Famous political activists
activist wanting political change
288 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
Charlton Heston
1923
– 2008
· Age 84
Deceased
José Rizal
1861
– 1896
· Age 35
Deceased
Yun Ch'iho
1864
– 1945
· Age 80
Deceased
Charlie Kirk
1993
– 2025
· Age 31
Deceased
Aaron Swartz
1986
– 2013
· Age 26
Deceased
Hugh Hefner
1926
– 2017
· Age 91
Deceased
Harry Belafonte
1927
– 2023
· Age 96
Deceased
Soh Jaipil
1864
– 1951
· Age 86
Deceased
Jean Genet
1910
– 1986
· Age 75
Deceased
Ali Shariati
1933
– 1977
· Age 43
Deceased
Vasil Levski
1837
– 1873
· Age 35
Deceased
Eugene V. Debs
1855
– 1926
· Age 70
Deceased
Ousmane Sembène
1923
– 2007
· Age 84
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11499147