Germany POL 2 191 85.33 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rosa%20Luxemburg.jpg?width=320 7 Aung San Suu Kyi Q36740 former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy Social activist 1945-06-19 MMR Myanmar MMR 1 172 80.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aung%20San%20Suu%20Kyi%20at%20the%20Enthronement%20of%20Naruhito%20(1).jpg?width=320 8 Helen Keller Q38203 American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968) Social activist essay 1880-06-27 1968-06-01 USA United States USA 2 170 81.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Helen%20Keller%20circa%201920%20-%20restored.jpg?width=320 9 Malala Yousafzai Q32732 Pakistani children's education activist Social activist 1997-07-12 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 158 66.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Malala%20Yousafzai%20at%20the%202024%20Toronto%20International%20Film%20Festival%205.jpg?width=320 9 Greta Thunberg Q56434717 Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003) Social activist youth activism; ecology 2003-01-03 SWE Sweden SWE 4 158 60.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Greta%20Thunberg%20in%20May%202026%20(cropped%203x4).jpg?width=320 11 Eleanor Roosevelt Q83396 American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962) Social activist philanthropy; human rights 1884-10-11 1962-11-07 USA United States USA 0 150 86.11 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eleanor%20Roosevelt%20at%20the%20United%20Nations%2C%20circa%201946-1947%20(3x4%20cropped).jpg?width=320 12 Malcolm X Q43303 American Black rights activist (1925–1965) Social activist human rights protection 1925-05-19 1965-02-21 USA United States USA 0 135 86.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Malcolm%20X%20in%201964.jpg?width=320 13 Alexei Navalny Q155979 Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976–2024) Social activist political opposition; opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia 1976-06-04 2024-02-16 RUS Russia RUS 3 133 70.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexey%20Navalny%202018%20(cropped).png?width=320 14 Rosa Parks Q41921 civil rights activist Social activist civil rights movement; activism 1913-02-04 2005-10-24 USA United States USA 0 131 79.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rosa%20Parks%201997.jpg?width=320 15 Emma Goldman Q79969 Russian-born American anarchist (1869–1940) Social activist philosophy 1869-06-27 1940-05-14 United Kingdom; Lithuania; France; United States LTU 5 128 73.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emma%20Goldman%20seated.jpg?width=320 16 Peter Kropotkin Q5752 Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921) Social activist philosophy 1842-12-09 1921-02-08 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; Russian Empire; Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic RUS 7 120 78.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kropotkin1.jpg?width=320 17 Liu Xiaobo Q41617 Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017) Social activist literary criticism 1955-12-28 2017-07-13 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 117 70.93 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20Liu%20Xiaobo%20by%20Wang%20Liming%20(2017%2C%20cropped).jpg?width=320 17 Edward Snowden Q13424289 American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983) Social activist 1983-06-21 United States; Russia USA 0 117 62.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Libreplanet%202016%20-%20Edward%20Snowden%20Keynote.png?width=320 19 Shirin Ebadi Q131152 Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Social activist 1947-06-21 IRN Iran IRN 0 113 76.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shirin%20Ebadi%2001.jpg?width=320 20 Harriet Tubman Q102870 African-American abolitionist (1822–1913) Social activist abolitionism; women's rights 1821 1912-03-10 USA United States USA 0 108 73.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Harriet%20Tubman%20(circa%201885).jpg?width=320 21 Henry Dunant Q12091 Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910) Social activist aid agency; philanthropy 1828-05-08 1910-10-30 Switzerland; France CHE 2 107 83.32 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henry%20Dunant-young.jpg?width=320 21 Bertha von Suttner Q18456 Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor Social activist 1843-06-09 1914-06-21 Cisleithania; Austrian Empire CZE 0 107 79.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bertha%20von%20Suttner%20nobel.jpg?width=320 23 Jan Hus Q43977 Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415) Social activist linguistics; educational system 1369 1415-07-15 Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia CZE 0 106 84.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan%20hus%201.jpg?width=320 24 Nadia Murad Q22007112 Yazidi human rights activist from Iraq and winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Social activist human rights 1993-03-10 IRQ Iraq 1 104 55.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nadia%20Murad%202023%20(close-up).jpg?width=320 25 Jane Addams Q180989 American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935) Social activist philosophy 1860-09-06 1935-05-22 USA United States USA 0 100 70.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ADDAMS%2C%20JANE%2021664v%20(cropped2).jpg?width=320 26 Emiliano Zapata Q41718 Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919) Social activist 1879-08-08 1919-04-10 MEX Mexico MEX 0 97 75.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emiliano%20Zapata4.jpg?width=320 27 Rigoberta Menchú Q188620 Guatemalan human rights activist Social activist 1959-01-09 GTM Guatemala GTM 0 96 66.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/20240620%20NP%20PRESIDENTE%20BERNARDO%20AREVALO%20Y%20KARIN%20HERRERA%20PARTICIPAN%20EN%20DIALOGO%20PREMIO%20NOBEL%20DE%20LA%20PAZ%20054.jpg?width=320 28 Frederick Douglass Q215562 African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895) Social activist abolitionism 1818-02-14 1895-02-20 USA United States USA 1 95 66.53 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frederick%20Douglass%20as%20a%20younger%20man.jpg?width=320 28 Tawakkol Karman Q104622 Yemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979) Social activist human rights 1979-02-07 YEM Yemen YEM 0 95 64.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tawakkol%20Karman%20(2019)%20II.jpg?width=320 30 Leymah Gbowee Q107037 Liberian peace activist (born 1972) Social activist dispute resolution; human rights 1972-02-01 LBR Liberia LBR 2 94 62.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leymah%20Gbowee%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 31 Susan B. Anthony Q192245 American women's rights activist (1820–1906) Social activist women's suffrage 1820-02-15 1906-03-13 USA United States USA 1 93 68.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SB%20Anthony%20from%20WoC.jpg?width=320 32 Narges Mohammadi Q4967771 Iranian human rights activist (born 1972) Social activist activism 1972-04-21 IRN Iran IRN 0 92 63.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Narges%20Mohammadi%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 33 José Rizal Q1500 Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896) Social activist poetry; ophthalmology 1861-06-19 1896-12-30 PHL Philippines PHL 3 91 71.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jose%20Rizal%20full.jpg?width=320 34 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Q105428 Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer (1746-1827) Social activist pedagogy 1746-01-12 1827-02-17 CHE Switzerland CHE 0 90 80.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johann%20Heinrich%20Pestalozzi%20(Real%20Academia%20de%20Bellas%20Artes%20de%20San%20Fernando%2C%20Madrid).jpg?width=320 34 Angela Davis Q160456 American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944) Social activist feminism; activism 1944-01-26 USA United States USA 3 90 72.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angela%20Davis%20activist%20(33164539508).jpg?width=320 36 Gloria Steinem Q231178 American feminist activist and journalist (1934–2026) Social activist politics; essay 1934-03-25 2026-09-02 USA United States USA 0 88 63.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gloria%20Steinem%201977%20%C2%A9Lynn%20Gilbert%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 37 Jean-Paul Marat Q122290 politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793) Social activist 1743-05-24 1793-07-13 FRA France CHE 1 87 79.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean-Paul%20Marat%20-%20portrait%20peint%20par%20Joseph%20Boze.jpg?width=320 38 Emmeline Pankhurst Q211519 English suffragist Social activist women's suffrage 1858-07-15 1928-06-14 GBR United Kingdom GBR 1 86 73.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emmeline%20Pankhurst%2C%20seated%20(1913).jpg?width=320 38 Charlie Kirk Q30121972 American political activist (1993–2025) Social activist broadcast journalism 1993-10-14 2025-09-10 USA United States USA 0 86 25.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charlie%20Kirk%20(53952923573)%20(headshot%20cropped).jpg?width=320 40 Aaron Swartz Q302817 American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013) Social activist information technology 1986-11-08 2013-01-11 USA United States USA 5 85 51.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aaron%20Swartz%202%20at%20Boston%20Wikipedia%20Meetup%2C%202009-08-18.jpg?width=320 41 Sojourner Truth Q105180 abolitionist and African-American activist for women's rights (1797–1883) Social activist abolitionism 1797 1883-11-26 USA United States USA 0 84 64.91 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sojourner%20Truth%2001.jpg?width=320 42 Steve Biko Q214473 South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977) Social activist apartheid 1946-12-18 1977-09-12 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 83 68.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Steve%20Biko%20on%20Flyer%20for%20Steve%20Biko%20Memorial%20at%20the%20Carver%20Cultural%20Center.jpg?width=320 43 Emily Greene Balch Q215139 American economist and writer Social activist economics 1867-01-08 1961-01-09 USA United States USA 0 82 77.27 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EmilyGreeneBalch.jpg?width=320 43 Yun Ch'iho Q192111 Korean independence activist (1864-1945) Social activist 1864-12-26 1945-12-06 Joseon; Korean Empire; Empire of Japan KOR 1 82 71.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yun%20%D0%A1hiho.jpg?width=320 43 Mairead Maguire Q157655 peace activist (born 1944) Social activist 1944-01-27 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 82 69.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mairead%20Corrigan%20Gaza.jpg?width=320 43 Annie Besant Q464318 British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933) Social activist essay 1847-10-01 1933-09-20 GBR United Kingdom GBR 2 82 68.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Annie%20Besant%2C%20LoC.jpg?width=320 43 Kailash Satyarthi Q3442375 Indian Social Worker Social activist 1954-01-11 IND India IND 0 82 65.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kailash%20Satyarthi.jpg?width=320 48 Robert Owen Q179374 Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858) Social activist social policy; utopian socialism 1771-05-14 1858-11-17 GBR Wales GBR 0 80 76.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert%20Owen%20by%20William%20Henry%20Brooke.jpg?width=320 48 Jody Williams Q211239 American teacher and aid worker Social activist 1950-10-09 USA United States USA 1 80 72.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JodyWilliamsMay2010%20headcrop.jpg?width=320 50 Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Q21209 German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907–1944) Social activist 1907-11-15 1944-07-21 German Reich DEU 0 79 79.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VStauffenberg%20vQuirnheim.jpg?width=320 50 Olympe de Gouges Q206972 French playwright and political activist (1748–1793) Social activist abolitionism; feminism 1748-05-07 1793-11-03 FRA France FRA 2 79 74.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marie-Olympe-de-Gouges.jpg?width=320 50 Denis Mukwege Q1187542 Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Social activist 1955-03-01 Democratic Republic of the Congo; Belgium COD 0 79 70.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Denis%20Mukwege%202018.jpg?width=320 50 Yun Hyon-seok Q15137813 South Korean poet, writer and LGBT activist Social activist 1984-08-07 2003-04-26 KOR South Korea KOR 0 79 59.63 54 Guy Fawkes Q13898 English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 Social activist 1570-04-23 1606-02-10 Kingdom of England GBR 0 78 77.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guy%20Fawkes%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 55 Betty Williams Q157690 Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020) Social activist 1943-05-22 2020-03-17 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 77 78.16 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Betty%20Williams%201996%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 56 W. E. B. Du Bois Q158060 American sociologist and activist (1868–1963) Social activist civil and political rights 1868-02-23 1963-08-27 United States; Ghana USA 5 76 77.66 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/W.E.B.%20Du%20Bois%20by%20James%20E.%20Purdy%2C%201907%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 57 Sophie Scholl Q76972 German resistance fighter during the Nazi regime, member of the White Rose (1921-1943) Social activist 1921-05-09 1943-02-22 German Reich DEU 0 75 73.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gestapo%20photo%20of%20Sophie%20Scholl%20taken%20after%20her%20capture%20on%20February%2018%2C%201943-2.jpg?width=320 57 Frantz Fanon Q193670 French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961) Social activist psychiatry; philosophy 1925-07-20 1961-12-06 MTQ 3 75 73.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Photograph%20of%20Frantz%20Fanon%20from%20Black%20Skin%20White%20Masks%20(1967)%20dust%20jacket.webp?width=320 57 Martin Niemöller Q153839 German theologian (1892–1984) Social activist 1892-01-14 1984-03-06 DEU Germany DEU 0 75 70.95 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin%20Niem%C3%B6ller%20(1952).jpg?width=320 57 Vandana Shiva Q235451 Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952) Social activist 1952-11-05 IND India IND 3 75 63.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Save%20The%20World%20Awards%202009%20show03%20-%20Vandana%20Shiva.jpg?width=320 61 Irena Sendler Q151932 Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008) Social activist 1910-02-15 2008-05-12 POL Poland POL 0 73 74.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Irena%20Sendlerowa%201942.jpg?width=320 61 Betty Ford Q213122 First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 Social activist 1918-04-08 2011-07-08 USA United States USA 0 73 68.91 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20First%20Lady%20Betty%20Ford%20-%20NARA%20(3x4%20cropped).jpg?width=320 61 Lal Bahadur Shastri Q244689 Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 Social activist 1904-10-02 1966-01-11 IND India IND 0 73 66.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lal%20Bahadur%20Shastri%20(from%20stamp).jpg?width=320 64 Gustav I of Sweden Q52947 King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560 Social activist 1496-05-21 1560-09-29 SWE Sweden SWE 0 72 78.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gustav%20Vasa.jpg?width=320 64 Mary Harris Jones Q107082 Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930) Social activist 1837 1930-11-30 USA United States IRL 0 72 78.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mother%20Jones%20no.%203.jpg?width=320 66 Élie Ducommun Q122368 Swiss activist (1833-1906) Social activist opinion journalism 1833-02-19 1906-12-07 CHE Switzerland CHE 0 70 77.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ducommun.jpg?width=320 66 Jesse Jackson Q310586 American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026) Social activist activism; Baptist church 1941-10-08 2026-02-17 USA United States USA 0 70 60.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jesse%20Jackson%20For%20President%20Crop.jpg?width=320 68 Carl von Ossietzky Q76358 German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize (1889–1938) Social activist activism; journalism 1889-10-03 1938-05-04 DEU Germany DEU 0 68 72.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv%20Bild%20183-93516-0010%2C%20Carl%20von%20Ossietzky.jpg?width=320 68 Emilia Plater Q294136 Polish noblewoman (1806-1831) Social activist 1806-11-13 1831-12-23 Russian Empire LTU 0 68 71.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emilia%20Plater%20(284384).jpg?width=320 68 Dmitri Muratov Q1823418 Russian journalist and television presenter (born 1961) Social activist 1961-10-29 RUS Russia RUS 0 68 63.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dmitry%20Muratov%20Four%20Freedoms%20Award%202010.jpg?width=320 71 Toussaint Louverture Q205783 Haitian national hero (1743–1803) Social activist 1743-05-20 1803-04-07 FRA France HTI 0 67 75.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20Toussaint%20Louverture.jpg?width=320 71 Ferdinand Lassalle Q75784 German jurist and socialist (1825–1864) Social activist economics; practice of law 1825-04-11 1864-08-31 Kingdom of Prussia POL 2 67 74.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv%20Bild%20183-J0827-500-002%2C%20Ferdinand%20Lassalle.jpg?width=320 71 Simon Wiesenthal Q49086 Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter (1908–2005) Social activist 1908-12-31 2005-09-20 Austria; Hungary UKR 0 67 74.66 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Simon%20Wiesenthal%20(1982).jpg?width=320 74 Louise Michel Q216092 French author and anarchist (1830-1905) Social activist poetry 1830-05-29 1905-01-09 FRA France FRA 2 66 69.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Louise%20Michel%2C%20grayscale.jpg?width=320 75 Margaret Sanger Q285514 American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966) Social activist reform movement; birth control 1879-09-14 1966-09-06 USA United States USA 0 64 76.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Margaret%20Sanger%20talks%20about%20birth%20control%2C%20Los%20Angeles%2C%201936.jpg?width=320 75 Jan Palach Q192893 Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969) Social activist 1948-08-11 1969-01-19 Czechoslovakia; Czechoslovak Socialist Republic; Czechoslovak Republic CZE 0 64 75.04 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan%20Palach%20foto%20z%20pr%C5%AFkazu.JPG?width=320 75 Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Q12086 Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918) Social activist 1833-09-20 1918-01-30 Kingdom of Italy ITA 0 64 72.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ernesto%20Teodoro%20Moneta.jpg?width=320 75 John Brown Q189366 American abolitionist Social activist 1800-05-09 1859-12-02 USA United States USA 1 64 69.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1846-47%20John%20Brown%20by%20Augustus%20Washington%20(without%20frame).jpg?width=320 75 Thomas Cranmer Q199894 leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury Social activist 1489-07-11 1556-03-31 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 64 68.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas%20Cranmer%20by%20Gerlach%20Flicke.jpg?width=320 75 Soh Jaipil Q319934 Korean-American independence activist and journalist (1864–1951) Social activist politics; opinion journalism 1864-01-07 1951-01-05 Korea; United States KOR 0 64 67.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seo%20Jae-pil%201947.jpg?width=320 81 Yemelyan Pugachev Q154240 leader of a Russian peasant uprising (1742–1775) Social activist 1742 1775-01-21 Russian Empire RUS 0 63 73.44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yemelyan%20Pugachev%20(2).jpg?width=320 82 Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Q206505 Argentine activist, architect and sculptor Social activist 1931-11-26 ARG Argentina ARG 0 62 71.01 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adolfo%20P%C3%A9rez%20Esquivel%20close-up%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 82 Ales Bialiatski Q118263 Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962) Social activist literary criticism; literary studies 1962-09-25 BLR Belarus RUS 0 62 65.11 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ales%20Bialiatski%20Fot%20Mariusz%20Kubik%2002.jpg?width=320 84 Le Duc Tho Q233969 Vietnamese diplomat (1911–1990) Social activist foreign policy; diplomacy 1911-10-14 1990-10-13 VNM Vietnam VNM 0 61 70.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Le%20Duc%20Tho%20at%20Orly%20Field%201972%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 84 Bal Gangadhar Tilak Q312555 Indian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920) Social activist 1856-07-23 1920-09-01 British Raj IND 0 61 70.04 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Young%20India%3B%20an%20interpretation%20and%20a%20history%20of%20the%20nationalist%20movement%20from%20within%20(1916)%20(14781987942).jpg?width=320 86 Thomas Müntzer Q153981 early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War Social activist 1489 1525-06-06 Holy Roman Empire DEU 1 60 74.02 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas%20Muentzer.jpg?width=320 86 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Q55636 Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence Social activist independentism; Catholicism 1753-05-08 1811-07-30 ESP Spain MEX 0 60 70.78 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Miguel%20Hidalgo%20y%20Costilla1.jpeg?width=320 86 Coretta Scott King Q230969 American author, activist, eta eskubide zibilen liderra; Martin Luther Kingen emaztea Social activist opinion journalism; literature 1927-04-27 2006-01-30 USA United States USA 0 60 62.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coretta%20Scott%20King%201964.jpg?width=320 86 Anna Hazare Q230874 Indian activist (born 1937) Social activist 1937-06-15 IND India IND 0 60 61.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anna%20Hazare%20on%202nd%20Oct.JPG?width=320 90 Omar al-Mukhtar Q212388 Leader of the Senussi resistance against the Italian fascist occupation (1858–1931) Social activist 1858-08-20 1931-09-16 LBY Libya LBY 0 59 74.73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Omar%20Mukhtar%2013.jpg?width=320 91 Lady Godiva Q106077 Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Countess of Leicester Social activist 0990 1067-09-16 Kingdom of England GBR 0 58 74.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lady%20Godiva%20by%20John%20Collier.jpg?width=320 91 Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Q298434 Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897) Social activist 1838 1897-03-09 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 58 73.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Al%20afghani.jpg?width=320 93 Charlotte Corday Q216063 figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793) Social activist 1768-07-27 1793-07-17 FRA France FRA 0 57 75.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charlotte%20Corday.PNG?width=320 93 Alfred Hermann Fried Q78488 Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1864–1921) Social activist journalism 1864-11-11 1921-05-05 AUT Austria AUT 0 57 74.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alfred%20Hermann%20Fried%20nobel.jpg?width=320 93 Syed Ahmed Khan Q196546 Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898) Social activist 1817-10-17 1898-03-27 British Raj IND 0 57 73.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SAKhan.jpg?width=320 93 Buenaventura Durruti Q208815 Spanish anarchist (1896-1936) Social activist 1896-07-14 1936-11-20 ESP Spain ESP 0 57 70.7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jose%20Buenaventura%20Durruti%20Dumange%201936.jpg?width=320 93 Augusto César Sandino Q213746 Nicaraguan general, anti-imperialist revolutionary and national hero (1895–1934), born in Niquinohomo; EDSN founder who led resistance to U.S. occupation (1927–1933); assassinated in Managua by the National Guard on Somoza’s orders Social activist 1895-05-18 1934-02-21 NIC Nicaragua NIC 0 57 69.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Augusto%20C%C3%A9sar%20Sandino.jpg?width=320 93 Samantha Smith Q228579 American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985) Social activist 1972-06-29 1985-08-25 USA United States USA 1 57 59.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samantha%20Smith.png?width=320 99 Hassan al-Banna Q230291 Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906—1949) Social activist 1906-10-14 1949-02-12 Ottoman Empire; Sultanate of Egypt; Kingdom of Egypt EGY 3 56 73.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hassan%20al-Banna.jpg?width=320 99 Amílcar Cabral Q213416 Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean politician (1924-1973) Social activist politics; agriculture 1924-09-12 1973-01-20 PRT Portugal GNB 0 56 70.29 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cabral%202.png?width=320 101 Nicholas Winton Q460431 British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015) Social activist 1909-05-19 2015-07-01 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 55 79.12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nicholas%20Winton%20in%20Prague%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 101 Dominique Pire Q158850 Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969) Social activist 1910-02-10 1969-01-30 BEL Belgium BEL 0 55 73.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Georges%20Pire%201958.jpg?width=320 101 Stepan Razin Q193175 Cossack leader (c. 1630 - 1671) Social activist 1630 1671-06-16 Tsardom of Russia RUS 0 55 70.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stepan%20Razin%2C%20German%20portrait.jpg?width=320 101 Beppe Grillo Q47683 Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician (born 1948) Social activist 1948-07-21 ITA Italy ITA 0 55 67.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Beppe%20Grillo%20a%20San%20giovanni%20in%20laterano%2023%20maggio%202014%202.JPG?width=320 101 Amal Clooney Q16769592 Lebanese-British-French barrister and human right activist Social activist crime against humanity; Middle East specialist 1978-02-03 Lebanon; United Kingdom; France LBN 0 55 66.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amal%20Clooney.jpg?width=320 101 Dorothy Day Q150281 American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert (1897-1980) Social activist 1897-11-08 1980-11-29 USA United States USA 4 55 58.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dorothy%20Day%2C%201916%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 107 Bhagat Singh Q377808 Indian revolutionary (1907–1931) Social activist 1907-09-28 1931-03-23 British Raj PAK 0 54 74.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bhagat%20Singh%201929.jpg?width=320 107 René Cassin Q232873 French jurist (1887-1976) Social activist 1887-10-05 1976-02-20 FRA France FRA 1 54 68.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ren%C3%A9%20Cassin%20nobel.jpg?width=320 107 Vasil Levski Q318461 Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873) Social activist 1837-07-18 1873-02-18 Ottoman Empire BGR 0 54 68.29 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BASA-600K-1-1865-15-Vasil%20Levski-retouched.jpeg?width=320 107 Nimr al-Nimr Q1992645 Saudi Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province Social activist Ja'fari School 1959-06-21 2016-01-02 SAU Saudi Arabia SAU 0 54 63.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sheikh%20Nimr%20al-Nimr.jpg?width=320 107 Loujain al-Hathloul Q19609535 Saudi Arabian activist Social activist 1989-07-31 SAU Saudi Arabia SAU 0 54 49.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Loujain%20Alhathloul.jpg?width=320 112 Gerald Durrell Q310400 British naturalist and writer (1925–1995) Social activist zoology 1925-01-07 1995-01-30 GBR United Kingdom IND 0 53 73.19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gerald%20Durrell%2C%20Askania%20Nova.jpg?width=320 112 Manal al-Sharif Q445754 Saudi Arabian activist Social activist computer scientist 1979-04-25 SAU Saudi Arabia SAU 0 53 52.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manal%20al-Shraif%20face%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 112 Tank Man Q58682 anonymous man who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests Social activist CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 53 50.44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wandmalerei%20-tankman-%2C%20A.%20Signl%2C%20Vogelsanger%20Stra%C3%9Fe%20283%2CK%C3%B6ln-Ehrenfeld-9256.jpg?width=320 115 Abdul Ghaffar Khan Q312966 Pashtun independence activist against British rule in India Social activist 1890-02-06 1988-01-20 Pakistan; Afghanistan PAK 0 52 75.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Khan%20Abdul%20Ghaffar%20Khan.jpg?width=320 115 Axel Munthe Q41580 Swedish physician (1857-1949) Social activist 1857-10-31 1949-02-11 SWE Sweden SWE 1 52 70.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Axel%20Munthe.jpg?width=320 115 Errico Malatesta Q215673 anarchist (1853-1932) Social activist 1853-12-04 1932-07-22 Kingdom of Italy ITA 4 52 70.03 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Malatesta.png?width=320 115 Léon Jouhaux Q155415 French trade unionist (1879–1954) Social activist trade unionism 1879-07-01 1954-04-28 FRA France FRA 0 52 69.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/L%C3%A9on%20Jouhaux%20nobel.jpg?width=320 115 Hrant Dink Q110126 Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor, journalist, and columnist (1954-2007) Social activist 1954-09-15 2007-01-19 TUR Turkey TUR 0 52 64.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hrant%20Dink%20Bar%C4%B1%C5%9F%20An%C4%B1t%C4%B1.JPG?width=320 115 Nasrin Sotoudeh Q242124 Iranian lawyer and human right activist Social activist human rights 1963-05-30 IRN Iran IRN 0 52 57.9 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nasrin%20Sotoudeh.jpg?width=320 121 Sadako Sasaki Q231997 Japanese origami artist Social activist 1943-01-07 1955-10-25 JPN Japan JPN 0 51 74.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sadako%20Sasaki.webp?width=320 121 Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Q229062 Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1923–1941) Social activist military 1923-09-13 1941-11-29 Soviet Union RUS 0 51 67.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zoya%20Kosmodemyanskaya%2C%201941.png?width=320 121 Huda Sha'rawi Q2423343 Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947) Social activist social movement; women's rights 1879-06-23 1947-12-12 Sultanate of Egypt; Ottoman Empire; Kingdom of Egypt EGY 0 51 64.25 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huda%20Sha'arawi2.jpg?width=320 121 Clara Barton Q188039 American Civil War nurse (1821–1912) Social activist 1821-12-25 1912-04-12 USA United States USA 0 51 60.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20Clara%20Barton.jpg?width=320 125 Thích Quảng Đức Q271847 Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963 Social activist 1897 1963-06-11 VNM Vietnam VNM 0 50 75.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Th%C3%ADch%20Qu%E1%BA%A3ng%20%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c%20self-immolation.jpg?width=320 125 Túpac Amaru II Q315937 leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781) Social activist 1738-03-10 1781-05-18 Viceroyalty of Peru PER 0 50 72.53 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Acuarela%20de%20T%C3%BApac%20Amaru%20II%20crop.jpg?width=320 125 Kartini Q1373764 Indonesian heroine, feminist (1879–1904) Social activist 1879-04-21 1904-09-17 Dutch East Indies IDN 1 50 65.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/COLLECTIE%20TROPENMUSEUM%20Portret%20van%20Raden%20Ajeng%20Kartini%20TMnr%2010018776.jpg?width=320 125 Alice Paul Q127328 American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977) Social activist gender discrimination; Equal Rights Amendment 1885-01-11 1977-07-09 USA United States USA 0 50 58.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alice%20stokes%20Paul.jpg?width=320 125 Eugene V. Debs Q334993 American labor and political leader (1855–1926) Social activist 1855-11-05 1926-10-20 USA United States USA 0 50 56.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eugene%20V%20Debs%201912.jpg?width=320 125 Shireen Abu Akleh Q12219365 Palestinian-American journalist (1971–2022) Social activist 1971-04-03 2022-05-11 Palestine; United States 0 50 56.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shireen%20Abu%20Akleh.jpg?width=320 125 Amanda Gorman Q52369134 American poet and activist (born 1998) Social activist feminism; social exclusion 1998-03-07 USA United States USA 2 50 36.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amanda%20Gorman%202021.jpg?width=320 132 Camilo Cienfuegos Q26853 Cuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959) Social activist 1932-02-06 1959-10-28 Spain; Cuba CUB 0 49 71.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Camilo%20Cienfuegos.jpg?width=320 132 Leila Khaled Q233928 Palestinian refugee, former militant, and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Social activist 1944-04-09 LBN Lebanon ISR 0 49 66.45 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leila%20Khaled%20rised%20punch.jpg?width=320 132 Subcomandante Marcos Q491635 Mexican activist (1957-) Social activist 1957-06-19 MEX Mexico MEX 3 49 64.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SubMarcosHorseFromAfar.jpg?width=320 132 Ken Saro-Wiwa Q316292 Nigerian social rights activist (1941–1995) Social activist poet; activist 1941-10-10 1995-11-10 NGA Nigeria NGA 2 49 61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ken%20Saro-Wisa%20close-up%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 132 Rachel Corrie Q195154 American anti-war and human rights activist Social activist 1979-04-10 2003-03-16 USA United States USA 0 49 49.03 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2003%20Rachel%20Corrie%2016%20March.jpg?width=320 137 Witold Pilecki Q315691 Polish underground resistance soldier, World War II concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948) Social activist 1901-05-13 1948-05-25 POL Poland RUS 1 48 73.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Witold%20Pilecki%20ppor.jpg?width=320 137 Yelena Bonner Q446808 human rights activist in the former Soviet Union; wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov Social activist 1923-02-15 2011-06-18 RUS Russia TKM 0 48 67.93 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jelena%20Bonner%20(1989).jpg?width=320 137 Cesar Chavez Q355425 Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist (1927–1993) Social activist 1927-03-31 1993-04-23 USA United States USA 0 48 67.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cesar%20chavez%20crop2.jpg?width=320 137 C. Rajagopalachari Q378404 Indian politician and activist (1878–1972) Social activist 1878-12-10 1972-12-25 IND India IND 0 48 62.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/C%20Rajagopalachari%201944.jpg?width=320 137 Mohamed Bouazizi Q214088 Tunisian street vendor Social activist 1984-03-29 2011-01-04 TUN Tunisia TUN 0 48 60.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/French%20support%20Bouazizi.jpg?width=320 137 Tarana Burke Q43177774 American civil rights activist Social activist women's rights; sexual violence 1973-09-12 USA United States USA 1 48 56.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tarana%20Burke%20from%20She's%20Revolutionary.jpg?width=320 143 Fanny Kaplan Q139696 Russian assassin (1890-1918) Social activist 1890-02-10 1918-09-03 Russian Empire; Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic UKR 0 47 69.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%95%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD.jpg?width=320 143 Yannis Ritsos Q297409 Greek poet Social activist literature; translation 1909-05-01 1990-11-11 GRC Greece GRC 0 47 67.41 143 Roman Protasevich Q106949139 Belarusian journalist and opposition activist Social activist 1995-05-05 BLR Belarus BLR 0 47 48.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%20-%2001%20(14-06-2021).jpg?width=320 146 Alexey Stakhanov Q52253 Soviet miner, namesake of Stakhanovite movement (1906-1977) Social activist 1906-01-03 1977-11-05 Soviet Union RUS 0 46 72.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stakhanov%20AG.jpg?width=320 146 Horst Wessel Q57163 SA officer (1907-1930) Social activist 1907-10-09 1930-02-23 German Empire; Weimar Republic DEU 0 46 71.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv%20Bild%20146-1978-043-14%2C%20Horst%20Wessel.jpg?width=320 146 Kasturba Gandhi Q264908 wife of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader of British era (1869-1944) Social activist 1869-04-11 1944-02-22 British Raj IND 0 46 68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kasturba.jpg?width=320 146 Gopal Krishna Gokhale Q313299 Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915) Social activist 1866-05-09 1915-02-19 British Raj IND 0 46 64.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GKGokhale.jpg?width=320 146 Allan Hume Q455438 British Ornithologist and Founder of the Indian National Congress (1829–1912) Social activist 1829-06-04 1912-07-31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 46 60.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A%20O%20Hume.jpg?width=320 146 Asma Jahangir Q1522527 Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018) Social activist 1952-01-27 2018-02-11 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 46 53.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Asma%20Jahangir%20(33308430296).jpg?width=320 146 Oleksandra Matviichuk Q108128555 Ukrainian human rights activist Social activist 1983-10-08 UKR Ukraine UKR 0 46 52.03 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oleksandra%20Matviichuk%20Tryzub%20Gala%20Toronto%202025.jpg?width=320 153 Simon bar Kokhba Q273117 Jewish leader Social activist 0050 0135 0 45 74.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arthur%20Szyk%20(1894-1951).%20Bar%20Kochba%20(1927)%2C%20Paris.jpg?width=320 153 Alexander Ulyanov Q333241 Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887) Social activist 1866-04-12 1887-05-20 Russian Empire RUS 0 45 71.08 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aleksandr%20Ulyanov.jpg?width=320 153 Vesna Vulović Q248404 Serbian former flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute Social activist 1950-01-03 2016-12-23 SRB Serbia SRB 0 45 68.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vesna%20Vulovic.webp?width=320 153 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Q310092 Anglo-Norman nobleman who led a rebellion against King Henry III of England (1208-1265) Social activist politics 1208-05-30 1265-08-11 Kingdom of England FRA 0 45 68.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Simon%20de%20Montfort%20bas-relief%20in%20the%20U.S.%20House%20of%20Representatives%20chamber.jpg?width=320 153 Vinoba Bhave Q13021 Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights (1895-1982) Social activist nonviolence; human rights 1895-09-11 1982-11-15 IND India IND 0 45 65.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vinoba%20Bhave%201983%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 153 Vladimir Bukovsky Q360471 Soviet dissident; prominent in the Soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the Soviet Union Social activist neurophysiology; human rights 1942-12-30 2019-10-27 Russia; United Kingdom RUS 0 45 65.03 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Boekovski1987.jpg?width=320 153 Andrés Bonifacio Q313604 Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897) Social activist 1863-11-30 1897-05-10 PHL Philippines PHL 0 45 64.99 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andr%C3%A9s%20Bonifacio%20photo%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 153 Mordechai Vanunu Q48775 Israeli activist Social activist nuclear weapon; nuclear proliferation 1954-10-13 Morocco; Israel MAR 0 45 63.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mordechai%20Vanunu%2C%202005%20(cropped).JPG?width=320 153 Kate Sheppard Q455072 prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage (1848–1934) Social activist 1847-03-10 1934-07-13 NZL New Zealand GBR 0 45 63.04 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mrs.%20K.%20W.%20Sheppard%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 153 Lucretia Mott Q267107 American quaker missionary Social activist abolitionism 1793-01-03 1880-11-11 USA United States USA 0 45 60.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lucretia%20Mott%2C%20signed%20photo%2C%20by%20F.%20Gutekunst%20-%20Original%20(cropped).tif?width=320 153 Ela Bhatt Q467336 founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) Social activist 1933-09-07 2022-11-02 IND India IND 0 45 58.82 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MJ-Ela-Bhatt-October-2013.jpg?width=320 164 Babak Khorramdin Q379997 9th-century Iranian revolutionary leader Social activist revolution; military administration 0798-07-01 0838-01 IRN 0 44 71.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Illustrated%20leaf%20from%20the%20Tarikhnama%20of%20Abu%20'Ali%20Muhammad%20ibn%20Muhammad%20al-Bal'ami%3B%20Afshin%20and%20Babak%20arriving%20at%20Samarra.%20Persia%2C%20Safavid%20dynasty%2C%2016th%20century%20(Babak%20detail).jpg?width=320 164 Abbé Pierre Q306933 French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals Social activist 1912-08-05 2007-01-22 FRA France FRA 0 44 67.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ABBE%20PIERRE-24x30-1999.jpg?width=320 164 Christabel Pankhurst Q269863 suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958) Social activist feminism; women's rights 1880-09-22 1958-02-13 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 44 63.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christabel%20Pankhurst.jpg?width=320 164 Natalya Estemirova Q237533 Russian human rights activist (1958-2009) Social activist 1958-02-28 2009-07-15 RUS Russia RUS 0 44 60.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Natalia%20Estemirova.jpg?width=320 164 Josephine Butler Q225863 British feminist and social reformer fighting to end child prostitution (1828–1906) Social activist 1828-04-13 1906-12-30 GBR United Kingdom GBR 1 44 60.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Josphine%20Butler%201869.jpg?width=320 164 Marsha P. Johnson Q6773400 Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992) Social activist 1945-08-24 1992-07-06 USA United States USA 0 44 58.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marsha%20P.%20Johnson%201970s%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 164 William Lloyd Garrison Q360155 American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879) Social activist women's rights; journalism 1805-12-10 1879-05-24 USA United States USA 0 44 56.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William%20Lloyd%20Garrison%2C%20abolitionist%2C%20journalist%2C%20and%20editor%20of%20The%20Liberator%20LCCN2017660623%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 164 Neerja Bhanot Q1396211 Indian flight attendant of Pan Am Flight 73 (1963–1986) Social activist 1963-09-07 1986-09-05 IND India IND 0 44 52.25 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Neerja%20Bhanot%202004%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 164 Maryja Kaleśnikava Q98399991 Belarusian musician, cultural and political activist Social activist 1982-04-24 BLR Belarus BLR 0 44 51.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AC%20SO%20Karlspreis%C3%BCbergabe%2014.03.2026%20Maria%20Kalesnikava%20-%20Eintragung%20in%20das%20goldene%20Buch%20I%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 173 Sophia of Prussia Q155822 Queen consort of Greece (1870–1932) Social activist 1870-06-14 1932-01-13 DEU Germany DEU 0 43 77.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sophia%20of%20Prussia.jpg?width=320 173 Sakamoto Ryōma Q378450 Japanese samurai and politician (1836–1867) Social activist 1836-01-03 1867-12-10 JPN Japan JPN 2 43 73.79 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sakamoto%20Ryoma.jpg?width=320 173 Pheidippides Q313728 legendary Greek runner from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC Social activist -600 -490 GRC Classical Athens GRC 0 43 73.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Statue%20of%20Pheidippides%20along%20the%20Marathon%20Road.jpg?width=320 173 Peter Nguyen Van Hung Q714958 Taiwan-based Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist Social activist 1958-11-21 AUS Australia VNM 0 43 63.01 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peter%20Nguyen%20Van%20Hung%202015-12-13%20b.jpg?width=320 173 Sylvia Pankhurst Q298213 English feminist and socialist (1882–1960) Social activist Interlingua; women's suffrage 1882-05-05 1960-09-27 GBR United Kingdom GBR 1 43 60.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sylvia%20Pankhurst%201909.jpeg?width=320 173 Phyllis Schlafly Q434669 American conservative activist (1924-2016) Social activist activism 1924-08-15 2016-09-05 USA United States USA 0 43 57.29 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phyllis%20Schlafly%20by%20Gage%20Skidmore%203%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 173 Vladimir Kara-Murza Q4213414 Russian politician and journalist (born 1981) Social activist documentary film; politics 1981-09-07 United Kingdom; Russia RUS 0 43 52.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vladimir%20Kara-Murza%20asv2024-09%20img2%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 180 Anneliese Michel Q57260 woman who died from malnutrition after attempted exorcisms Social activist 1952-09-21 1976-07-01 West Germany DEU 0 42 71.08 180 Flora Tristan Q254068 French writer and suffragist (1803-1844) Social activist 1803-04-07 1844-11-14 FRA France FRA 1 42 68.95 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flora%20Tristan%20par%20Jules%20Laure.jpg?width=320 180 Georgy Gapon Q299681 Russian priest (1870-1906) Social activist 1870-02-17 1906-04-10 Russian Empire UKR 0 42 68.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%20%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9.jpg?width=320 180 Lucy Stone Q452281 American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893) Social activist 1818-08-13 1893-10-19 USA United States USA 0 42 55.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lucy%20stone.jpg?width=320 180 Berta Cáceres Q22999106 Honduran environmental activist Social activist 1971-03-04 2016-03-02 HND Honduras HND 0 42 52.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Berta%20C%C3%A1ceres%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 180 Hu Jia Q313294 Chinese activist Social activist 1973-07-25 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 42 52.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hu%20Jia%20China%20Humanright%20activist.jpeg?width=320 180 Joshua Wong Q9455382 Hong Kong politician Social activist 1996-10-13 British National (Overseas); People's Republic of China HKG 1 42 43.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joshua%20Wong%20(2019).jpg?width=320 180 Vanessa Nakate Q83614709 Ugandan climate change activist Social activist business economics 1996-11-15 UGA Uganda UGA 0 42 42.8 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vanessa%20Nakate.jpg?width=320 188 Emily Davison Q254858 British activist who fought for women's suffrage Social activist women's suffrage movement 1867-10-11 1913-06-08 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 41 64.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emily%20Wilding%20Davison%20by%20Andrew%20William%20Dron.jpg?width=320 188 Nancy Wake Q234134 New Zealander and Australian war heroine Social activist 1912-08-30 2011-08-07 New Zealand; Australia NZL 0 41 62.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nancy%20Wake%20(1945).jpg?width=320 188 Francesca Albanese Q115860841 Italian lawyer and academic (born 1977), independent United Nations human rights expert Social activist 1977-03-30 ITA Italy ITA 1 41 58.82 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francesca%20Albanese.jpg?width=320 191 Jimmy Hoffa Q317638 American labor union leader (1913 – 1975) Social activist organized crime; labor union 1913-02-14 1975-07-30 USA United States USA 0 40 70.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James%20R.%20Hoffa%20NYWTS.jpg?width=320 191 Wat Tyler Q311820 14th-century English rebel Social activist 1341 1381-06-23 Kingdom of England GBR 0 40 62.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William%20Blake%20Wat%20Tyler-bw.jpg?width=320 191 Aruna Asaf Ali Q467207 Indian independence activist (1909-1996) Social activist 1909-07-16 1996-07-29 IND India IND 0 40 58.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aruna%20Asaf%20Ali%20in%20the%201940s.png?width=320 191 Gulnara Karimova Q541680 Uzbek businesswoman and social activist, daughter of the former president Social activist 1972-07-08 UZB Uzbekistan UZB 0 40 58.02 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gulnora%20I.%20Karimova%20-%20World%20Economic%20Forum%20on%20the%20Middle%20East%202009%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 191 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Q463265 American politician (1890-1964) Social activist 1890-08-07 1964-09-05 USA United States USA 0 40 53.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flynn%2C%20Elizabeth%20Gurley%20Edit.jpg?width=320 196 Jenny von Westphalen Q238302 German theatre critic and political activist (1814–1881) Social activist 1813-02-12 1881-12-02 Kingdom of Prussia DEU 0 39 70.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jenny%20Marx%201880.jpg?width=320 196 Guru Ram Das Q335353 guru of Sikhism Social activist 1534 1581 PAK 0 39 64.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guru%20Ram%20Das.jpg?width=320 196 Hanan Ashrawi Q237143 Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946) Social activist 1946-10-08 PSE Palestine 0 39 60.33 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hanan%20Ashrawi%20in%20August%202013.jpg?width=320 196 Flora Brovina Q5460279 Kosovar human rights activist Social activist pediatrics 1949-09-30 2026-09-15 XKS Kosovo 0 39 59.08 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flora%20Brovina.jpg?width=320 196 Irom Chanu Sharmila Q467322 Indian civil rights activist Social activist poetry 1972-03-14 IND India IND 0 39 56.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Irom%20sharmila%20at%20calicut.jpg?width=320 196 Abdul Sattar Edhi Q317465 Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian Social activist 1928-02-28 2016-07-08 PAK Pakistan IND 0 39 56.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abdul%20Sattar%20Edhi.jpg?width=320 196 Edvin Kanka Ćudić Q20738525 Bosnian human rights activist Social activist 1988-12-31 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 0 39 50.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edvin%20Kanka%20%C4%86udi%C4%87%202023.jpg?width=320 196 Ahed Al-Tamimi Q46213694 Palestinian activist Social activist 2001-01-31 PSE Palestine 0 39 47.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/20180807%20Ahed%20Tamimi%20West%20Bank%20Palestine%202.jpg?width=320 204 Mustafa Barzani Q368858 Kurdish nationalist (1903–1979) Social activist 1903-03-14 1979-03-01 Kurdistan IRQ 0 38 72.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mustafa%20Barzani.jpg?width=320 204 Widukind Q320348 Duke of Saxony Social activist 0755 0807 DEU 0 38 70.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Widukind%20statue%2C%20Herford.jpg?width=320 204 Clement III Q336684 antipope 1080 to 1100 Social activist 1025 1100-09-15 ITA 0 38 69.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clemente%20III%2C%20antipapa%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 204 Marinus van der Lubbe Q157888 Dutch communist (1909–1934) Social activist 1909-01-13 1934-01-10 Kingdom of the Netherlands; Germany NLD 0 38 69.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MarinusvanderLubbe1.jpg?width=320 204 René Just Haüy Q316515 French mineralogist Social activist geology 1743-02-28 1822-06-01 FRA France FRA 3 38 68.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ren%C3%A9%20Just%20Ha%C3%BCy%202.jpg?width=320 204 Hans Scholl Q57820 German pacifist, executed by Nazi Germany (1918–1943) Social activist 1918-09-22 1943-02-22 Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany DEU 0 38 68.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hans%20Scholl.jpg?width=320 204 Abimael Guzmán Q321322 Peruvian Maoist terrorist leader (1934–2021) Social activist 1934-12-03 2021-09-11 PER Peru PER 0 38 67.08 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abimael%20Guzm%C3%A1n%20Sendero%20Luminoso.jpg?width=320 204 Aliya Moldagulova Q578366 Soviet Kazakh sniper and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1925–1944) Social activist infantry; World War II 1925-10-25 1944-01-14 Soviet Union KAZ 0 38 64.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sniper%20Aliya%20Nurmuhametqyzy%20Moldagulova.jpg?width=320 204 Emmett Till Q506878 African-American lynching victim (1941–1955) Social activist 1941-07-25 1955-08-28 USA United States USA 0 38 62.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emmett%20Till%201954.jpg?width=320 204 George Lincoln Rockwell Q440145 American founder of the American Nazi Party (1918–1967) Social activist 1918-03-09 1967-08-25 USA United States USA 0 38 61.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George%20Lincoln%20Rockwell%20in%201963%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 204 Matilda Joslyn Gage Q3119366 American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker Social activist abolition of slavery; women's suffrage in the United States 1826-03-24 1898-03-18 USA United States USA 1 38 57.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MatildaJoslynGage.jpeg?width=320 215 Catharine MacKinnon Q528159 American feminist and legal activist Social activist genocide studies; political science 1946-10-07 USA United States USA 3 37 68.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Catharine%20MacKinnon%2C%20May%202006.jpg?width=320 215 Joe Hill Q346993 Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World Social activist 1879-10-07 1915-11-19 Sweden; United States SWE 0 37 66.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joe%20hill002.jpg?width=320 215 Paul Watson Q201670 Canadian environmental activist Social activist 1950-12-02 United States; Canada CAN 0 37 65.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul%20Watson%20portrait.jpg?width=320 215 Rudi Dutschke Q57218 German student activist (1940–1979) Social activist 1940-03-07 1979-12-24 DEU Germany DEU 0 37 65.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rudi%20Dutschke%20(1976).jpg?width=320 215 Mangal Pandey Q382027 India's First Freedom Fighter (1827–1857) Social activist 1827-07-19 1857-04-08 British Empire IND 0 37 64.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mangal%20Pandey%201984%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 215 Mary Dyer Q232899 Quaker martyr Social activist 1611 1660-06-01 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 37 61.32 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaryDyerByHowardPyle.jpg?width=320 215 Claudette Colvin Q468897 African-American civil rights activist (1939–2026) Social activist 1939-09-05 2026-01-13 USA United States USA 0 37 57.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Claudette%20Colvin.jpg?width=320 215 Aslı Erdoğan Q468099 Turkish author and human rights activist Social activist 1967-03-08 TUR Turkey TUR 1 37 54.27 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Asli%20Erdogan%20by%20CaroleParodi-6778.jpg?width=320 215 Dolores Huerta Q468843 American labor leader (1930–2026) Social activist civil rights; feminist movement 1930-04-10 2026-10-28 USA United States USA 0 37 52.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rally%20for%20Impeachment%20of%20Richard%20Nixon%2C%20Whitman%20Auditorim%2C%20Brooklyn%20College.%20Photos%20by%20Bill%20Andrews.%20Apr%2017%2C%201974%20Slide%2030%20Edit.png?width=320 215 Ihor Kostenko Q15813153 Ukrainian journalist and activist Social activist 1991-12-31 2014-02-20 UKR Ukraine UKR 0 37 45.78 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ihor%20Kostenko%201%20face.jpg?width=320 225 Stokely Carmichael Q509860 American activist (1941-1998) Social activist 1941-06-29 1998-11-15 Trinidad and Tobago; United States; Guinea TTO 1 36 68.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stokely%20Carmichael%20HS%20Yearbook.jpg?width=320 225 Al-Mu'tazz Q281989 Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad from 866 to 869 Social activist 0847 0869-07-20 Abbasid Caliphate IRQ 0 36 67.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dinar%20of%20al-Mu'tazz%2C%20AH%20253.jpg?width=320 225 Maria Spiridonova Q266745 Russian terrorist and politician (1884-1941) Social activist 1884-10-28 1941-09-11 Russian Empire; Soviet Union RUS 0 36 66.04 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MarijaSpiridonova.jpg?width=320 225 Amelia Bloomer Q442759 Women's rights activist (1818–1894) Social activist 1818-05-27 1894-12-30 USA United States USA 1 36 61.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AmeliaBloomer-sig.png?width=320 225 Catherine Breshkovsky Q2996846 Russian politician (1844–1934) Social activist 1844-01-25 1934-09-12 Russian Empire RUS 0 36 61.19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Breshkovskaya.jpg?width=320 225 Millicent Garrett Fawcett Q442818 English politician, writer, and activist (1847–1929) Social activist 1847-06-11 1929-08-05 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 1 36 60.79 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Millicent%20Fawcett.jpg?width=320 225 Huey P. Newton Q360570 Co-founder of the Black Panther Party (1942-1989) Social activist 1942-02-17 1989-08-22 USA United States USA 0 36 58.08 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huey%20Newton%2C%20Black%20Panther%20Minister%20of%20Defense%20-%20Black%20Panther%20poster%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 225 Otto Warmbier Q22279524 American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea Social activist 1994-12-12 2017-06-19 USA United States USA 0 36 57.53 225 Hawa Abdi Q3595473 Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020) Social activist medicine; law 1947-05-17 2020-08-05 SOM Somalia SOM 0 36 55.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dr%20Hawa%20Abdi%20by%20Eunice%20Lau%20in%20her%20fim%20Through%20the%20Fire.png?width=320 225 Ruth First Q454997 South African politician (1925-1982) Social activist 1925-05-04 1982-08-17 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 36 55.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RuthFirst.jpg?width=320 225 Meena Keshwar Kamal Q465872 Afghan activist (1956–1987) Social activist essay; poetry 1956-02-27 1987-02-04 Republic of Afghanistan; Democratic Republic of Afghanistan AFG 0 36 55.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meena%20founder%20of%20RAWA%20speaking%20in%201982.jpg?width=320 225 Matthew Shepard Q313244 American LGBT student and murder victim Social activist 1976-12-01 1998-10-12 USA United States USA 0 36 47.56 225 Asmaa Mahfouz Q289706 Egyptian activist Social activist blog 1985-02-01 EGY Egypt EGY 0 36 46.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Asmaa%20Mahfouz%20at%20the%20European%20Parliament%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 225 Licypriya Kangujam Q71123008 Indian environmental activist Social activist 2011-10-02 IND India IND 0 36 28.15 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Licypriya%20Kangujam%2C%202019.jpg?width=320 239 Al-Mukhtar Q141317 Pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687) Social activist 0622 0687-04-06 SAU 0 35 69.44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF.png?width=320 239 Otoya Yamaguchi Q469406 Japanese ultranationalist who assassinated Inejiro Asanuma (1943–1960) Social activist 1943-02-22 1960-11-02 JPN Japan JPN 0 35 66.1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Otoya%20Yamaguchi.webp?width=320 239 Stjepan Filipović Q458061 Yugoslav Partisan (1916-1942) Social activist resistance during World War II; political activity 1916-01-27 1942-05-22 Kingdom of Yugoslavia HRV 0 35 64.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stjepan%20Stevo%20Filipovi%C4%87.jpg?width=320 239 Rajendra K. Pachauri Q377861 Indian academic (1940-2020) Social activist 1940-08-20 2020-02-13 IND India IND 0 35 56.76 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ragendra%20Pachauri.jpg?width=320 239 Chen Guangcheng Q311205 Chinese dissident lawyer Social activist 1971-11-12 People's Republic of China; United States CHN 0 35 51.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chen%20Guangcheng%20at%20US%20Embassy%20May%201%2C%202012.jpg?width=320 239 Ryan White Q320163 American AIDS spokesperson and "poster boy" (1971–1990) Social activist 1971-12-06 1990-04-08 USA United States USA 0 35 50.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ryan%20White.jpg?width=320 239 Sarah Hegazi Q96278781 Egyptian LGBT activist Social activist 1989 2020-06-14 EGY Egypt EGY 0 35 44.29 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sara%20Hegazy%2001.jpg?width=320 239 Xiye Bastida Q81646058 Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation Social activist 2002-04-18 Chile; Mexico MEX 0 35 40.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xiye%20Bastida%20at%20Sundance%20Film%20Festival%202026-6%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 247 Gabrielle d'Estrées Q234911 French noble and mistress to Henry IV of France (1573-1599) Social activist 1573 1599-04-10 Kingdom of France FRA 0 34 69.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ch%C3%A2teau%20de%20Bussy-Rabutin%20-%20Gabrielle%20d'Estr%C3%A9es%2C%20duchesse%20de%20Beaufort%20(bgw19%200355)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 247 Bugsy Siegel Q315487 American mobster (1906-1947) Social activist organized crime; game 1906-02-28 1947-06-20 USA United States USA 0 34 68.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bugsy%20Siegel%20with%20his%20attorneys%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 247 Frances Willard Q450197 American temperance activist and suffragist (1839–1898) Social activist 1839-09-28 1898-02-17 USA United States USA 1 34 67.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frances%20Willard.jpg?width=320 247 Chandra Shekhar Azad Q738368 Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer (1906–1931) Social activist 1906-07-23 1931-02-27 British Raj IND 0 34 63.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chandra%20Shekhar%20Azad%201988%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 247 Louise Bryant Q267629 American activist and journalist (1885–1936) Social activist 1885-12-05 1936-01-06 USA United States USA 0 34 61.16 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Louise%20Bryant.gif?width=320 247 Cindy Kiro Q17180701 New Zealand Governor-General, former academic and social justice advocate Social activist 1958-07-02 NZL New Zealand NZL 0 34 59.9 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cindy%20Kiro%20Dec%202021%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 247 Baba Amte Q470135 Indian freedom fighter, social worker (1914–2008) Social activist 1914-12-26 2008-02-09 IND India IND 0 34 59.15 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baba%20Amte%202014%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 247 Mathew Benjamin Brady Q187850 American photographer (c. 1823 – 1896) Social activist 1822-05-18 1896-01-15 USA United States USA 0 34 58.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mathew%20Brady%201875%20cropped.jpg?width=320 247 Nat Turner Q329730 African-American slave rebellion leader (1800-1831) Social activist 1800-10-01 1831-11-11 USA United States USA 0 34 57.76 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nat%20Turner%20captured.jpg?width=320 247 Mary Edwards Walker Q2418031 American feminist and doctor (1832–1919) Social activist 1832-11-26 1919-02-21 USA United States USA 0 34 56.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dr.%20Mary%20Walker%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 247 Mumia Abu-Jamal Q156133 American political activist, journalist, and convicted murderer of a police officer Social activist 1954-04-24 USA United States USA 0 34 55.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20Mumia%20Abu-Jamal%2C%20c.%201980.jpg?width=320 247 Lucy Parsons Q3090218 American communist anarchist labor organizer (1851 or 1853–1942) Social activist 1851 1942-03-07 USA United States USA 0 34 54.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lucy%20Parsons.1920.jpg?width=320 247 Ella Josephine Baker Q468884 African-American civil rights and human rights activist (1903–1986) Social activist 1903-12-13 1986-12-13 USA United States USA 0 34 53.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ella%20Baker%20(1903-1986)%20circa%201944.png?width=320 247 Fartuun Adan Q15733755 Somali activist Social activist 1969-02-02 SOM Somalia SOM 0 34 49.69 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fartuunadan.jpg?width=320 247 Laxmi Agarwal Q18001485 Indian acid attack survivor and activist Social activist 1990-06-01 IND India IND 0 34 47.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laxmi%20of%20India%20(12935659283).jpg?width=320 247 Ridhima Pandey Q90815782 Indian climate activist Social activist 2007-10 IND India 0 34 41.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ridhima%20Pandey%202025%20(facecrop).jpg?width=320 263 Dragutin Dimitrijević Q441659 Serbian military commander (1876–1917) Social activist 1876-08-17 1917-06-24 Principality of Serbia; Kingdom of Serbia SRB 0 33 70.61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dragutin%20Dimitrijevi%C4%87-Apis%2C%20ca.%201900.jpg?width=320 263 Frank Costello Q450529 Italian-American mobster (1891–1973) Social activist 1891-01-26 1973-02-18 Italy; United States ITA 0 33 69.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frank%20Costello%20-%20Kefauver%20Committee%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 263 Edmond James de Rothschild Q467167 French art collecting member of the Rothschild banking family (1845-1934) Social activist 1845-08-19 1934-11-02 FRA France FRA 0 33 68.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F%20(%20%D7%90%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%93%20%D7%93%D7%94%20%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%98%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93%20%D6%BC1934%20-%201845%D7%82-JNF012590.jpeg?width=320 263 Mordechai Anielewicz Q327892 leader of the anti-Nazi Jewish Combat Organization (1919–1943) Social activist 1919 1943-05-08 POL Poland POL 0 33 67.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mordechai%20Anielewicz.jpg?width=320 263 George Stinney Q1336052 Black American wrongfully convicted of murder (1929–1944) Social activist 1929-10-21 1944-06-16 USA United States USA 0 33 67.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George%20Stinney%20mugshot%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 263 Jean Ziegler Q123706 Swiss sociologist, politician and professor (1934–2026) Social activist 1934-04-19 2026-06-10 CHE Switzerland CHE 0 33 63.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean%20Ziegler%20IMG%202915.JPG?width=320 263 Jacques Vergès Q714194 French lawyer, political activist and writer (1925–2013) Social activist 1925-03-05 2013-08-15 France; Algeria THA 0 33 62.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacques%20Verg%C3%A8s%20-%2021%20November%202011.jpg?width=320 263 Yuri Levitan Q982056 Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983) Social activist 1914-10-02 1983-08-04 Russian Empire; Soviet Union RUS 0 33 61.25 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yuri%20Levitan%20stamp.jpg?width=320 263 Maurice Bishop Q468234 Revolutionary and Grenada 's second Prime Minister (1979-1983) Social activist 1944-05-29 1983-10-19 GRD Grenada ABW 0 33 60.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maurice%20Bishop%20(AP).jpg?width=320 263 Russell Means Q319799 Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native American people (1939-2012) Social activist music; politics 1939-11-10 2012-10-22 USA United States USA 2 33 60.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RussellMeans1987.jpg?width=320 263 Abbie Hoffman Q306514 American activist (1936–1989) Social activist political philosophy 1936-11-30 1989-04-12 USA United States USA 2 33 59.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abbie%20Hoffman%2C%20cropped.jpg?width=320 263 Wei Jingsheng Q318130 Chinese democracy activist and dissident Social activist 1950-05-20 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 33 59.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wei%20Jingsheng%20par%20Claude%20Truong-Ngoc%20novembre%202013.jpg?width=320 263 Jayaprakash Narayan Q734509 Indian independence activist and political leader Social activist 1902-10-11 1979-10-08 IND India IND 0 33 58.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jayaprakash%20Narayan%202001%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 263 Mary McLeod Bethune Q291068 American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955) Social activist 1875-07-10 1955-05-18 USA United States USA 0 33 57.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mary%20Jane%20McLeod%20Bethune%2C%20c1910.jpg?width=320 263 Assata Shakur Q467961 American activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army Social activist literature; terrorism 1947-07-16 2025-09-25 USA United States USA 1 33 55.91 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mugshot%20of%20Assata%20Shakur%2C%20April%201971.jpg?width=320 263 Dorothea Dix Q452469 American author and social reformer (1802–1887) Social activist 1802-04-04 1887-07-17 USA United States USA 0 33 54.8 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dix-Dorothea-LOC.jpg?width=320 263 Wolfe Tone Q437962 Irish politician (1763-1798) Social activist 1763-06-20 1798-11-19 Kingdom of Ireland IRL 0 33 54.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20Theobald%20Wolfe%20Tone%20(4672711).jpg?width=320 263 Virginia Roberts Giuffre Q78473599 advocate for sex trafficking victims (1983–2025) Social activist human trafficking; memoir literature 1983-08-09 2025-04-25 Australia; United States USA 1 33 49.83 263 Stanislav Markelov Q376231 Russian lawyer (1974-2009) Social activist 1974-05-20 2009-01-19 RUS Russia RUS 0 33 48.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stanislav%20Markelov.1974-2009.20071113.jpg?width=320 263 Salwan Momika Q120138160 Iraqi refugee and critic of Islam Social activist criticism of Islam 1986-06-23 2025-01-29 IRQ Iraq IRQ 0 33 47.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Quran%20burning%20by%20Salwan%20Momika%20in%202023%20(11%20av%2018).jpg?width=320 263 Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Q57087586 environmental activist and geographer Social activist human rights; environmental protection 1984 TCD Chad TCD 0 33 42.19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hindou%20Oumarou%20Ibrahim.jpg?width=320 284 An Jung-geun Q482413 Korean independence activist (1879–1910) Social activist 1879-09-02 1910-03-26 Korean Empire PRK 0 32 70.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/An%20Jung-geun.JPG?width=320 284 Sergey Nechayev Q430883 Russian revolutionary (1847-1882) Social activist 1847-10-02 1882-12-03 Russian Empire RUS 0 32 67.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nechayev.png?width=320 284 Max Mosley Q173246 President FIA; former race car driver and British lawyer Social activist 1940-04-13 2021-05-23 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 32 66.12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Max%20Mosley%201969%20(Portrait).jpg?width=320 284 Manuela Sáenz Q372074 Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856) Social activist 1797-12-27 1856-11-23 Bolivia; Peru; Ecuador ECU 0 32 65.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manuela%20S%C3%A1enz.jpg?width=320 284 Lepa Radić Q277282 Serbian communist partisan (1925-1943) Social activist 1925-12-19 1943-02-08 Kingdom of Yugoslavia BIH 0 32 63.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lepa%20Radi%C4%87%20crop.jpg?width=320 284 Vera Figner Q266783 Russian political activist (1852-1942) Social activist 1852-07-07 1942-06-15 Russian Empire; Soviet Union RUS 0 32 62.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vera%20Figner%201930.jpg?width=320 284 Ho Jong-suk Q466457 independence activist and writer, Journalist, Communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991) Social activist women's rights 1902-07-16 1991-06-05 PRK North Korea KOR 0 32 62.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huh%20Jung-sook.jpg?width=320 284 Camilo Torres Restrepo Q505595 Colombian theologian (1929-1966) Social activist liberation theology; critical thinking 1929-02-03 1966-02-15 COL Colombia COL 0 32 62.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Camilo%20Torres.jpg?width=320 284 Ashin Wirathu Q13076794 Myanmar Buddhist monk Social activist 1968-07-10 MMR Myanmar MMR 0 32 60.82 284 Katarina Taikon Q466523 Swedish Romani writer-actor Social activist human rights; literary activity 1932-07-29 1995-12-30 SWE Sweden SWE 0 32 60.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Katarina%20Taikon%201963.jpg?width=320 284 M. N. Roy Q313313 Indian political activist and intellectual (1887-1954) Social activist 1887-03-21 1954-01-26 IND India IND 0 32 59.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mn%20roy2.jpg?width=320 284 Bogaletch Gebre Q4937352 Ethiopian scientist and activist Social activist 1960 2019-11-02 ETH Ethiopia ETH 0 32 57.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bogaletch%20Gebre%202015%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 284 Aminatou Haidar Q115979 Sahrawi political activist Social activist 1966-07-24 MAR Morocco MAR 0 32 54.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aminatou%20Haidar%202%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 284 Razan Zaitouneh Q2804276 Syrian human rights lawyer Social activist civic engagement; law 1977-04-29 SYR Syria SYR 0 32 51.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Razan%20Zaitouneh.jpg?width=320 284 Derek Chauvin Q95693632 European American former police officer who murdered George Floyd Social activist 1976-03-19 USA United States USA 0 32 47.81 284 Gauri Lankesh Q38711433 Indian journalist and activist Social activist journalism; political activity 1962-01-29 2017-09-05 IND India IND 0 32 43.02 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gauri%20Lankesh.jpg?width=320 284 Nick Fuentes Q51120751 American alt-right political commentator (born 1998) Social activist 1998-08-18 USA United States USA 1 32 38.01 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nick%20Fuentes%20screencap%20from%20July%202022%20virtual%20debate.png?width=320 284 Helena Gualinga Q78185644 Ecuadorian activist Social activist 2002-02-27 ECU Ecuador ECU 0 32 37.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Helena%20Gualinga%2C%202024%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 302 Beatrice Cenci Q237908 Italian noblewoman and murderer Social activist 1577-02-16 1599-09-11 Papal States ITA 0 31 70.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/01%20Portret%20Beatrice%20Cenci.jpg?width=320 302 Lee Radziwill Q1081523 American socialite (1933–2019) Social activist 1933-03-03 2019-02-15 USA United States USA 0 31 69.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lee%20Radziwill%20(cropped).png?width=320 302 Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Q471099 Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935) Social activist 1882-11-19 1935-11-20 Alawite State; Ottoman Empire; Arab Kingdom of Syria SYR 0 31 68.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Izz%20ad-Din%20al-Qassam%20HQ.jpg?width=320 302 Sophia Perovskaya Q1823663 Russian revolutionary and assassin of Alexander II (1853–1881) Social activist political activity 1853-09-25 1881-04-03 Russian Empire RUS 0 31 63.69 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/S%20Perovskaya.jpg?width=320 302 Li Hongzhi Q366373 Chinese religious leader and dissident Social activist 1951-05-13 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 1 31 61.78 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20photo%20of%20Li%20Hongzhi.png?width=320 302 Klara Zamenhof Q11739625 Polish esperantist Social activist 1863-10-06 1924-12-06 Russian Empire LTU 0 31 60.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Klara%20Zamenhof%20portreto.jpg?width=320 302 Black Elk Q436655 Oglala Lakota leader (1863–1950) Social activist rite; ritual 1863-12-01 1950-08-19 USA 0 31 58.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Black%20Elk.jpg?width=320 302 Parashqevi Qiriazi Q3300364 Albanian educational theorist Social activist 1880-06-02 1970-12-17 ALB Albania MKD 0 31 57.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parashqevi%20Qiriazi.jpg?width=320 302 Anna Louise Strong Q242128 American journalist Social activist peace movement; poetry 1885-11-24 1970-03-29 USA United States USA 1 31 57.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anna%20Louise%20Strong%201918.jpg?width=320 302 Mary Toft Q270855 English medical hoaxer Social activist 1703-02-21 1763 GBR 0 31 56.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mary%20toft%201726.jpg?width=320 302 Medgar Evers Q717985 African-American civil rights activist (1925-1963) Social activist 1925-07-02 1963-06-12 USA United States USA 0 31 55.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Medgar%20Evers%20press%20photo.jpg?width=320 302 Ernestine Rose Q455845 American feminist activist (1810–1892) Social activist human rights 1810-01-13 1892-08-04 USA United States POL 0 31 55.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The%20life%20and%20work%20of%20Susan%20B.%20Anthony%3B%20including%20public%20addresses%2C%20her%20own%20letters%20and%20many%20from%20her%20contemporaries%20during%20fifty%20years%20(1898)%20(14594470698).jpg?width=320 302 Estela Barnes de Carlotto Q299652 Argentine human rights activist, leader of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Social activist 1930-10-22 ARG Argentina ARG 0 31 55.61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Enriqueta%20Estela%20Barnes%20de%20Carlotto%20(24013730699).jpg?width=320 302 Ralph Abernathy Q545488 American civil rights activist and minister (1926–1990) Social activist 1926-03-11 1990-04-17 USA United States USA 0 31 52.86 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ralph%20Abernathy.jpg?width=320 302 Sylvia Rivera Q2278761 American LGBT activist, transgender rights activist, and community worker (1951–2002) Social activist 1951-07-02 2002-02-19 USA United States USA 0 31 52.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/STAR%20Rally%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 302 Iqbal Masih Q676116 Pakistani enslaved child, activist against child labour and bonded labour Social activist 1983 1995-04-16 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 31 52.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ehsan%20Ullah%20Khan%20meets%20a%20shy%20and%20afraid%20Iqbal%20Masih.png?width=320 302 Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu Q467744 South African anti–apartheid activist (1918-2011) Social activist 1918-10-21 2011-06-02 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 31 51.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Albertina%20Sisulu.jpg?width=320 302 Julia Butterfly Hill Q520109 American environmental activist (born 1974) Social activist 1974-02-18 USA United States USA 0 31 48.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Julia%20Butterfly%20Hill%2C%202006.png?width=320 302 Crystal Eastman Q4945589 American lawyer and feminist Social activist 1881-06-25 1928-07-08 USA United States USA 0 31 47.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CrystalEastman.jpeg?width=320 302 Lamiya Aji Bashar Q27586750 Yazidi human rights activist Social activist 1998 IRQ Iraq 0 31 43.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lamija%20Adschi%20Baschar.jpeg?width=320 302 Laura Loomer Q30322608 American political activist (born 1993) Social activist 1993-05-21 USA United States USA 0 31 40.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laura%20Loomer%20(55510823620)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 323 Kim Hyŏng-jik Q489279 father of Kim Il-sung Social activist 1894-07-10 1926-06-05 Korea PRK 0 30 73.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%A8%E7%A8%B7%201.jpg?width=320 323 Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad Q308535 Egyptian Qur'an reciter (1927–1988) Social activist qira'at; Egyptian Radio 1927 1988-11-30 EGY Egypt EGY 0 30 68.7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abdul%20Basit%20Abd%20us-Samad%20in%20South%20Africa%20in%201966%20(3)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 323 Marianne Bachmeier Q102142 vigilante justice in Germany (1950-1996) Social activist 1950-06-03 1996-09-17 DEU Germany DEU 0 30 67.91 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marianne%20Bachmeier%201982.jpg?width=320 323 Alfred Naujocks Q76635 SS officer (1911–1966) Social activist 1911-09-20 1966-04-04 DEU Germany DEU 0 30 67.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alfred%20Naujocks.jpg?width=320 323 Ilya Ulyanov Q280722 Russian teacher, father of Vladimir Lenin (1831-1886) Social activist 1831-07-31 1886-01-24 Russian Empire RUS 0 30 67.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/I%20N%20Ulyanov%20(cropped)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 323 Gaius Julius Civilis Q433458 leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD Social activist 0025 0100 Ancient Rome NLD 0 30 66.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rembrandt%20Harmensz.%20van%20Rijn%20046.jpg?width=320 323 Jan Karski Q212523 Polish World War II officer, resistance fighter and diplomat (1914–2000) Social activist law 1914-06-24 2000-07-13 Poland; United States POL 2 30 65.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan%20Karski%20-%20Instytut%20w%20Rudzie%20%C5%9Al%C4%85skiej.jpg?width=320 323 Salvador Puig Antich Q439168 Spanish militant anarchist (1948–1974) Social activist 1948-05-30 1974-03-02 ESP Spain ESP 0 30 65.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Salvador%20Puig%20Antich.jpg?width=320 323 Moses Montefiore Q733118 British financier and Jewish activist (1784–1885) Social activist 1784-11-24 1885-07-28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ITA 0 30 64.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moses%20Montefiore%201881.jpg?width=320 323 Sophie Adlersparre Q4346827 Publisher, editor, writer an a women's rights activist (1823–1895) Social activist feminism 1823-07-06 1895-06-27 SWE Sweden SWE 0 30 62.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portr%C3%A4tt%20av%20friherrinnan%20Karin%20Sofie%20Adlersparre%20f.%20Leijonhufvud%20(Esselde)%20-%20Nordiska%20Museet%20-%20NMA.0041102.jpg?width=320 323 Policarpa Salavarrieta Q125816 heroine of the Colombian Independence Movement (1795–1817) Social activist 1795-01-26 1817-11-14 Gran Colombia COL 0 30 61.31 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Policarpa%20Salabarrieta.jpg?width=320 323 Harilal Gandhi Q1390715 son of Mahatma Gandhi (1888-1948) Social activist 1888-08-23 1948-06-18 British Raj IND 0 30 61.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Harilal%20Mohandas%20Gandhi%20in%201910.jpg?width=320 323 Miriam Rodríguez Martínez Q86913668 Mexican human rights activist Social activist human rights in Mexico 1960-02-05 2017-05-10 MEX Mexico MEX 0 30 60.41 323 Leonard Peltier Q439054 Native American (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) activist (born 1944) Social activist independentism; political crime 1944-09-12 United States; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians USA 0 30 59.12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leonard%20Peltier%20headshot%20from%20FBI%20Poster%20-%2001.gif?width=320 323 Marianne Hainisch Q87555 Austrian women's rights activist (1839–1936) Social activist 1839-03-25 1936-05-05 AUT Austria AUT 0 30 58.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marianne%20Hainisch.jpg?width=320 323 Ruby Bridges Q469860 American civil rights activist (born 1954) Social activist 1954-09-08 USA United States USA 0 30 55.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruby%20Bridges%202015%20(facecrop).jpg?width=320 323 Fred Hampton Q1452355 African-American activist (1948-1969) Social activist 1948-08-30 1969-12-04 USA United States USA 0 30 53.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred%20Hampton%20speaks%20at%20a%20rally%20in%20Grant%20Park%2C%20Chicago%2C%201969%20crop.jpg?width=320 323 Elizaveta Glinka Q4139776 Russian physician (1962–2016) Social activist 1962-02-20 2016-12-25 Russia; United States RUS 0 30 50.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elizaveta%20Glinka%20(2016-12-08)%2001.jpg?width=320 323 Jadav Payeng Q3533635 Environmentalist, nature scientist Social activist 1959-10-31 IND India IND 0 30 50.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The%20Forest%20Man%20of%20India%20Jadav%20Payeng.jpg?width=320 323 Fannie Lou Hamer Q438438 American civil rights activist (1917–1977) Social activist human rights; minority rights 1917-10-06 1977-03-14 USA United States USA 0 30 50.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fannie%20Lou%20Hamer%201964-08-22.jpg?width=320 323 Anna Sharyhina Q87075035 Ukrainian activist Social activist 1978 UKR Ukraine UKR 0 30 48.73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 323 Zainab Salbi Q12214935 Iraqi American author, women's rights activist Social activist human rights 1969-09-24 2015 USA United States IRQ 2 30 44.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zainab%20Salbi.jpg?width=320 323 Luisa Neubauer Q61625543 German climate activist Social activist geography; climate change mitigation 1996-04-21 DEU Germany DEU 0 30 41.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2025-04-29-Luisa%20Neubauer-Maischberger-2989.jpg?width=320 323 Alexandria Villaseñor Q61748080 American climate activist Social activist 2005-05-18 USA United States USA 0 30 39.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexandria%20Villase%C3%B1or%20March%202024%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 347 Pier Gerlofs Donia Q318344 Frisian warrior, pirate, and rebel Social activist Frisians; ethnic relations 1480 1520-11-07 Holy Roman Empire NLD 0 29 68.76 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grutte%20Pier%20(Pier%20Gerlofs%20Donia)%2C%201622%2C%20book%20illustration.JPG?width=320 347 Alexander Parvus Q57552 German political activist (1867–1924) Social activist 1867-09-08 1924-12-12 German Empire; Weimar Republic; Russian Empire BLR 0 29 68.4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parvus%20Alexander.jpg?width=320 347 Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Q447046 regent (1390–1436) Social activist 1390 1436-05-04 SWE Sweden SWE 0 29 65.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Engelbert%20Swedish%20rebel%20(fantasy%20drawing%20c%201880).jpg?width=320 347 Jacques Roux Q615492 French priest and revolutionary (1752-1794) Social activist 1752-08-21 1794-02-10 FRA France FRA 0 29 64.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacques%20Roux%20-%20gravure%20de%20J.-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric%20Cazenave.jpg?width=320 347 Kittur Chennamma Q3536979 Indian freedom fighter, warrior queen Social activist 1778-10-23 1829-02-21 IND Karnataka IND 0 29 64.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kittur%20Chenamma.jpg?width=320 347 David Riazanov Q597991 Russian-Soviet political revolutionary, Marxist theoretician, and archivist Social activist history; Marxism 1870-03-10 1938-01-21 Soviet Union; Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic; Russian Empire UKR 0 29 63.16 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Riazanov.jpg?width=320 347 Itagaki Taisuke Q456380 Japanese politician (1837–1919) Social activist 1837-05-21 1919-07-16 JPN Japan JPN 0 29 61.95 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ITAGAKI%20Taisuke.jpg?width=320 347 Naziha al-Dulaimi Q6983447 cofounder and president of the Iraqi Women League (1923–2007) Social activist 1923 2007-10-09 IRQ Iraq IRQ 0 29 61.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Naziha%20al-Dulaimi.jpg?width=320 347 Kazimierz Świątek Q434580 Catholic cardinal (1914-2011) Social activist 1914-10-21 2011-07-21 BLR Belarus EST 0 29 60.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kazimir%20Sviontek%2003.jpg?width=320 347 Cut Nyak Dhien Q2183970 Indonesian guerrilla leader against the Dutch (1850–1908) Social activist 1850 1908-11-06 NLD Kingdom of the Netherlands IDN 0 29 60.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stamps%20of%20Indonesia%2C%20103-08.jpg?width=320 347 Robert Catesby Q553864 English conspirator (died 1605) Social activist 1573 1605-11-18 Kingdom of England GBR 0 29 59.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert%20catesby%20npg.jpg?width=320 347 Kamala Nehru Q3633365 Indian independence activist (1899–1936) Social activist 1899-08-01 1936-02-28 British Raj IND 0 29 56.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kamala%20Nehru%204cr.jpg?width=320 347 Fazu Aliyeva Q164309 Russian poet (1932–2016) Social activist poetry 1932-12-05 2016-01-01 RUS Russia RUS 0 29 54.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fazu%20Alieva.jpg?width=320 347 Robert Emmet Q558750 Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader (1780-1803) Social activist 1780-03-04 1803-09-20 IRL Ireland IRL 0 29 52.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert%20Emmet--The%20Irish%20Patriot.jpg?width=320 347 Medha Patkar Q467318 Indian activist Social activist 1954-12-01 IND India IND 0 29 50.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Medhapatkar.jpg?width=320 347 Maryam Namazie Q464924 Iranian activist and broadcaster Social activist 1966 IRN Iran IRN 0 29 49.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maryam%20Balie%202021%20c.png?width=320 347 Indira Bajramović Q105759811 Roma activist and economist Social activist 1968 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 29 48.66 347 Dorothy Height Q298259 American activist (1912-2010) Social activist racial discrimination; civil rights 1912-03-24 2010-04-20 USA United States USA 0 29 47.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DrDorothyHeight.jpg?width=320 347 Neda Agha-Soltan Q326474 Iranian musician and journalist Social activist 1982-09-14 2009-06-20 IRN Iran IRN 0 29 46.06 347 Aliaa Magda Elmahdy Q1439820 Egyptian women's rights activist Social activist 1991-11-16 EGY Egypt EGY 0 29 44.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D9%90Aliaa%20Magda%20Elmahdy.jpg?width=320 347 Alicia Garza Q19609542 American activist and writer (born 1981) Social activist 1981-01-04 USA United States USA 1 29 42.15 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alicia%20Garza.jpg?width=320 347 Cindy Sheehan Q463417 American antiwar activist Social activist 1957-07-10 USA United States USA 0 29 42.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cindy%20Sheehan%20at%20White%20House.jpg?width=320 347 Mary Akrami Q17542437 Afghani activist Social activist 1970-11-21 AFG Afghanistan 0 29 36.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mary%20Akrami.png?width=320 347 Leelah Alcorn Q18697285 American transgender girl (1997–2014) Social activist 1997-11-15 2014-12-28 USA United States USA 0 29 29.19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leelah%20Acorn.jpg?width=320 347 Isra Hirsi Q65693436 American environmental activist (born 2003) Social activist 2003-02-22 USA United States USA 0 29 25.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/High%20school%20student%20speaking%20out%20against%20gun%20violence%20(Isra%20Hirsi)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 372 Judas of Galilee Q371624 1st-century Jewish revolutionary Social activist -100 0100 0 28 67.17 372 Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr Q672145 Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist Social activist philosophy 1928-05-15 1978 LBN Lebanon IRN 0 28 67.11 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Imam%20Musa%20Sadr%20(19)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 372 Chico Mendes Q550176 Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988) Social activist 1944-12-15 1988-12-22 BRA Brazil BRA 0 28 65.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chico%20Mendes%20in%201988.jpg?width=320 372 Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye Q274429 French politician (1811-1883) Social activist 1811-01-18 1883-05-25 FRA France FRA 1 28 62.7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edouard%20Rene%20de%20Laboulaye.jpg?width=320 372 Cassivellaunus Q363623 King of a British tribe, first c. BC Social activist -100 -30 Catuvellauni GBR 0 28 61.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cassivellaunus%2C%20New%20York%20Public%20Library%2C%20version2.jpg?width=320 372 Sergei Kovalev Q545569 Russian politician (1930–2021) Social activist human rights; politics 1930-03-02 2021-08-09 RUS Russia UKR 0 28 58.76 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sergey%20Kovalyov%202015%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 372 Sumner Paine Q471626 American sport shooter (1868–1904) Social activist 1868-05-13 1904-04-18 USA United States USA 0 28 58.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sumner%20Paine%20(1868%E2%80%931904).png?width=320 372 Roger Stone Q7358961 American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952) Social activist 1952-08-27 USA United States USA 2 28 54.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roger%20Stone%20(54671195403)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 372 David Reimer Q1030566 Canadian boy raised as girl following botched surgery (1965–2004) Social activist 1965-08-22 2004-05-04 CAN Canada CAN 0 28 54.07 372 Emily Hobhouse Q1377789 British welfare campaigner (1860–1926) Social activist humanitarian aid; Boer Wars 1860-04-09 1926-06-08 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 28 53.44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hobhouse2.jpg?width=320 372 Juliette Gordon Low Q3269439 founder of the Girl Scouts (1860–1927) Social activist 1860-10-31 1927-01-17 USA United States USA 0 28 49.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Juliette%20Gordon%20Low%201923.jpg?width=320 372 Wendell Phillips Q530310 American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884) Social activist 1811-11-29 1884-02-02 USA United States USA 0 28 47.21 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wendell%20Phillips%20by%20Brady.jpg?width=320 372 Wael Ghonim Q312823 Egyptian activist and engineer Social activist 1980-12-23 EGY Egypt EGY 0 28 46.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wael%20ghonim.jpg?width=320 372 Ronan Farrow Q7365461 American journalist Social activist law; dub actor 1987-12-19 USA United States USA 0 28 43.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pulitzer2018-ronan-farrow-20180530-wp.jpg?width=320 372 Jamila Afghani Q21040196 feminist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan Social activist 1976 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 28 42.53 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jamila%20Afghani%202020%20in%20Cologne%20-3294.jpg?width=320 372 Adenike Oladosu Q83719851 Nigerian climate activist Social activist climate activist; ecofeminism 1994 NGA Nigeria NGA 0 28 36.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AdenikeOladosu2020-ElevateFestival.png?width=320 388 William Luther Pierce Q1399160 American neo-Nazi (1933–2002) Social activist 1933-09-11 2002-07-23 USA United States USA 1 27 68.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William%20Luther%20Pierce%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 388 David Eden Lane Q175788 American white supremacist Social activist 1938-11-02 2007-05-28 USA United States USA 2 27 66.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David%20Lane%20after%20his%20April%201985%20arrest%20(cropped).png?width=320 388 Alexander Pechersky Q153322 Soviet Army captain who led 1943 revolt in Sobibor (1909-1990) Social activist literature; military service 1909-02-22 1990-01-19 Soviet Union UKR 0 27 66.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexander%20Pechersky.jpg?width=320 388 Klaus Störtebeker Q6473 leader of privateers Social activist 1360 1401-10-20 Holy Roman Empire DEU 0 27 65.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hamburg%20St%C3%B6rtebeker%20Statue.jpg?width=320 388 Tiradentes Q527112 political activist for Brazilian independence (1746–1792) Social activist independentism 1746-11-12 1792-04-21 PRT Portugal BRA 0 27 64.9 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alferes%20Tiradentes%2001.jpg?width=320 388 Huber Matos Q946934 Cuban revolutionary (1918-2014) Social activist 1918-11-26 2014-02-27 CUB Cuba CUB 0 27 63.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huber%20Matos%20Benitez.jpg?width=320 388 Ryszard Siwiec Q513075 Polish patriot (1909–1968) Social activist 1909-03-07 1968-09-12 POL Poland POL 0 27 61.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/05850%20Sanok%2003.05.2011.jpg?width=320 388 Abd Allah ibn Yasin Q552693 Theologian, founder of Almoravid movement Social activist 1059 MAR 0 27 61.54 388 Efua Dorkenoo Q536397 Ghanaian activist (1949-2014) Social activist feminism 1949-09-06 2014-10-18 GHA Ghana GHA 0 27 61.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Efua%20Dorkenoo.jpg?width=320 388 Ricardo Flores Magón Q146948 Mexican anarchist and social reform activist (1874–1922) Social activist 1873-09-16 1922-11-21 MEX Mexico MEX 0 27 60.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Magon.png?width=320 388 Mirzo Tursunzoda Q2605267 Tajikistani poet (1911–1977) Social activist 1911-05-02 1977-09-24 Soviet Union 0 27 60.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mirzo%20Tursunzoda%20portrait.jpg?width=320 388 Anita Augspurg Q71410 German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857–1943) Social activist women's suffrage; feminist movement 1857-09-22 1943-12-20 DEU Germany DEU 0 27 59.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anita%20Augspurg.jpg?width=320 388 Bipin Chandra Pal Q684198 British Indian Bengali academic and politician (1858–1932) Social activist 1858-11-07 1932-05-20 British Raj BGD 0 27 59.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bipin%20Chandra%20Pal.jpg?width=320 388 Nikolai Kuznetsov Q467446 Soviet partisan and intelligence agent Social activist intelligence agency 1911-07-27 1944-03-09 Soviet Union; Russian Empire RUS 0 27 59.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%20%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C%201940.jpg?width=320 388 Anatoly Marchenko Q597875 Soviet dissident (1938–1986) Social activist 1938-01-23 1986-12-08 Soviet Union RUS 0 27 59.01 388 Virginia Bolten Q7934155 Argentine anarchist Social activist 1876-12-26 1960 Argentina; Uruguay ARG 0 27 58.42 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Virginia%20Bolten.jpg?width=320 388 Romas Kalanta Q1929407 Lithuanian student, Soviet dissident (1953–1972) Social activist civic engagement; Lithuanian poetry 1953-02-22 1972-05-15 LTU Lithuania LTU 0 27 58.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Romas%20Kalanta%202022%20stamp%20of%20Lithuania.jpg?width=320 388 William Howard Russell Q741053 Irish journalist (1820–1907) Social activist 1820-03-28 1907-02-11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland IRL 0 27 57.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Williamhowardrussell.jpg?width=320 388 Saalumarada Thimmakka Q22073991 environmentalist from India Social activist 1911-06-30 2025-11-14 IND India IND 0 27 56.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saalumarada%20Thimmakka%2C%202011%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 388 Christine Delphy Q376066 French feminist sociologist Social activist gender studies; anti-racism 1941-12-09 FRA France FRA 0 27 55.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christine%20Delphy.jpeg?width=320 388 Annie Kenney Q3618091 British suffragette (1879-1953) Social activist women's suffrage 1879-09-13 1953-07-09 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 27 55.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Annie%20Kenney%20planting%20her%20own%20tree%20in%20Annie's%20Arboretum.jpg?width=320 388 Charu Majumdar Q1067913 Indian politician and Naxalite leader (1918–1972) Social activist 1918-03-12 1972-07-28 IND India IND 0 27 55.19 388 Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Q358874 religious leader of the Sikh organization Damdami Taksal (1947–1984) Social activist 1947-02-12 1984-06-06 IND India IND 0 27 54.4 388 Sakine Cansız Q2905733 Kurdish activist, co-founder of PKK Social activist 1958-02-12 2013-01-10 TUR Turkey TUR 0 27 54.36 388 Lizzie Velasquez Q4348999 American motivational speaker Social activist 1989-03-13 USA United States USA 0 27 53.69 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lizzie%20Velasquez%202017.jpg?width=320 388 Osman Kavala Q42281686 Turkish businessperson and philanthropist (born 1957) Social activist 1957-10-02 France; Turkey FRA 0 27 53.23 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Osman%20Kavala%202015.jpg?width=320 388 Veerappan Q555252 Indian bandit who was charged allegedly for sandalwood smuggling (1952-2004) Social activist 1952-01-18 2004-10-18 IND India IND 0 27 52.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Koose%20Munisamy%20Veerappan%2006.jpg?width=320 388 Curtis Yarvin Q21062238 American far-right political theorist and computer scientist Social activist 1973-06-25 USA United States USA 2 27 51.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curtis%20Yarvin%20portrait.jpg?width=320 388 Mukhtaran Bibi Q464910 rape survivor and one of Pakistan's most prominent rights activists [EPA] Social activist autobiography 1972 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 27 50.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mukhtaran%20Mai2005.jpg?width=320 388 Mosab Hassan Yousef Q555301 Arab-Christian-American human rights activist and author; aka The Green Prince Social activist espionage 1978-05-05 USA United States 0 27 49.93 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mosab%20Hassan%20Yousef%20(2)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 388 Musdah Mulia Q591530 Lawyer and Muslim women's rights activist in Indonesia Social activist 1958-03-03 IDN Indonesia IDN 0 27 49.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Siti%20Musdah%20Mulia%20at%20the%20International%20Conference%20on%20Feminism%2C%202016-09-23.jpg?width=320 388 Manasi Pradhan Q16191043 Indian writer and Women's rights activist Social activist 1962-10-04 IND India IND 0 27 47.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manasi%20Pradhan.jpg?width=320 388 Razan al-Najjar Q54670295 Palestinian nurse and activist Social activist 1997-09-13 2018-06-01 PSE Palestine 0 27 44.36 388 Farhad N. Fatkullin Q34036417 interpreter, Wikimedian, Wikipedian of the year 2018 Social activist 1979-11-02 RUS Russia RUS 0 27 42.61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Farkhad%20Fatkullin.jpg?width=320 388 Nathan Law Q24701019 Hong Kong politician Social activist politics; activism 1993-07-13 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 27 40.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nathan%20Law%20at%20US%20Capitol.jpg?width=320 388 Xu Mengtao Q456975 Chinese female freestyle skier (1990-) Social activist 1990-07-12 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 27 37.82 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xu%20Mengtao%202014%20Sochi.jpg?width=320 388 Ilwad Elman Q16728813 Somali activist Social activist 1990 SOM Somalia SOM 0 27 37.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ilwadelman2%20(cropped%202).jpg?width=320 388 Patrisse Khan-Cullors Q20090524 American artist and activist Social activist 1984 USA United States USA 1 27 36.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Patrisse%20Cullors.jpg?width=320 388 Navid Afkari Q98931509 Iranian wrestler Social activist 1993-07-22 2020-09-12 IRN Iran IRN 0 27 36.56 388 Anuna De Wever Q60614810 Belgian climate activist Social activist 2001-06-16 BEL Belgium BEL 2 27 36.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anuna%20De%20Wever%20(2020)%20C.jpg?width=320 388 Erika Kirk Q116508021 American businesswoman and podcaster (born 1988) Social activist 1988-11-20 USA United States USA 0 27 8.12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erika%20Kirk%2C%202025%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Emilie Schindler Q62430 Sudetenland-German who helped save lives during the Holocaust, wife of Oskar Schindler (1907-2001) Social activist 1907-10-22 2001-10-05 Germany; Austria CZE 0 26 68.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emilie%20Schindler.jpg?width=320 429 Bertha Pappenheim Q61178 Austrian feminist (1859–1936) Social activist 1859-02-27 1936-05-28 Germany; Austria AUT 0 26 67.36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pappenheim%201882%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Lalla Fatma N'Soumer Q2636619 Algerian anticolonial leader (1830–1863) Social activist 1830-07-10 1863-09 DZA 0 26 64.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait-Fatma%20N'Soumer.jpg?width=320 429 Christoph Probst Q58825 German resistance fighter, White Rose member (1919–1943) Social activist resistance during World War II; medicine 1919-11-06 1943-02-22 German Reich DEU 0 26 64.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gestapo%20photos%20of%20Christoph%20Probst%20taken%20after%20his%20capture%20on%20February%2020%2C%201943.jpg?width=320 429 Ravachol Q558456 French anarchist (1859-1892) Social activist 1859-10-14 1892-07-11 FRA France FRA 0 26 63.73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ravachol%20Portrait.jpg?width=320 429 Marina Ginestà Q15585779 Spanish reporter Social activist 1919-01-29 2014-01-06 Spain; France FRA 0 26 63.51 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vitoria%20-%20Errekaleor%2C%20muralismo%20y%20graffitismo%2034.jpg?width=320 429 Zinaida Portnova Q1958666 Soviet partisan (1926–1944) Social activist 1926-02-20 1944-01-15 Soviet Union RUS 0 26 62.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%20%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%20(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%201978).jpg?width=320 429 Túpac Katari Q468810 indigenous Aymara leader of a major insurrection in colonial-era Upper Peru Social activist 1750 1781-11-15 Viceroyalty of Peru BOL 0 26 61.08 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tupac%20Catari%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Marie Popelin Q2627259 Belgian advocate, educator, feminist (1846–1913) Social activist 1846-12-16 1913-06-05 BEL Belgium BEL 0 26 60.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marie%20Popelin%20(1846-1923).jpg?width=320 429 Pavel Pestel Q544934 Russian revolutionary (1793–1826) Social activist 1793-07-05 1826-07-25 Russian Empire RUS 0 26 60.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C%20%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%20%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%2C%201821-1825.jpg?width=320 429 Vasily Ignatenko Q4197404 Soviet firefighter who responded to the Chernobyl disaster (1961–1986) Social activist 1961-03-13 1986-05-13 Soviet Union BLR 0 26 59.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/000%20Brahin%2011.JPG?width=320 429 Princess Elizabeth of Serbia Q257926 Serbian Royal Social activist 1936-04-07 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 0 26 58.73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Knjeginja%20Jelisaveta%20Karadjodjevic.jpg?width=320 429 Afeni Shakur Q2273636 American political activist (1947–2016) Social activist 1947-01-10 2016-05-02 USA United States USA 0 26 57.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Afeni%20Shakur.jpg?width=320 429 Osvaldo Hurtado Q878508 President of Ecuador (1981-1984) Social activist law; politics 1939-06-26 ECU Ecuador ECU 0 26 56.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Retrato%20oficial%20de%20Dr.%20Luis%20Osvaldo%20Hurtado%20Larrea.jpg?width=320 429 Urani Rumbo Q7899648 Albanian writer and feminist (1895–1936) Social activist journalism 1884 1936-03-26 ALB Albania ALB 0 26 55.69 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Urani%20Rumbo%20(portret).jpg?width=320 429 Tarab Abdul Hadi Q7685176 Palestinian activist (1910–1976) Social activist 1910 1976 Occupied Palestinian territory; Ottoman Palestine 0 26 55.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tarab%20Abd%20al-Hadi.jpg?width=320 429 William Dudley Haywood Q1398819 labor organizer (1869-1928) Social activist labor movement; labor union 1869-02-04 1928-05-18 USA United States USA 0 26 53.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bill%20haywood%20from%20langdon%20page243.png?width=320 429 Bayard Rustin Q187930 American civil rights activist (1912–1987) Social activist 1912-03-17 1987-08-24 USA United States USA 0 26 53.73 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BayardRustinAug1963-LibraryOfCongress%20crop.jpg?width=320 429 Lillian Wald Q515387 American nurse and activist (1867–1940) Social activist 1867-03-10 1940-09-01 USA United States USA 0 26 51.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lillian%20Wald%20-%20William%20Valentine%20Schevill.jpg?width=320 429 Jared Taylor Q3162707 American white advocate author (born 1951) Social activist race and intelligence; sociology of race and ethnic relations 1951-09-15 USA United States JPN 0 26 50.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2008%20Jared%20Taylor.jpg?width=320 429 Jenni Williams Q16194865 Zimababwean activist Social activist 1962-04-01 ZWE Zimbabwe ZWE 0 26 48.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jenni%20Williams%20of%20WOZA.jpg?width=320 429 Anna Hutsol Q553943 Ukrainian activist and founder of FEMEN Social activist 1984-10-16 UKR Ukraine RUS 0 26 48.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Je%20suis%20FEMEN%20-%20OIFF%202014-07-14%20204948.jpg?width=320 429 Yoani Sánchez Q241106 Cuban blogger, journalist, writer and human rights activist Social activist blog 1975-09-04 CUB Cuba CUB 0 26 48.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yoani%20S%C3%A1nchez%202013%20(8718982854)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Medea Benjamin Q149748 American political activist and author Social activist 1952-09-10 USA United States USA 0 26 44.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Medea%20Benjamin%201.JPG?width=320 429 Samar Badawi Q970044 Saudi Arabian feminist Social activist 1981-06-28 SAU Saudi Arabia SAU 0 26 44.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samar%20Badawi%20at%202012%20IWOC%20Award%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Sonita Alizadeh Q20110468 Afghan rapper and activist Social activist 1996 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 26 41.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Afghan%20rapper%20Sonita%20Alizadeh.jpeg?width=320 429 Sophia Kianni Q95692533 American climate activist Social activist 2001-12-13 USA United States 0 26 41.38 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sophia%20Kianni%2C%20Hillary%20Clinton.jpg?width=320 429 Frances Haugen Q108793477 American data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower Social activist 1980 USA United States USA 0 26 40.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frances%20Haugen%2C%202024%2C%20cropped.jpg?width=320 429 Jamie Margolin Q64748293 American climate change activist Social activist 2001-12-10 USA United States USA 0 26 31.14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jamie%20Margolin%20on%20Climate%20Change%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 429 Autumn Peltier Q62672106 Anishinaabe water protector Social activist environmental justice 2004-09-27 CAN Canada CAN 0 26 27.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Autumn%20Peltier.jpg?width=320 459 Gunnar Sønsteby Q562122 Norwegian resistance member (1918-2012) Social activist 1918-01-11 2012-05-10 NOR Norway NOR 0 25 71.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GunnarS%C3%B8nsteby.jpg?width=320 459 Ishikawa Goemon Q707279 Japanese outlaw Social activist 1558-09-03 1594-10-08 JPN Japan JPN 0 25 67.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hinasuke%20Arashi%20II.jpg?width=320 459 Vlado Chernozemski Q371355 Bulgarian revolutionary and assassin (1897–1934) Social activist 1897-10-19 1934-10-09 Kingdom of Bulgaria; Principality of Bulgaria BGR 0 25 67.46 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chernozemski.jpg?width=320 459 Bernard II Q435137 Duke of Saxony (995-1059) Social activist 0995 1059-06-29 DEU Germany 0 25 63.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BernhardIISachsen.jpg?width=320 459 Carlo Cafiero Q563138 Italian anarchist (1846-1892) Social activist philosophy; anarchism 1846-09-01 1892-07-17 Kingdom of Italy 1 25 62.13 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carlo%20Cafiero.jpg?width=320 459 Eglantyne Jebbs Q258887 British social reformer, founder of "Save the Children" (1876-1928) Social activist 1876-08-25 1928-12-17 GBR United Kingdom GBR 1 25 62.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eglantyne%20Jebb.jpg?width=320 459 Hanns Martin Schleyer Q58758 German manager and president of industry association, former SS officer and Nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group RAF in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered Social activist 1915-05-01 1977-10-18 DEU Germany DEU 0 25 60.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv%20B%20145%20Bild-F041440-0014%2C%20Hamburg%2C%20CDU-Bundesparteitag%2C%20Schleyer.jpg?width=320 459 Yagan Q558986 Australian Noongar warrior (c. 1795–1833) Social activist 1795 1833-07-11 AUS 0 25 60.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yagan%20Statue%2C%20Western%20Australia.jpg?width=320 459 Charles Boycott Q455534 British land agent (1832–1897) Social activist 1832-03-12 1897-06-19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 25 59.45 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charles%20Cunningham%20Boycott%20(Vanity%20Fair)%20crop.jpg?width=320 459 Germaine Tillion Q271991 French anthropologist (1907 - 2008) Social activist 1907-05-30 2008-04-19 FRA France FRA 0 25 58.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%C2%A9%20assoc%20GT%20Photo%20G%20Tillion%20carte%20d'%C3%A9tudiante%201934.jpg?width=320 459 Dewi Sartika Q3140305 National Hero of Indonesia recipient (1884–1947) Social activist education 1884-12-04 1947-09-11 IDN Indonesia IDN 0 25 56.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dewi%20Sartika.jpg?width=320 459 Marina Mahathir Q6763863 Malaysian journalist activist Social activist 1957-05-11 MYS Malaysia MYS 0 25 56.15 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marina%20Mahathir.jpg?width=320 459 Daniel De Leon Q931775 American newspaper editor (1852–1914) Social activist 1852-12-14 1914-05-11 USA United States CUW 0 25 55.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Daniel-DeLeon-1902.jpg?width=320 459 Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba Q87352269 women's rights activist from Guinea Social activist 1945-06-29 GIN Guinea GIN 0 25 55.13 459 Oswaldo Payá Q440597 Cuban activist (1952-2012) Social activist 1952-02-29 2012-07-22 Cuba; Spain CUB 0 25 54.49 459 Emily Davies Q2748528 British suffragist & educator (1830–1921) Social activist 1830-04-22 1921-07-13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 25 54.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emily%20Davies-200px.jpg?width=320 459 Devdas Gandhi Q732728 Indian activist (1900–1957) Social activist 1900-05-22 1957-08-03 IND India ZAF 0 25 54.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Devdas%20Gandhi%20in%20the%201920s.JPG?width=320 459 Octavia Hill Q437462 English social reformer (1838-1912) Social activist 1838-12-03 1912-08-13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 25 51.61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sargent%20-%20Octavia%20Hill.jpg?width=320 459 Ingrid Newkirk Q262461 British-American animal rights advocate, author & activist Social activist animal protection; animal care 1949-06-11 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 25 50.95 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ingrid%20Newkirk%20by%20David%20Shankbone.jpg?width=320 459 Lydia Cacho Q262805 Mexican journalist Social activist 1963-04-12 MEX Mexico MEX 1 25 49.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lydia%20Cacho%20en%20entrevista%20(2)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 459 Dick Gregory Q1209674 American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017) Social activist comic; civil rights 1932-10-12 2017-08-19 USA United States USA 0 25 46.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dick%20Gregory%202015.jpg?width=320 459 Valdete Idrizi Q17580614 Activist from Kosovo Social activist 1973-10-29 XKS Kosovo 0 25 46.46 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20winner%2C%20Valdete%20Idrizi%2C%20March%2010%2C%202008.%20(U.S.%20State%20Department%20photo)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 459 Sergei Udaltsov Q713923 Russian left politician Social activist 1977-02-16 RUS Russia RUS 0 25 44.61 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sergei%20Udaltsov.jpg?width=320 459 Anjem Choudary Q450890 British Muslim social and political activist Social activist 1967-01-18 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 25 41.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anjem%20Choudary%20hires.jpg?width=320 459 Wanjira Mathai Q79996197 Kenyan environmentalist Social activist 1971-12 KEN Kenya KEN 0 25 39.32 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wanjira%20Mathai%20at%20Global%20Scholars%20Symposium%202013.jpg?width=320 459 Linda Sarsour Q20791647 Palestinian-American political activist Social activist 1980-03-19 USA United States USA 0 25 35.44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2021%20-%20Future%20Societies%20EN6%205024%20(51652525300)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 485 Zhang Jue Q197202 Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184) Social activist 0100 0184 Eastern Han CHN 0 24 69.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zhang%20Jue%20Qing%20portrait.jpg?width=320 485 Gerda Christian Q62067 personal secretary of Adolf Hitler (1913–1997) Social activist 1913-12-13 1997-04-14 DEU Germany DEU 0 24 66.26 485 Balthasar Gérard Q537169 assassin of William I of Orange Social activist 1557 1584-07-14 Spanish Empire FRA 0 24 65.1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Balthasar%20Gerards.png?width=320 485 Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Q45141 German economist (1818–1888) Social activist 1818-03-30 1888-03-11 Kingdom of Prussia DEU 0 24 65.03 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FW%20Raiffeisen.jpg?width=320 485 Fred Phelps Q367770 American pastor and activist (1929-2014) Social activist 1929-11-13 2014-03-19 USA United States USA 0 24 64.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred%20Phelps%2010-29-2002.jpg?width=320 485 Grigory Semyonov Q448142 Russian white Cossack general (1890–1946) Social activist 1890-09-25 1946-08-30 Russian Empire RUS 0 24 63.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MGB%20Semenov.jpg?width=320 485 Jan Gotlib Bloch Q367248 Polish banker (1836–1902) Social activist railway line; economics of banking 1836-06-24 1902-01-07 POL Poland POL 0 24 63.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%C5%9A.%20p.%20Jan%20Bloch%20(55665)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 485 Abba Kovner Q305775 Jewish Hebrew poet, writer, and partisan leader (1918–1987) Social activist creative and professional writing; poetry 1918-03-14 1987-09-25 ISR Israel BLR 0 24 63.04 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abba%20Kovner%20at%20Eichmann%20trial1961.jpg?width=320 485 Serge Klarsfeld Q539312 Romanian-born French activist and Nazi hunter (b. 1935) Social activist 1935-09-17 Romania; France; Israel ROU 1 24 61.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Serge%20Klarsfeld%20par%20Claude%20Truong-Ngoc%20septembre%202015.jpg?width=320 485 Aruna Shanbaug Q4802174 Indian nurse who was the subject of a legal case regarding euthanasia Social activist 1948-06-01 2015-05-18 IND India IND 0 24 61.75 485 Maria Altmann Q85048 Filed successful lawsuit against government of Austria for return of family artwork plundered by the Nazis (1916–2011) Social activist 1916-02-18 2011-02-07 Austria; United States AUT 1 24 60.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Altmann%20in%202010.jpg?width=320 485 Franca Viola Q2268909 Italian activist against woman violence Social activist 1948-01-09 ITA Italy ITA 0 24 60.46 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Franca%20Viola%20-%201970.png?width=320 485 Toktogul Satylganov Q426378 Kyrgyz poet, musician and singer (1864–1933) Social activist traditional folk music; poetry 1864-10-25 1933-02-17 Russian Empire; Soviet Union KGZ 0 24 59.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait%20of%20Toktogul%20Satylganov%20the%20stamp%20of%20Kyrgyzstan%20(2014).jpg?width=320 485 Meshadi Azizbekov Q175806 Azerbaijani Soviet revolutionary (1876-1918) Social activist 1876-01-18 1918-09-20 Russian Empire AZE 0 24 59.01 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mashadi%20Azizbeyov.png?width=320 485 Dimitrana Ivanova Q20739015 Bulgarian teacher and journalist Social activist 1881-02-01 1960-05-29 BGR Bulgaria BGR 0 24 58.96 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/D-Ivanova.jpg?width=320 485 Ram Manohar Lohia Q2759530 Indian politician (1910–1967) Social activist 1910-03-23 1967-10-12 IND India IND 0 24 58.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lohia-full.jpg?width=320 485 Mahadev Govind Ranade Q982481 Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901) Social activist 1842-01-18 1901-01-16 British Raj IND 0 24 58.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ranade%20Statue.jpg?width=320 485 Olga Lepeshinskaya Q242097 Soviet ballet dancer Social activist choreography; 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Iran IRN 0 24 54.18 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mina%20Ahadi.jpg?width=320 485 Walter Reuther Q3055932 labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970) Social activist 1907-09-01 1970-05-09 USA United States USA 0 24 53.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter%20Reuther.jpg?width=320 485 Thomas Clarkson Q2032151 English abolitionist (1760-1846) Social activist 1760-03-28 1846-09-26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland GBR 0 24 53.54 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas%20Clarkson%20by%20Carl%20Frederik%20von%20Breda.jpg?width=320 485 Yolanda King Q458994 American activist (1955-2007) Social activist 1955-11-17 2007-05-15 USA United States USA 0 24 51.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yolanda%20King%201995.jpg?width=320 485 Frank Kameny Q1396975 American activist and astronomer, Ph.D. Harvard University 1956 (1925–2011) Social activist astronomy; homosexuality in society 1925-05-21 2011-10-11 USA United States USA 0 24 50.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frank%20Kameny%20June%202010%20Pride%201.jpg?width=320 485 Lucy Burns Q451583 American suffragist (1879-1966) Social activist 1879-07-28 1966-12-22 USA United States USA 0 24 50.75 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lucy%20Burns%201913%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 485 Norma Cruz Q782501 Guatemalan human rights activist Social activist 1962 GTM Guatemala GTM 0 24 50.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Norma%20Cruz%202.JPG?width=320 485 Maxim Martsinkevich Q3655407 Russian Neo-Nazi (1984-2020) Social activist 1984-05-08 2020-09-16 RUS Russia RUS 0 24 48.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%20%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87.jpg?width=320 485 Pauli Murray Q7154879 American writer, activist, lawyer and Episcopal priest (1910-1985) Social activist human rights; 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Peru PER 0 23 67.06 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hilda%20Gadea%20y%20Che%20Guevara%20-%20Luna%20de%20miel%20-%20Yucat%C3%A1n%201955.jpg?width=320 529 Gretl Braun Q1165052 sister of Eva Braun (1915-1987); sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler Social activist 1915-08-31 1987-10-10 DEU Germany DEU 0 23 65.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gretl%20Braun.jpg?width=320 529 Billy Milligay Q1774745 First suspect acquitted by reason of dissociative identity disorder (1955–2014) Social activist crime 1955-02-14 2014-12-12 USA United States USA 0 23 65.38 529 Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid Q2462345 Iraqi Twelver Shia theologian (c. 948–1022) Social activist Islam 0948-05-27 1022-12-05 Abbasid Caliphate IRQ 3 23 63.29 529 Unity Mitford Q254659 English socialite best known as a devotee of Adolf Hitler Social activist 1914-08-08 1948-05-28 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 23 62.26 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Unity-Mitford.jpg?width=320 529 Abu al-Qasim Khoei Q335637 Iranian Islamic scholar Social activist 1899-11-18 1992-08-08 IRN 3 23 61.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alkhoi-saddam.jpg?width=320 529 Hector Hodler Q12608 Swiss Esperantist (1887-1920) Social activist linguistics 1887-10-01 1920-03-31 CHE Switzerland CHE 0 23 61.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1917-Hodler.jpg?width=320 529 Hazi Aslanov Q1707264 Soviet officer (1910–1945) Social activist 1910-02-04 1945-01-25 Soviet Union AZE 0 23 59.84 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hazi%20Aslanov%20(1944).jpg?width=320 529 Feodosia Morozova Q285570 Russian noble and saint Social activist 1632-05-31 1675-11-01 Tsardom of Russia RUS 0 23 59.78 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Boyaryna%20Morozova%20by%20V.Surikov%20(1884-1887%2C%20Tretyakov%20gallery)%20detail%2001.jpg?width=320 529 Toyohiko Kagawa Q731925 Japanese Christian social reformer (1888–1960) Social activist 1888-07-10 1960-04-23 JPN Japan JPN 0 23 59.21 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Toyohiko%20Kagawa%20close-up%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 529 Hamida Javanshir Q5644681 Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist (1873-1955) Social activist 1873-01-19 1955-02-06 Soviet Union; 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human rights 1869-11-13 1943-02-24 Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; German Empire DEU 0 23 56.42 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dr.%20phil.%20Helene%20St%C3%B6cker%20c.%201903.png?width=320 529 Shivakumara Swamiji Q3694565 Indian saint (1907–2019) Social activist 1907-04-01 2019-01-21 IND India IND 0 23 55.1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shivakumara%20Swami.png?width=320 529 Agnès Callamard Q17279118 French human rights activist Social activist 1963-03-14 FRA France FRA 0 23 54.93 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Agn%C3%A8s%20Callamard%20-%20Global%20Conference%20for%20Media%20Freedom%20(48249126867)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 529 Muthulakshmi Reddy Q4794148 Indian physician, social reformer and legislator (1886–1968) Social activist 1886-07-30 1968-07-22 IND India IND 0 23 54.78 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muthulakshmi%20Reddy%20(ca%201912).jpg?width=320 529 Hebe de Bonafini Q11682364 Argentine human rights activist Social activist 1928-12-04 2022-11-20 ARG Argentina ARG 0 23 54.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hebe%20de%20Bonafini%202015%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 529 Khrystyna Alchevska Q4063217 Ukrainian teacher and pedagogue Social activist 1841-04-16 1920-08-15 Ukrainian People's Republic; Russian Empire; Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic UKR 0 23 54.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%2002.jpg?width=320 529 Dieudonné Mbala Mbala Q689494 French comedian, actor and political activist Social activist 1966-02-11 Cameroon; France FRA 0 23 52.8 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dieudonn%C3%A9%2C%20humoriste%20(2009).jpg?width=320 529 Akira Amano Q242697 Japanese manga artist Social activist mangaka 1973-06-22 JPN Japan JPN 0 23 52.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Akira%20Amano.jpg?width=320 529 Luisa Cuesta Q55815577 Uruguayan human rights activist Social activist human rights in Uruguay 1925-05-26 2018-11-21 URY Uruguay URY 0 23 52.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Luisa%20Cuesta.png?width=320 529 Norma McCorvey Q3273384 plaintiff in Roe v. Wade (1947–2017) Social activist 1947-09-22 2017-02-18 USA United States USA 0 23 51.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Norma%20McCorvey%20(Jane%20Roe)%20onthe%20steps%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%2C%201989%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 529 Maria Verónica Reina Q87075153 disability rights activist Social activist human rights in Argentina; disability in Argentina 1964-06-15 2017-10-27 ARG Argentina ARG 0 23 51.28 529 Charlotte Despard Q432717 Anglo-Irish suffragist (1844-1939) Social activist 1844-06-15 1939-11-10 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 23 50.72 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mrs.%20Despard%20(suffragette).jpg?width=320 529 Harry Hay Q1285538 American gay rights activist (1912-2002) Social activist film direction; acting 1912-04-07 2002-10-24 USA United States GBR 0 23 50.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HarryHayApril1996AnzaBoregoDesert.jpg?width=320 529 Wang Dan Q610054 Chinese protester Social activist 1969-02-26 statelessness; People's Republic of China CHN 0 23 50.17 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wang%20Dan%20from%20VOA%20(3).jpg?width=320 529 Mario Savio Q705051 American activist (1942–1996) Social activist 1942-12-08 1996-11-06 USA United States USA 0 23 49.9 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MarioSavio.JPG?width=320 529 Emily Murphy Q439355 Canadian judge (1868–1933) Social activist 1868-03-14 1933-10-27 CAN Canada CAN 0 23 49.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emily%20Murphy%20c1917.jpeg?width=320 529 Anna Howard Shaw Q532873 American physician and activist (1847-1919) Social activist 1847-02-14 1919-07-02 USA United States GBR 0 23 48.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anna%20Howard%20Shaw%201.jpg?width=320 529 Jacqueline Moudeina Q1677830 Chadian human rights activist Social activist 1957-04-17 TCD Chad TCD 0 23 47.43 529 Vida Goldstein Q7927635 Australian feminist politician (1869–1949) Social activist 1869-04-13 1949-08-15 AUS Australia AUS 3 23 46.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vida%20Goldstein-01.jpg?width=320 529 Edith Windsor Q15516012 American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM Social activist 1929-06-20 2017-09-12 USA United States USA 1 23 46.47 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edie%20Windsor%20DC%20Pride%202017.jpg?width=320 529 Karla Avelar Q87075411 LGBTI Activist Social activist 1978-01-07 SLV El Salvador SLV 0 23 46.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Diversity%20in%20Adversity%20Karla%20Avelar%2C%20El%20Salvador%200-2%20screenshot%20(cropped).png?width=320 529 Parvin Ardalan Q2622862 Iranian writer and activist Social activist 1967 IRN Iran IRN 0 23 45.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parvin%20Ardalan%20-%20Gothenburg%20Book%20Fair%202016.jpg?width=320 529 Alexandra Shevchenko Q13359795 Ukrainian radical feminist (born 1988) Social activist 1988-04-24 UKR Ukraine UKR 0 23 44.93 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexandra%20Shevchenko%2C%202010%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 529 Peter Tatchell Q1343213 British gay rights activist (born 1952) Social activist 1952-01-25 United Kingdom; 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South Korea PRK 0 22 52.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shin%20Dong-Hyuk.jpg?width=320 578 Martin Luther King III Q1886607 American civil rights activist Social activist 1957-10-23 USA United States USA 0 22 52.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin%20Luther%20King%20III%20at%20the%20unveiling%20of%20The%20Embrace%2052625621619%20o%20(1).jpg?width=320 578 James Larkin Q1583571 Irish socialist and trade union leader (1876–1947) Social activist 1876-01-21 1947-01-30 IRL Ireland GBR 0 22 51.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Larkin-1919%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 578 Angelina Grimké Q2849426 American abolitionist and feminist Social activist 1805-02-20 1879-10-26 USA United States USA 0 22 51.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angelina%20Emily%20Grimke.jpg?width=320 578 Jan Egeland Q968608 Norwegian diplomat and politician (born 1957) Social activist 1957-09-12 NOR Norway NOR 0 22 50.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan%20Egeland%2C%20Secretary%20General%20of%20the%20Norwegian%20Refugee%20Council%2C%20to%20the%20European%20Commission%20-%20P065690-454099%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 578 Aed Carabao Q4687463 Thai guitarist Social activist 1954-11-09 THA Thailand THA 0 22 50 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yuenyong%20Opakul.jpg?width=320 578 Randa Siniora Q87075503 Palestinian human rights defender Social activist 1961 PSE Palestine PSE 0 22 48.8 578 Zahra Eshraghi Q144181 Iranian activist Social activist 1964-01-01 IRN Iran IRN 0 22 48.63 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zahra%20Eshraghi%20at%20Hassan%20Rouhani's%20campaign%20women%20rally%20in%20Tehran%2C%2029%20April%202017.jpg?width=320 578 Anthony Dod Mantle Q573164 British cinematographer Social activist film 1955-04-14 GBR United Kingdom GBR 1 22 47.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anthony%20dod%20mantle.jpg?width=320 578 Latifa Ibn Ziaten Q19544801 French-Moroccan activist Social activist 1960-01-01 Morocco; France MAR 0 22 45.87 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Secretary%20Kerry%20Presents%20the%202016%20International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Award%20to%20Latifa%20Ibn%20Ziaten%20of%20France%20(25843959090)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 578 Lillian Ngoyi Q512234 South African anti-apartheid activist (1911–1980) Social activist women's rights 1911-09-25 1980-03-13 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 22 44.55 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lilian%20Ngoyi.jpg?width=320 578 Hector Pieterson Q982141 South African activist Social activist 1963-08-19 1976-06-16 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 22 44.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mbuyisa%20Makhubu%20carries%20Hector%20Pieterson%20at%20Soweto%20Uprising.jpg?width=320 578 Suraya Pakzad Q17542847 Afghan women's rights activist Social activist 1975 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 22 44.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Awards%202008%20-Suraya%20Pakzad%20-%20Afghanistan.jpg?width=320 578 Nisha Ayub Q23409593 Malaysian transgender activist Social activist 1979-04-05 MYS Malaysia MYS 0 22 43.53 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nisha%20Ayub%20of%20Malaysia%20(26050451621).jpg?width=320 578 Tabassum Adnan Q19595221 Pakistani activist Social activist 1977 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 22 41.11 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tabassum%20Adnan%20(Pakistan)%20--%202015%20-%20International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Award.jpg?width=320 578 Maryam al-Khawaja Q6535108 Bahraini human rights activist Social activist 1987-06-26 BHR Bahrain SYR 0 22 40.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maryam%20al-Khawaja%2C%20ISHRGlobal%20-%20Jun%202%2C%202020.jpg?width=320 578 X González Q49560460 American activist and gun control advocate Social activist gun politics in the United States 1999-11-11 USA United States USA 0 22 40.8 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emma%20Gonzalez%20meets%20with%20Congressman%20Ted%20Deutch.png?width=320 578 Cenk Uygur Q19658 Turkish-American online news show host (born 1970) Social activist 1970-03-21 United States; Turkey TUR 1 22 40.76 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cenk%20Uygur%20(54233799117)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 578 Kateryna Handziuk Q55974539 Ukrainian activist Social activist 1985-06-17 2018-11-04 UKR Ukraine UKR 0 22 40.68 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kateryna%20Handziuk%20(facecrop).jpg?width=320 578 Chen Qiushi Q66812765 Chinese whistleblower and lawyer Social activist 1985-09-19 CHN People's Republic of China CHN 0 22 39.98 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chen%20Qiushi.jpg?width=320 578 Emna Mizouni Q62217177 Tunisian activist, independent journalist, communication expert and business executive Social activist 1987 TUN Tunisia TUN 0 22 38.46 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wikimedia%20Summit%202019%20-%20Portrait%20Emna%20Mizouni%20(2).jpg?width=320 578 Isabelle Axelsson Q83874252 Swedish climate activist Social activist 2001-01-14 SWE Sweden SWE 0 22 32.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Isabelle%20Axelsson.jpg?width=320 631 Carl Oberg Q61815 German SS and Police general and high ranking German Waffen-SS Army and Police Commander Social activist 1897-01-27 1965-06-03 West Germany; 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women's organization 1855-02-18 1928-09-16 DEU Germany HUN 0 21 54.28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marie%20Stritt.jpg?width=320 631 Jerry Rubin Q1349184 American activist (1938–1994) Social activist political activism 1938-07-14 1994-11-28 USA United States USA 0 21 54.22 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jerry%20Rubin%20(edit)%20-%20Spectrum%2013Mar1970.jpg?width=320 631 Henry Spira Q3504732 American activist (1927-1998) Social activist journalism; animal protection 1927-06-19 1998-09-12 BEL Belgium BEL 0 21 53.72 631 Megumi Yokota Q434562 Kidnapped Japanese child (1964-) Social activist 1964-10-05 1977 JPN Japan JPN 0 21 53.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Megumi%20Yokota%201977.jpg?width=320 631 Alva Belmont Q448169 American suffragette and socialite (1853–1933) Social activist art patronage; feminist movement 1853-01-17 1933-01-26 USA United States USA 1 21 51.2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mrs.%20O.H.P.%20(Alva)%20Belmont%20(Cropped).jpg?width=320 631 Karen Silkwood Q441764 Labor union activist, chemical technician (1946–1974) Social activist 1946-02-19 1974-11-13 USA United States USA 0 21 50.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Who%20killed%20silkwood%20christic.jpg?width=320 631 Samuel Gompers Q282657 (1850-1924) American labor leader (AFL) Social activist 1850-01-27 1924-12-13 USA United States GBR 0 21 50.18 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samuel%20Gompers%20cph.3a02952.jpg?width=320 631 Arthur Scargill Q561149 British trade unionist Social activist 1938-01-11 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 21 49.33 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scargill.jpg?width=320 631 Carlo Giuliani Q164791 Italian anti-globalization protester (1978-2001) Social activist 1978-03-14 2001-07-20 ITA Italy ITA 0 21 46.71 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fototessera%20di%20Carlo%20Giuliani.jpg?width=320 631 FannyAnn Eddy Q461851 activist for lesbian and gay rights (1974-2004) Social activist 1974-06-14 2004-09-29 SLE Sierra Leone SLE 0 21 45.88 631 Inez Milholland Q3798454 (1886-1916) American suffragist, lawyer Social activist pacifism; activism 1886-08-06 1916-11-25 USA United States USA 0 21 44.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Inez%20Milholland.jpg?width=320 631 Kumi Naidoo Q1363729 human rights activist Social activist 1965 ZAF South Africa ZAF 0 21 44.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kumi%20Naidoo%20-%20World%20Economic%20Forum%20Annual%20Meeting%202011%20crop.jpg?width=320 631 Aisha Mohammadzai Q3701635 Afghan woman Social activist 1991 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 21 42.84 631 Suren Gazaryan Q15065189 Russian zoologist, Goldman prize winner from Russia Social activist 1974-07-08 RUS Russia RUS 0 21 42.69 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Suren%20Gazaryan.jpg?width=320 631 Gihan Ibrahim Q149771 Egyptian journalist and activist Social activist 1988-02-12 EGY Egypt USA 0 21 42.1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gigi%20Ibrahim%20at%20the%202011%20Egyptian%20protests.jpg?width=320 631 Faiza Darkhani Q110068158 assistant professor, climate, BBC 100 women Social activist 1992 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 21 35.91 631 Van Jones Q3742492 American environmental advocate and civil rights activist Social activist 1968-09-20 USA United States USA 1 21 35.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Van%20Jones%20(27958227305)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 631 Nibal Thawabteh Q18207978 Palestinian women's rights activist Social activist 2000 PSE Palestine 0 21 34.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Awards%202008%20-%20Nibal%20Thawabteh%20-%20Palestinian%20Authority.png?width=320 631 Elizabeth Wathuti Q84202572 Kenyan environmental activist Social activist climate activist; environmentalist 1995-08-01 KEN Kenya KEN 1 21 30.18 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elizabeth%20Wathuti%2C%202022%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 631 Leah Namugerwa Q88676023 Ugandan environmental activist Social activist 2004 UGA Uganda UGA 0 21 23.5 676 Viktors Arājs Q348362 Latvian SS Officer, Nazi collaborator, perpetrator of the Holocaust, and leader of the Arajs Command (1910–1988) Social activist 1910-01-13 1988-01-13 LVA Latvia LVA 0 20 64.48 676 Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence Q5373431 British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954) Social activist 1867-10-21 1954-03-11 GBR United Kingdom GBR 0 20 64.35 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Emmeline%20Pethick%20Lawrence%2C%20c.1910.%20(22981177345).jpg?width=320 676 Gustave Moynier Q124535 Swiss jurist, co-founder and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Social activist 1826-09-21 1910-08-21 CHE Switzerland CHE 0 20 61.43 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gustave%20Moynier.jpg?width=320 676 Khudiram Bose Q2642110 Indian revolutionary (1889-1908) Social activist 1889-12-03 1908-08-11 British Raj IND 0 20 61.02 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Khudiram%20Bose.jpg?width=320 676 Martin Guerre Q542183 Impersonated French peasant Social activist 1524 Kingdom of France FRA 0 20 60.98 676 Cho Man-sik Q488304 Korean activist (1883-1950) Social activist 1883-02-01 1950-10-15 PRK North Korea PRK 0 20 60.62 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cho%20Man-sik%2002.jpg?width=320 676 Fra Diavolo Q920642 Italian guerilla leader (1771-1806) Social activist 1771-04-07 1806-11-11 Kingdom of Naples 0 20 60.56 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michele%20Pezza%20(Fra%20Diavolo).jpg?width=320 676 Muhamed Mehmedbašić Q3498411 Muslim revolutionary and conspirator Social activist 1886 1943-05-29 BIH 0 20 60.3 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muhamed%20Mehmedba%C5%A1i%C4%87%2C%20after%201918.jpg?width=320 676 Yacouba Sawadogo Q4401126 Burkinabé farmer Social activist 1946 2023-12-03 BFA Burkina Faso BFA 0 20 59.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yacouba%20Sawadogo.jpg?width=320 676 Mehdi Huseynzade Q2640416 Azerbaijani geurilla (1918–1944) Social activist 1918-12-22 1944-11-02 Soviet Union; Azerbaijan Democratic Republic AZE 0 20 59.67 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Student%20of%20Leningrad%20University%20Mehdi%20Huseynzade.jpg?width=320 676 Frank País Q981432 Cuban revolutionary (1934-1957) Social activist 1934-12-07 1957-07-30 Republic of Cuba CUB 0 20 59.49 676 Viola Desmond Q7933011 Canadian activist (1914-1965) Social activist 1914-07-05 1965-02-07 CAN Canada CAN 0 20 59.19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Viola%20Desmond.jpg?width=320 676 Tuvia Bielski Q708845 Polish resistance member (1906–1987) Social activist 1906-05-08 1987-06-12 POL Poland BLR 0 20 59.05 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tuvia%20Bielski.jpg?width=320 676 Meri Mangakāhia Q129294 New Zealand suffragist (1868–1920) Social activist 1868-05-22 1920-10-10 NZL New Zealand NZL 0 20 58.6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MeriMangakahia1890s.jpg?width=320 676 Ivan Bolotnikov Q1524384 Russian rebellion leader Social activist 1565 1608-10-18 Tsardom of Russia 0 20 58.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Project%20for%20the%20monument%20to%20Ivan%20Isaevich%20Bolotnikov.jpg?width=320 676 Marina Oswald Porter Q1566435 Widow of Lee Harvey Oswald Social activist 1941-07-17 USA United States RUS 0 20 58.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marina%20Oswald.jpg?width=320 676 Miroslav Tyrš Q160021 Czech art historian, sports organizer and founder of the Sokol movement (1832-1884) Social activist pedagogy; art history 1832-09-17 1884-08-08 Austria–Hungary; Austrian Empire CZE 0 20 57.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan%20Vil%C3%ADmek%20-%20Miroslav%20Tyr%C5%A1.jpg?width=320 676 Henriette Herz Q63460 German writer (1764-1847) Social activist translating activity; literary activity 1764-09-05 1847-10-22 Kingdom of Prussia DEU 0 20 57.41 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henriette%20Herz%20by%20Anton%20Graff%201792.jpg?width=320 676 Jason Moore Q108934976 American digital strategist and Wikimedian Social activist USA United States 0 20 57.31 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jason%20Moore%20during%20WikiConference%20North%20America%202016's%20Unconference%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz Q275274 French resistance member (1920-2002) Social activist 1920-10-25 2002-02-15 FRA France FRA 0 20 57.12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GdGA%20StreetArt.jpg?width=320 676 Giuseppe Pinelli Q982789 Italian anarchist (1928–1969) Social activist 1928-10-21 1969-12-15 ITA Italy ITA 1 20 57.11 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Giuseppe%20Pinelli%203.jpg?width=320 676 Shōjirō Gotō Q711721 Japanese noble (1838-1897) Social activist 1838-04-13 1897-08-04 JPN Japan JPN 0 20 57.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shojiro%20Goto.jpg?width=320 676 Mirabehn Q3522701 English activist of the Indian independence movement (1892-1982) Social activist 1892-11-22 1982-07-20 IND India GBR 0 20 56.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Madeleine%20Slade%20in%201932.jpg?width=320 676 Nelly Diener Q116342 Swiss flight attendant (1912-1934) Social activist air transport; aircrew 1912-02-05 1934-07-27 CHE Switzerland 0 20 56.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nelly%20Diener%2C%20portrait%20tight%20crop.jpg?width=320 676 Kim Ok Q705212 Kim Jong-Il's personal secretary Social activist 1964-08-28 PRK North Korea PRK 0 20 55.88 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kim%20ok%20cropped.png?width=320 676 Eugen Drewermann Q62000 German psychologist and theologian (born 1940) Social activist 1940-06-20 DEU Germany DEU 0 20 55.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eugen%20Drewermann%202010.JPG?width=320 676 Micaela Bastidas Q3826495 martyr of Peruvian independence Social activist 1744-06-23 1781-05-18 Viceroyalty of Peru PER 0 20 55.64 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bastidas.jpg?width=320 676 Teuku Umar Q2648661 Acehnese guerrilla leader (1854–1899) Social activist 1854 1899-02-11 NLD Kingdom of the Netherlands IDN 0 20 55.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Teuku%20Umar.jpg?width=320 676 Maryam Khatoon Molkara Q6781081 Iranian Trans Rights Activist Social activist 1950 2012-03-25 IRN Iran IRN 0 20 54.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maryam%20Molkara.jpg?width=320 676 Anna Aloys Henga Q62022949 Tanzanian lawyer Social activist 1901 TZA Tanzania TZA 0 20 52.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anna%20Aloys%20Henga%20From%20Tanzania%20Receives%20Her%202019%20IWOC%20Award.jpg?width=320 676 Barbara Bush Q153730 American health care activist; daughter of George W. Bush (born 1981) Social activist 1981-11-25 USA United States USA 0 20 52.02 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Barbara%20Bush%2C%20Philanthropy%20Summit%202016%20(3x4a).jpg?width=320 676 Marguerite Higgins Q529290 American journalist (1920–1966) Social activist journalism; war journalism 1920-09-03 1966-01-03 USA United States HKG 0 20 51.97 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Marguerite%20Higgins.jpg?width=320 676 James Meredith Q5040 American political activist & writer (1933-) Social activist 1933-06-25 USA United States USA 0 20 51.92 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James%20Meredith.jpg?width=320 676 Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt Q2836599 American socialite and the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt (1861–1884) Social activist 1761-07-29 1884-02-14 USA United States USA 0 20 51.85 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alice%20Hathaway%20Roosevelt%201.jpg?width=320 676 William Smith O'Brien Q247141 Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864) Social activist 1803-10-17 1864-06-18 IRL Ireland IRL 0 20 50.32 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Smith%20O'Brien%2C%20The%20Irish%20Patriot.jpg?width=320 676 Karina Pankievich Q87436375 Uruguayan trans activist and a human rights defender Social activist 1963 URY Uruguay URY 0 20 49.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Asociaci%C3%B3n%20Trans%20de%20Uruguay%208M2019%20(33446111948).jpg?width=320 676 Jamnalal Bajaj Q217098 Indian activist (1884-1942) Social activist 1884-11-04 1942-02-11 British Raj IND 0 20 49.49 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jamnalal%20Bajaj%201970%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 676 Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Q17013310 development consultant and international indigenous activist Social activist 1952-10-19 PHL Philippines PHL 0 20 49.48 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vicky%20Tauli-Corpuz%20in%20Kuala-Lumpur.jpg?width=320 676 Rajmohan Gandhi Q734521 Indian historian, biographer and academic (born 1935) Social activist 1935-08-07 IND India IND 0 20 48.65 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rajmohan%20Gandhi%20(1960).jpg?width=320 676 Faiza Jama Mohamed Q87075505 Women's rights activist Social activist human rights in Somalia; equality feminism 1958-11-12 SOM Somalia SOM 0 20 47.66 676 Lučka Kajfež Bogataj Q125227 Slovene climatologist Social activist climatology 1957-06-28 SVN Slovenia SVN 0 20 47.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Predsednik%20vlade%20na%20posvetu%20Akademije%20znanosti%20za%20trajnostni%20razvoj%20Slovenije%20(53658068489)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Rameshwari Nehru Q2224334 Indian social worker (1886–1966) Social activist 1886-12-10 1966 IND India 0 20 46.59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rameshwari%20Nehru%201987%20stamp%20of%20India.jpg?width=320 676 Biljana Srbljanović Q272067 Serbian playwright Social activist creative and professional writing; political activity 1970-10-15 SRB Serbia SWE 0 20 46.34 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Biljana%20Srbljanovi%C4%87.jpg?width=320 676 Leydy Pech Q102923887 environmental defender Social activist 1965 MEX Mexico MEX 0 20 46.09 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M%C3%A9xico%20Impacto%20de%20mega%20proyectos%20de%20desarrollo%20(15669450302)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Veranika Capkała Q98119626 Belarusian public activist Social activist 1976-09-07 BLR Belarus BLR 0 20 45.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Veronika%20Tsepkalo.jpg?width=320 676 Lina Ben Mhenni Q468864 Tunisian Internet activist and blogger (1983–2020) Social activist 1983-05-22 2020-01-27 TUN Tunisia TUN 0 20 44.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lina%20Ben%20Mhenni%2C%20Tunis%2016%20juin%202013.jpg?width=320 676 Adam Bodnar Q9139352 Polish human rights activist and ombudsman Social activist 1977-01-06 POL Poland POL 0 20 43.83 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adam%20Bodnar%20Sejm%202023.jpg?width=320 676 Nikolay Alexeyev Q933012 Russian-Swiss activist and journalist Social activist 1977-12-23 Switzerland; Russia RUS 0 20 43.58 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NikolayAlexeyevStrasbourg.jpg?width=320 676 Godeliève Mukasarasi Q5576318 Rwandan social worker, founder and coordinator of SEVOTA Social activist 1959 RWA Rwanda RWA 0 20 43.52 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Godelieve%20Mukasarasi%20(Rwanda)%20square.jpg?width=320 676 Pablo Hasél Q2893979 Spanish rapper and political activist Social activist 1988-08-09 ESP Spain ESP 0 20 42.37 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pablo%20Has%C3%A9l%202011%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Elena Gorolová Q53871135 Czech human rights activist Social activist 1969-01-02 CZE Czech Republic CZE 0 20 41.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elena%20Gorolov%C3%A1%20SJK%202019%200-50.png?width=320 676 Nemonte Nenquimo Q99543783 Waorani leader quichua Social activist 1985 ECU Ecuador ECU 0 20 38.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nemonte%20Nenquimo%202020%20UNEP%20Champions%20of%20the%20Earth%20laureate%20credit%20UNEP020-compressed.jpg?width=320 676 Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih Q18001239 Sudanese activist Social activist 1984 Sudan; Senegal SDN 0 20 38.77 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2012%20IWOC%20Award%20Winner%20Hawa%20Abdallah%20Mohammed%20Salih%20of%20Sudan%20(6967041193).jpg?width=320 676 Jalila Haider Q71199424 Pakistani human rights lawyer and Provincial president of Women Democratic Front Social activist 1988-12-10 PAK Pakistan PAK 0 20 38.74 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jalilah%20Haider%20Pose%20for%20a%20Photo%20(49618619623)%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Sylvia Tamale Q7661016 Ugandan academic and author Social activist 1962 UGA Uganda UGA 0 20 38.24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Professor%20Sylvia%20Tamale.jpg?width=320 676 Sayaka Osakabe Q19668185 Japanese women's rights activist Social activist 1977-05-29 JPN Japan JPN 0 20 38.07 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sayaka%20Osakabe%20(Japan)%20-%202015%20-%20International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Award.jpg?width=320 676 Amina Tyler Q11640917 Tunisian feminist and activist Social activist 1994-12-07 TUN Tunisia TUN 0 20 37.94 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amina%20Tyler.jpg?width=320 676 Kasha Nabagesera Q460865 Ugandan LGBT activist Social activist 1980 UGA Uganda UGA 0 20 37.81 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kasha%20Nabagesera.jpg?width=320 676 Aziza Siddiqui Q18207673 Afghan activist Social activist 1983 AFG Afghanistan AFG 0 20 37.39 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aziza%20Siddiqui%20of%20Afghanistan%2C%202007%20International%20Women%20of%20Courage%20Award.jpg?width=320 676 Sahar Khodayari Q67205939 Iranian football fan Social activist 1990-01-03 2019-09-09 IRN Iran IRN 0 20 35.94 676 Destiny Watford Q23893874 American environmentalist Social activist 1995 USA United States USA 0 20 34.89 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Destiny%20Watford%20(left)%20with%20Nancy%20Pelosi%20after%20in%202016%20(cropped).jpg?width=320 676 Rahaf Mohammed Q60474193 citizen of Saudi Arabia who fled the country in fear of her life Social activist literary activity; autobiography 2000-03-11 SAU Saudi Arabia SAU 0 20 33.45 676 Frank Mugisha Q519453 Ugandan LGBT rights activist (born 1979) Social activist Sexual Minorities Uganda; LGBT rights in Uganda 1979-06-17 UGA Uganda UGA 0 20 31.57 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hillary%20Rodham%20Clinton%20with%202011%20Human%20Rights%20Defender%20Award%20recipients%20(cropped)%20%E2%80%93%20Frank%20Mugisha.jpg?width=320 676 Mahrang Baloch Q117468013 Pakistani human rights activist Social activist 1993-01-01 PAK Pakistan PAK 1 20 30.42 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahrang%20Baloch.jpg?width=320 676 Archana Soreng Q98073295 Indian climate activist Social activist 1996 IND India IND 0 20 28.22