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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

Martti Oiva Kalevi AhtisaariMartti Ahtisaari
23 June 1937, Finnish
Former President of Finland
Leymah GboweeLeymah Gbowee
01 February 1972, Liberian
Peace activist

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

Julie ChristieJulie Christie
14 April 1940, British
Film actress

Samantha SmithSamantha Smith
29 June 1972, American
Actress
Samantha SmithSamantha Smith
04 November 1969, American
Actress

Rachel CorrieRachel Corrie
10 April 1979, American
Author

Joseph BeuysJoseph Beuys
12 May 1921, German
Sculptor, Choreographer, Painter, University

Daniel BerriganDaniel Berrigan
09 May 1921, American
Peace activist, Theologian, Writer, University
E. P. ThompsonE. P. Thompson
03 February 1924, British
Historian

Kenneth E. BouldingKenneth E. Boulding
18 January 1910, British, American
Economist, University teacher, Philosopher,
David DellingerDavid Dellinger
22 August 1915, American
Activist

Cindy SheehanCindy Sheehan
10 July 1957, American
Activist

Joseph RotblatJoseph Rotblat
04 November 1908, Polish
Physicist
Michael CulverMichael Culver
16 June 1938, British
Actor, Film actor

Peace PilgrimPeace Pilgrim
18 July 1908, American
Peace activist
Philip BerriganPhilip Berrigan
05 October 1923, American
Peace activist

Jaime GarzónJaime Garzón
24 October 1960, Colombian
Comedian

Fenner BrockwayFenner Brockway
01 November 1888, British
Politician
Henri BourassaHenri Bourassa
01 September 1868, Canadian
Politician

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Toyohiko KagawaToyohiko Kagawa
10 July 1888, Japanese
Peace Activist
Alec ReidAlec Reid
05 August 1931, Irish
Priest

Eugen DrewermannEugen Drewermann
20 June 1940, German
Theologian

Mary Emma WoolleyMary Emma Woolley
13 July 1863, American
Educator

May Wright SewallMay Wright Sewall
27 May 1844, American
Reformer
Fuki KushidaFuki Kushida
17 February 1899, Japanese
Activist
The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
01 June 1924, American
Chaplain