Famous political activists
activist wanting political change
121 people
Nelson Mandela
1918
– 2013
· Age 95
Deceased
Benjamin Franklin
1706
– 1790
· Age 84
Deceased
Bertrand Russell
1872
– 1970
· Age 97
Deceased
John Lennon
1940
– 1980
· Age 40
Deceased
Simone de Beauvoir
1908
– 1986
· Age 78
Deceased
Helen Keller
1880
– 1968
· Age 87
Deceased
Malcolm X
1925
– 1965
· Age 39
Deceased
Rosa Parks
1913
– 2005
· Age 92
Deceased
Desmond Tutu
1931
– 2021
· Age 90
Deceased
Yukio Mishima
1925
– 1970
· Age 45
Deceased
Elie Wiesel
1928
– 2016
· Age 87
Deceased
Harriet Tubman
1821
– 1913
· Age 92
Deceased
Nadia Murad Basee
1993
· Age 33
Alive
Sean Penn
1960
· Age 65
Alive
Carles Puigdemont
1962
· Age 63
Alive
Arundhati Roy
1961
· Age 64
Alive
Charlton Heston
1923
– 2008
· Age 84
Deceased
José Rizal
1861
– 1896
· Age 35
Deceased
Mia Khalifa
1993
· Age 33
Alive
Aaron Swartz
1986
– 2013
· Age 26
Deceased
Charlie Kirk
1993
– 2025
· Age 31
Deceased
Yun Ch'iho
1864
– 1945
· Age 80
Deceased
Hugh Hefner
1926
– 2017
· Age 91
Deceased
B
Banksy
1974
· Age 52
Alive
Gloria Steinem
1934
· Age 91
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q11499147