Famous Socialists - List of Famous Socialists - page 3

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
Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

One of the strongest political leaders of Independent India, Indira Gandhi was the first woman to hold the office of the Prime Minister

IndianNovember 19, 1917142 views

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser was the 2nd President of Egypt and later emerged as a flag bearer of the Arab countries against the West.

EgyptianJanuary 15, 1918140 views

Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas was a Canadian politician and Baptist minister and served as the Premier of Saskatchewan

CanadianOctober 20, 1904174 views

Slobodan Milosevic

Slobodan Milosevic was the President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000

SerbianAugust 20, 1941216 views

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende was a former president of Chile

ChileanJune 26, 1908181 views

James Callaghan

James Callaghan was a Labour Party Politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979

BritishMarch 27, 1912160 views

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he succeeded Tony Blair

BritishFebruary 20, 1951171 views

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron is the President-elect of France

FrenchDecember 21, 1977143 views

Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author and a social reformer

AmericanSeptember 20, 1878124 views