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Bella Abzug
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1920 - 1998
Bella Abzug was a leading liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s, especially known for her work for women’s rights.
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(1920-1998)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Jane Addams
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Philanthropist / 1860 - 1935
Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, and was named a co-winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.
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(1860-1935)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Philanthropist
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Bill Ayers
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author / 1944 -
Bill Ayers is best known for his involvement with the Weather Underground, a militant group created to end the Vietnam War.
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(1944-)
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author
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Joan Baez
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer / 1941 -
Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for her distinctive voice and for her role in popularizing the music of Bob Dylan.
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(1941-)
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer
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Roger Baldwin
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist / 1884 - 1981
Roger Baldwin was an American civil rights activist who co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union.
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(1884-1981)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist
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Robert Benchley
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Comedian, Literary Critic, Journalist / 1889 - 1945
Robert Benchley was an American humorist, drama critic and film actor who is best known for his small roles in over 40 films, including How To Sleep.
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(1889-1945)
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Comedian, Literary Critic, Journalist
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Robert Bly
Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1926 -
American poet and activist Robert Bly is best known for writing Iron John: A Book About Men which is credited for starting the Mythopoetic men's movement.
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(1926-)
Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Pierce Brosnan
Animal Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1953 -
Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is best known for his recurring role as British spy James Bond in the popular James Bond film series.
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(1953-)
Animal Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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Jackson Browne
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist / 1948 -
Jackson Browne is a folk singer-songwriter who released numerous hit records in the 1970s and '80s, including Late for the Sky. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
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(1948-)
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
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René Cassin
Anti-War Activist, Lawyer / 1887 - 1976
French jurist and lawyer René Cassin is best known for his involvement in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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(1887-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Lawyer
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Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1928 -
Famed scholar Noam Chomsky is known for both his groundbreaking contributions to linguistics and his penetrating critiques of political systems.
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(1928-)
Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist
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Dorothy Day
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1897 - 1980
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
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(1897-1980)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist
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Steve Earle
Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1955 -
Steve Earle is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose albums seamlessly blend rock, folk and country. He has also appeared on the HBO series The Wire and Treme.
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(1955-)
Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Daniel Ellsberg
Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Government Official / 1931 -
Daniel Ellsberg strengthened public opposition to the Vietnam War in 1971 when he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times.
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(1931-)
Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Government Official
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Peter Gabriel
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1950 -
Peter Gabriel is a British singer and songwriter best known for his role as lead vocalist and flautist for the progressive rock group Genesis.
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(1950-)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Mahatma Gandhi
Anti-War Activist / 1869 - 1948
Mahatmas Gandhi was the primary leader of India's independence movement and also the architect of a form of civil disobedience that would influence the world.
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(1869-1948)
Anti-War Activist
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Richard Gere
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Pianist, Philanthropist / 1949 -
Richard Gere is an American actor best known for his status as an American sex symbol and his leading film roles, including in Report to the Commissioner, American Gigolo, An Officer and A Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago.
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(1949-)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Pianist, Philanthropist
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Leon Golub
Anti-War Activist, Painter / 1922 - 2004
Leon Golub was an American painter who was both horrified and inspired by the Vietnam War.
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(1922-2004)
Anti-War Activist, Painter
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Mike Gravel
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative / 1930 -
Mike Gravel is a former U.S. senator from Alaska, known for his efforts to end the draft during the Vietnam War and for releasing the Pentagon Papers.
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(1930-)
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative
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Tom Hayden
Animal Rights Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Political Leader / 1939 -
Tom Hayden is a political activist and writer who served in the California State Assembly and State Senate. He is also the former husband of actress Jane Fonda.
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(1939-)
Animal Rights Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Political Leader
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Joseph Heller
Anti-War Activist, Author / 1923 - 1999
Based on his experience, novelist Joseph Heller wrote the satirical novel Catch-22, considered one of the most significant works of postwar protest literature.
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(1923-1999)
Anti-War Activist, Author
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Abbie Hoffman
Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1936 - 1989
Abbie Hoffman, American political activist and founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies), was known for his successful media events.
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(1936-1989)
Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist
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Maxine Hong Kingston
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author / 1940 -
Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American author of memoirs and fiction. Her best known work is The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among the Ghosts.
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(1940-)
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author
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Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer / 1927 - 2006
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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(1927-2006)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Writer
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Ron Kovic
Anti-War Activist / 1946 -
Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic wrote the autobiography Born on the Fourth of July, the basis of the Oliver Stone film starring Tom Cruise.
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(1946-)
Anti-War Activist
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Robert M. La Follette
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1855 - 1925
Robert M. La Follette was an American Republican best known as a proponent of progressivism and a fierce opponent to corporate power.
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(1855-1925)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Denise Levertov
Anti-War Activist, Poet / 1923 - 1997
Denise Levertov was an English-born poet, essayist and political activist who wrote matter-of-fact verse on both personal and political themes.
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(1923-1997)
Anti-War Activist, Poet
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Robert Lowell
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Poet / 1917 - 1977
Robert Lowell is the founder of the confessional poetry movement which emphasizes the intimate and often unflattering details about the poet's personal life.
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(1917-1977)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Poet
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Heather Mills
Animal Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Model, Philanthropist, Reality Television Star / 1968 -
Heather Mills is best known as the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney as well as for her activism and philanthropy.
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(1968-)
Animal Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Model, Philanthropist, Reality Television Star
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Michael Moore
Anti-War Activist, Comedian, Director, Television Personality / 1954 -
Michael Moore is a documentary filmmaker and satirist. His debut film was Roger & Me which became the highest-grossing American documentary of the time.
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(1954-)
Anti-War Activist, Comedian, Director, Television Personality
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John Murtha
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative / 1932 - 2010
John Murtha was appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of GOP Rep. John P. Saylor.
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(1932-2010)
Anti-War Activist, U.S. Representative
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Ralph Nader
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist / 1934 -
Attorney Ralph Nader is an auto-safety reformer and consumer advocate. He’s run for president several times, having been both a Democrat and Green Party member.
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(1934-)
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist
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Peter O'Toole
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1932 -
Irish born Peter O'Toole is one of Hollywood's most highly-honored actors. He is best known for playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
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(1932-)
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Phil Ochs
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1940 - 1976
American folk singer Phil Ochs is best remembered for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960's on war and civil rights.
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(1940-1976)
Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Yoko Ono
Anti-War Activist, Artist, Singer / 1933 -
Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist who became known worldwide in the 1960s when she married Beatles front man John Lennon.
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(1933-)
Anti-War Activist, Artist, Singer
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Grace Paley
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Author, Poet / 1922 - 2007
Short-story writer and poet Grace Paley is
known both for her written work and for her political activism, most notably against the Vietnam War.
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(1922-2007)
Educator, Anti-War Activist, Author, Poet
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Bertrand Russell
Philosopher, Mathematician, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1872 - 1970
Despite being a renowned philosopher, Bertrand Russell is perhaps best known for his political activism and altercations with the British government.
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(1872-1970)
Philosopher, Mathematician, Anti-War Activist, Journalist
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Cyrus S. Eaton
Anti-War Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1883 - 1979
Cyrus S. Eaton was a Canadian industrialist and formed the third largest steel company in the United States.
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(1883-1979)
Anti-War Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Pete Seeger
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1919 -
American folk singer Pete Seeger is an iconic figure in the mid-20th century, and is best known for his contributions to the American folk music revival.
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(1919-)
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Rod Serling
Anti-War Activist, Television Personality, Author, Screenwriter / 1924 - 1975
Emmy Award–winning television and film writer Rod Serling created and hosted the sci-fi fantasy series The Twilight Zone and co-wrote Planet of the Apes.
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(1924-1975)
Anti-War Activist, Television Personality, Author, Screenwriter
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Peter Singer
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author / 1946 -
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher whose work in applied ethics has led to controversial views on abortion, animal liberation and infanticide.
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(1946-)
Philosopher, Animal Rights Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author
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Susan Sontag
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1933 - 2004
Susan Sontag was a critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist and filmmaker. She wrote On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, The Volcano Lover and In America.
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(1933-2004)
Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist
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Mary Travers
Anti-War Activist, Singer / 1936 - 2009
Mary Travers was a member of the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary.
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(1936-2009)
Anti-War Activist, Singer
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Dalton Trumbo
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1976
Dalton Trumbo was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and forced to work under various pseudonyms.
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(1905-1976)
Anti-War Activist, Director, Author, Screenwriter
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George Weah
Anti-War Activist, Soccer Player / 1966 -
Liberian soccer star George Weah was named African, European and World Player of the Year in 1995 and has since become a prominent humanitarian and politician.
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(1966-)
Anti-War Activist, Soccer Player
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Max Weber
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist / 1864 - 1920
Max Weber was a 19th century German sociologist and one of the founders of modern sociology. He wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism in 1905.
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(1864-1920)
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist
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Simone Weil
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist / 1909 - 1943
Simone Weil was a French intellectual, activist and Christian Mystic.
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(1909-1943)
Educator, Philosopher, Civil Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Journalist