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Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
political philosopher, journalist, autobiographer, essayist, political activist, diarist, philosopher, literary critic, feminist
- University of Paris, Lycée Fénelon, Paris
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
playwright, epistemologist, biographer, literary critic, essayist, resistance fighter, philosopher, peace activist, opinion journalist, intellectual, sociologist, lyricist
- Lycée Henri-IV, École Normale Supérieure
Jimmy Carter (born 1924)
naval officer, diplomat, politician, farmer, autobiographer, submariner, statesperson, environmentalist, businessperson, engineer, peace activist, human rights activist, humanitarian
- Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Tech
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
mathematician, social critic, essayist, logician, epistemologist, philosopher of language, political activist, metaphysician, analytic philosopher, autobiographer, philosopher of science, politician, peace activist, journalist, philosopher
- University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Patti Smith (born 1946)
poet, visual artist, human rights activist, guitarist, singer, composer, musician, drawer, photographer, performance artist, recording artist, rock singer, rock musician, film director
- Rowan University
Nh. Dini (1936-2018)
women's rights activist
Sarah Palin (born 1964)
politician, autobiographer, model, anti-vaccine activist
- University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, North Idaho College
Eduard Limonov (1943-2020)
dissident, politician, poet, human rights activist, journalist, opinion journalist
- H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University