Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Peace Activists, including Yoko Ono, Samantha Smith, Michael Franti, Joseph Beuys and Rigoberta Menchú.

Famous 20th Century Peace Activists

Yoko OnoYoko Ono
18 February 1933, Japanese
Artist
Mike FarrellMike Farrell
06 February 1939, American
Actor

Bianca JaggerBianca Jagger
02 May 1945, Nicaraguan, British
Actress

Alexandra PaulAlexandra Paul
29 July 1963, American
Actress

Lyndon LaRoucheLyndon LaRouche
08 September 1922, American
Political Activist

Michael FrantiMichael Franti
21 April 1966, American
Musician, Musician, Peace Activist
Dick CusackDick Cusack
29 August 1925, American
Actor

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

Leymah GboweeLeymah Gbowee
01 February 1972, Liberian
Peace activist

Martti Oiva Kalevi AhtisaariMartti Ahtisaari
23 June 1937, Finnish
Former President of Finland
Mairead MaguireMairead Maguire
27 January 1944, Irish
Peace Activist

Jody Williams Jody Williams
09 October 1950, American
Political & Peace Activist
Salah ChoudhurySalah Choudhury
12 January 1965, Bangladeshi
The editor of The Weekly Blitz

Betty WilliamsBetty Williams
22 May 1943, Northern Irish
Activists

Samantha SmithSamantha Smith
29 June 1972, American
Actress
Joseph BeuysJoseph Beuys
12 May 1921, German
Sculptor, Choreographer, Painter, University

Rachel CorrieRachel Corrie
10 April 1979, American
Diarist, Biographer
Hans SchollHans Scholl
22 September 1918, German
Pacifist, Revolutionary

Daniel BerriganDaniel Berrigan
09 May 1921, American
Peace activist, Theologian, Writer, University

Kenneth E. BouldingKenneth E. Boulding
18 January 1910, British, American
Economist, University teacher, Philosopher,
Peace PilgrimPeace Pilgrim
18 July 1908, American
Peace activist

Michael CulverMichael Culver
16 June 1938, British
Actor, Film actor