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Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Human Rights Activists, including Hillary Clinton, Zack de la Rocha, Michael Bolton, Jello Biafra and Rigoberta Menchú

Famous 20th Century Human Rights Activists

Malcolm XMalcolm X
19 May 1925, American
Activist
Joan Chandos BaezJoan Chandos Baez
09 January 1941, American
Singer

Amal AlamuddinAmal Clooney
03 February 1978, Lebanese, British
Lawyer, Activist

Michael BoltonMichael Bolton
26 February 1953, American
Singer, Songwriter

Bianca JaggerBianca Jagger
02 May 1945, Nicaraguan, British
Actress

Patti SmithPatti Smith
30 December 1946, American
Singer & Musician
Zack de la RochaZack de la Rocha
12 January 1970, American
 

Mike FarrellMike Farrell
06 February 1939, American
Actor

K. D. Lang K. D. Lang
02 November 1961, Canadian
Singer, Songwriter
Kerry KennedyKerry Kennedy
08 September 1959, American
Human rights activist

Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison
03 June 1950, American
Screenwriter
Laurie HoldenLaurie Holden
17 December 1969, American
Actress

Jorja FoxJorja Fox
07 July 1968, American
Actress

Martin Luther King IIIMartin Luther King III
23 October 1957, American
Activist

Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei
28 August 1957, Chinese
Artist

Graça MachelGraça Machel
17 October 1945, Mozambican
Politician
Yolanda KingYolanda King
17 November 1955, American
Activist

Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo
28 December 1955, Chinese
Chinese Human Rights Activist

Rigoberta MenchúRigoberta Menchú
09 January 1959, Guatemalan
Activist,Politician,Author

Alan LomaxAlan Lomax
31 January 1915, American
Folklorist
Anita RoddickAnita Roddick
23 October 1942, British
 

Shirin EbadiShirin Ebadi
21 June 1947, Iranian
Human Rights Activist
Charles PerkinsCharles Perkins
16 June 1936, Australian
Soccer player

Fazle Hasan AbedFazle Hasan Abed
27 April 1936, Bangladeshi
Social Worker

Adolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez Esquivel
26 November 1931, Argentinian
Human Rights Activist
Waleed AbulkhairWaleed Abulkhair
17 June 1979, Saudi Arabian
Saudi Arabian lawyer

Julian OzanneJulian Ozanne
30 November 1965, Kenyan
Film Producer
Manisha KoiralaManisha Koirala
16 August 1970, Indian, Nepalese
Actress

Van JonesVan Jones
20 September 1968, American
Motivational speaker

Ramsey ClarkRamsey Clark
18 December 1927, American
American lawyer
Nazanin BoniadiNazanin Boniadi
22 May 1980, Iranian, British, American
Actress

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Q'orianka KilcherQ'orianka Kilcher
11 February 1990, German
Actress
Taslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin
25 August 1962, Bangladeshi, Swedish
Writer

Jello BiafraJello Biafra
17 June 1958, American
Singer, Actor, Human rights activist, Politician,

Shiva RoseShiva Rose
08 February 1969, Iranian, American
Actress

Sarah HegaziSarah Hegazi
22 May 1989, Egyptian
Human rights activist
Lorraine HansberryLorraine Hansberry
19 May 1930, American
Writer, Theatre director, Screenwriter,
Mangosuthu ButheleziMangosuthu Buthelezi
27 August 1928, South African
Politician

Princess Elizabeth of YugoslaviaPrincess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
07 April 1936, Serbian
Human rights activist, Princess

Andrew Young Jr.Andrew Young Jr.
12 March 1932, American
Politician

Lady Miss KierLady Miss Kier
15 August 1963, American
Singer
Jane ElliottJane Elliott
27 May 1933, American
Schoolteacher

Gloria AllredGloria Allred
03 July 1941, American
Attorney

Opal TometiOpal Tometi
15 August 1984, American
Activist

Teji BachchanTeji Bachchan
12 August 1914, Indian
Human rights activist

Maajid NawazMaajid Nawaz
02 November 1977, British
Activist
Zelda RubinsteinZelda Rubinstein
28 May 1933, American
Actress

Nadia MuradNadia Murad
1993 AD, Iraqi
Human rights activist
Andrew KoenigAndrew Koenig
17 August 1968, American
Actor

Anna PolitkovskayaAnna Politkovskaya
30 August 1958, Russian
Journalist

Roy JenkinsRoy Jenkins
11 November 1920, British, Welsh
Politician
Ophelia DahlOphelia Dahl
12 May 1964, American
Human rights activist

Iris ChangIris Chang
28 March 1968, American
Journalist
Bogd KhanBogd Khan
1869 AD, Mongolian
Mongolian head of state

Eduard LimonovEduard Limonov
22 February 1943, French, Russian
Writer, Dissident, Politician, Poet, Human rights

Mahasweta DeviMahasweta Devi
14 January 1926, Indian
Human rights activist, Writer, Poet, Novelist,

Ella BakerElla Baker
13 December 1903, American
American activist

Melissa ChenMelissa Chen
1985 AD, Singaporean
Journalist
Jack HererJack Herer
18 June 1939, American
Politician

Noura ErakatNoura Erakat
16 January 1980, Palestinian, American
Human rights activist

Walter SisuluWalter Sisulu
18 May 1912, South African
Activist

Walter ReutherWalter Reuther
01 September 1907, American
Politician
Geronimo PrattGeronimo Pratt
13 September 1947, American
Civil rights advocate, Human rights activist,

SugathakumariSugathakumari
03 January 1934, Indian
Writer, Human rights activist, Children's writer
Sister Helen PrejeanSister Helen Prejean
21 April 1939, American
Sister

Natan SharanskyNatan Sharansky
20 January 1948, Israeli
Politician, Writer, Mathematician, Human rights

Michelle AlexanderMichelle Alexander
07 October 1967, American
Lawyer
Dame Christabel Harriette PankhurstDame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst
22 September 1880, British
Militant

Marina PicassoMarina Picasso
14 November 1950, French
Humanitarian
Denis MukwegeDenis Mukwege
01 March 1955, Congolese
Gynecologist

Tawakel KarmanTawakel Karman
07 February 1979, Yemeni
Women's Rights Activist

Chico MendesChico Mendes
15 December 1944, Brazilian
Brazilian environmentalist
Serge KlarsfeldSerge Klarsfeld
17 September 1935, French
Political activist

Jan EgelandJan Egeland
12 September 1957, Norwegian
Diplomat
Kati MartonKati Marton
03 April 1949, Hungarian, American
Writer

Asma JahangirAsma Jahangir
27 January 1952, Pakistani
Human rights activist, Lawyer

Hussein-Ali MontazeriHussein-Ali Montazeri
22 September 1922, Iranian
Writer

Oodgeroo NoonuccalOodgeroo Noonuccal
03 November 1920, Australian
Poet, Author, Human rights activist, Writer
David DiopDavid Diop
09 July 1927, French
Poet
Nasrin SotoudehNasrin Sotoudeh
30 May 1963, Iranian
Lawyer

Shirley Graham Du BoisShirley Graham Du Bois
11 November 1896, Ghanaian, American
Author

Esma RedžepovaEsma Redžepova
08 August 1943, Macedonian
Vocalist

Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
20 June 1858, American
Author
Vladimir BukovskyVladimir Bukovsky
30 December 1942, Russian
Writer, Human rights activist

Peter BenensonPeter Benenson
31 July 1921, British
Lawyer

Princess FiryalPrincess Firyal
1945 AD, Jordanian
Princess

Avijit RoyAvijit Roy
12 September 1972, American
Engineer, Blogger

Frances LearFrances Lear
14 July 1923, American
Activist
Yitzhak ZuckermanYitzhak Zuckerman
13 December 1915, Israeli, Polish
Revolutionary

Ed RobertsEd Roberts
23 January 1939, American
American disability rights activist
Yuri OrlovYuri Orlov
13 August 1924, American
Physicist

Jacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel
21 February 1973, American
Historian, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Medical
Bun RanyBun Rany
15 December 1954, Cambodian
Nurse
Roy CampbellRoy Campbell
02 October 1901, South African
Poet