Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe

female, deceased (1910)
Julia Ward Howe (May 271819 - October 171910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The...
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

male, 59 years old
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), is an American singer, songwriter,...
Michael Pfleger

Michael Pfleger

male, 60 years old
The Reverend Michael Louis Pfleger (born May 22, 1949) is a Roman Catholic priest and social activist in Chicago, Illinois.
Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory

male, 77 years old
It's important to note that no biography of Dick Gregory would be complete without mentioning that he and his beloved wife, Lil, had ten kids who...
Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

male, 82 years old
Harold George Belafonete, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is a musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican...
Nafisa Ali

Nafisa Ali

female
Nafisa Ali is a social activist from India. She is the daughter of the well-known Indian photographer Ahmed Ali, son of S. Wajid Ali and brother of...
Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton

male, deceased (1968)
Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the...
Aruna Roy

Aruna Roy

female
Aruna Roy is an Indian political and social activist. Aruna Roy was born in Chennai, and served as an officer in the Indian Administrative Service...
Jim Brown

Jim Brown

male, 73 years old
Jim Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist....
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

male, deceased (2005)
Ossie Davis (December 18 1917 - February 4 2005) was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.