SettingsNonviolence advocates
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current ...
The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current ...
A. J. Muste
The Reverend Abraham Johannes "A.J." Muste (1885–1967) (pronounced "MUSS-tee") was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist.
The Reverend Abraham Johannes "A.J." Muste (1885–1967) (pronounced "MUSS-tee") was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist.
A. Philip Randolph
Asa Philip Randolph was a leader in the African American civil-rights movement and the American labor movement.
Asa Philip Randolph was a leader in the African American civil-rights movement and the American labor movement.
Acharya Mahapragya
Acharya Shri Mahapragya was the tenth Acharya, supreme head of the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism.
Acharya Shri Mahapragya was the tenth Acharya, supreme head of the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism.
Acharya Shri Mahasharman
Aacharya Shri Mahashram (born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group.
Aacharya Shri Mahashram (born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group.
Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom on 7 August 1951, is a Theravada Buddhist monk.
Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera, born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom on 7 August 1951, is a Theravada Buddhist monk.
Albert Bigelow
Albert S. Bigelow (1 May 1906 - 6 October 1993) was a pacifist and former United States Navy Commander, who came to prominence in the 1950s as the skipper of the Golden Rule, the first vesse...
Albert S. Bigelow (1 May 1906 - 6 October 1993) was a pacifist and former United States Navy Commander, who came to prominence in the 1950s as the skipper of the Golden Rule, the first vesse...
Albert Lutuli
Albert John Lutuli, also known by his Zulu name Mvumbi, was a South African teacher and politician.
Albert John Lutuli, also known by his Zulu name Mvumbi, was a South African teacher and politician.
Aldo Capitini
Aldo Capitini was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-Fascist and educator.
Aldo Capitini was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-Fascist and educator.
Alexander Aris
Alexander Aris Myint San Aung,, is the elder son of Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris.
Alexander Aris Myint San Aung,, is the elder son of Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris.
Ammon Hennacy
Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an Irish American pacifist, Christian anarchist, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly.
Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an Irish American pacifist, Christian anarchist, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly.
Amílcar Méndez Urízar
Amílcar Méndez Urízar is a Guatemalan human rights activist and former Congressman (1996–2000).
Amílcar Méndez Urízar is a Guatemalan human rights activist and former Congressman (1996–2000).
André and Magda Trocmé
André Trocmé and his wife Magda are a couple of French Righteous Among the Nations.
André Trocmé and his wife Magda are a couple of French Righteous Among the Nations.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before res...
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before res...
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and pun...
Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and pun...
April Carter
April Carter has lectured in politics at the universities of Lancaster, Oxford and Queensland, and was a Fellow at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute from 1985 to 1987.
April Carter has lectured in politics at the universities of Lancaster, Oxford and Queensland, and was a Fellow at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute from 1985 to 1987.
Arndt Pekurinen
Arndt Juho Pekurinen (August 29, 1905 in Juva, Finland – November 5, 1941 in Suomussalmi, Finland) was a Finnish pacifist and conscientious objector.
Arndt Juho Pekurinen (August 29, 1905 in Juva, Finland – November 5, 1941 in Suomussalmi, Finland) was a Finnish pacifist and conscientious objector.
Arun Manilal Gandhi
Arun Manilal Gandhi (born April 14, 1934) is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Arun Manilal Gandhi (born April 14, 1934) is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy in Burma.
Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy in Burma.
Barbara Deming
Barbara Deming was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.
Barbara Deming was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin (; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence, and gay rights.
Bayard Rustin (; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence, and gay rights.
Ben Salmon
Ben Joseph Salmon (1889–1932) was an American Christian pacifist, Roman Catholic, conscientious objector and outspoken critic of just war theory, as he believed all war to be unjust.
Ben Joseph Salmon (1889–1932) was an American Christian pacifist, Roman Catholic, conscientious objector and outspoken critic of just war theory, as he believed all war to be unjust.
Brian Martin (professor)
Brian Martin (born 1947) teaches in the interdisciplinary area of Science, technology, and society at the University of Wollongong in Australia, where he became a professor in 2007.
Brian Martin (born 1947) teaches in the interdisciplinary area of Science, technology, and society at the University of Wollongong in Australia, where he became a professor in 2007.
C. T. Vivian
Cordy Tindell Vivian (born July 30, 1924) is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Cordy Tindell Vivian (born July 30, 1924) is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the American Civil Rights Movement.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Estrada Chavez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the...
Cesar Estrada Chavez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the...
Chan Khong
Chân Không; born in 1938, is an expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist nun, peace activist, and has worked closely with Thich Nhat Hanh in the creation of Plum Village and helping conduct spiritual retr...
Chân Không; born in 1938, is an expatriate Vietnamese Buddhist nun, peace activist, and has worked closely with Thich Nhat Hanh in the creation of Plum Village and helping conduct spiritual retr...
Chester Wickwire
Chester "Chet" L. Wickwire (December 11, 1913 - August 31, 2008) was chaplain emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University.
Chester "Chet" L. Wickwire (December 11, 1913 - August 31, 2008) was chaplain emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University.
Christian Renoux
Christian Renoux is a French historian and an activist for nonviolence.
Christian Renoux is a French historian and an activist for nonviolence.
Ciaran McKeown
Ciaran McKeown (born 1943) is a former peace activist in Northern Ireland.
Ciaran McKeown (born 1943) is a former peace activist in Northern Ireland.
Clara Luper
Clara Shepard Luper (May 3, 1923 – June 8, 2011) was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Clara Shepard Luper (May 3, 1923 – June 8, 2011) was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Claude AnShin Thomas
Claude Anshin Thomas (born 1947) is an American Zen Buddhist monk and Vietnam War veteran.
Claude Anshin Thomas (born 1947) is an American Zen Buddhist monk and Vietnam War veteran.
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office.
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office.
Corbin Harney
Corbin Harney (March 24, 1920 – July 10, 2007) was an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people.
Corbin Harney (March 24, 1920 – July 10, 2007) was an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader.
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader.
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez (; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Assoc...
César Estrada Chávez (; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Assoc...
David Dellinger
David T. Dellinger, one of the most influential American radicals of the 20th century, was a pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change.
David T. Dellinger, one of the most influential American radicals of the 20th century, was a pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change.
David McReynolds
David McReynolds (born January 10, 1929) is an American democratic socialist and pacifist activist who described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with Liberat...
David McReynolds (born January 10, 1929) is an American democratic socialist and pacifist activist who described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with Liberat...
David Wylie (author)
David Wylie is the author of the book, City, Save Thyself! - Nuclear Terror and the Urban Ballot.
David Wylie is the author of the book, City, Save Thyself! - Nuclear Terror and the Urban Ballot.
Diane Drufenbrock
Sister Diane Joyce Drufenbrock, S.S.S.F.,, also known as Sister Madeleine Sophie, is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis and a Christian socialist.
Sister Diane Joyce Drufenbrock, S.S.S.F.,, also known as Sister Madeleine Sophie, is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis and a Christian socialist.
Diane Nash
Diane Judith Nash was a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Diane Judith Nash was a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Dorothy Cotton
Dorothy Cotton was a leader of the 1960s African-American Civil Rights Movement and a member of the inner-circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Dorothy Cotton was a leader of the 1960s African-American Civil Rights Movement and a member of the inner-circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day, Obl.S.B., was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Dorothy Day, Obl.S.B., was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Earl Best
Earl Best, a community organizer better known as the "Street Doctor", is a convicted bank robber who spent 10 years in solitary confinement.
Earl Best, a community organizer better known as the "Street Doctor", is a convicted bank robber who spent 10 years in solitary confinement.
Ed Bacon (episcopal priest)
The Reverend Ed Bacon is a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and has been the rector of All Saints Church, Pasadena, since 1995.
The Reverend Ed Bacon is a priest in the Diocese of Los Angeles in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and has been the rector of All Saints Church, Pasadena, since 1995.
Eileen Egan
Eileen Egan (1912–2000) was a journalist, Roman Catholic pacifist and activist, and co-founder of the Catholic peace group, American PAX Association and its successor Pax Christi-USA, the Americ...
Eileen Egan (1912–2000) was a journalist, Roman Catholic pacifist and activist, and co-founder of the Catholic peace group, American PAX Association and its successor Pax Christi-USA, the Americ...
Elise M. Boulding
Elise M. Boulding (July 6, 1920 – June 24, 2010) was a Quaker sociologist, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Elise M. Boulding (July 6, 1920 – June 24, 2010) was a Quaker sociologist, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Emmanuel Charles McCarthy
Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy is a priest of the Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope.
Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy is a priest of the Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope.
Epifanio de los Santos
Epifanio de los Santos y Cristóbal, sometimes known as Don Pañong or Don Panyong was a noted Filipino historian, literary critic, art critic, jurist, prosecutor, antiquarian, archivi...
Epifanio de los Santos y Cristóbal, sometimes known as Don Pañong or Don Panyong was a noted Filipino historian, literary critic, art critic, jurist, prosecutor, antiquarian, archivi...
Ezell A. Blair, Jr.
Ezell A. Blair, Jr., is an African American civil rights activist who was one of the Greensboro Four.
Ezell A. Blair, Jr., is an African American civil rights activist who was one of the Greensboro Four.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Federico Mayor Zaragoza is a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza is a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet.
Fred Quilt inquiry
The Fred Quilt Affair was a media scandal involving the November 28, 1971 beating death of Fred Quilt a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation at the hands of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (...
The Fred Quilt Affair was a media scandal involving the November 28, 1971 beating death of Fred Quilt a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation at the hands of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (...
G. Simon Harak
G. Simon Harak, S. J. (born Derby, Connecticut) is an American peace activist and professor of theology and Director of the Center for Peacemaking at Marquette University.
G. Simon Harak, S. J. (born Derby, Connecticut) is an American peace activist and professor of theology and Director of the Center for Peacemaking at Marquette University.
Gene Sharp
Gene Sharp is Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Gene Sharp is Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Gene Stoltzfus
Mervin Eugene "Gene" Stoltzfus (February 1, 1940 – March 10, 2010) was an American peace activist, international development worker, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), ...
Mervin Eugene "Gene" Stoltzfus (February 1, 1940 – March 10, 2010) was an American peace activist, international development worker, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), ...
George F. Regas
The Rev. Dr. George Frank Regas, born on October 1, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a retired Episcopal priest.
The Rev. Dr. George Frank Regas, born on October 1, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a retired Episcopal priest.
George Helm
George Jarrett Helm, Jr. (born March 23, 1950 – disappeared March 7, 1977) was a Native Hawaiian activist and musician from Kalamaula, Molokai, Hawaii.
George Jarrett Helm, Jr. (born March 23, 1950 – disappeared March 7, 1977) was a Native Hawaiian activist and musician from Kalamaula, Molokai, Hawaii.
George Houser
George M. Houser (born 1916) is a Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations.
George M. Houser (born 1916) is a Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations.
Giga Bokeria
Giorgi (Giga) Bokeria (born 20 April 1972) is a Georgian politician and the current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia.
Giorgi (Giga) Bokeria (born 20 April 1972) is a Georgian politician and the current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia.
Guillermo Fariñas
Guillermo Fariñas Hernández (born 3 January 1962) ("El Coco") is a Cuban doctor of psychology, independent journalist and political dissident in Cuba.
Guillermo Fariñas Hernández (born 3 January 1962) ("El Coco") is a Cuban doctor of psychology, independent journalist and political dissident in Cuba.
Guy Chichester
Guy Chichester (February 11, 1935 – February 8, 2009) was a founding member of the Clamshell Alliance, an anti-nuclear group that led protests against Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant ...
Guy Chichester (February 11, 1935 – February 8, 2009) was a founding member of the Clamshell Alliance, an anti-nuclear group that led protests against Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant ...
Hans Scholl
Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.
Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.
Harry Schwarz
Harry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid, who eventually served as the South African ambassador to the United States ...
Harry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid, who eventually served as the South African ambassador to the United States ...
Hartmut Gründler
Hartmut Gründler was a German teacher from Tübingen, engaged in environmental protection, who burned himself out of protest against the misinformation in the atomic policy of the German Federa...
Hartmut Gründler was a German teacher from Tübingen, engaged in environmental protection, who burned himself out of protest against the misinformation in the atomic policy of the German Federa...
Hildegard Goss-Mayr
Hildegard Goss-Mayr is an Austrian anti-war activist and Christian theologian.
Hildegard Goss-Mayr is an Austrian anti-war activist and Christian theologian.
Homer A. Jack
Homer A. Jack (May 19, 1916 – August 5, 1993) was an American Unitarian Universalist clergyman pacifist and social activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality and National Com...
Homer A. Jack (May 19, 1916 – August 5, 1993) was an American Unitarian Universalist clergyman pacifist and social activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality and National Com...
Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez
Héctor Fernando Maseda Gutiérrez is a Cuban nuclear engineer and a journalist.
Héctor Fernando Maseda Gutiérrez is a Cuban nuclear engineer and a journalist.
Hélder Câmara
Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (February 7, 1909, Fortaleza, Ceará, North East Brazil - August 27, 1999 Recife) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife.
Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (February 7, 1909, Fortaleza, Ceará, North East Brazil - August 27, 1999 Recife) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife.
Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova was the first President of Kosovo, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2006, and a prominent Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer.
Ibrahim Rugova was the first President of Kosovo, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2006, and a prominent Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer.
International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers are a group of Spiritual Elders who came together in 2004 to form an international alliance of indigenous female elders.
The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers are a group of Spiritual Elders who came together in 2004 to form an international alliance of indigenous female elders.
Irom Chanu Sharmila
Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur.
Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur.
Jaime Sin
Jaime Lachica Sin, was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila known for his instrumental role in the People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aq...
Jaime Lachica Sin, was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila known for his instrumental role in the People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aq...
James Bevel
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James Lawson
James Morris Lawson, Jr. (born September 22, 1928) was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Morris Lawson, Jr. (born September 22, 1928) was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Lawson (American activist)
James Morris Lawson, Jr. was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Morris Lawson, Jr. was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Orange
James Edward Orange (October 29, 1942 – February 16, 2008) was a pastor and a leading civil rights activist in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in America.
James Edward Orange (October 29, 1942 – February 16, 2008) was a pastor and a leading civil rights activist in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in America.
James W. Douglass
James W. "Jim" Douglass is an American author, activist, and Christian theologian born in 1937.
James W. "Jim" Douglass is an American author, activist, and Christian theologian born in 1937.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace.
Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace.
Jasmuheen
Jasmuheen is an Australia-based proponent of "pranic nourishment" or breatharianism, defined as the practice of living without food or fluid of any sort.
Jasmuheen is an Australia-based proponent of "pranic nourishment" or breatharianism, defined as the practice of living without food or fluid of any sort.
Jawdat Said
Jawdat Said (جودت سعيد) (born 1931) is an Islamic scholar, of Circassian descent, who belongs to the School of the famous Islamic thinkers professor Malek Bennabi and Muhammad Iqbal.
Jawdat Said (جودت سعيد) (born 1931) is an Islamic scholar, of Circassian descent, who belongs to the School of the famous Islamic thinkers professor Malek Bennabi and Muhammad Iqbal.
Jean Goss
Jean Goss was a French nonviolent activist.
Jean Goss was a French nonviolent activist.
Jean-Claude Rodet
Jean-Claude Rodet ND, born 1944 at Saint-Vérand, Rhône, is a French-speaking Canadian author, trainer and consultant in nutrition.
Jean-Claude Rodet ND, born 1944 at Saint-Vérand, Rhône, is a French-speaking Canadian author, trainer and consultant in nutrition.
Jim Winkler
James (Jim) Winkler is the General Secretary (a top executive) of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society.
James (Jim) Winkler is the General Secretary (a top executive) of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society.
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Johan Galtung
Johan Galtung is a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies.
Johan Galtung is a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies.
John A. Burns
John Anthony Burns (March 30, 1909 – April 5, 1975) served as the thirteenth Governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974.
John Anthony Burns (March 30, 1909 – April 5, 1975) served as the thirteenth Governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974.
John Aubrey Davis, Sr.
Dr. John Aubrey Davis, Sr. (May 10, 1912 - December 17, 2002) was an African American political science professor and American Civil Rights activist who served as the head academic researcher on...
Dr. John Aubrey Davis, Sr. (May 10, 1912 - December 17, 2002) was an African American political science professor and American Civil Rights activist who served as the head academic researcher on...
John Dear
John Dear (born 1959) is an American Catholic priest, Christian pacifist, author and lecturer.
John Dear (born 1959) is an American Catholic priest, Christian pacifist, author and lecturer.
John Howard Yoder
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s.
John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s.
John Morrow (peace activist)
Rev. Dr. John Morrow (28 June 1931 – 1 January 2009) was a Presbyterian minister and peace activist in Northern Ireland.
Rev. Dr. John Morrow (28 June 1931 – 1 January 2009) was a Presbyterian minister and peace activist in Northern Ireland.
John Paul Lederach
John Paul Lederach is Professor of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at Eastern Mennonite University.
John Paul Lederach is Professor of International Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, and concurrently Distinguished Scholar at Eastern Mennonite University.
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era.
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era.
Kang Won Yong
Dr. Kang Won Yong (October 30 1917 – August 17 2006) was a Christian leader, pioneer of the ecumenical movement in Korea, and an advocate for peace and reconciliation in the Korean peninsula.
Dr. Kang Won Yong (October 30 1917 – August 17 2006) was a Christian leader, pioneer of the ecumenical movement in Korea, and an advocate for peace and reconciliation in the Korean peninsula.
Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly (born 1952) is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness, and currently a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
Kathy Kelly (born 1952) is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness, and currently a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian author, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian author, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was an Afghan, Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was an Afghan, Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in India.
Kunta-haji
Kunta-haji Kishiev (Киши КIант Кунт-Хьаж) (1829 or 1830 in Melcha Khi, Chechnya - 1867 in Ustyuzhna, Novgorod Gubernia, now Vologda Oblast, Russia ) was Chechen Muslim mystic, the founder of a S...
Kunta-haji Kishiev (Киши КIант Кунт-Хьаж) (1829 or 1830 in Melcha Khi, Chechnya - 1867 in Ustyuzhna, Novgorod Gubernia, now Vologda Oblast, Russia ) was Chechen Muslim mystic, the founder of a S...
Lanza del Vasto
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, catholic and nonviolent activist.
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, catholic and nonviolent activist.
Larry Bogart
Larry Bogart (1914-1991) was a U.S. independent critic of the nuclear power industry.
Larry Bogart (1914-1991) was a U.S. independent critic of the nuclear power industry.
Lauren Canario
Lauren Canario is a libertarian activist member of the Free State Project residing in Winchester, New Hampshire.
Lauren Canario is a libertarian activist member of the Free State Project residing in Winchester, New Hampshire.
Lawrence Rockwood
Captain Lawrence Rockwood is a human rights and democratic socialist activist who is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence officer.
Captain Lawrence Rockwood is a human rights and democratic socialist activist who is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence officer.
Laxman Nayak
Laxman Nayak or Laxman Naik (November 22, 1899 – March 29, 1943) was a civil rights activist of South Orissa in eastern India.
Laxman Nayak or Laxman Naik (November 22, 1899 – March 29, 1943) was a civil rights activist of South Orissa in eastern India.
Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson
Lillie May Carroll Jackson (May 25, 1889 Baltimore, Maryland – July 5, 1975 Baltimore, Maryland), pioneer civil rights activist, organizer of the Baltimore Branch of the NAACP.
Lillie May Carroll Jackson (May 25, 1889 Baltimore, Maryland – July 5, 1975 Baltimore, Maryland), pioneer civil rights activist, organizer of the Baltimore Branch of the NAACP.
Llorenç Vidal Vidal
Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free an...
Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free an...
Lobsang Wangyal
Lobsang Wangyal is a photojournalist and event producer, based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India.
Lobsang Wangyal is a photojournalist and event producer, based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India.
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahavira
Mahāvīra (महावीर "Great Hero", ಮಹಾವೀರ Mahāvīra, മഹാവീരൻ Mahāvīran and அருகன் Arukaṉ) is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna (वर्धमान; tradition...
Mahāvīra (महावीर "Great Hero", ಮಹಾವೀರ Mahāvīra, മഹാവീരൻ Mahāvīran and அருகன் Arukaṉ) is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna (वर्धमान; tradition...
Mairead Maguire
Mairead Maguire, also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a Northern Irish peace activist.
Mairead Maguire, also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a Northern Irish peace activist.
Marii Hasegawa
Marii Hasegawa (born 1918) is a peace activist, known for her fifty years of work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, including serving as its president during the Vietn...
Marii Hasegawa (born 1918) is a peace activist, known for her fifty years of work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, including serving as its president during the Vietn...
Marshall Rosenberg
Marshall Rosenberg (born October 6, 1934) is an American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication, a communication process that helps people to exchange the information necessary...
Marshall Rosenberg (born October 6, 1934) is an American psychologist and the creator of Nonviolent Communication, a communication process that helps people to exchange the information necessary...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Mary King (political scientist)
Mary Elizabeth King is a professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University for Peace.
Mary Elizabeth King is a professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University for Peace.
Mary-Louise Hooper
Mary-Louise Hooper (June 12, 1907 – August 14, 1987) was a wealthy American heiress and civil rights activist and anti-apartheid activist, whose brief imprisonment in Johannesburg, South Africa ...
Mary-Louise Hooper (June 12, 1907 – August 14, 1987) was a wealthy American heiress and civil rights activist and anti-apartheid activist, whose brief imprisonment in Johannesburg, South Africa ...
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with her husband, activist and author Kevin Danaher, fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.
Medea Benjamin is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with her husband, activist and author Kevin Danaher, fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.
Metta Spencer
Metta Spencer (born 29 August 1931) is a Canadian sociologist, writer, peace researcher, and activist.
Metta Spencer (born 29 August 1931) is a Canadian sociologist, writer, peace researcher, and activist.
Michael N. Nagler
Michael N. Nagler (born on 20 January 1937) is an American academic and peace activist.
Michael N. Nagler (born on 20 January 1937) is an American academic and peace activist.
Michael Randle
Dr. Michael Randle (born 1933 in England) is best known as a peace campaigner and peace researcher, one of the pioneers of nonviolent direct action in Britain, and also for his role in helping t...
Dr. Michael Randle (born 1933 in England) is best known as a peace campaigner and peace researcher, one of the pioneers of nonviolent direct action in Britain, and also for his role in helping t...
Miguel Ángel Albizures
Miguel Ángel Albizures (born 1944) is a Guatelamalan human rights activist and newspaper columnist.
Miguel Ángel Albizures (born 1944) is a Guatelamalan human rights activist and newspaper columnist.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.
Mubarak Awad
Mubarak Awad is a Palestinian-American psychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance.
Mubarak Awad is a Palestinian-American psychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance.
Muriel Lester
Muriel Lester (December 1885–11 February 1968) was born in Leytonstone in east London and grew up at Loughton, where she was a member of the Union Church.
Muriel Lester (December 1885–11 February 1968) was born in Leytonstone in east London and grew up at Loughton, where she was a member of the Union Church.
Mustafa Abdülcemil Qırımoğlu
Mustafa Abdülcemil Qırımoğlu (Cemilev) (born November 13, 1943 Ay-Serez, Crimea), also known as Mustafa Jemilev (Dzhemilev, Cemilev), is Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People ...
Mustafa Abdülcemil Qırımoğlu (Cemilev) (born November 13, 1943 Ay-Serez, Crimea), also known as Mustafa Jemilev (Dzhemilev, Cemilev), is Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People ...
Mustafa Barghouti
Mustafa Barghouti (مصطفى البرغوثي, strict transliteration Mustafa Barghouti, also transcribed Mustafa Barghouthi, Mustafa Al Barghuthi; born 1954) is a Palestinian democracy activist.
Mustafa Barghouti (مصطفى البرغوثي, strict transliteration Mustafa Barghouti, also transcribed Mustafa Barghouthi, Mustafa Al Barghuthi; born 1954) is a Palestinian democracy activist.
Nafez Assaily
Nafez Assaily (نافذ العسيلي), born in 1956 in the West Bank, in the Old City of Jerusalem grew up in Hebron, and is a noted Palestinian peace activist.
Nafez Assaily (نافذ العسيلي), born in 1956 in the West Bank, in the Old City of Jerusalem grew up in Hebron, and is a noted Palestinian peace activist.
Narayan Desai
Narayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat.
Narayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat.
Oswaldo Payá
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas is a political activist in Cuba and is considered that country's most prominent political dissident.
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas is a political activist in Cuba and is considered that country's most prominent political dissident.
Palani Baba
Ahmed Ali, also known as Palani Baba, murdered in 1997 at Pollachi, India, was founder and leader of the All India Jihad Committee in Tamil Nadu, India.
Ahmed Ali, also known as Palani Baba, murdered in 1997 at Pollachi, India, was founder and leader of the All India Jihad Committee in Tamil Nadu, India.
Patricia Stephens Due
Patricia Stephens Due (December 9, 1939 - February 7, 2012) was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida.
Patricia Stephens Due (December 9, 1939 - February 7, 2012) was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida.
Paul Gunter
Paul Gunter is a co-founder of the Clamshell Alliance anti-nuclear group, who was arrested at Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant for non-violent civil disobedience on several occasions.
Paul Gunter is a co-founder of the Clamshell Alliance anti-nuclear group, who was arrested at Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant for non-violent civil disobedience on several occasions.
Paul Larudee
Paul Larudee, PhD (born April 25, 1946) is a San Francisco Bay Area human rights advocate for justice in Israel and Palestine.
Paul Larudee, PhD (born April 25, 1946) is a San Francisco Bay Area human rights advocate for justice in Israel and Palestine.
Peace Pilgrim
Peace Pilgrim born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, vegetarian, and peace activist.
Peace Pilgrim born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, vegetarian, and peace activist.
Pedro Luis Boitel
Pedro Luis Boitel (1931–1972) was a Cuban poet and dissident who opposed the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro.
Pedro Luis Boitel (1931–1972) was a Cuban poet and dissident who opposed the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Peter Maurin
Peter Maurin (May 9, 1877 – May 15, 1949) was a Roman Catholic social activist who founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933 with Dorothy Day.
Peter Maurin (May 9, 1877 – May 15, 1949) was a Roman Catholic social activist who founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933 with Dorothy Day.
Philip Berrigan
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Rajagopal P. V.
Rajagopal P. V., a Gandhian activist, is Vice Chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, and the president and founding member of Ekta Parishad, a grassroots right-based organization wh...
Rajagopal P. V., a Gandhian activist, is Vice Chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, and the president and founding member of Ekta Parishad, a grassroots right-based organization wh...
Rajinder Singh (Sant Mat)
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is the current head of Science of Spirituality and of the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is the current head of Science of Spirituality and of the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Ralph DiGia
Ralph DiGia (December 13, 1914 – February 1, 2008) was a World War II conscientious objector, lifelong pacifist and social justice activist, and staffer for 52 years at the War Resisters L...
Ralph DiGia (December 13, 1914 – February 1, 2008) was a World War II conscientious objector, lifelong pacifist and social justice activist, and staffer for 52 years at the War Resisters L...
Randall Amster
Randall Amster is an author, activist, and educator in areas including peace, ecology, homelessness, and anarchism.
Randall Amster is an author, activist, and educator in areas including peace, ecology, homelessness, and anarchism.
Richard Gregg (social philosopher)
Richard Bartlett Gregg (1885-1974) was an American social philosopher said to be "the first American to develop a substantial theory of nonviolent resistance" and an influence on the thinking of...
Richard Bartlett Gregg (1885-1974) was an American social philosopher said to be "the first American to develop a substantial theory of nonviolent resistance" and an influence on the thinking of...
Robert Hart (horticulturist)
Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart was the pioneer of forest gardening in temperate zones.
Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart was the pioneer of forest gardening in temperate zones.
Robert L. Holmes
Robert L. Holmes is a professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester, and an expert on issues of peace and nonviolence.
Robert L. Holmes is a professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester, and an expert on issues of peace and nonviolence.
Roberto de Miranda
Roberto de Miranda is a Cuban professor and head of the College of Independent Teachers of Cuba, which a non-governmental organization that he founded in July 1992.
Roberto de Miranda is a Cuban professor and head of the College of Independent Teachers of Cuba, which a non-governmental organization that he founded in July 1992.
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Ronald Podrow
Ronald Leonard Podrow a.k.a Peace Pilgrim II (May 16, 1926 – December 19, 2004), was an American pacifist and peace activist.
Ronald Leonard Podrow a.k.a Peace Pilgrim II (May 16, 1926 – December 19, 2004), was an American pacifist and peace activist.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Rosalina Tuyuc
Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez (born San Juan Comalapa, department of Chimaltenango, 1956) is a is a Guatemalan human rights activist.
Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez (born San Juan Comalapa, department of Chimaltenango, 1956) is a is a Guatemalan human rights activist.
Sanford Calvin Yoder
Sanford Calvin Yoder (Dec. 5, 1879-Feb.
Sanford Calvin Yoder (Dec. 5, 1879-Feb.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, current head of Science of Spirituality and of the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission, is internationally recognized for his work towards inner and outer peace.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, current head of Science of Spirituality and of the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission, is internationally recognized for his work towards inner and outer peace.
Scotty McLennan
The Reverend William L. McLennan, Jr. — better known as "Scotty McLennan" — was born on November 21, 1948, son of William L. McLennan (the son of Donald R. McLennan who co-founded Ma...
The Reverend William L. McLennan, Jr. — better known as "Scotty McLennan" — was born on November 21, 1948, son of William L. McLennan (the son of Donald R. McLennan who co-founded Ma...
Shane Claiborne
Shane Claiborne is one of the founding members of The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Shane Claiborne is one of the founding members of The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Shwebomin, Crown Prince of Burma
Crown Prince Shwebomin was born in 1942 and is a pretender to the throne of Burma.
Crown Prince Shwebomin was born in 1942 and is a pretender to the throne of Burma.
Sophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Stanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Starhawk (author)
Starhawk is an American writer and anarchist activist.
Starhawk is an American writer and anarchist activist.
Stephen H. Gloucester
Stephen Gloucester, one of the four sons of John Gloucester, was among the primary organizers for the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia and the founder of The First African Presbyterian Churc...
Stephen Gloucester, one of the four sons of John Gloucester, was among the primary organizers for the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia and the founder of The First African Presbyterian Churc...
Stephen Zunes
Stephen Zunes is an American international relations scholar specializing in the Middle East specializing in Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action.
Stephen Zunes is an American international relations scholar specializing in the Middle East specializing in Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action.
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha.He was Great.
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha.He was Great.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who now lives in France where he was in exile for many years.
Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who now lives in France where he was in exile for many years.
Thich Nhat Tu
Thich Nhat Tu (Thích Nhật Từ; was born in 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam).
Thich Nhat Tu (Thích Nhật Từ; was born in 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam).
Tinga Seisay
Samuel Tinga Khendekha Seisay (born 22 August 1928) is a Sierra Leonean pro-democracy activist and diplomat.
Samuel Tinga Khendekha Seisay (born 22 August 1928) is a Sierra Leonean pro-democracy activist and diplomat.
Tohu Kakahi
Tohu Kakahi (c. 1828-1907) was a Māori leader and prophet at Parihaka, who along with Te Whiti o Rongomai organised passive resistance against the occupation of Taranaki in the 1870s in New Zealand.
Tohu Kakahi (c. 1828-1907) was a Māori leader and prophet at Parihaka, who along with Te Whiti o Rongomai organised passive resistance against the occupation of Taranaki in the 1870s in New Zealand.
Vijayanandsuri
Divine, Graceful Param Pujya Acharya Vijayanand Suri also known as Acharya Atmaram ji was the first Swetambar Murtipujak Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya.
Divine, Graceful Param Pujya Acharya Vijayanand Suri also known as Acharya Atmaram ji was the first Swetambar Murtipujak Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave (Marathi: विनोबा भावे),Vinayak Narahari Bhave (September 11, 1895 - November 15, 1982) often called Acharya (In Sanskrit means teacher), was an Indian advocate of nonviol...
Vinoba Bhave (Marathi: विनोबा भावे),Vinayak Narahari Bhave (September 11, 1895 - November 15, 1982) often called Acharya (In Sanskrit means teacher), was an Indian advocate of nonviol...
Virchand Gandhi
Virachand Raghavji Gandhi from Mahuva was a Jain scholar and author who worked to defend the rights of Jains, and who, to great acclaim, represented Jainism at the first World Parliament of Reli...
Virachand Raghavji Gandhi from Mahuva was a Jain scholar and author who worked to defend the rights of Jains, and who, to great acclaim, represented Jainism at the first World Parliament of Reli...
Walter Wink
Walter Wink (May 21, 1935 - May 10, 2012) was an American biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity.
Walter Wink (May 21, 1935 - May 10, 2012) was an American biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity.
William J. Bichsel, S.J.
William J. Bichsel, S.J. (nicknamed "Bix") is Jesuit Priest in Tacoma, Washington, United States.
William J. Bichsel, S.J. (nicknamed "Bix") is Jesuit Priest in Tacoma, Washington, United States.
William Moyer
Bill Moyer (September 17, 1933 — October 21, 2002), was a United States social change activist who was a principal organizer in the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement.
Bill Moyer (September 17, 1933 — October 21, 2002), was a United States social change activist who was a principal organizer in the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement.
William Sloane Coffin
William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006) was an American liberal Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist.
William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006) was an American liberal Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist.
Wyatt Tee Walker
Wyatt Tee Walker is a United States black pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian.
Wyatt Tee Walker is a United States black pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian.
Yoani Sánchez
Yoani Maria Sánchez Cordero (born September 4, 1975) is a Cuban blogger who has achieved international fame and multiple international awards for her critical portrayal of life in Cuba under its...
Yoani Maria Sánchez Cordero (born September 4, 1975) is a Cuban blogger who has achieved international fame and multiple international awards for her critical portrayal of life in Cuba under its...
Yonassan Gershom
Yonassan Gershom is a Rabbi and writer who was ordained in the Jewish Renewal movement during the 1980s and is now a follower of Breslov Hasidism.
Yonassan Gershom is a Rabbi and writer who was ordained in the Jewish Renewal movement during the 1980s and is now a follower of Breslov Hasidism.
Étienne de La Boétie
Étienne de La Boétie (common French pronunciation: ; pronounced or in local Périgord dialect; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French judge, writer, anarchist, and "a founder of m...
Étienne de La Boétie (common French pronunciation: ; pronounced or in local Périgord dialect; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French judge, writer, anarchist, and "a founder of m...