callings of the archive
Revolutionary Biographies
Every archived life recorded as revolutionary, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Daniel Ortega
b. November 11, 1945
President of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)
Contemporary era
Ahmed al-Sharaa
b. October 29, 1982
President of Syria since 2025
Modern era
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
March 2, 1937 – September 17, 2021
President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
Early Modern era
Maximilien Robespierre
May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794
French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
Modern era
Emiliano Zapata
August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919
Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
Modern era
Pancho Villa
June 5, 1878 – July 20, 1923
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)
Modern era
Nikita Khrushchev
April 3, 1894 – September 11, 1971
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
Modern era
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
1881 – November 10, 1938
Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
Modern era
Gamal Abdel Nasser
January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970
President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970
Modern era
Subhas Chandra Bose
January 23, 1897 – August 18, 1945
Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945)
Modern era
Sun Yat-sen
November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925
Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)
Modern era
Patrice Lumumba
July 2, 1925 – January 17, 1961
Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
Early Modern era
Titumir
January 27, 1782 – November 19, 1831
Leader of the Bengali resistance against the British East India Company
Modern era
Rani Lakshmibai
November 19, 1828 – June 17, 1858
Queen of a princely state in India
Early Modern era
Kunwar Singh
1777 – April 23, 1858
ruler from Bihar who led a rebellion against the British
Modern era
Udham Singh
December 26, 1899 – July 31, 1940
Indian revolutionary (1899-1940)
Modern era
Chandra Shekhar Azad
July 23, 1906 – February 27, 1931
Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer (1906–1931)
Modern era
Ram Prasad Bismil
June 11, 1897 – December 19, 1927
Revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927)
Modern era
Ashfaqulla Khan
October 22, 1900 – December 19, 1927
Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927)
Modern era
Khudiram Bose
December 3, 1889 – August 11, 1908
Indian revolutionary (1889-1908)
Modern era
Surya Sen
March 22, 1894 – January 8, 1934
British Indian Bengali revolutionary (1894-1934)
Modern era
Birsa Munda
November 15, 1875 – June 9, 1900
Indian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900)
Modern era
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
July 23, 1856 – September 1, 1920
Indian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920)
Modern era
Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28, 1865 – November 17, 1928
Indian author and politician (1865-1928)
Modern era
Jyotirao Phule
April 11, 1827 – November 28, 1890
Indian social reformer (1827-1890)
Modern era
Hemu Kalani
March 23, 1923 – January 21, 1943
Revolutionary of British India (1923–1943)
Modern era
Sakamoto Ryoma
January 3, 1836 – December 10, 1867
Japanese samurai and politician (1836–1867)
Early Modern era
Gabriela Silang
March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763
Filipina insurgent leader
Early Modern era
Diego Silang
December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763
Filipino insurgent leader
Modern era
Melchora Aquino
January 6, 1812 – March 2, 1919
Filipina revolutionary (1812-1919)
Modern era
Emilio Aguinaldo
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902
Early Modern era
Manuela Saenz
December 27, 1797 – November 23, 1856
Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856)
Early Modern era
Tupac Amaru II
March 10, 1738 – May 18, 1781
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)
Early Modern era
Micaela Bastidas
June 23, 1744 – May 18, 1781
Martyr of Peruvian independence
Medieval era
Afonso Henriques
July 25, 1109 – December 6, 1185
King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185
Modern era
Bagha Jatin
December 7, 1879 – September 10, 1915
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915)
Modern era
Jatindra Nath Das
October 27, 1904 – September 13, 1929
Indian independence movement activist
Modern era
Batukeshwar Dutt
November 18, 1910 – July 20, 1965
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965)
Modern era
Sukhdev Thapar
May 15, 1907 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Modern era
Shivaram Rajguru
August 24, 1908 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionist (1908–1931)
Modern era
Durgawati Devi
October 7, 1907 – October 15, 1999
Indian revolutionary (1907-1999)
Modern era
Kartar Singh Sarabha
May 24, 1896 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary (1896-1915)
Modern era
Lala Har Dayal
October 14, 1884 – March 4, 1939
Indian revolutionary (1884–1939)
Modern era
Rash Behari Bose
May 25, 1886 – January 21, 1945
Indian independence activist (1886–1945)
Modern era
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
April 3, 1893 – February 7, 1942
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Prafulla Chaki
1888 – 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Kanailal Dutta
August 30, 1888 – November 10, 1908
British Indian Bengali revolutionary (1888-1908)
Modern era
Benoy Basu
September 11, 1908 – December 13, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Badal Gupta
1912 – December 8, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Dinesh Gupta
December 6, 1911 – July 7, 1931
Bengali revolutionary (1911-1931)
Modern era
Pritilata Waddedar
May 5, 1911 – September 23, 1932
British Indian Bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932)
Modern era
Kalpana Datta
July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
Indian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)
Modern era
Matangini Hazra
October 19, 1870 – September 29, 1942
Martyr of India's Independence Movement
Modern era
Madan Lal Dhingra
September 18, 1883 – August 17, 1909
Indian revolutionary (1883–1909)
Modern era
Vanchinathan
1880 – June 17, 1911
Indian independence activist
Modern era
Bhai Parmanand
November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947
Indian politician (1876–1947)
Modern era
Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
1888 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Taraknath Das
June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1958
Indian revolutionary (1884–1958)
Modern era
Alluri Sitarama Raju
July 4, 1897 – May 7, 1924
Indian tribal leader and revolutionary (1897–1924)
Modern era
Shah Nawaz Khan
January 24, 1914 – December 9, 1983
Army General and Member of parliament (1914-1983)