Activists

Activists, human-rights defenders, revolutionaries and environmentalists. 4,307 people.

1Karl MarxGerman-born philosopher (1818–1883)1818–18832Vladimir Leninfounding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924) SUN1870–19243Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)🇿🇦 ZAF1918–20134Joseph Stalinpolitician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953 SUN1878–19535George WashingtonFounding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)🇺🇸 USA1732–17996Mustafa Kemal Atatürkfounding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)🇹🇷 TUR1881–19387Mao Zedong1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)🇨🇳 CHN1893–19768Che GuevaraArgentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)🇨🇺 CUB1928–19679John Paul II264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)🇵🇱 POL1920–200510Fidel CastroCuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)🇨🇺 CUB1926–201611Mikhail Gorbachevleader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022) SUN1931–202212Jimmy Carterpresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)🇺🇸 USA1924–202413Friedrich EngelsGerman philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)🇬🇧 GBR1820–189514Rosa LuxemburgPolish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)🇩🇪 DEU1871–191915Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)🇺🇸 USAborn 192816Simone de BeauvoirFrench philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)🇫🇷 FRA1908–198617John LennonBritish musician (1940–1980)🇬🇧 GBR1940–198018Sung Jae-giSouth Korean masculism activist (1967-2013)🇰🇷 KOR1967–201319Leon TrotskyRussian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940) SUN1879–194020Charles IIIKing of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)🇬🇧 GBRborn 194821Virginia WoolfEnglish modernist writer (1882–1941)🇬🇧 GBR1882–194122Lech WałęsaPresident of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)🇵🇱 POLborn 194323Aung San Suu Kyiformer State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy🇲🇲 MMRborn 194524Nikita Khrushchevleader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 SUN1894–197125Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)🇺🇸 USA1880–196826Jonathan SwiftAnglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)1667–174527Marlon BrandoAmerican actor (1924–2004)🇺🇸 USA1924–200428Malala YousafzaiPakistani children's education activist🇵🇰 PAKborn 199729Greta ThunbergSwedish climate protection activist (born 2003)🇸🇪 SWEborn 200330Brigitte BardotFrench actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)🇫🇷 FRA1934–202531Sun Yat-senChinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)1866–192532Diana, Princess of Walesmember of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)🇬🇧 GBR1961–199733B. R. AmbedkarIndian jurist, economist, and social reformer (1891–1956)🇮🇳 IND1891–195634Leonardo DiCaprioAmerican actor and producer (born 1974)🇺🇸 USAborn 197435Eleanor RooseveltAmerican diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)🇺🇸 USA1884–196236Maya AngelouAmerican poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)🇺🇸 USA1928–201437Henry David ThoreauAmerican essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)🇺🇸 USA1817–186238Václav HavelCzech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)🇨🇿 CZE1936–201139Emma WatsonEnglish actress (born 1990)🇬🇧 GBRborn 199040Pearl S. BuckAmerican writer (1892–1973)🇺🇸 USA1892–197341Bhumibol Adulyadejformer King of Thailand (1927–2016)🇹🇭 THA1927–201642Mikhail BakuninRussian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)🇫🇷 FRA1814–187643Richard StallmanAmerican software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project🇺🇸 USAborn 195344George SandFrench novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)🇫🇷 FRA1804–187645Julian AssangeAustralian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)🇦🇺 AUSborn 197146Frank SinatraAmerican singer and actor (1915–1998)🇺🇸 USA1915–199847José SaramagoPortuguese novelist (1922–2010)🇵🇹 PRT1922–201048Al GoreVice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)🇺🇸 USAborn 194849Clint EastwoodAmerican actor and film director (born 1930)🇺🇸 USAborn 193050Malcolm XAmerican Black rights activist (1925–1965)🇺🇸 USA1925–196551Tupac ShakurAmerican rapper and actor (1971–1996)🇺🇸 USA1971–199652Ruhollah KhomeiniSupreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989🇮🇷 IRN1902–198953Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)🇫🇷 FRA1758–179454Alexei NavalnyRussian jurist and opposition leader (1976-2024) SUN1976–202455Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and intellectual (1759–1797)1759–179756Josip Broz TitoYugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)🇭🇺 HUN1892–198057Gamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt from 1956 to 19701918–197058Rosa Parkscivil rights activist🇺🇸 USA1913–200559Wangari Muta MaathaiKenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 (1940–2011)🇰🇪 KEN1940–201160Steven SeagalAmerican actor, martial artist, and film producer🇷🇺 RUSborn 1952