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...
Ammon Hennacy

Ammon Hennacy

male, deceased (1970)
Ammon Hennacy was an American pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly, and...
Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

male, 80 years old (Stony Brook, New York, United States)
Avram Noam Chomsky, Ph.D (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, political activist, and a prolific author and lecturer. He...
Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

male, 87 years old
Howard Zinn (born August 24, 1922) is an American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of...
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...
Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day

female, deceased (1980)
Dorothy Day was an American journalist turned social activist and devout member of the Catholic Church. She became known for her social justice...
Kathy Kelly

Kathy Kelly

female, 55 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...
Juanita Nelson

Juanita Nelson

female, 86 years old
Juanita Nelson (b. 1923) is an American activist and tax resister. She co-founded the group Peacemakers in 1948. She is the author of "A Matter of...
Joan Baez

Joan Baez

female, 68 years old
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. She is a soprano...
Karl Meyer

Karl Meyer

male, 72 years old
Karl Meyer (b. 1937) is an American Scientist pacifist, activist, Catholic worker and tax resister. Karl Meyer helped to further the study of...