Famous Socialists - List of Famous Socialists - page 2

Socialism is an ideology which became popular over the years due to the increase in inequality and discrimination across the world. ‘A society where most resources are equally owned by every citizen’ is one of the several ways of defining this ideology. Socialists opine that capitalistic economies create hierarchy and divide the society in forms such as ‘rich’ and ‘poor’. Legendary communist leaders Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro and Mao Zedong are a few distinguished personalities who preached and practiced socialism. Fidel Castro, who served as the president of Cuba for a few decades, set up the perfect example of a socialist society. China, the Soviet Union and Cuba are a few nations where the socialist model of governance has been prevalent since many years. Here are the names of a few other eminent leaders who believed in this ideology.

Fidel Castro, Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong are a few famous socialists

The Most Famous Socialists

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Karl MarxMay 5, 1818French, German, BritishKarl Marx was a Prussian-German philosopher, revolutionary, historian and socialist whose communist ideologies and works laid the foundation for ‘Marxism’
Julia GillardSeptember 29, 1961AustralianJulia Gillard is a former Prime Minister of Australia and the first woman to hold the position
Evo MoralesOctober 26, 1959BolivianCurrently serving his third term as the President of the Bolivia, Evo Morales is known for implementing various social and economic reforms
Jack LondonJanuary 12, 1876AmericanJack London was a short-story writer hailing from America, who was also a social activist and journalist
Slobodan MilosevicAugust 20, 1941SerbianSlobodan Milosevic was the President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000
Billy ConnollyNovember 24, 1942ScottishBilly Connolly is a Scottish actor, musician and stand-up comedian
Helen KellerJune 27, 1880AmericanHelen Keller was the very first (read historical) deaf and blind person to attain a Bachelor of Arts degree and make her own mark as a writer and orator.
Salvador AllendeJune 26, 1908ChileanSalvador Allende was a former president of Chile
Tommy DouglasOctober 20, 1904CanadianTommy Douglas was a Canadian politician and Baptist minister and served as the Premier of Saskatchewan
Gordon BrownFebruary 20, 1951BritishGordon Brown was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he succeeded Tony Blair
Arnoldo Alemán

Arnoldo Alemán

Arnoldo Alemán is a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who served as the 81st President of the country

NicaraguanJanuary 23, 1946151 views

Tabaré Vázquez

Tabaré Vázquez is a famous Uruguayan politician who has served as the 39th President of the country and has been re-appointed recently

UruguayanJanuary 17, 1940152 views

Son Sann

Son Sann was the former Prime Minister of Cambodia known for the progressive policies he implemented during his reign

Evo Morales

Currently serving his third term as the President of the Bolivia, Evo Morales is known for implementing various social and economic reforms

BolivianOctober 26, 1959239 views

Mauricio Funes

The former Salvadoran President, Mauricio Funes is credited with establishing peace and uplifting the economy of the nation during his tenure

SalvadoranOctober 18, 1959167 views

Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchu has dedicated her life for betterment of the people of her nation and is credited to bring an end to Guatemalan Civil War

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping is the current President of the world’s populous republic nation

ChineseJune 15, 1953136 views

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of free India and was also a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress

IndianOctober 2, 1904118 views

Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca was a famous Spanish poet who had written the popular 'Romancero Gitano'

SpanishJune 5, 1898159 views