Famous Revolutionaries - List of Famous Revolutionaries - page 5

A revolution is a drastic and sudden change which is instigated or propagated by a revolutionary, which means that revolutionaries, as the name suggests, are people who take up the cause of bringing about change in an existing system. Revolutions, in the past, have been responsible for changes in political, religious and even economic ideologies. A revolutionary is generally the one person who decides that he or she has had enough of the perceived injustice enforced by a system and decides to directly or indirectly; take steps to facilitate the removal of the unjust system. The history of the world has shown us examples of such instances in the form of various movements, instigated or propagated by individuals that have led to the complete collapse of entire governments and resulted in the establishment of a new regime or government that is supposed to correct the wrongs of the one it’s replacing. The word revolution can also apply to non-political revolutions like the field of technology and industry which saw its biggest boom during the industrial revolution. During this period production methods saw an increasing shift from manual production to the use of machines to produce goods. Even though, at times, the word revolutionary is used in conjunction with science and art more often than not, it relates to the political aspect of revolutions. Listed below is a list of some of the notable revolutionaries with their complete biographies that include timelines, trivia and life stories.

The Most Famous Revolutionaries

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Emiliano ZapataAugust 8, 1879MexicanEmiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary leader and one of the most important figures of the Mexican Revolution.
Begum Hazrat Mahal1820Indian, NepaliBegum Hazrat Mahal was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and one of the earliest female freedom fighters during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
William Wallace1270ScottishWilliam Wallace was a Scottish knight who was a central figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence
Josip Broz TitoMay 7, 1892YugoslavJosip Broz Tito was the powerful revolutionary leader of Yugoslav Partisans
TecumsehJanuary 1, 1768AmericanTecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee clan
Che GuevaraJune 14, 1928ArgentinianChe Guevara is one of the most revered and legendary political figures in world history
Leon TrotskyNovember 7, 1879Russian, UkrainianLeon Trotsky was a Russian politician, a Marxist revolutionary and the founder and the first leader of the Red Army
Pancho VillaJune 5, 1878MexicanPancho Villa is one of the most renowned names of the ‘Mexican Revolution’ who was also the Governor of Chihuahua
Pol PotMay 19, 1925CambodianPol Pot was the Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge
Simon BolivarJuly 24, 1783VenezuelanSimón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in independence of several Latin American countries from the Spanish rule
Bobby Sands

Bobby Sands

Bobby Sands is an Irish hero who was a volunteer of the Irish Republican Army

IrishMarch 9, 1954144 views

Abraham Whipple

Abraham Whipple was an American revolutionary commander in the Continental Navy

AmericanSeptember 26, 1733124 views

Jose Marti

Freedom fighter Jose Marti was a national hero of Cuba

CubanJanuary 28, 1853120 views

Mikhail Bakunin

Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian revolutionary and political writer, who is regarded as ‘The Father of Anarchism’

RussianMay 30, 1814143 views

Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was an American Revolutionary War hero and one of the founders of the U.S

AmericanJanuary 21, 1738123 views

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was a famous writer, political activist and revolutionary

BritishJanuary 29, 1737150 views

Tecumseh

Tecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee clan

AmericanJanuary 1, 1768519 views

Simon Bolivar

Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in independence of several Latin American countries from the Spanish rule

VenezuelanJuly 24, 1783393 views

Pol Pot

Pol Pot was the Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge

CambodianMay 19, 1925454 views