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Barbara Ehrenreich (1941-2022)
journalist, historian, essayist, peace activist, politician, immunologist, opinion journalist, political activist, feminist
- Reed College, The Rockefeller University
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
Emma Goldman (1869-1940)
anarchist, journalist, political philosopher, women's rights activist, lecturer, publisher, peace activist, autobiographer, nurse, philosopher, politician, pacifist
Anna Politkovskaya (1958-2006)
journalist, human rights activist, peace activist, poet, activist
- MSU Faculty of Journalism
John Lennon (1940-1980)
record producer, actor, guitarist, film producer, poet, composer, film actor, pianist, singer, painter, film director, public figure, peace activist, political activist, recording artist
- Liverpool College of Art, Calderstones School
Henry Rollins (born 1961)
musician, actor, blogger, human rights activist, singer, television actor, poet, journalist, film actor, peace activist, voice actor, radio personality, recording artist, spoken word artist, lyricist
- Bullis School, American University