SettingsBritish activists
A. G. Horniman
Benjamin Guy Horniman was a British national who was active in the Indian Independence Movement during the early-20th century.
Benjamin Guy Horniman was a British national who was active in the Indian Independence Movement during the early-20th century.
A.E. Dyson
Anthony Edward Dyson, aka Tony Dyson was a British literary critic, university lecturer, educational activist and gay rights campaigner.
Anthony Edward Dyson, aka Tony Dyson was a British literary critic, university lecturer, educational activist and gay rights campaigner.
Active Citizens Transform
Active Citizens Transform was founded in 2004 by Charles Secrett, former Executive Director of the environmental organization Friends of the Earth, and Ron Bailey as a new non-party political mo...
Active Citizens Transform was founded in 2004 by Charles Secrett, former Executive Director of the environmental organization Friends of the Earth, and Ron Bailey as a new non-party political mo...
Adelaide Anderson
Dame Adelaide Mary Anderson, DBE (8 April 1863 – 28 August 1936) was a British civil servant and labour activist, particularly interested in child labour and conditions in China.
Dame Adelaide Mary Anderson, DBE (8 April 1863 – 28 August 1936) was a British civil servant and labour activist, particularly interested in child labour and conditions in China.
Adelaide Doughty
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (21 September 1902 – 10 July 1973) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Charles John Joseph Addison Doughty (21 September 1902 – 10 July 1973) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Adelaide Livingstone
Dame Adelaide Stickney Lord Livingstone, DBE (died 1970) was responsible for organising the Peace Ballot in 1934-35 to gauge the British public's sentiment in the winds of upcoming war with a re...
Dame Adelaide Stickney Lord Livingstone, DBE (died 1970) was responsible for organising the Peace Ballot in 1934-35 to gauge the British public's sentiment in the winds of upcoming war with a re...
Alix Kilroy
Dame Alix Kilroy, Lady Meynell, DBE was one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the Civil Service by examination.
Dame Alix Kilroy, Lady Meynell, DBE was one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the Civil Service by examination.
Andrew Tyler
Andrew Tyler is the director of Animal Aid, the UK's second largest animal rights organization.
Andrew Tyler is the director of Animal Aid, the UK's second largest animal rights organization.
Angie Zelter
Angie Zelter (b. 5 June 1951) is an activist known most notably as the founder of a number of international campaign groups including Trident Ploughshares and the International Woman's Pea...
Angie Zelter (b. 5 June 1951) is an activist known most notably as the founder of a number of international campaign groups including Trident Ploughshares and the International Woman's Pea...
Ann Dummett
Ann Dummett, Lady Dummett was a British campaigner for racial justice and an expert on British nationality law.
Ann Dummett, Lady Dummett was a British campaigner for racial justice and an expert on British nationality law.
Ann Pettifor
Ann Pettifor is a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, London, and author of books on government debt and international finance.
Ann Pettifor is a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, London, and author of books on government debt and international finance.
Anne Godwin
Dame Anne Godwin (1897–1992) was a British trade unionist.
Dame Anne Godwin (1897–1992) was a British trade unionist.
Anne Loughlin
Dame Anne Loughlin, DBE (June 28, 1894 – July 14, 1979) was a British labour activist and organiser.
Dame Anne Loughlin, DBE (June 28, 1894 – July 14, 1979) was a British labour activist and organiser.
Annie Machon
Annie Machon is a former British Security Service intelligence officer who left the Service at the same time as David Shayler, her partner at the time, to help him blow the whistle about alleged...
Annie Machon is a former British Security Service intelligence officer who left the Service at the same time as David Shayler, her partner at the time, to help him blow the whistle about alleged...
Arthur Potts Dawson
Arthur Potts Dawson, born and bought up in Camden, London, started cooking around 1990.
Arthur Potts Dawson, born and bought up in Camden, London, started cooking around 1990.
Arthur Uther Pendragon
Arthur Uther Pendragon (born John Timothy Rothwell, April 5, 1954) is an English eco-campaigner, neo-druid leader, media personality, and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur, a name...
Arthur Uther Pendragon (born John Timothy Rothwell, April 5, 1954) is an English eco-campaigner, neo-druid leader, media personality, and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur, a name...
Benny Rothman
Bernard Rothman better known as Ben Rothman (June 1, 1911 - January 23, 2002) was a Uk political activist, most famous for his leading role in the Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932.
Bernard Rothman better known as Ben Rothman (June 1, 1911 - January 23, 2002) was a Uk political activist, most famous for his leading role in the Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932.
Brenda Rawnsley
Brenda Mary Rawnsley Keighley (born 31 July 1916, Oxford, Oxfordshire — died 25 June 2007, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire) was a British arts campaigner and education activist.
Brenda Mary Rawnsley Keighley (born 31 July 1916, Oxford, Oxfordshire — died 25 June 2007, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire) was a British arts campaigner and education activist.
Bruce Kent
Bruce Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest.
Bruce Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest.
Charles Asprey
Charles Asprey is the publisher of the quarterly journal PICPUS and a founder and supporter of various UK and international art projects and initiatives, including ArtSchool Palestine.
Charles Asprey is the publisher of the quarterly journal PICPUS and a founder and supporter of various UK and international art projects and initiatives, including ArtSchool Palestine.
Charles Thomas Pearce
Charles Thomas Pearce (1815 - 1883) was an English physician and early opponent of mandatory vaccination.
Charles Thomas Pearce (1815 - 1883) was an English physician and early opponent of mandatory vaccination.
Chris Green (White Ribbon Campaign)
Chris Green is Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign (UK) and full time lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Chris Green is Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign (UK) and full time lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Chris Lightfoot
Chris Lightfoot was a leading and prolific online civic campaigner, a polymath and a scientist, and the first developer with Tom Steinberg at e-democracy charity mySociety.
Chris Lightfoot was a leading and prolific online civic campaigner, a polymath and a scientist, and the first developer with Tom Steinberg at e-democracy charity mySociety.
Chris Tame
Dr Chris Ronald Tame (20 December 1949 – 20 March 2006) was a British libertarian political activist.
Dr Chris Ronald Tame (20 December 1949 – 20 March 2006) was a British libertarian political activist.
Claudia Jones
Claudia Cumberbatch Jones (15 February 1915—24 December 1964) was a Trinidadian journalist, who applied her skills to becoming a political activist and black nationalist through Communisum.
Claudia Cumberbatch Jones (15 February 1915—24 December 1964) was a Trinidadian journalist, who applied her skills to becoming a political activist and black nationalist through Communisum.
Colin Hines
Colin Hines is a co-director of Finance for the Future, an entity set up to encourage investments in local authority bonds to reduce fossil fuel use.
Colin Hines is a co-director of Finance for the Future, an entity set up to encourage investments in local authority bonds to reduce fossil fuel use.
Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the weblog Boing Boing.
David Handley
David Handley is the leader of the militant pressure group Farmers for Action.
David Handley is the leader of the militant pressure group Farmers for Action.
David Hardingham
David Hardingham is a British-based reform activist, aid organiser, entrepreneur and the Honorary Consul of the Maldives in Salisbury.
David Hardingham is a British-based reform activist, aid organiser, entrepreneur and the Honorary Consul of the Maldives in Salisbury.
David Michael Webb
David Michael Webb (born 29 August 1965 in London, England), usually known as David Webb, is a well-known activist and share market analyst in Hong Kong.
David Michael Webb (born 29 August 1965 in London, England), usually known as David Webb, is a well-known activist and share market analyst in Hong Kong.
Derek Humphry
Derek Humphry (b. 29 April 1930, Bath, England) is a British-born American journalist, author and principal founder in 1980 of the Hemlock Society USA and past president of the World Federation ...
Derek Humphry (b. 29 April 1930, Bath, England) is a British-born American journalist, author and principal founder in 1980 of the Hemlock Society USA and past president of the World Federation ...
Diana Collins
Dame Diana Clavering Collins, DBE (b.
Dame Diana Clavering Collins, DBE (b.
Douglas Mason
Douglas Calder Mason (30 September 1941 - 13 December 2004) was a British policymaker, writer and antiquarian bookseller.
Douglas Calder Mason (30 September 1941 - 13 December 2004) was a British policymaker, writer and antiquarian bookseller.
Duncan Hallas
Duncan Hallas (23 December 1925 - 19 September 2002), was a prominent member of the Trotskyist movement and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party in Great Britain.
Duncan Hallas (23 December 1925 - 19 September 2002), was a prominent member of the Trotskyist movement and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party in Great Britain.
Edith Lyttelton
Dame Edith Lyttelton, GBE was a British novelist, World War I-era activist and spiritualist.
Dame Edith Lyttelton, GBE was a British novelist, World War I-era activist and spiritualist.
Edward Augustus Kendall
Edward Augustus Kendall, translator, social campaigner and miscellaneous writer, was born about 1776.
Edward Augustus Kendall, translator, social campaigner and miscellaneous writer, was born about 1776.
Edward Craven Walker
Edward Craven Walker was the inventor of the psychedelic Astro Lamp, known as the Lava Lamp.
Edward Craven Walker was the inventor of the psychedelic Astro Lamp, known as the Lava Lamp.
Emma McCune
Emma McCune (1964 in India - 1993 in Nairobi) was an expatriate British foreign aid worker in Sudan who married guerrilla leader Riek Machar.
Emma McCune (1964 in India - 1993 in Nairobi) was an expatriate British foreign aid worker in Sudan who married guerrilla leader Riek Machar.
Enid Lakeman
Enid Lakeman, OBE (28 November 1903 - 7 January 1995) was a British political reformer, writer and politician, noted for her long-standing championship of the Single Transferable Vote system of ...
Enid Lakeman, OBE (28 November 1903 - 7 January 1995) was a British political reformer, writer and politician, noted for her long-standing championship of the Single Transferable Vote system of ...
Eric Baker (activist)
Eric Baker (22 September 1920 – July 1976) was one of the founders of the human rights group Amnesty International and the second general secretary of the organization.
Eric Baker (22 September 1920 – July 1976) was one of the founders of the human rights group Amnesty International and the second general secretary of the organization.
Eric Syddique
Eric Mahmood Syddique is a former chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society, and a former Liberal Democrat councillor on Sevenoaks District Council in Kent.
Eric Mahmood Syddique is a former chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society, and a former Liberal Democrat councillor on Sevenoaks District Council in Kent.
Erin Pizzey
Erin Patria Margaret Pizzey is a British family care activist and a best-selling novelist.
Erin Patria Margaret Pizzey is a British family care activist and a best-selling novelist.
Ethel Wormald
Dame Ethel Wormald, DBE, OBE, DL, JP, the second woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool (born 19 November 1901 — died 23 February 1993) was a British politician, educationist and social activist.
Dame Ethel Wormald, DBE, OBE, DL, JP, the second woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool (born 19 November 1901 — died 23 February 1993) was a British politician, educationist and social activist.
Flora Solomon
Flora Solomon OBE (28 September 1895 – 1984) was born Flora Benenson in Pinsk, Imperial Russia, in 1895.
Flora Solomon OBE (28 September 1895 – 1984) was born Flora Benenson in Pinsk, Imperial Russia, in 1895.
George William Foote
George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was a British secularist and journal editor.
George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was a British secularist and journal editor.
Giles Hart
Giles Vernon Hart (20 November 1949 – 7 July 2005) was a British engineer and trade union activist.
Giles Vernon Hart (20 November 1949 – 7 July 2005) was a British engineer and trade union activist.
Gladys Yang
Gladys Yang was a British translator of Chinese literature, the wife of another noted translator Yang Xianyi.
Gladys Yang was a British translator of Chinese literature, the wife of another noted translator Yang Xianyi.
Glen Jenvey
Glen Jenvey, born 9 April 1965, is a British journalist who states that he has devoted much of his time to infiltrating, undermining and exposing radical Islamic groups.
Glen Jenvey, born 9 April 1965, is a British journalist who states that he has devoted much of his time to infiltrating, undermining and exposing radical Islamic groups.
Gloria Taylor
Gloria Taylor (1950 - 7 April 2008) was a Nigerian-born British activist.
Gloria Taylor (1950 - 7 April 2008) was a Nigerian-born British activist.
Grace Kimmins
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871, Lewes – 1954, Haywards Heath) was described in Punch (volume 156, 9 April 1919) as .
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871, Lewes – 1954, Haywards Heath) was described in Punch (volume 156, 9 April 1919) as .
Graham Williamson
Graham Williamson is a Director of the Human Rights Campaign group ACT NOW.A former British humanitarian aid worker who worked in Sri Lanka founded ACT NOW with fellow aid workers after seeing h...
Graham Williamson is a Director of the Human Rights Campaign group ACT NOW.A former British humanitarian aid worker who worked in Sri Lanka founded ACT NOW with fellow aid workers after seeing h...
Hazel Henderson
Hazel Henderson is a futurist and an economic iconoclast.
Hazel Henderson is a futurist and an economic iconoclast.
Heather Nicholson
Heather Nicholson, also known as Heather James, is a British animal rights activist.
Heather Nicholson, also known as Heather James, is a British animal rights activist.
Helen Crummy
Helen Crummy MBE was a founder of The Craigmillar Festival Society, and served as the Organising Secretary for the group until 1985.
Helen Crummy MBE was a founder of The Craigmillar Festival Society, and served as the Organising Secretary for the group until 1985.
Henrietta Barnett
Dame Henrietta Octavia Weston Barnett, DBE was a notable English social reformer and author.
Dame Henrietta Octavia Weston Barnett, DBE was a notable English social reformer and author.
Henry Nevil Payne
Henry Nevil Payne (died 1710?) was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England.
Henry Nevil Payne (died 1710?) was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England.
Henry Stephens Salt
Henry Stephens Salt was an English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions, and the treatment of animals.
Henry Stephens Salt was an English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions, and the treatment of animals.
Henry Vincent
Henry Vincent was active in the formation of early Working Men's Associations in Britain, a popular Chartist leader, brilliant and gifted public orator, prospective but ultimately unsuccessful V...
Henry Vincent was active in the formation of early Working Men's Associations in Britain, a popular Chartist leader, brilliant and gifted public orator, prospective but ultimately unsuccessful V...
Herbert Arthur Frederick Turner
Herbert "Bert" Arthur Frederick Turner (1919-1998) was a British economist, statistician, and academic.
Herbert "Bert" Arthur Frederick Turner (1919-1998) was a British economist, statistician, and academic.
Hilda Lloyd
Dame Hilda Nora Lloyd, DBE (1891–1982), née Shufflebotham, was a British physician and surgeon.
Dame Hilda Nora Lloyd, DBE (1891–1982), née Shufflebotham, was a British physician and surgeon.
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid Newkirk is a British-born animal rights activist and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the world's largest animal rights organization.
Ingrid Newkirk is a British-born animal rights activist and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the world's largest animal rights organization.
Jack Tafari
Jack Tafari, is a Rastafarian and an activist who has worked to improve the conditions of the homeless in the developed world.
Jack Tafari, is a Rastafarian and an activist who has worked to improve the conditions of the homeless in the developed world.
James Parkes (clergyman)
James Parkes was born on the Island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands and was a clergyman, historian, and social activist.
James Parkes was born on the Island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands and was a clergyman, historian, and social activist.
Jan Salter
Jan Salter is the founder of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, a charity organization that is working to create a healthy, sustainable street dog population and eliminate rabies in Kathmand...
Jan Salter is the founder of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, a charity organization that is working to create a healthy, sustainable street dog population and eliminate rabies in Kathmand...
Jasvinder Sanghera
Jasvinder Sanghera is an activist and advocate for women's rights who was born in Derby.
Jasvinder Sanghera is an activist and advocate for women's rights who was born in Derby.
Jill Phipps
Jill Phipps (15 January 1964 — 1 February 1995) was a British animal rights activist who was crushed to death in Baginton, Warwickshire, England by a lorry transporting live veal calves he...
Jill Phipps (15 January 1964 — 1 February 1995) was a British animal rights activist who was crushed to death in Baginton, Warwickshire, England by a lorry transporting live veal calves he...
Joan Harbison
Dame Joan Irene Harbison is a Northern Irish public servant and activist.
Dame Joan Irene Harbison is a Northern Irish public servant and activist.
Joan Rodker
Joan Rodker (1 May 1915 – 27 December 2010) was a British political activist and television producer.
Joan Rodker (1 May 1915 – 27 December 2010) was a British political activist and television producer.
Jocelyn Barrow
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow, Mrs. Downer, DBE (born 15 April 1929) is the Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. She was the first black woman to be a governor of the BBC and ...
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow, Mrs. Downer, DBE (born 15 April 1929) is the Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. She was the first black woman to be a governor of the BBC and ...
Joe Mitty
Joseph Sidney Mitty MBE was a British salesman and the man who turned the first Oxfam gift shop into a national retail network of shops selling second hand clothing and other goods.
Joseph Sidney Mitty MBE was a British salesman and the man who turned the first Oxfam gift shop into a national retail network of shops selling second hand clothing and other goods.
John Cartwright (political reformer)
John Cartwright was an English naval officer, Nottinghamshire militia major and prominent campaigner for parliamentary reform.
John Cartwright was an English naval officer, Nottinghamshire militia major and prominent campaigner for parliamentary reform.
Jon Wynne-Tyson
Jon Wynne-Tyson (born 1924) is a British author, publisher, activist and pacifist who founded Centaur Press in 1954.
Jon Wynne-Tyson (born 1924) is a British author, publisher, activist and pacifist who founded Centaur Press in 1954.
Jonathan Bartley
Jonathan Bartley (born London, 1971) is the founder and co-director of Ekklesia, a Christian think tank based in London, and a religious commentator who appears regularly on UK radio and televis...
Jonathan Bartley (born London, 1971) is the founder and co-director of Ekklesia, a Christian think tank based in London, and a religious commentator who appears regularly on UK radio and televis...
Juliet Gellatley
Juliet Gellatley is a British writer and animal rights activist.
Juliet Gellatley is a British writer and animal rights activist.
Juliet Rhys-Williams
Juliet Evangeline, Lady Rhys-Williams, DBE, DStJ née Glyn (1898 – 1964), was a British writer, and a Liberal Party politician who later joined the Conservative Party.
Juliet Evangeline, Lady Rhys-Williams, DBE, DStJ née Glyn (1898 – 1964), was a British writer, and a Liberal Party politician who later joined the Conservative Party.
Kalim Siddiqui
Kalim Siddiqui, Ph.D. was an Indian British writer and Islamic activist.
Kalim Siddiqui, Ph.D. was an Indian British writer and Islamic activist.
Kate Allen (Amnesty International)
Katherine Allen is the Director of Amnesty International UK After studying for a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, Allen’s career started in lo...
Katherine Allen is the Director of Amnesty International UK After studying for a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, Allen’s career started in lo...
Kathy Wilkes
Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes (June 23, 1946 – August 21, 2003) was a philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding the education systems of former Communist countries afte...
Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes (June 23, 1946 – August 21, 2003) was a philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding the education systems of former Communist countries afte...
Keith Mann
Keith Mann is a British animal rights campaigner and writer, alleged by police in 2005 to be at the top of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) pyramid.
Keith Mann is a British animal rights campaigner and writer, alleged by police in 2005 to be at the top of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) pyramid.
Kevin Ovenden
Kevin Ovenden (born 1968) is a British, left-wing, political activist and currently a member of the Respect Party's leadership, and an organiser of Viva Palestina.
Kevin Ovenden (born 1968) is a British, left-wing, political activist and currently a member of the Respect Party's leadership, and an organiser of Viva Palestina.
Laura Sandys
Laura Jane Sandys is a British Conservative Party politician.
Laura Jane Sandys is a British Conservative Party politician.
Lindis Percy
Lindis "Spittin" Percy is a prominent peace activist in the United Kingdom and founding member and joint coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases.
Lindis "Spittin" Percy is a prominent peace activist in the United Kingdom and founding member and joint coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases.
Lucile Sayers
Dame Lucile Newell Sayers, DBE, JP was the UK Delegate to the United Nations' Status of Women Commission.
Dame Lucile Newell Sayers, DBE, JP was the UK Delegate to the United Nations' Status of Women Commission.
Lydia Becker
Lydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy.
Lydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy.
Mabel Tylecote
Dame Dr Mabel Tylecote, née Phythian, DBE (4 February 1896 - 31 January 1987) was a British Labour Party politician, activist and adult educationist from Manchester, England.
Dame Dr Mabel Tylecote, née Phythian, DBE (4 February 1896 - 31 January 1987) was a British Labour Party politician, activist and adult educationist from Manchester, England.
Margaret Bright Lucas
Margaret Bright Lucas was a temperance activist and suffragist.
Margaret Bright Lucas was a temperance activist and suffragist.
Margery Corbett Ashby
Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby, DBE (19 April 1882–15 May 1981) was a British Liberal politician, feminist and internationalist.
Dame Margery Irene Corbett Ashby, DBE (19 April 1882–15 May 1981) was a British Liberal politician, feminist and internationalist.
Marion Wallace Dunlop
Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864–1942) was the first British suffragette to go on hunger strike, on 5 July 1909, after being arrested in July 1909 for militancy.
Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864–1942) was the first British suffragette to go on hunger strike, on 5 July 1909, after being arrested in July 1909 for militancy.
Mark Almond
Mark Almond is a writer and lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford.
Mark Almond is a writer and lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford.
Mark Haggan
Mark Haggan is a UK-based businessman and charity activist, particularly in the fields of student volunteering, education and international development.
Mark Haggan is a UK-based businessman and charity activist, particularly in the fields of student volunteering, education and international development.
Mark Purdey
John Mark Purdey (December 25, 1953 – November 12, 2006) was a British organic farmer who came to public attention in the 1980s, when he began to circulate his own theories regarding the c...
John Mark Purdey (December 25, 1953 – November 12, 2006) was a British organic farmer who came to public attention in the 1980s, when he began to circulate his own theories regarding the c...
Mary Burns
Mary Burns (1823(?)-1863) was an Irish woman, living in Salford, near Manchester, England, known as the lifelong partner of Friedrich Engels.
Mary Burns (1823(?)-1863) was an Irish woman, living in Salford, near Manchester, England, known as the lifelong partner of Friedrich Engels.
Maurice Frankel
Maurice Frankel is director of the UK Campaign for Freedom of Information.
Maurice Frankel is director of the UK Campaign for Freedom of Information.
Maurice Ludmer
Maurice Ludmer was a Jewish British anti-fascist activist and journalist.
Maurice Ludmer was a Jewish British anti-fascist activist and journalist.
Melody MacDonald
Melody MacDonald is a British animal rights activist, author and lobbyist.
Melody MacDonald is a British animal rights activist, author and lobbyist.
Michael Irwin
Michael Henry Knox Irwin (5 June 1931 - ) is a retired GP and former medical director of the United Nations.
Michael Henry Knox Irwin (5 June 1931 - ) is a retired GP and former medical director of the United Nations.
Mike Lesser
Mike Lesser is a mathematical philosopher and political activist.
Mike Lesser is a mathematical philosopher and political activist.
Miranda Hill
Miranda Hill (Wisbech 1836–1910) was an English social reformer.
Miranda Hill (Wisbech 1836–1910) was an English social reformer.
Mohammed Ansar
Mohammed Ansar is a British Muslim commentator who is active in inter-faith dialogue.
Mohammed Ansar is a British Muslim commentator who is active in inter-faith dialogue.
Monica Furlong
Monica Furlong (17 January 1930 – 14 January 2003) was a British author, journalist, and activist.
Monica Furlong (17 January 1930 – 14 January 2003) was a British author, journalist, and activist.
Muriel Dowding, Baroness Dowding
Muriel Dowding, Baroness Dowding (March 22, 1908 – November 20, 1993) was an English animal rights activist.
Muriel Dowding, Baroness Dowding (March 22, 1908 – November 20, 1993) was an English animal rights activist.
Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell
Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell (19 July 1938 – 8 September 2007) was a British politician.
Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell (19 July 1938 – 8 September 2007) was a British politician.
Nigel Gibson
Nigel Gibson is an activist and scholar specialising in philosophy.
Nigel Gibson is an activist and scholar specialising in philosophy.
Octavia Hill
Octavia Hill (3 December 1838 – 13 August 1912) was an English social reformer, whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nin...
Octavia Hill (3 December 1838 – 13 August 1912) was an English social reformer, whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nin...
Otis Ferry
Charles Frederick Otis Ferry, born is a British fox hunting enthusiast and prominent pro-hunting protestor.
Charles Frederick Otis Ferry, born is a British fox hunting enthusiast and prominent pro-hunting protestor.
Pat Regan
Patricia Ann Regan (5 September 1954 – 1 June 2008) was a British anti-gun activist and campaigner.
Patricia Ann Regan (5 September 1954 – 1 June 2008) was a British anti-gun activist and campaigner.
Paul Johns (CND chair)
Paul Johns was chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) between 1985 and 1987.
Paul Johns was chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) between 1985 and 1987.
Rachel Crowdy
Dame Rachel Eleanor Crowdy, DBE (3 March 1884, Paddington - 10 October 1964, Outwood, Surrey) was an English nurse and social reformer.
Dame Rachel Eleanor Crowdy, DBE (3 March 1884, Paddington - 10 October 1964, Outwood, Surrey) was an English nurse and social reformer.
Rachel Waterhouse
Dame Rachel Waterhouse, DBE (born 2 January 1923) is a local historian of Birmingham and the West Midlands of England, consumer affairs activist and writer.
Dame Rachel Waterhouse, DBE (born 2 January 1923) is a local historian of Birmingham and the West Midlands of England, consumer affairs activist and writer.
Ralph Harris, Baron Harris of High Cross
Ralph Harris, Baron Harris of High Cross (10 December 1924 – 19 October 2006) was a British economist.
Ralph Harris, Baron Harris of High Cross (10 December 1924 – 19 October 2006) was a British economist.
Rebecca Jarrett
Rebecca Jarrett (1846-1928) was a British former prostitute and procuress who, with reformer and newspaper editor William Thomas Stead, fought against child prostitution and white slavery during...
Rebecca Jarrett (1846-1928) was a British former prostitute and procuress who, with reformer and newspaper editor William Thomas Stead, fought against child prostitution and white slavery during...
Richard Oastler
Richard Oastler (20 December 1789 - 22 August 1861) was an English labour reformer, "Tory radical", and abolitionist.
Richard Oastler (20 December 1789 - 22 August 1861) was an English labour reformer, "Tory radical", and abolitionist.
Robert J N Wilson
Robert Wilson is the Founder of the charity (NGO) READ International.
Robert Wilson is the Founder of the charity (NGO) READ International.
Robin Webb
Robin Webb is an English animal rights activist.
Robin Webb is an English animal rights activist.
Sally Bercow
Sally Berco (née Illman; born 22 November 1969) is the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.
Sally Berco (née Illman; born 22 November 1969) is the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.
Sarah Wykes
Sarah Wykes is a British human rights activist.
Sarah Wykes is a British human rights activist.
Shamas Rehman
Shams Rehman born in Morra Loharaan, Akalgarh in Mirpur is a Kashmiri author, activist & presenter residing in Oldham, UK. Shams gained Honours and MA in Sociology from Karachi University.
Shams Rehman born in Morra Loharaan, Akalgarh in Mirpur is a Kashmiri author, activist & presenter residing in Oldham, UK. Shams gained Honours and MA in Sociology from Karachi University.
Spies for Peace
The Spies for Peace was a group of anti-war activists associated with CND and the Committee of 100 who publicized government preparations for rule after a nuclear war.
The Spies for Peace was a group of anti-war activists associated with CND and the Committee of 100 who publicized government preparations for rule after a nuclear war.
Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading
Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, GBE (6 January 1894, Constantinople – 22 May 1971, Sussex, England), née Stella Charnaud, was a British political and military figure.
Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, GBE (6 January 1894, Constantinople – 22 May 1971, Sussex, England), née Stella Charnaud, was a British political and military figure.
Stephen Coleridge
Stephen William Buchanan Coleridge was an English author, barrister, opponent of vivisection, and co-founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Stephen William Buchanan Coleridge was an English author, barrister, opponent of vivisection, and co-founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Stephen Gough
Stephen Gough (born c. 1959), also known as Steve Gough and the Naked Rambler, is a British former Royal Marine turned activist from Eastleigh, Hampshire, famous for walking the leng...
Stephen Gough (born c. 1959), also known as Steve Gough and the Naked Rambler, is a British former Royal Marine turned activist from Eastleigh, Hampshire, famous for walking the leng...
Steve Booth
Steve Booth was a British political activist and journalist, and was one of the defendants in the GANDALF trial.
Steve Booth was a British political activist and journalist, and was one of the defendants in the GANDALF trial.
Sunder Katwala
Sunder Katwala is a British political activist and former general secretary of the Fabian Society.
Sunder Katwala is a British political activist and former general secretary of the Fabian Society.
Thomas Benyon
Thomas Yates Benyon, OBE (born 13 August 1942, Newmarket, Suffolk) is a British activist and former Conservative Party politician.
Thomas Yates Benyon, OBE (born 13 August 1942, Newmarket, Suffolk) is a British activist and former Conservative Party politician.
Tim Martin (human rights)
Tim Martin is the Director of the Human Rights Campaign group ACT NOW.A former British humanitarian aid worker who worked in Sri Lanka founded ACT NOW with fellow aid workers after seeing human ...
Tim Martin is the Director of the Human Rights Campaign group ACT NOW.A former British humanitarian aid worker who worked in Sri Lanka founded ACT NOW with fellow aid workers after seeing human ...
Topple the Tyrants
Topple the Tyrants is an activist group which occupied a London home belonging to Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in March 2011.
Topple the Tyrants is an activist group which occupied a London home belonging to Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in March 2011.
Trevor Clay
Trevor Clay, CBE, FRCN (born 10 May 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England — died 23 April 1994, Harefield, Middlesex, England) was a British nurse and former General Secretary of the Royal Colle...
Trevor Clay, CBE, FRCN (born 10 May 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England — died 23 April 1994, Harefield, Middlesex, England) was a British nurse and former General Secretary of the Royal Colle...
Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954) is an English actress and producer.
Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954) is an English actress and producer.
Ursula Mellor Bright
Ursula Mellor Bright (5 July 1835 – 12 March 1915) was a women's suffrage campaigner.
Ursula Mellor Bright (5 July 1835 – 12 March 1915) was a women's suffrage campaigner.
Victoria Gillick
Victoria D.M. Gillick (née Gudgeon, Hendon, 1946 - ) is a British campaigner best known for the eponymous 1985 UK House of Lords ruling that considered whether contraception could be prescribed...
Victoria D.M. Gillick (née Gudgeon, Hendon, 1946 - ) is a British campaigner best known for the eponymous 1985 UK House of Lords ruling that considered whether contraception could be prescribed...
Violet Mond, Baroness Melchett
Violet Florence Mabel Mond, Baroness Melchett, DBE, née Goetze, was an British humanitarian and activist.
Violet Florence Mabel Mond, Baroness Melchett, DBE, née Goetze, was an British humanitarian and activist.
William Lovett
William Lovett (1800 - 1877) was a British activist who was a leader of the political movement Chartism as well as one of the leading London-based Artisan Radicals of his generation.
William Lovett (1800 - 1877) was a British activist who was a leader of the political movement Chartism as well as one of the leading London-based Artisan Radicals of his generation.