Famous Socialists - List of Famous Socialists - page 4
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 | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Karl Marx | May 5, 1818 | French, German, British | Karl Marx was a Prussian-German philosopher, revolutionary, historian and socialist whose communist ideologies and works laid the foundation for ‘Marxism’ |
| Julia Gillard | September 29, 1961 | Australian | Julia Gillard is a former Prime Minister of Australia and the first woman to hold the position |
| Evo Morales | October 26, 1959 | Bolivian | Currently serving his third term as the President of the Bolivia, Evo Morales is known for implementing various social and economic reforms |
| Jack London | January 12, 1876 | American | Jack London was a short-story writer hailing from America, who was also a social activist and journalist |
| Slobodan Milosevic | August 20, 1941 | Serbian | Slobodan Milosevic was the President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000 |
| Billy Connolly | November 24, 1942 | Scottish | Billy Connolly is a Scottish actor, musician and stand-up comedian |
| Helen Keller | June 27, 1880 | American | Helen 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 Allende | June 26, 1908 | Chilean | Salvador Allende was a former president of Chile |
| Tommy Douglas | October 20, 1904 | Canadian | Tommy Douglas was a Canadian politician and Baptist minister and served as the Premier of Saskatchewan |
| Gordon Brown | February 20, 1951 | British | Gordon Brown was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he succeeded Tony Blair |
Helen Keller
Helen 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.
Jack London
Jack London was a short-story writer hailing from America, who was also a social activist and journalist