Famous dissidents
person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution
65 people
Václav Havel
1936
– 2011
· Age 75
Deceased
Edward Snowden
1983
· Age 42
Alive
Lech Kaczyński
1949
– 2010
· Age 60
Deceased
Bronisław Komorowski
1952
· Age 73
Alive
Ales Bialiatski
1962
· Age 63
Alive
Milovan Đilas
1911
– 1995
· Age 83
Deceased
Eduard Limonov
1943
– 2020
· Age 77
Deceased
Yelena Bonner
1923
– 2011
· Age 88
Deceased
A
Abū Lahab
0549
– 0624
· Age 75
Deceased
Vladimir Bukovsky
1942
– 2019
· Age 76
Deceased
Bronisław Geremek
1932
– 2008
· Age 76
Deceased
Ágnes Heller
1929
– 2019
· Age 90
Deceased
G
Georgi Markov
1929
– 1978
· Age 49
Deceased
Wolf Biermann
1936
· Age 89
Alive
Mustafa Dzhemilev
1943
· Age 82
Alive
Adam Michnik
1946
· Age 79
Alive
Vladimir Voinovich
1932
– 2018
· Age 85
Deceased
Igor Shafarevich
1923
– 2017
· Age 93
Deceased
Alla Horska
1929
– 1970
· Age 41
Deceased
Guillermo Fariñas
1962
· Age 64
Alive
Andrei Amalrik
1938
– 1980
· Age 42
Deceased
Jurek Becker
1937
– 1997
· Age 59
Deceased
Richard Wurmbrand
1909
– 2001
· Age 91
Deceased
A
Anatoly Marchenko
1938
– 1986
· Age 48
Deceased
Romas Kalanta
1953
– 1972
· Age 19
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q181043