activists
75 notable activists on file — 29 still here, 46 not.
still with us
Bono
aliveIrish singer
born 1960
Queen Camilla
aliveQueen consort of the United Kingdom since 2022
born 1947
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Chelsea Manning
aliveAmerican activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
born 1987
Nicușor Dan
alivePresident of Romania since 2025
born 1969
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Yulia Navalnaya
aliveRussian public figure, Alexei Navalny's widow
born 1976
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Paris Jackson
aliveAmerican model, actress, singer and musician
born 1998
Ashley Biden
aliveAmerican social worker and fashion designer (born 1981)
born 1981
Sarah McBride
aliveAmerican human rights activist and politician (born 1990)
born 1990
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Dolores Huerta
aliveAmerican labor leader
born 1930
Sally Struthers
aliveAmerican actress, spokesperson, activist (born 1947)
born 1947
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Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke
aliveNew Zealand politician
born 2002
Marlo Thomas
aliveAmerican actress, producer, and social activist
born 1937
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Sonam Wangchuk
aliveIndian engineer, innovator and education reformist
born 1966
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Elizabeth Smart
aliveAmerican activist
born 1987
Cori Bush
aliveAmerican politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
born 1976
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GypsyCrusader
aliveAmerican satirical commentator and streamer (born 1988)
born 1988
Amanda Nguyen
alivefounder and CEO of Rise
born 1991
Chase Oliver
aliveAmerican political activist and 2024 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
born 1985
Meena Harris
aliveAmerican attorney and author (born 1984)
born 1984
Dhruv Rathee
aliveIndian influencer and activist
born 1994
Rachel Dolezal
aliveAmerican transracial activist
born 1977
Yaroslav Hunka
aliveUkrainian SS Galizien veteran
born 1925
David Hogg
aliveAmerican politician and activist (born 2000)
born 2000
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Amy Carter
alivedaughter of United States president Jimmy Carter
born 1967
Swati Maliwal
aliveWomen activist
born 1984
Rumeysa Gelgi
aliveworld's tallest living woman (born in Turkey, 1997)
born 1997
John Davidson
aliveScottish campaigner for Tourette syndrome
born 1971
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Melissa Cohen
aliveWife of Hunter Biden
born 1986
Riley Gaines
aliveAmerican swimmer
born 2000
gone (30 of 46)
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Alexei Navalny
deadRussian jurist and opposition leader
1976 – 2024
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Jane Goodall
deadEnglish primatologist and anthropologist
1934 – 2025
Aretha Franklin
deadAmerican singer, songwriter, and pianist
1942 – 2018
Ahmad Yasin
deadPalestinian political and religious leader
1937 – 2004
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Rodney King
deadAfrican American police brutality victim
1965 – 2012
Virginia Roberts Giuffre
deadadvocate for sex trafficking victims
1983 – 2025
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Salwan Momika
deadIraqi refugee and critic of Islam
1986 – 2025
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
deadIndian-Canadian Sikh separatist
1977 – 2023
Theresa Kachindamoto)
deadparamount chief in Malawi
1958 – 2025
Karen Silkwood
deadLabor union activist, chemical technician
1946 – 1974
Uri Lupoliansky
deadIsraeli politician
1951 – 2026
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Tulsi Gowda
deadIndian environmentalist
1944 – 2024
Ursula Haverbeck
deadGerman Holocaust denier
1928 – 2024
Piedad Córdoba
deadColombian lawyer and politician
1955 – 2024
Mazen Hamada
deadSyrian activist
1977 – 2024
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Ildar Dadin
deadRussian activist
1982 – 2024
Andrea Gibson
deadAmerican poet and activist
1975 – 2025
Shoshana Strook
deaddaughter of Orit Strook
1987 – 2026
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
deadAmerican activist and author
1940 – 2025
Marie Immaculée Ingabire
deadRwandan human rights activist (died 2025)
1962 – 2025
Birubala Rabha
deadIndian activist
1954 – 2024
Lilly Ledbetter
deadAmerican businesswoman
1938 – 2024
Walid Daqqa
deadPalestinian prisoner, novelist and activist
1961 – 2024
Sammy Basso
deadItalian biologist and writer with progeria
1995 – 2024
Mirta Acuña de Baravalle
deadArgentinian human rights activist
1925 – 2024
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Ana Estrada
deadPeruvian euthenasia activist
1976 – 2024
Pavel Kushnir
deadRussian musician and dissident
1984 – 2024
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Ruth Johnson Colvin
deadAmerican literacy advocate
1916 – 2024
Ali Krasniqi
deadRomani writer and activist
1952 – 2024
Sevgül Uludağ
deadTurkish Cypriot journalist, writer, activist
1958 – 2026