Famous 19th Century Revolutionaries

Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Revolutionaries, including B. R. Ambedkar, Leon Trotsky, Chiang Kai-shek, Jose Rizal and Pancho Villa.
B. R. AmbedkarB. R. Ambedkar
14 April 1891, Indian
 
Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky
07 November 1879, Russian, Ukrainian, Russian
Founder and first leader of the Red Army

Chiang Kai-shekChiang Kai-shek
31 October 1887, Chinese
President of the Republic of China

Bal Gangadhar TilakBal Gangadhar Tilak
23 July 1856, Indian
Indian teacher

Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz Tito
07 May 1892, Yugoslav
 

Pancho VillaPancho Villa
05 June 1878, Mexican
General
Manuela SáenzManuela Sáenz
27 December 1797, Ecuadorian
Revolutionary

Rosa LuxemburgRosa Luxemburg
05 March 1871, German, Polish
Marxist Theorist

Sri AurobindoSri Aurobindo
15 August 1872, Indian
Political and Spiritual Leader

Mangal PandeyMangal Pandey
19 July 1827, Indian
Revolutionary
Emiliano ZapataEmiliano Zapata
08 August 1879, Mexican
Mexican Political figure

Birsa MundaBirsa Munda
15 November 1875, Indian
Tribal Leader Who Revolted Against the British
Éamon de ValeraÉamon de Valera
14 October 1882, American
Former President of Ireland

Lala Lajpat RaiLala Lajpat Rai
28 January 1865, Indian
Freedom Fighter

Yakov YurovskyYakov Yurovsky
19 June 1878, Russian
Soviet Era Executioner
Mikhail BakuninMikhail Bakunin
30 May 1814, Swiss, Russian
Philosopher

Chief JosephChief Joseph
03 March 1840, American
Nez Perce leader
Jose RizalJose Rizal
19 June 1861, Filipino
 

Red CloudRed Cloud
1822 AD, American
 

Begum Hazrat MahalBegum Hazrat Mahal
1820 AD, Indian, Nepalese
Wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Rani LakshmibaiRani Lakshmibai
19 November 1828, Indian
Queen of Jhansi State

Surya SenSurya Sen
22 March 1894, Indian
Revolutionary
Augusto César SandinoAugusto César Sandino
18 May 1895, Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan revolutionary Leader

Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
06 February 1890, Pakistani
Political and Spiritual Leader

Andres BonifacioAndres Bonifacio
30 November 1863, Filipino
Filipino Revolutionary

Hristo BotevHristo Botev
06 January 1848, Bulgarian
Bulgarian Revolutionary
Maulana Abul Kalam AzadMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
11 November 1888, Indian
Indian scholar
Georges BidaultGeorges Bidault
05 October 1899, French
French Politician

Yane SandanskiYane Sandanski
18 May 1872, Bulgarian
National Hero in Bulgaria

Jose MartiJose Marti
28 January 1853, Cuban
Poet

Benito JuarezBenito Juarez
21 March 1806, Mexican
Mexican lawyer
Mustafa Kemal AtaturkMustafa Kemal Ataturk
19 May 1881, Turkish
Founder of the Republic of Turkey,

Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of RussiaGrand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
18 September 1891, Russian
Grand Duke of Russia

Aleksandr UlyanovAleksandr Ulyanov
31 March 1866, Russian
revolutionary

Buenaventura DurrutiBuenaventura Durruti
14 July 1896, Spanish
Anarcho-syndicalist, Anarchist, Trade unionist

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Georgi PlekhanovGeorgi Plekhanov
29 November 1856, Russian
philosopher, politician, journalist, writer,