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Political activist Biographies

Every archived life recorded as political activist, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Péter Magyar

b. March 16, 1981

Hungarian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary since 2026

Contemporary era

Nelson Mandela

July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013

Anti-apartheid revolutionary who became South Africa's first Black president

Modern era

Malcolm X

May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965

American Black rights activist (1925–1965)

Contemporary era

Banksy

b. 1973

English graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

Modern era

Fannie Lou Hamer

October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977

American civil rights activist (1917–1977)

Modern era

Elie Wiesel

September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

Modern era

Helen Keller

June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968

American deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar (1880-1968)

Modern era

Ahn Jung-geun

September 2, 1879 – March 26, 1910

Korean independence activist (1879–1910)

Modern era

Yu Gwan-sun

December 17, 1902 – September 28, 1920

Korean independence activist (1902-1920)

Early Modern era

Manuela Saenz

December 27, 1797 – November 23, 1856

Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856)

Early Modern era

Tiradentes

November 12, 1746 – April 21, 1792

Political activist for Brazilian independence (1746–1792)

Modern era

Kate Sheppard

March 10, 1847 – July 13, 1934

Prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage (1848–1934)

Modern era

Aruna Asaf Ali

July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996

Indian independence activist (1909-1996)

Modern era

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

April 3, 1903 – October 29, 1988

Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)