Lu Xun

Lu Xun

female, deceased (1936)
Lu Xun or Lu Hsün, pen name of Zhou Shuren (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936) is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. C...
Gus Hall

Gus Hall

male, deceased (2000)
Gus Hall was a leader of the Communist Party USA and its four-time U.S. presidential candidate.
Earl Browder

Earl Browder

male, deceased (1973)
Earl Russell Browder (May 20 1891-June 27 1973) was a United States communist and General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1932 to 1945....
Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

male, deceased (1961)
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894-January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring...
Khieu Samphan

Khieu Samphan

male, 78 years old
Khieu Samphan (born July 27 1931) was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979. As such, he...
Antonio Negri

Antonio Negri

male, 76 years old
Antonio "Toni" Negri (born August 1, 1933) is an Italian Marxist political philosopher. Negri is perhaps best-known for his co-authorship of...
Brinda Karat

Brinda Karat

female, 62 years old
Brinda Karat (b. 1948) is a communist politician from India. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) on April...
E. P. Thompson

E. P. Thompson

male, deceased (1993)
Edward Palmer Thompson (February 3, 1924 - August 28, 1993), was an English historian, socialist and peace campaigner. He is probably best known...
Todor Zhivkov

Todor Zhivkov

male, deceased (1998)
Todor Hristov Zhivkov (September 7, 1911-August 5, 1998) was the Communist leader of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.
He Long

He Long

male, deceased (1969)
He Long (March 22, 1896 - June 8, 1969) was a Chinese communist military leader. He rose to the rank of Marshal and Vice Premier after the founding...