Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

male, deceased (1862)
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, de... More
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

male, deceased (1948)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. In India, he is recognized as the "Father of the Nation" and October 2nd, his birthday, is commemorated each year as... More
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

female, deceased (2005)
Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist whom the U.S. Congress later called "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement". On... More
Kathy Kelly

Kathy Kelly

female, 54 years old
Kathy Kelly (b. 1954) of Chicago, Illinois is an American peace activist, pacifist, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and one of the founding... More
Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

male, 54 years old
Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister and political, civil rights, and social justice activist.... More
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John Dear

male
Fr. John Dear, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, peace activist, lecturer, and writer of approximately twenty books on nonviolence, including "Living... More
Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

male, 50 years old
Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) is more widely known by the stage name Jello Biafra. He first gained attention as the lead singer and... More
Corbin Harney

Corbin Harney

male, deceased (2007)
Corbin Harney was an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people, the indigenous people whose ancestral homeland, Newe Sogobia... More
Randall Terry

Randall Terry

male, 49 years old
Randall A. Terry is an American political and conservative religious activist and musician. He founded the pro-life organization Operation Rescue... More
Julia Butterfly Hill

Julia Butterfly Hill

female, 34 years old
Julia Butterfly Hill (born 18 February, 1974) is an American activist and environmentalist. Hill is best known for living in a 180-foot-tall,... More