Famous Activists - List of Famous Activists - page 9

We keep hearing about Green peace Activists, Human Rights Activists, Animal Rights Activists and on and on, but the question is; who are these people? By definition, activists are people who fight to change the current order of things or (or activism). This order can exist in any aspect of our day to day life. It could be certain rules set by the governing bodies of our countries or it could be practices that are followed by a society that are in contradiction to the beliefs of an person, and when a person stands up to challenge such contradictions, they become activists. The methods activists choose, to further their cause may differ based on the activists. Some choose to voice their opinions through the television, while others may choose newspapers, or rallies and demonstration. Activism is not a new concept; in fact, it has been around for many years and has, at times, yielded positive results too. What follows is a list of the biographies of some of the most famous activists along with details of their life history, trivia interesting facts about them.

The Most Famous Activists

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Gaia WiseDecember 4, 1999BritishGaia Wise is an actress, environment activist and the daughter of Emma Thompson
Erin BrockovichJune 22, 1960AmericanErin Brockovich is an American environmental activist and legal clerk
Garry KasparovApril 13, 1963RussianGarry Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time
Anita RoddickOctober 23, 1942BritishAnita Roddick was the founder of ‘The Body Shop’, the popular cosmetic brand
Taya KyleSeptember 4, 1974AmericanTaya Kyle is an American military veteran's family activist cum author
Iqbal Masih1983PakistaniIqbal Masih was a Pakistani boy who suffered as a child labourer and later became a symbol of child labour
Muhammad AliJanuary 17, 1942AmericanMuhammad Ali was a legendary boxer who became the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion
Ron KovicJuly 4, 1946AmericanRon Kovic is a veteran of the Vietnam War and anti-war activist
Glennon Doyle MeltonMarch 20, 1976AmericanGlennon Doyle Melton is an American author, activist, and public speaker
Evita PeronMay 7, 1919ArgentinianRadio actress Evita Peron was the second wife of President Juan Peron of Argentina
Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who formed the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)

IndianJanuary 11, 1954195 views

Anna Hazare

Anna Hazare is a renowned Indian social activist

IndianJune 15, 1937169 views

Baba Amte

Baba Amte was an Indian social activist best remembered for his work for rehabilitation of leprosy patients

IndianDecember 26, 1914162 views

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

The social reformer who helped abolish the practice of sati in India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the pioneer of modern Indian Renaissance

IndianMay 22, 1772106 views

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist who led hundreds of enslaved blacks to freedom

American1820182 views

Ryan White

Ryan White was an American teenager who fought AIDS-related discrimination and served as a leader for spreading greater understanding of the deadly disease.

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader is an American consumer attorney, author and political activist

AmericanFebruary 27, 1934119 views

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, professor of journalism and activist

Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers was an African-American leader of the ‘Civil Rights Movement’, known for his efforts to desegregate ‘University of Mississippi’

AmericanJuly 2, 1925138 views

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott was an American abolitionist, social reformer and a women's rights activist

AmericanJanuary 3, 1793220 views