This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated

diplomatic Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents, especially historical documents. It focuses on the conventions, pr ...

, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through

nonviolent Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosoph ...

means and methods. Peace

activist Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from mandate build ...

s usually work with others in the overall

anti-war An anti-war movement is a social movement in opposition to one or more nations' decision to start or carry on an armed conflict. The term ''anti-war'' can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conf ...

and

peace movement A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world pe ...

s to focus the world's attention on what they perceive to be the irrationality of violent conflicts, decisions, and actions. They thus initiate and facilitate wide public dialogues intended to nonviolently alter long-standing societal agreements directly relating to, and held in place by, the various violent, habitual, and historically fearful thought-processes residing at the core of these conflicts, with the intention of peacefully ending the conflicts themselves.

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* Dekha Ibrahim Abdi (1964–2011) – Kenyan peace activist, government consultant *

David Adams David Adams may refer to: Government officials * David S. Adams (State Department) (born 1961), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs * David Adams (Labour politician) (1871–1943), British Labour Party Member of Parliament, 1922� ...

(born 1939) – American author and peace activist, task force chair of the United Nations

International Year for the Culture of Peace The International Year for the Culture of Peace was designated by the United Nations as the year 2000, with the aim of celebrating and encouraging a culture of peace. Origins Since 1959 the United Nations has designated specific years to emphas ...

, coordinator of the

Culture of Peace News Network The Culture of Peace News Network is a United Nations authorized interactive online network, committed to supporting the global movement for a culture of peace and nonviolence. The network commenced under the auspices of UNESCO, as part of the I ...

Jane Addams Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860May 21, 1935) was an American Settlement movement, settlement activist, Social reform, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was a leader in the history of s ...

(1860–1935) – American, national chairman of

Woman's Peace Party The Woman's Peace Party (WPP) was an American Pacifism, pacifist and First-wave feminism, feminist organization formally established in January 1915 in response to World War I. The organization is remembered as the first American peace organizatio ...

, co-founder and president of

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make kno ...

* Ruth Adler (1944–1994) – feminist, and human rights campaigner in Scotland *

Eqbal Ahmad Eqbal Ahmad (1933 – 11 May 1999) was a Pakistani political scientist, writer and academic known for his anti-war activism, his support for resistance movements globally and academic contributions to the study of the Near East. Born in Bih ...

(1933/34–1999) – Pakistani political scientist, activist *

Martti Ahtisaari Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (, 23 June 1937 – 16 October 2023) was a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland, from 1994 to 2000, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediation, mediator noted for his inte ...

(1937–2023) – former president of Finland, active in conflict resolution *

Robert Baker Aitken Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Rōshi (June 19, 1917 – August 5, 2010) was a Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 with his wife, Anne Hopkins Aitken. Aitken received Dharma transmissi ...

(1917–2010) –

Zen Zen (; from Chinese: ''Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka phil ...

Buddhist

Rōshi (Japanese language, Japanese: "old teacher"; "old master") is a title in Zen Buddhism with different usages depending on sect and country. In Rinzai Zen, the term is reserved only for individuals who have received ''inka shōmei'', meaning the ...

and anti-war activist, anti-nuclear testing activist, and proponent of

deep ecology Deep ecology is an environmental philosophy that promotes the inherent worth of all living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs, and argues that modern human societies should be restructured in accordance with such idea ...

Tadatoshi Akiba is a Japanese mathematician and politician and served as the mayor of the city of Hiroshima, Japan from 1999 to 2011. Early life He studied mathematics at the University of Tokyo, receiving a B.S. in 1966 and an M.S. in 1968. He continued hi ...

(born 1942) – Japanese pacifist and

nuclear disarmament Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons. Its end state can also be a nuclear-weapons-free world, in which nuclear weapons are completely eliminated. The term ''denuclearization'' is also used to describe the pro ...

advocate, former mayor of

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...

Widad Akrawi Widad Akreyi is a Kurdish health expert and human rights activist. She has co-founded the human rights organization Defend International and is the author of several books about both health issues and human rights. Akreyi holds a master's degr ...

(born 1969) – Danish-Kurdish peace advocate, organizer *

Stew Albert Stewart Edward "Stew" Albert (December 4, 1939 – January 30, 2006) was an early member of the Yippies, an anti-Vietnam War political activist, and an important figure in the New Left movement of the 1960s. N.Y Born in the Sheepshead Bay se ...

(1939–2006) – American anti-Vietnam war activist, organizer *

Abdulkadir Yahya Ali Abdikadir Yahya Ali () (1957 – July 12, 2005), was a Somali peace activist best known for his work through his own Centre for Research and Dialogue. Yahya also worked from time to time as an independent consultant giving advice and administr ...

(1957–2005) – Somali peace activist and founder of the Center for Research and Dialogue in Somalia *

B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on t ...

(1891–1956) – Polymath, economist, jurist, social reformer, civil rights leader, political philosopher and revivalist of Buddhism in India *

Günther Anders Günther Anders (; born Günther Siegmund Stern, 12 July 1902 – 17 December 1992) was a German-born philosopher, journalist and critical theorist. Trained as a philosopher in the phenomenological tradition, he obtained his doctorate under ...

(born Günther Siegmund Stern, 1902–1992) – German philosopher and a critic of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence *

Ghassan Andoni Ghassan Andoni (; born 1956) is a Palestinian activist. Born in Beit Sahour to a Palestinian Christian family, he is a professor of physics at Bir Zeit University at the West Bank. He advocates nonviolent resistance in the Israeli-Palestinian c ...

(born 1956) – Palestinian physicist, Christian, advocate of

non-violent resistance Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructiv ...

* Andrea Andreen (1888–1972) – Swedish physician, pacifist, and feminist *

Annot Annot (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ' ...

(1894–1981) – German artist, anti-war and

anti-nuclear The Anti-nuclear war movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, n ...

activist *

José Argüelles José Argüelles (; born Joseph Anthony Argüelles; January 24, 1939 – March 23, 2011) was an American New Age writer and artist. He was the co-founder, along with Lloydine Argüelles, of the Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of ...

(1939–2011) – American

New Age New Age is a range of Spirituality, spiritual or Religion, religious practices and beliefs that rapidly grew in Western world, Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclecticism, eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise d ...

author and pacifist *

Émile Armand E. Armand (March 26, 1872 – February 19, 1963), pseudonym of Ernest-Lucien Juin, was an influential French individualist anarchist at the beginning of the 20th century and also a dedicated free love/polyamory, intentional community, and pacifi ...

(1872–1963) – French anarchist and pacifist writer *

Émile Arnaud Émile Arnaud (1864–1921) was a French lawyer, notary, and writer noted for his anti-war rhetoric and for coining the term "pacifism". Arnaud was born in 1864 in La Chapelle-de-Surieu, France. Arnaud founded the "Ligue Internationale de la ...

(1864–1921) – French peace campaigner, coined the word "pacifism" * Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916) – Swedish pacifist, Nobel peace laureate, founder of the

Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) () is a non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to peace, disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing, lobbying, activism and participating in political de ...

* Ya'akov Arnon (1913–1995) – Israeli economist, government official and pacifist *

Vittorio Arrigoni Vittorio Arrigoni (; 4 February 1975 – 15 April 2011) was an Italian journalist and activist.Johnston, NicoleVittorio Arrigoni: The man I knew. ''Al Jazeera''. 15 April 2011. He worked with the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Mo ...

(1975–2011) – Italian reporter, anti-war activist *

Pat Arrowsmith Margaret P. Arrowsmith (2 March 1930 – 27 September 2023) was a British author and peace campaigner. She was a co-founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1957. Early life Margaret P. Arrowsmith was born on 2 March 1930, into ...

(1930–2023) – British author and peace campaigner, co-founder of

CND The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nucle ...

Arik Ascherman Arik Ascherman (; born 1959) is an American-born Israeli Reform rabbi, and executive director of the Israeli human rights organization Torat Tzedek-Torah of Justice. For 21 years, starting in 1995, he served as co-director (1995–1998), executi ...

(born 1959) – Israeli-American rabbi and advocate for human rights in Israel and Palestine * Muhammad Ashafa (born 1960) – Nigerian Imam and co-founder of the Interfaith Mediation Center of the Muslim-Christian Dialogue *

Steve Ashley Steve Frank Ashley (born 9 March 1946) is an English singer-songwriter, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, writer and graphic designer. Ashley is best known as a songwriter and first gained public recognition for his work with his debut s ...

(born 1946) — British singer-songwriter and peace campaigner *

Margaret Ashton Margaret Ashton (19 January 1856 – 15 October 1937) was an English suffragist, local politician, pacifist and philanthropist, and the first woman city councillor for Manchester. Career Margaret Ashton was the first woman to run for election ...

(1856–1937) – British suffragist, local politician, pacifist * Nafez Assaily (born 1956) – Palestinian sociologist and long-term advocate of nonviolence *

Julian Assange Julian Paul Assange ( ; Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. He came to international attention in 2010 after WikiLeaks published a series of News leak, leaks from Chels ...

(born 1971) – founder of

WikiLeaks WikiLeaks () is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by ...

, recipient of numerous prizes and awards, and one of only six people to be recognised with the Gold medal for Peace with Justice of the Sydney Peace Foundation * Anita Augspurg (1857–1943) – German lawyer, writer, feminist, pacifist *

Uri Avnery Uri Avnery (, also transliterated Uri Avneri; 10 September 1923 – 20 August 2018) was a German-born Israeli writer, journalist, politician, and activist, who founded the Gush Shalom peace movement. A member of the Irgun as a teenager and a vet ...

(1923–2018) – Israeli writer and founder of

Gush Shalom Gush Shalom () is an Israeli peace activism group founded by Uri Avnery in 1993. Avnery–a former journalist, Irgun and Knesset member–also led the organization till his death in 2018. In 2010, the American Friends Service Committee has desc ...

Mubarak Awad Mubarak Awad () is a Palestinian-American psychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance. Early life and move to the United States Awad, a Palestinian Christian (a member of the Greek Orthodox Church), was born in 1943 in Jerusalem when ...

(born 1943) – Palestinian–American advocate of nonviolent resistance, founder of the

Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence The Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence (PCSN) was founded in 1983 by Mubarak Awad, a Palestinian-American psychologist, and an advocate of nonviolent resistance. Awad, who was born in Jerusalem in 1943, returned to the city on a tou ...

Ali Abu Awwad Ali Abu Awwad (, born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence. He is the founder of ''Taghyeer'' (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution ...

(born 1972) – Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence from

Beit Ummar Beit Ummar () is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2017, the town had a population of 16,977 inhabi ...

, founder of ''Taghyeer (Change) Movement'' * Ayo Ayoola-Amale (born 1970) – Nigerian conflict resolution professional, ombudsman, peace builder and poet

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Anton Bacalbașa Anton Costache Bacalbașa (, commonly known as Toni or Tony Bacalbașa, pen names Rigolo, Wunderkind, , Paul D. Popescu''Democrația Socială'' (II)" in ''Ziarul Prahova'', 11 February 2012 Jus., Wus., Zig. etc.; Victor Durnea"Enigmaticul I. Sain ...

(1865–1899) – Romanian Marxist and pacifist * Eva Bacon (1909–1994) – Australian socialist, feminist, pacifist * Gertrud Baer (1890–1981) – German Jewish peace activist, and a founding member of the

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (, ; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing mo ...

(born 1941) – American anti-war protester, inspirational singer * Matilde Bajer (1840–1934) – Danish feminist and peace activists *

Ella Baker Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades. In New York City and ...

(1903–1986) – African-American civil rights activist, feminist, pacifist *

Emily Greene Balch Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley College with a long-standing interest in social issues such as poverty, child labor, a ...

(1867–1961) – American pacifist, leader of

, and 1946 Nobel peace laureate *

Ernesto Balducci Ernesto Balducci (6 August 1922 – 25 April 1992) was an Italian Catholic priest and peace activist. Biography Balducci was born in Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy as the eldest of four children. When he was twelve, his father was laid off and the ...

(1922–1992) – Italian priest and peace activist *

Roger Nash Baldwin Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950. Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under h ...

(1884–1981) – American pacifist, leader in Civil Liberties Bureau of

American Union Against Militarism The American Union Against Militarism (AUAM) was an American pacifist organization established in response to World War I. The organization attempted to keep the United States out of the European conflict through mass demonstrations, public lectu ...

, supporting conscientious objectors to World War I; lifelong civil libertarian, co-founder of

ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million. ...

Edith Ballantyne Edith Ballantyne (née Müller; 10 December 1922 – 25 March 2025) was a Czech-born Canadian activist who was a prominent member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) since 1969. At that time, she became the executiv ...

(1922–2025) – Czech-Canadian peace activist *

Mary Barbour Mary Barbour ( Rough; 20 February 1875 – 2 April 1958) was a Scotland, Scottish Activism, political activist, local councillor, bailie and magistrate. Barbour was closely associated with the Red Clydeside movement in the early 20th century ...

(1875–1958) – Scottish socialist, a founder of

the Women's Peace Crusade The Women's Peace Crusade was a grassroots Socialism, socialist movement that spread across Great Britain between 1916 and 1918. Its central aim was to spread a 'people's peace', which was defined as a negotiated end to the World War I, First W ...

, local councillor and magistrate; involved in the

Red Clydeside Red Clydeside was an era of political radicalism in Glasgow, Scotland, from the 1910s until the early 1930s. It also referred to the area around the city on the banks of the River Clyde, such as Clydebank, Greenock, Dumbarton and Paisley. Red C ...

movement *

Daniel Barenboim Daniel Moses Barenboim (; born 15 November 1942) is an Argentines, Argentine-Israeli classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin, who also has Spain, Spanish and State of Palestine, Palestinian citizenship. From 1992 until January 2023, Bare ...

(born 1942) – pianist and conductor, joint founder – with

Edward Said Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of Postcolonialism, post-co ...

– of the

West–Eastern Divan Orchestra The West–Eastern Divan Orchestra is based in Seville, Spain, and consists of musicians from countries across the Spanish world and the Middle East—of Egyptian, Iranian, Israeli, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Hispanic bac ...

, citizen of Argentina, Israel, Palestine and Spain * Christine Ross Barker (1866–1940) – Canadian pacifist and suffragist *

Ludwig Bauer Ludwig Bauer (born 1876, Vienna) was an Austro-Swiss journalist, pacifist and writer. Life Bauer became a journalist in Vienna, writing theater criticism, travel writing and miscellaneous journalism. In 1915, hating the First World War, he moved ...

(1878–1935) – Austro-Swiss writer and pacifist *

Archibald Baxter Archibald McColl Learmond Baxter (13 December 1881 – 10 August 1970) was a New Zealand Socialism, socialist, pacifism, pacifist and conscientious objector. Early life Baxter was born at Saddle Hill (New Zealand), Saddle Hill, Otago, on 13 D ...

(1881–1970) – New Zealand pacifist, socialist, and anti-war activist * Alaide Gualberta Beccari (1842–1906) – Italian feminist, pacifist and social reformer * Yolanda Becerra (born 1959) – Colombian feminist and peace activist * Henriette Beenfeldt (1878–1949) – radical Danish peace activist *

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...

(1927–2023) – American anti-war protester, performer *

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo (born 3 February 1948) is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of ...

(born 1948) –

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

ese bishop, Nobel peace laureate *

Pope Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV (; ; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, ; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922) was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I a ...

(1854–1922, Pope 1914–1922) – advocated peace throughout WW1; opposed aerial warfare; promoted humanitarian initiatives to protect children, prisoners of war, the wounded and missing persons *

Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink.

(born 1952) – American author, organizer, co-founder of the anti-militarist

Code Pink Code Pink: Women for Peace (often stylized as CODEPINK) is a left-wing, anti-war organization registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3) organization. It focuses on issues such as drone strikes, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Palestini ...

Tony Benn Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabine ...

(1925–2014) – British Member of Parliament, anti-war and anti-imperialism campaigner, one of the founders of the

Stop the War Coalition The Stop the War Coalition (StWC), informally known simply as Stop the War, is a British group that campaigns against the United Kingdom's involvement in military conflicts. It was established on 21 September 2001 to campaign against the impe ...

Meg Beresford Meg Beresford (born 5 September 1937) was a British campaigner against nuclear weapons and general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament from 1985 to 1990. An activist involved with the European Nuclear Disarmament (END) movement, sh ...

(born 1937) – British activist,

European Nuclear Disarmament European Nuclear Disarmament (END) was a Europe-wide movement for a "nuclear-free Europe from Poland to Portugal” that put on annual European Nuclear Disarmament conventions from 1982 to 1991. Origins The founding statement of END was the Eu ...

movement *

Daniel Berrigan Daniel Joseph Berrigan (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author. Berrigan's protests against the Vietnam War earned him both scorn and admiratio ...

(1921–2016) – American anti-Vietnam war protester, Jesuit (Catholic) priest, poet, author, anti-nuke and war * Frida Berrigan (born 1974) – American antinuclear activist *

Philip Berrigan Philip Francis “Phil” Berrigan (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an American peace activist and Catholic priest with the Josephites (Maryland), Josephites. He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace an ...

(1923–2002) – American anti-Vietnam war protester, former Josephite (Catholic) priest, author, anti-nuke and war *

James Bevel James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and a leader and major strategist of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and then as its direct ...

(1936–2008) – American civil rights activist, anti-Vietnam war leader, organizer *

Vinoba Bhave Vinayak Narahar Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called ''Acharya'' (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He ...

(1895–1982) – Indian, Gandhian, teacher, author, organizer * William J. Bichsel ("Bix") (1928–2015) – American Jesuit priest and antinuclear activist *

Albert Bigelow Albert Smith 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 vessel to attempt disruption of a nuclear test in ...

(1906–1993) – former US Navy officer turned pacifist, skipper of the first vessel to attempt disruption of the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons * Lotte Binder (1888–1930) – Transylvanian pacifist feminist *

Doris Blackburn Doris Amelia Blackburn (; 18 September 1889 – 12 December 1970) was an Australian social reformer and politician. She served in the House of Representatives from 1946 to 1949, the second woman after Enid Lyons to do so. Blackburn was a promin ...

(1889–1970) – Australian social reformer, politician, pacifist * Janet Bloomfield (1953–2007) – British peace and disarmament campaigner, chair of the

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nucl ...

Bhikkhu Bodhi Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944) () born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Soci ...

(born 1944) – American Theravada Buddhist monk and founder of

Buddhist Global Relief Buddhist Global Relief is an organization of socially engaged Buddhists with a mission to "combat chronic hunger and malnutrition". It was founded by Bhikkhu Bodhi in 2008. History When the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami happened, Bhik ...

Kees Boeke Cornelis "Kees" Boeke (25 September 1884 3 July 1966) was a Dutch reformist educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist. He is best known for his popular essay/book '' Cosmic View'' (1957) which presents a seminal view of the universe, from the g ...

(1884–1966) – Dutch educator, missionary and pacifist * Beatrice Boeke-Cadbury (1884–1976) – English social activist, educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist * Carl Bonnevie (1881–1972) – Norwegian jurist and peace activist *

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...

(born 1960) – Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist; born Paul David Hewson *

Charles-Auguste Bontemps Charles-Auguste Bontemps (9 February 1893 – 14 October 1981) was a French individualist anarchist, pacifist, freethinker and naturist activist and writer. Life and works Bontemps was born on 9 February 1893, in the Nièvre department of France ...

(1893–1981) – French anarchist, pacifist, writer *

John Bosco John Melchior Bosco, Salesians of Don Bosco, SDB (; ; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco or Dom Bosco (International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ), was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer. While working in Tu ...

(1815–1888) – Italian priest, educator and author, who devoted his life to disadvantaged youth; founded the

Salesians of Don Bosco The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in 1859 by the Italian priest John Bosco to help poor and migrant youth during the ...

and developed the nonviolent

Salesian Preventive System The Salesian Preventive System is the educational method of the Salesians, built upon the pedagogical experience of Saint John Bosco with poor children in 19th-century Turin. It is based on three pillars namely—reason, religion, and lovingkindne ...

of teaching * Elise M. Boulding (1920–2010) – Norwegian-born American sociologist, specialising in academic peace research * Albert Bourderon (1858–1930) – French socialist and pacifist *

José Bové Joseph "José" Bové (born 11 June 1953) is a French farmer, labor leader and alter-globalization activist, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French presidential election. He served in the ...

(born 1953) – French farmer, politician, pacifist *

Norma Elizabeth Boyd Norma Elizabeth Boyd (August 9, 1888 – March 14, 1985) was one of sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded by African-American women students, at Howard University. She was also one of the incorporators of the organizat ...

(1888–1985) – African American politically active educator, children's rights proponent, pacifist * Heloise Brainerd (1881–1969) – American women activist, pacifist *

Sophonisba Breckinridge Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (; April 1, 1866 – July 30, 1948) was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer, social scientist and innovator in higher education. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science and e ...

(1866–1948) – American educator, social reformer, pacifist *

Lenni Brenner Lenni Brenner (born 1937), formerly known as Leonard Glaser or Lenny Glaser, is an American Trotskyist writer. In the 1960s, Brenner was a prominent civil rights movement activist and vocal opponent of the Vietnam War. Since the 1980s, his acti ...

(born 1937) – American

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' political freedom, freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and ...

activist, opposed to the Vietnam war and strong opponent of Zionism *

Robin Briant Robin Helen Briant (born 1939) is a New Zealand doctor and clinical pharmacologist. In 1994 she was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the medical profession. She was awarded a New Zealand 19 ...

(born 1939), New Zealand doctor and chair of

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is a non-partisan federation of national medical groups in 63 countries, representing doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned people who share the goal of ...

Pierre Brizon Pierre Brizon (16 May 1878 – 1 August 1923) was a French teacher, national deputy, internationalist and pacifist. He was subject to violent attacks in the press and parliament for speaking out against the fighting during World War I. Early car ...

(1878–1923) – French politician and pacifist *

Vera Brittain Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir '' Testament of Youth'' recounted her experiences during the Fir ...

(1893–1970) – British writer, pacifist *

José Brocca José Brocca (Professor José Brocca Ramón, 1891 – 1950) was a pacifist and humanitarian of the Spanish Civil War, who allied himself with the Republicans but sought nonviolent ways of resisting the Nationalist rebels. His parents were Spanis ...

(1891–1950) – Spanish activist, international delegate

War Resisters' International War Resisters' International (WRI), headquartered in London, is an international anti-war organisation with members and affiliates in over 40 countries. History ''War Resisters' International'' was founded in Bilthoven, Netherlands in 1921 un ...

, organiser of relief efforts during the Spanish Civil War *

Hugh Brock Hugh Brock (15 May 1914 – 1985) was a lifelong British pacifist, editor of ''Peace News'' between 1955 and 1964, a promoter of nonviolent direct action and a founder of the Direct Action Committee, a forerunner of the Committee of 100. ''Peace ...

(1914–1985) – lifelong British pacifist and editor of ''

Peace News ''Peace News'' (''PN'') is a pacifist magazine first published on 6 June 1936 to serve the peace movement in the United Kingdom. From later in 1936 to April 1961 it was the official paper of the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), and from 1990 to 2004 ...

'' between 1955 and 1964 *

Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, al ...

(1920–2006) – British-born Canadian pacifist historian *

Fenner Brockway Archibald Fenner Brockway, Baron Brockway (1 November 1888 – 28 April 1988) was a British socialist politician, humanist campaigner and anti-war activist. Early life and career Brockway was born to Rev. William George Brockway and Frances Eliz ...

(1888–1988) – British politician and Labour MP; humanist, pacifist and anti-imperialist; opposed conscription and founded the

No-Conscription Fellowship The No-Conscription Fellowship was a British pacifist organisation which was founded in London by Fenner Brockway and Clifford Allen on 27 November 1914, following a suggestion by Lilla Brockway, after the First World War had failed to reach ...

in 1914; first chairperson of the

(1926–1934); founder member of the

and of the charity

War on Want War on Want is an anti-poverty charity based in London. War on Want works to challenge the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice through partnership with social movements in the global South and campaigns in the UK. War on Want's slo ...

Emilia Broomé Emilia Augusta Clementina Broomé (; 13 January 1866 – 2 June 1925) was a Swedish politician (liberal), feminist and peace activist. She was the first woman in the Swedish legislative assembly (1914). Life Emilia Broomé was born on 13 Octob ...

(1866–1925) – Swedish politician, feminist and peace activist *

Brigid Brophy Brigid Antonia Brophy (married name Brigid Levey, later Lady Levey; 12 June 19297 August 1995), was an English author, literary critic and polemicist. She was an influential campaigner who agitated for many types of social reform, including ...

(1929–1995) – British novelist, feminist, pacifist * Olympia Brown (1835–1926) – American theologist, suffragist, pacifist *

Elihu Burritt Elihu Burritt (December 8, 1810March 6, 1879) was an American diplomat, philanthropist, social activist, and blacksmith.Arthur Weinberg and Lila Shaffer Weinberg. ''Instead of Violence: Writings by the Great Advocates of Peace and Nonviolence Thr ...

(1810–1879) – American diplomat, social activist *

Caoimhe Butterly Caoimhe Butterly is an Irish human rights campaigner, educator, film-maker and therapist who has spent over twenty years working in humanitarian and social justice contexts in Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and with refugee ...

(born 1978) – Irish peace and human rights activist * Maria C. Buțureanu (1872–1919) – Romanian educator and feminist pacifist *

Charles Roden Buxton Charles Roden Buxton (27 November 1875 – 16 December 1942) was an English philanthropist and radical British Liberal Party politician who later joined the Labour Party. He survived an assassination attempt during a mission to the Balkans in ...

(1875–1942) – British Liberal and later Labour MP, philanthropist and peace activist, critical of the

Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allies of World War I, Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace ...

C

Peter Ritchie Calder Peter Ritchie Ritchie-Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder (; 1 July 1906 – 31 January 1982), was a Scottish socialist writer, journalist and academic. Early life Peter Ritchie Calder was born on 1 July 1906 in Forfar, Scotland, the youngest of fou ...

(1906–1982) – Scottish science journalist, socialist and peace activist *

Helen Caldicott Helen Mary Caldicott (born 7 August 1938) is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate. She founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear w ...

(born 1938) – Australian physician,

activist, revived

Physicians for Social Responsibility Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a physician-led organization in the US working to protect the public from the threats of nuclear proliferation, climate change, and environmental toxins. It produces and disseminates publications, p ...

, campaigner against the dangers of

radiation In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium. This includes: * ''electromagnetic radiation'' consisting of photons, such as radio waves, microwaves, infr ...

Hélder Câmara Hélder Pessoa Câmara (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Olinda and Recife from 1964 to 1985 during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was declared a Servant of God in 2015 ...

(1909–1999) – Brazilian archbishop, advocate of liberation theology, opponent of military dictatorship *

Lydia Canaan Lydia Canaan (; born December 2, 1967) is a Lebanese singer-songwriter. Canaan gained local recognition in Lebanon performing heavy metal cover songs during the Lebanese Civil War despite the conflict.Chandran, Sudha. "An Angel's Song", '' ...

– Lebanese singer, first rock star of the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

, risked life to perform under military attack in protest of

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the ...

Marcelle Capy Marcelle Capy is the pseudonym adopted by Marcelle Marquès (1891–1962), a French novelist, journalist, feminist and militant pacifist. She published a number of works from 1916 to 1950, all devoted to her interest in pacifism. She is remembered ...

(1891–1962), novelist, journalist, pacifist * Angelo Cardona (born 1997), Colombian peace activist, pacifist *

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie ( , ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the History of the iron and steel industry in the United States, American steel industry in the late ...

(1835–1919) – American industrialist and founder of the

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., with operations in Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East, as well as the United States. Foun ...

* April Carter (1937–2022) – British peace activist, researcher, editor *

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...

(1924–2024) – American negotiator and former US president, organizer, international conflict resolution *

René Cassin René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Bayonne, Cassin served as a soldier in the First W ...

(1887–1976) – French jurist, professor, and judge, co-wrote the 1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the Human rights, rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN Drafting of the Universal D ...

* Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen (1865–1952) – Danish peace activist *

Pierre Cérésole Pierre Cérésole or Ceresole (17 August 1879 – 23 October 1945) was a Swiss pacifist, remembered for founding the peace organisation Service Civil International (SCI) and the international workcamp movement. Life Cérésole was born in ...

(1879–1945) – Swiss engineer, founder of

Service Civil International Service Civil International (SCI) is an international peace organisation, founded by Swiss pacifist Pierre Cérésole in the aftermath of World War I to foster understanding and a culture of peace between people from different countries. Since ...

(SCI) or International Voluntary Service for Peace (IVSP) * Montserrat Cervera Rodon (born 1949) – Catalan anti-militarist, feminist, and women's health activist *

Félicien Challaye Félicien Robert Challaye (1 November 1875 – 26 April 1967) was a French philosopher, anti-colonialist and human rights activist. Early life Félicien Challaye was born on 1 November 1875 in Lyon, France. He earned the agrégation in Philosop ...

(1875–1967) – French philosopher and pacifist *

Émile Chartier Émile-Auguste Chartier (; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain (), was a French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. Early life and teaching Alain was born in 1868 in Normandy, in the rural ...

(1868–1951) – French philosopher, educator and pacifist *

Simone Tanner Chaumet Simone Tanner Chaumet (c. 1916 – 25 May 1962) was a French people, French peace activist and was a volunteer for Service Civil International, SCI (Service Civil International) between 1943 and 1945 in France and between 1951 and 1956 in Algeri ...

(1916–1962) – French peace activist *

Cesar Chavez Cesario Estrada Chavez (; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), ...

(1927–1993) – American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist * Helen Chenevix (1886–1963) – Irish suffragist, trade unionist, pacifist *

Ada Nield Chew Ada Nield Chew (28 January 1870 – 27 December 1945) was a British campaigning socialist, writer and suffragist. Her name is on the plinth of Millicent Fawcett's statue in Parliament Square, London. Early life Nield was born on a White Hall ...

(1870–1945) – British suffragist and pacifist * Molly Childers (1875–1964) – Irish writer, nationalist, pacifist *

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a ...

(born 1928) – American linguist, philosopher, and activist *

Alice Amelia Chown Alice Amelia Chown (3 February 1866 – 2 March 1949) was a Canadian feminist, pacifist, socialist and author. She was brought up in a strict Methodist family, and remained at home until she was forty attending her mother, who died in 1906. Chown ...

(1866–1949) – Canadian feminist, pacifist and writer * Howard Clark (1950–2013) – British peace activist, deputy editor of ''

'' and Chair of

. *

Ramsey Clark William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and United States Federal Government, federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States ...

(1927–2021) – American anti-war and anti-nuclear lawyer, activist, former U.S. Attorney General *

Helena Cobban Helena Cobban (born 1952) is a British-American writer and researcher on international relations, with special interests in the Middle East, the international system, and transitional justice. She is a non-resident Senior fellow at the Washing ...

(born 1952) – British peace activist, journalist, author *

William Sloane Coffin William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. In his young ...

(1924–2006) – American cleric, anti-war activist *

James Colaianni James F. Colaianni (August 6, 1922 – October 5, 2016) was an American Catholic lay theologian, author, publisher, lawyer, and activist. Early life He was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1922. In 1939, Colaianni graduated from St. Joseph’s ...

(1922–2016) – American author, publisher, first anti-Napalm organizer *

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning rec ...

(born 1939) – American anti-war singer/songwriter, protester *

Alex Comfort Alexander Comfort (10 February 1920 – 26 March 2000) was a British scientist and physician, writer and activist, known best for his nonfiction sex manual, '' The Joy of Sex'' (1972). He was a poet and author of both fiction and nonficti ...

(1920–2000) – British scientist, physician, writer, pacifist, conscientious objector and author of ''

The Joy of Sex ''The Joy of Sex'' is a 1972 illustrated sex manual by British author Alex Comfort. An updated edition was released in September 2008. Overview ''The Joy of Sex'' was at the top of ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for 11 weeks and for ...

'' *

Alecu Constantinescu Alexandru "Alecu" Constantinescu (March 10, 1872 – March 28, 1949) was a Romanian trade unionist, journalist and socialist and pacifist militant, one of the major advocates of the transformation of the Romanian socialist movement into a communi ...

(1872–1949) – Romanian trade unionist, journalist and pacifist *

Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (; born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North (UK Parliament constituency), Islington North since 1983. Now an Independent ...

(born 1949) – British politician, socialist, long-time anti-war, anti-imperialism and anti-racism campaigner *

Tom Cornell Thomas C. Cornell (April 11, 1934 – August 1, 2022) was an American journalist and a peace activist against the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He was an associate editor of the '' Catholic Worker'' and a deacon in the Catholic Church. Early ...

– American anti-war activist, initiated first anti-Vietnam War protest *

Rachel Corrie Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American nonviolence activist and diarist. She was a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and was active throughout the Israeli-occupied terr ...

(1979–2003) – American activist for Palestinian human rights * David Cortright – American anti-nuclear weapon leader *

Norman Cousins Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 – November 30, 1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace through world state advocate. Early life Cousins was born to Jewish immigrant parents Samuel Cousins and Sarah Babush ...

(1915–1990) – American journalist, author, organizer, initiator * Susan Crane (born c.1943) – American antinuclear activist *

Randal Cremer Sir William Randal Cremer (18 March 1828 – 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal", was a British Liberal Member of Parliament, a pacifist, and a leading advocate for international arbitration. He was awarded the Nobel Peace ...

(1828–1908) – British trade unionist and Liberal MP (1885–1895, 1900–1908); pacifist; leading advocate for international arbitration; co-founded the

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; , UIP) is an international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and cooperation among its members; other initiatives include advancing g ...

and the

International Arbitration League The International Arbitration League was a society of pacifists run by working-class men. It was initially founded out of the British Workmen's Peace Committee, by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Sir William Randal Cremer and fellows from the recently ...

; promoted the Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907; awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1903) *

Frances Crowe Frances Crowe (née Hyde; March 15, 1919 – August 27, 2019) was an American peace activist and pacifist from the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Early life Frances Hyde was born in Carthage, Missouri on March 15, 1919. Growing up, sh ...

(1919–2019) – American pacifist,

power activist, draft counselor supporting conscientious objectors *

Edvin Kanka Ćudić Edvin Kanka Ćudić (; born 31 December 1988) is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and journalist who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the ...

(born 1988) – Bosnian human rights and peace activist, founder and coordinator of

Association for Social Research and Communications UDIK, the Association for Social Research and Communications (Bosnian language, Bosnian: ''Udruženje za društvena istraživanja i komunikacije''/ Удружење за друштвена истраживања и комуникације), is a ...

(UDIK) *

Adam Curle Charles Thomas William Curle (4 July 1916 – 28 September 2006), better known as Adam Curle, was a British academic, known for his work in social psychology, pedagogy, development studies and peace studies. After holding posts at the University ...

(1916–2006) – Quaker peace activist; first professor of

peace studies Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such ...

in the UK :

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* Margaretta D'Arcy (born 1934) – Irish actress, writer and peace activist *

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(born 1946) – Palestinian professor and peace activist *

Thora Daugaard Theodora (Thora) Frederikke Marie Daugaard (22 October 1874 – 28 June 1951) was a Danish women's rights activist, pacifist, editor and translator. In 1915, she attended the International Women's Conference in The Hague, together with Clara Tyb ...

(1874–1951) – Danish feminist, pacifist, journal editor and translator *

George Maitland Lloyd Davies George Maitland Lloyd Davies (30 April 1880 – 16 December 1949), born George Maitland Temple Davies, was a Welsh pacifist and Member of Parliament for the University of Wales constituency. Davies was born in Peel Road, Sefton Park, Liverpoo ...

(1880–1949) – Welsh pacifist and anti-war campaigner, chair of the

Peace Pledge Union The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is a non-governmental organisation that promotes pacifism, based in the United Kingdom. Its members are signatories to the following pledge: "War is a crime against humanity. I renounce war, and am therefore determine ...

(1946–1949) *

Rennie Davis Rennard Cordon Davis (May 23, 1940 – February 2, 2021) was an American anti-war activist who gained prominence in the 1960s. He was one of the Chicago Seven defendants charged for anti-war demonstrations and large-scale protests at the 1968 ...

(1941–2021) – American anti-Vietnam war leader, organizer *

Dorothy Day Dorothy Day, Oblate#Secular oblates, OblSB (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and Anarchism, anarchist who, after a bohemianism, bohemian youth, became a Catholic Church, Catholic without aba ...

(1897–1980) – American journalist, social activist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement *

John Dear John Dear (born August 13, 1959) is an American Catholic priest and peace activist. He has been arrested 85 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war, injustice, nuclear weapons. Biography Early life Dear was born in Eliza ...

(born 1959) – American priest, author, and nonviolent activist *

Élisabeth Decrey Warner Élisabeth Decrey Warner née Reusse-Decrey (born 1953) is a Swiss peace activist and politician. In 1998 she founded the humanitarian organization Geneva Call which set out to involve armed non-State actors in banning the use of landmines. She serv ...

(born 1953) – Swiss peace activist, founder of

Geneva Call Geneva Call is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is currently focusing its efforts on banning the use of anti-personnel mines, protecting children from the effects of armed conflict, prohibiting sexual violence in ar ...

* Siri Derkert (1888–1973) – Swedish artist, pacifist and feminist *

David Dellinger David T. Dellinger (August 22, 1915 – May 25, 2004) was an American pacifist and an activist for nonviolent social change. Although active beginning in the early 1940s, Dellinger reached peak prominence as one of the Chicago Seven, who were pu ...

(1915–2004) – American pacifist, organizer, anti-war leader *

Michael Denborough Michael Antony Denborough (11 July 19298 February 2014) was an Australian academic and medical researcher who founded the Nuclear Disarmament Party. Denborough was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to Paul Peter Denborough and ...

AM (1929–2014) – Australian medical researcher who founded the

Nuclear Disarmament Party The Nuclear Disarmament Party (NDP) was an Australian political party formed in June 1984. It was founded by medical researcher Michael Denborough as the political arm of the Australian anti-nuclear movement, which had been active since the ear ...

Dorothy Detzer Dorothy Detzer (December 1, 1893 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana – January 7, 1981 in Monterey, California) was for twenty-two years the National Executive Secretary of the U.S. of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (1924–1946). B ...

(1893–1981) – American feminist, peace activist, U.S. secretary of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom * Amanda Deyo (1838–?) – American Universalist minister, peace activist, correspondent *

Mary Dingman Mary Dingman (April 9, 1875 – March 21, 1961) was an American social and peace activist, who served as a staff member of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) to develop programs to improve the working conditions of women and children ...

(1875–1961) – American social and peace activist * Anita Dobelli (1865–?) – Italian peace activist and pacifist feminist * Alma Dolens (1876–?) – Italian pacifist and suffragist * Frank Dorrel – American peace activist, publisher of Addicted to War *

Ann Druyan Ann Druyan ( ; born June 13, 1949) is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series ''Cosmos'', hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981. She i ...

(born 1949) – American documentary producer, vocal advocate for nuclear disarmament *

W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois ( ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relativel ...

(1868–1963) – American socialist, historian, civil rights activist, peace activist and author * Gabrielle Duchêne (1870–1954) – French feminist and pacifist *

Muriel Duckworth Muriel Helen Duckworth (née Ball; October 31, 1908 – August 22, 2009) was a Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist. She was a practising Quaker, a religious denomination committed to non-violence. Duckworth maintained ...

(1908–2009) – Canadian pacifist, feminist and community activist, founder of Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace *

Élie Ducommun Élie Ducommun (19 February 1833, Geneva – 7 December 1906, Bern) was a Swiss peace activist. He was a Nobel laureate, awarded the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat. Born in Geneva, he worked as a tutor, langua ...

(1833–1906) – Swiss pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate *

Peggy Duff Peggy Duff (8 February 1910 – 16 April 1981) was a British political activist who started off her career with a protest against the treatment of German prisoners of war in Britain after the Second World War. She was principally known for her c ...

(1910–1981) – British peace activist, socialist, founder and first General Secretary of

Henry Dunant Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 182830 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman, social activist, and co-founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross. His humanit ...

(1828–1910) – Swiss businessman and social activist, founder of the

Red Cross The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...

, and the joint first Nobel peace laureate (with

Frédéric Passy Frédéric Passy (20 May 182212 June 1912) was a French economist and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He was also an author and politician, sitting in the Chamber of Deputies fro ...

) * Roberta Dunbar (died 1956) – American clubwoman and peace activist *

Mel Duncan Melvin Earl Duncan (born May 22, 1950 in Davenport, Iowa) is the founding Executive Director of Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), a civilian peacekeeping organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from ...

(born 1950) – American pacifist, founding executive director of

Nonviolent Peaceforce Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is an international nongovernmental organization that employs Unarmed Civilian Protection. Their mission is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local comm ...

B. D. Dykstra Broer Doekele Dykstra (November 21, 1871 - March 29, 1955), usually cited as B. D. Dykstra, was a Dutch American pastor, educator, and poet who wrote several books, served as editor of the ''Volksvriend'' Dutch-language newspaper, and was a visible ...

(1871–1955) – Dutch American pastor, writer, newspaper editor, and pacifist :

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Crystal Eastman Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, a co-founder and co-editor with her brother Max Eastma ...

(1881–1928) – American lawyer, suffragist, pacifist, journalist, co-founder of

Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi (; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian Nobel laureate, lawyer, writer, teacher and a former judge and founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her pioneering effor ...

(born 1947) – Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, Nobel peace laureate * David Eberhardt (born 1941) – American antiwar activist * Anna B. Eckstein (1868–1947) – German advocate of

world peace World peace is the concept of an ideal state of peace within and among all people and nations on Earth. Different cultures, religions, philosophies, and organizations have varying concepts on how such a state would come about. Various relig ...

Abdul Sattar Edhi Abdul Sattar Edhi (; 28 February 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a Pakistani Humanitarianism, humanitarian, Philanthropy, philanthropist and Asceticism, ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest ambulance network, along ...

(1928–2016) – Pakistani philanthropist, created the world's largest ambulance network ( EDHI) * Nikolaus Ehlen (1886–1965) – German pacifist teacher *

Hans Ehrenberg Hans Philipp Ehrenberg (; 4 June 1883 – 21 March 1958) was a German Jewish philosopher and theologian. One of the co-founders of the Confessing Church, he was forced to emigrate to England because of his Jewish ancestry and his opposition to N ...

(1883–1958) – German Jewish philosopher and Christian theologian *

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein (14 March 187918 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence f ...

(1879–1955) – German-born American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate in physics *

Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, he precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released th ...

(1931–2023) – American anti-war whistleblower, protester, leaked the

Pentagon Papers The ''Pentagon Papers'', officially titled ''Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force'', is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States in the Vietnam War, United States' political and militar ...

Robert Ellsberg Robert Ellsberg (born 1955) is an American religious publisher and author who is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Orbis Books, the publishing arm of Maryknoll. Early life Robert is the son of Carol Cummings, the daughter of a Marine Corps Br ...

(born 1955) – American religious publisher, peace activist and editor *

Scilla Elworthy Priscilla "Scilla" Elworthy (born 3 June 1943) is a peace builder, and the founder of the Oxford Research Group, a non-governmental organisation she set up in 1982 to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide an ...

(born 1943) – British Quaker, founded the

Oxford Research Group Oxford Research Group (ORG) was a London-based charity and think tank in Cambridge Heath, London, UK working on peace, security and justice issues. Its research and dialogue activities were mainly focused on the Middle East, North and West Africa ...

and Peace Direct; advised in setting up The Elders *

James Gareth Endicott James Gareth Endicott (December 24, 1898 – November 27, 1993) was a Canadian Christian minister, missionary, and socialist. Family and early life Endicott was born in Sichuan Province, China, the third of five children to a Methodist mis ...

(1898–1993) – Canadian missionary, initiator, organizer, protester * Hedy Epstein (1924–2016) – Jewish-American antiwar activist, escaped Nazi Germany on the

Kindertransport The ''Kindertransport'' (German for "children's transport") was an organised rescue effort of children from Nazi Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, total ...

; active in opposition to Israeli military policies * Gladys del Estal (1956–1979) – Basque ecological activist, shot dead by the

Guardia Civil The Civil Guard (; ) is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. As a national gendarmerie, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the Ministry of the Interior and the Minis ...

at a protest against the

Lemóniz Nuclear Power Plant Lemóniz Nuclear Power Plant is an unfinished nuclear power plant in Lemoiz, in the Basque province of Bizkaia, Spain. Its construction stopped in 1983 when the Spanish nuclear power expansion program was cancelled following a change of governmen ...

and the Bardenas firing range * Dorothy Evans (1888–1944) – Hunger-striking British

suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...

, secretary of

Jodie Evans Jodie Evans (born September 22, 1954) is an American political activist, author, and documentary film producer. Evans was a Democratic Party political activist who managed the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of former California governor Jerry ...

(born 1954) – American political activist, co-founder of

, initiator, organizer, filmmaker *

Maya Evans Maya (Anne) Evans is a councillor on Hastings Borough Council representing Hollington ward in East Sussex. Since being first elected in 2018, Maya has been Armed Forces champion of Hastings (responsible for helping homeless veterans), led a wor ...

– British peace campaigner, arrested for reading out, near

The Cenotaph The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British Empire of the First World War, was rededica ...

, the names of British soldiers killed in Iraq :

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Mildred Fahrni Mildred Fahrni (1900-1992) was a Canadian pacifist and socialist, who became friends with Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. She was a leader of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Fa ...

(1900–1992) – Canadian pacifist, feminist, internationally active in the peace movement *

Andrew Feinstein Andrew Josef Feinstein (born 16 March 1964) is a South African former politician, activist, filmmaker, campaigner and author, now based in London, who specialises in the investigation of the arms trade and the corruption that accompanies it. He ...

(born 1964) – South African activist against the arms trade; first member of the South African Parliament to introduce a motion on the Holocaust *

Michael Ferber Michael Kelvin Ferber (born July 1, 1944) was the youngest of the five defendants in the federal anti-draft trial in the spring of 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. The trial attracted national attention because one of the defendants was Dr. Benjami ...

(born 1944) – American author, professor, anti-war activist *

Benjamin Ferencz Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 subse ...

(1920–2023) – American chief prosecutor at the

Einsatzgruppen Trial ''The United States of America vs. Otto Ohlendorf, et al.'', commonly known as the trial, was the ninth of the twelve " subsequent Nuremberg trials" for war crimes and crimes against humanity after the end of World War II between 1947 and 1948 ...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and ...

(1919–2021) – American poet, painter, peace and social activist *

Hermann Fernau Hermann Fernau (born 1883 or 1884) was a German lawyer, writer, journalist and pacifist. Biography Fernau was born in Breslau (now called Wrocław), in the Prussian Province of Silesia. From 1905 he lived as a writer and journalist in Paris - he ...

(born 1883) – German lawyer, writer, journalist and pacifist * Solange Fernex (1934–2006) – French peace activist and politician * Beatrice Fihn (born 1982) – Swedish anti-nuclear activist, chairperson of

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (abbreviated to ICAN, pronounced ) is a global civil society coalition working to promote adherence to and full implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The cam ...

(ICAN) * Genevieve Fiore (1912–2002) – American women's rights and peace activist *

Ingrid Fiskaa Ingrid Fiskaa (born 16 April 1977) is a Norwegian activist and politician for the Socialist Left Party. Political career Early career She was the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2002 to 2004, and also a central committee member of the Soci ...

(born 1977) – Norwegian politician and peace activist *

Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Recognized as a film icon, Jane Fonda filmography, Fonda's work spans several genres and over six decades of film and television. She is the recipient of List of a ...

(born 1937) – American anti-war protester, actress *

Henni Forchhammer Henriette "Henni" Forchhammer, also known as Margarete Forchhammer (1863 – 1955) was a Danish educator, feminist and peace activist. Biography She was born in 1863 to Johannes Nicolai Georg Forchhammer, a sister of physicist and educator Johann ...

(1863–1955) – Danish educator, feminist and pacifist *

Jim Forest James Hendrickson Forest (November 2, 1941 – January 13, 2022) was an American writer, Orthodox Christian lay theologian, educator, and peace activist. Biography As a young man, Forest served in the US Navy, working with a meteorology unit ...

(1941–2022) – American author, international secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship *

Randall Forsberg Dr. Randall Caroline Forsberg ( – ) led a lifetime of research and advocacy on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize the burden of military spending, and promote democratic institutions. Her career started at the Stockholm International P ...

(1943–2007) – led a lifetime of research and advocacy on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize the burden of

military spending A military budget (or military expenditure), also known as a defense budget, is the amount of financial resources dedicated by a state to raising and maintaining an armed forces or other methods essential for defense purposes. Financing militar ...

, and promote democratic institutions; career started at the

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1966 and provides data, analysis and recommendations for armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade a ...

in 1968 * Tom Fox (1951–2006) – American Quaker * Diana Francis (born 1944) – British peace activist and scholar, former president of the

International Fellowship of Reconciliation The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1914 in response to the horrors of war in Europe. Today IFOR counts 71 branches, groups and affiliates in 48 countries on all continents. IFOR m ...

Ursula Franklin Ursula Martius Franklin (16 September 1921 – 22 July 2016) was a Canadian metallurgist, activist, research physicist, author, and educator who taught at the University of Toronto for more than 40 years.Lumley, Elizabeth (editor) (2008), ''Can ...

(1921–2016) – German-Canadian scientist, pacifist and feminist, whose research helped end atmospheric nuclear testing * Marcia Freedman (1938–2021) – American-Israeli peace activist, feminist and supporter of gay rights * Comfort Freeman – Liberian anti-war activist *

Maikki Friberg Maria (Maikki) Elisabeth Friberg (5 January 1861 – 6 November 1927) was a Finnish educator, journal editor, suffragist and peace activist. She is remembered for her involvement in the Finnish women's movement, especially as chair of the Finnish ...

(1861–1927) – Finnish educator, journal editor, suffragist and peace activist * Alfred Fried (1864–1921) – co-founder of German peace movement, called for world peace organization :

G

* Arun Manilal Gandhi (1934–2023) – Indian, organizer, educator, grandson of Mohandas *

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

(1869–1948) – Indian, writer, organizer, protester, lawyer, inspiration to movement leaders * Alfonso García Robles (1911–1991) – Mexican diplomat, the driving force behind the

Treaty of Tlatelolco The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (commonly known as The Tlatelolco Treaty) is an international treaty that establishes the denuclearization of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was proposed b ...

, setting up a nuclear-free zone in

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

and

the Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America to the west, a ...

. Awarded 1982

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the Will and testament, will of Sweden, Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobe ...

Saadia Gardezi Saadia Gardezi is a Pakistani peace activist, artist and journalist. She co-founded Project Dastaan. Early life and education Gardezi grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed an M.Phil. degree from University of Oxford as a Weidenfeld-Hoffm ...

– Pakistani journalist and founder of

Project Dastaan Project Dastaan is a peace-building initiative that reconnects displaced refugees of the 1947 Partition of India that created the modern-day South Asian republics of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh with their childhood communities and villages th ...

Eric Garris Eric Garris (born December 24, 1953) is an activist in the libertarian movement in the United States, reaching back to the Vietnam War. He is the founder and webmaster of a daily nonpartisan, news source Antiwar.com which was launched in 1995. ...

(born 1953) – American activist, founding webmaster of antiwar.com * Martin Gauger (1905–1941) – German jurist and pacifist *

Leymah Gbowee Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's non-violent peace movement, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Her ...

(born 1972) – Liberian peace activist, organizer of women's peace movement in Liberia, awarded 2011

Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen (; born 10 May 1973) is an Israeli rock musician, singer-songwriter, music producer and author. In addition to his solo career, Geffen is a founding member of the band Blackfield, he was also the global music director for WeWork. Ge ...

(born 1973) – Israeli singer and peace activist *

Everett Gendler Everett Gendler (August 8, 1928 – April 1, 2022) was an American rabbi, known for his leadership of and involvement in progressive causes, including the civil rights movement, Jewish nonviolence, and the egalitarian Jewish Havurah movement. From ...

(1928–2022) – American conservative rabbi, peace activist, writer *

Olive Gibbs Olive Frances Gibbs, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (née Cox; 17 February 1918 – 28 September 1995) was an English Labour Party (UK), Labour politician and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner. She was twice the Lord Mayor of Oxford and was chair of the Camp ...

(1918–1995) – British politician, founding member of the

and second to serve as its chair, 1964–1967 * Carol Gilbert (born 1947) – American Dominican nun and antinuclear activist * Jeremy Gilley (born 1969) – as a result of Gilley's efforts, a General Assembly resolution was unanimously adopted by UN member states, establishing 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace – Peace Day. *

Allen Ginsberg Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of th ...

(1926–1997) – American anti-war protester, writer, poet *

Igino Giordani Igino Giordani (Hyginus Giordani; 24 September 1894 – 18 April 1980) was an Italian politician, writer and journalist, born at Tivoli. He was also a significant figure in the Focolare Movement. Biography Early life Igino was the first of ...

(1894–1980) – Italian politician and cosponsor of the first Italian legislation on conscientious objection to military service, co-founder of the Catholic/ecumenical

Focolare The Focolare Movement is an international organisation of spiritual and social renewal and Christianity, Christian new religious movement that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brother/sisterhood grounded in the Golden Rule. It was fou ...

movement dedicated to unity and universal fraternity. * Arthur Gish (1939–2010) – American public speaker and peace activist *

Bernie Glassman Bernie Glassman (January 18, 1939 – November 4, 2018) was an American Zen Buddhist roshi and founder of the Zen Peacemakers (previously the Zen Community of New York), an organization established in 1980. In 1996, he co-founded the Zen Peace ...

(1939–2018) – American Zen Buddhist roshi and founder of

Zen Peacemakers The Zen Peacemakers is a diverse network of socially engaged Buddhists, currently including the formal structures of the Zen Peacemakers International, the Zen Peacemaker Order and the Zen Peacemaker Circles, many affiliated individuals and grou ...

Danny Glover Danny Glover ( ; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Danny Glover, numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian A ...

(born 1946) – American actor and anti-war activist *

Vilma Glücklich Vilma Glücklich (1872–1927), was a Hungarian educational reformer, pacifist and women's rights activist. In 1896, she became the first woman in Hungary to receive a degree from the Faculty of Philosophy in the Budapest State University, after ...

(1872–1927) – Hungarian educator, pacifist and women's rights activist *

Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born Anarchism, anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europ ...

(1869–1940) – Russian/American activist imprisoned in the U.S. for opposition to World War I *

Amy Goodman Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Her investigative journalism career includes coverage of the East Timor independence movement, Morocco's occupatio ...

(born 1957) – American journalist, host of ''

Democracy Now! ''Democracy Now!'' is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live ...

'' *

Paul Goodman Paul Goodman (September 9, 1911 – August 2, 1972) was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction topics, including the ...

(1911–1972) – American writer, psychotherapist, social critic, anarchist philosopher and public intellectual *

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ...

(1931–2022) – Russian anti-nuclear activist during and after Soviet presidency. In 1993 he launched

Green Cross International Green Cross International is an environmentalist organisation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993. Today, member organisations are in 30 countries. Its primary mission is to "respond to ...

and in 1995 initiated the

World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1990s, as a forum in which the Nobel Peace Laureates and the Peace Laureate Organizations could come together to address global issues with a view to encourage a ...

. *

Jean Goss Jean Goss (Caluire in France November 20, 1912 - Paris April 3, 1991) was a French nonviolent activist. Youth and conversion The son of an opera baritone who lost his voice during the First World War, Jean Goss was forced to work beginning at th ...

(1912–1991) – French non-violence activist *

Hildegard Goss-Mayr Hildegard Goss-Mayr (born 22 January 1930, Vienna) is an Austrian nonviolent activist and Christian theologian. Life and commitment Daughter of Kaspar Mayr, founder of the Austrian branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, she stud ...

(born 1930) – Austrian pacifist and theologian * Dorothy Granada (born 1930) – American nurse, humanitarian, and peace and social justice activist who was the 1997 recipient of the

International Pfeffer Peace Award The International Pfeffer Peace Award or Pfeffer Peace Award is one of the three peace awards presented by the United States Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States) (FOR), along with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award and the Nyack Area Peace A ...

* Lorraine Granado (1948–2019) – American environmental, peace and social justice activist and organizer who co-founded the Colorado People's Environmental and Economic Network and Neighbors for a Toxic-Free Community in Denver * Jonathan Granoff (born 1948) – Co-founder and President,

Global Security Institute The Global Security Institute (GSI) is a largely private (though partly bipartisan), non-governmental international organization with a mission to eliminate nuclear weapons through international cooperation and security. It aims to influence nati ...

William Grassie William John Grassie (born May 3, 1957) is an American activist for numerous causes, including nonviolence and a freeze on nuclear weapons, reform of science education, and greater dialogue between science and religion. He is the executive director ...

(born 1957) – American nonviolence activist *

Jürgen Grässlin Jürgen Grässlin (born September 18, 1957 in Lörrach) is a German teacher, journalist and peace activist, who rejects the use of violence. Since the 1990s he is regarded as the most prominent German opponent of the weapons industry. Having p ...

(born 1957) – teacher and activist against arms exports, especially of

small arms A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions). The first firearms originate ...

(

Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK or H&K; ) is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg and also has subsidiaries in the United ...

) *

Wavy Gravy Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (born May 15, 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs. Romney has founded or co-founde ...

(born 1936) – American entertainer and activist for peace *

Great Peacemaker The Great Peacemaker ( ), sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Tekanawí:ta in Mohawk (as a mark of respect, some Iroquois avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, t ...

– Native American co-founder of the

Iroquois Confederacy The Iroquois ( ), also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the Endonym and exonym, endonym Haudenosaunee ( ; ) are an Iroquoian languages, Iroquoian-speaking Confederation#Ind ...

, author

Great Law of Peace Among the Haudenosaunee (the "Six Nations," comprising the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora peoples) the Great Law of Peace ( Mohawk: ''Kaianere’kó:wa''), also known as Gayanashagowa, is the oral constitution of ...

Dick Gregory Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. His books were bestsellers. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern U ...

(1932–2017) – American comedian, anti-war protester *

Irene Greenwood Irene Greenwood (9 December 1898 — 14 April 1992) was an Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist. Early life and education Greenwood was born in Albany, Western Australia on 9 December 1898. She was the oldest child of H ...

(1898–1992) – Australian feminist, peace activist and broadcaster *

Richard Grelling Richard Grelling (11 June 1853 − 14 January 1929) was a German lawyer, writer and pacifist who wrote the international best selling book ''J'Accuse'' in World War I, publicly criticizing the actions of Germany for waging a war of aggression in Eu ...

(1853–1929) – German lawyer, writer and pacifist * Ben Griffin (born 1977) – former

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

SAS soldier and

Iraq War The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...

veteran *

Suze Groeneweg Suzanna "Suze" Groeneweg (4 March 1875 – 19 October 1940) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP). She was the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament. Groeneweg was a teacher in Rotterdam. She was act ...

(1875–1940) – Dutch politician, feminist and pacifist * Edward Grubb (1854–1939) – English Quaker, pacifist, active in the

Emil Grunzweig Emil Grunzweig (; December 1, 1947 – February 10, 1983) was an Israeli teacher and peace activist affiliated with the Peace Now movement. He became an icon of the Israeli left after he was killed by a grenade thrown at a peace rally in Jerusale ...

(1947–1983) – Israeli teacher and peace activist * Gerson Gu-Konu, also Gerson Konu (1932–2006) – Peace and human rights activist from

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

* J. Edward Guinan (1936–2014) – Founder of the

Community for Creative Non-Violence The Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) is a Washington, D.C.–based charity that provides services to the poor and homeless including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, case management, education and art programs. History In 1970, ...

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, A ...

(1912–1967) – American anti-war protester and musician, inspiration *

Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama (born 6 July 1935; full spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, shortened as Tenzin Gyatso; ) is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. He served a ...

(born 1935) – 14th Dalai Lama of

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

laureate In English, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary awards or Military awards and decorations, military glory. It is also used for recipients of the Nobel Prize, the Gandhi Peace Award, the Student Peace Pri ...

and spiritual and formerly temporal ruler of Tibet and the

Tibetan Government-in-Exile The Central Tibetan Administration (, , ) is the government-in-exile of Tibet, based in Dharamshala, India. It comprises a judiciary branch, a legislative branch, and an executive branch, and offers support and services to the Tibetan exile ...

H

Hugo Haase Hugo Haase (29 September 1863 – 7 November 1919) was a German socialist politician, jurist and pacifist. With Friedrich Ebert, he co-chaired of the Council of the People's Deputies during the German Revolution of 1918–19. Early life Hugo Ha ...

(1863–1919) – German socialist politician, jurist and pacifist * Haggagovic (born 1984) – world traveler, peace activist, Egyptian television personality *

Lucina Hagman Lucina Hagman (5 June 1853, Kälviä – 6 September 1946, Helsinki) was an early Finnish feminist and among the first female MPs in the world due to the 1907 Finnish parliamentary election. Life and career Hagman was the daughter of police mas ...

(1853–1946) – Finnish feminist, politician, pacifist *

Otto Hahn Otto Hahn (; 8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and discoverer of nuclear fission, the science behind nuclear reactors and ...

(1879–1968) – German chemist, discoverer of nuclear fission, Nobel Laureate, pacifist, anti-nuclear weapons and testing advocate * Jeanne Halbwachs (1890–1980) – French pacifist, feminist and socialist * Jeff Halper (born 1946) – American anthropologist and Israeli peace activist, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions * France Hamelin (1918–2007) – French artist, peace activist and resistance worker * Eugénie Hamer (1865–after 1926) – Belgian peace activist and writer * Katharine Hamnett (born 1947) – English fashion designer, known for designing T-shirts with large-print slogans against war and militarism * Judith Hand (born 1940) – American biologist, pioneer of peace ethology * Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen (1864–1939) – Norwegian teacher, shipowner, politician and founder of the Norwegian Peace Association * Eline Hansen (1859–1919) – Danish feminist and peace activist * G. Simon Harak (1948–2019) – American professor of theology, peace activist * Keir Hardie (1856–1915) – Scottish socialist and pacifist, co-founder of Independent Labour Party and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, opposed WWI * Florence Jaffray Harriman (1870–1967) – American suffragist, social reformer, pacifist and diplomat * David Harris (activist), David Harris (1946–2023) – American anti-war organizer and draft resistance leader; later a journalist and author * George Harrison (1943–2001) – English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer, achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles; religious and anti-war activist * David Hartsough (born 1940) – American Quaker peace activist * Marian Fleming Harwood (1846–1934) – Scottish-born Australian scholar, linguist, pacifist, and philanthropist * Rhoda Hatch (1946–2020) – American peace activist who organized protests against Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm * Marii Hasegawa (1918–2012) – Japanese peace activist and president (1971–1975) of the

* Václav Havel (1936–2011) – Czech nonviolent writer, poet, and politician * Brian Haw (1949–2011) – British activist, initiated and long time participant of the Parliament Square Peace Campaign * Tom Hayden (1939–2016) – American civil rights activist, anti-Vietnam war leader, author, California politician * Wilson A. Head (1914–1993) – American/Canadian sociologist, activist * Larry Hebert – Active duty Senior Airman in US Air Force who went on a hunger strike in Washington, D.C., in March and April 2024 to protest U.S. military support of Israel's war in Gaza. * Fredrik Heffermehl (1938–2023) – Norwegian jurist, writer and peace activist * Idy Hegnauer (1909–2006) – Swiss nurse and peace activist * Estrid Hein (1873–1956) – Danish ophthalmologist, women's rights activist and pacifist * Arthur Henderson (1863–1935) – British politician, Labour Party (UK), Labour Party leader, Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), Foreign Secretary, chair of the Geneva Disarmament Conference,

1934 * Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970) – American Christian pacifist, anarchist and social activist * Yella Hertzka (1873–1948) – Austrian peace and women's rights activist * Alice Herz (1882–1965) – German-born feminist and anti-fascist who was the first person in the U.S. to self-immolation, self-immolate in protest against the Vietnam War * Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) – Polish-born American rabbi, professor at Jewish Theological Seminary, civil rights and peace activist *

(born 1960) – Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist; born Paul David Hewson * Paul David Hewson (born 1960) – Irish singer-songwriter; see #B, Bono above * Hiawatha (1525–?) – Native American co-founder of the Iroquois, Iroguois League and co-author of the

* Sidney Hinkes (1925–2006) – British pacifist and Anglican priest * Raichō Hiratsuka (1886–1971) – Japanese writer, political activist, feminist and pacifist * Unutea Hirshon (born 1947) – French Polynesian anti-nuclear activist * Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926) – British welfare campaigner, pacifist, and anti-war activist, publicly denounced the existence of the Second Boer War concentration camps, British concentration camps in Cape Colony, South Africa * Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989) – American anti-Vietnam war leader, co-founder of Yippies * Ann-Margret Holmgren (1850–1940) – Swedish writer, feminist, and pacifist * Margaret Holmes, AM (1909–2009) – Australian activist during the Vietnam War, member Anglican Pacifist Fellowship * Robert L. Holmes (1935) – American Professor emeritus, international lecturer and theorist of nonviolence, war and morality at the University of RochesterPacifism: A Philosophy of Nonviolence. Holmes, Robert L. Bloomsbury Publishing New York 2017 ISBN 978-1-4742-7982-6 Robert L. Holmeson Google Books
/ref> * Inger Holmlund (1927–2019) – Swedish anti-nuclear activist * Winifred Holtby (1898–1935) – English novelist; feminist, socialist and pacifist; active in the Independent Labour Party and League of Nations Union * Alec Horsley (1902–1993) – British Quaker businessman, founder of the company which became Northern Foods, member of the Common Wealth Party, the Committee of 100 (United Kingdom), Committee of 100, founding member of

* Ellen Hørup (1871–1953) – Danish writer, pacifist, and women's rights activist * Nobuto Hosaka (born 1955) – Japanese politician, mayor of Setagaya in Tokyo; campaigned and won the mayor's job on an

platform in April 2011, just over a month after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster * Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) – American writer, social activist, peace advocate, author of the Mother's Day Proclamation * Helmuth Hübener (1925–1942) – executed at the age of 17 in Nazi Germany for distributing anti-war leaflets * Kate Hudson (activist), Kate Hudson (born 1958) – British left-wing political activist and academic; General Secretary of the

(CND) and National Secretary of Left Unity (UK), Left Unity; officer of the

since 2002 * Jessie Wallace Hughan (1875–1955) – founder of the War Resisters League; socialist and radical pacifist * Emrys Hughes (1894–1969) – Welsh socialist member of the British Parliament, where he was an outspoken pacifist * Laura Hughes (activist), Laura Hughes (1886–1966) – Canadian feminist and pacifist * Hannah Clothier Hull (1872–1958) – American Quaker activist, in the leadership of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, WILPF in the US * John Hume (1937–2020) – Irish

and Gandhi Peace Prize recipient, former leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and former MP for Foyle (UK Parliament constituency), Foyle 1983–2005 * John Peters Humphrey (1905–1995) – Canadian scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate, wrote the first draft of the

* Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) – English pacifist, anti-war and anti-conflict writer :

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* Miguel Giménez Igualada (1888–1973) – Spanish anarchist, writer, pacifist * Daisaku Ikeda (1928–2023) – Japanese Buddhist leader, writer, president of Soka Gakkai International, and founder of multiple educational and peace research institutions * Kathleen Innes (1883–1967) – British educator, writer, pacifist * Margaret Isely (1921–1997) – American peace activist and co-founder of World Constitution and Parliament Association, WCPA * Philip Isely (1915–2012) – American peace activist, writer and founder of World Constitution and Parliament Association, WCPA & GREN * Henriette Ith (1885–1978) – Swiss pacifist, Esperantist, author :

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* Berthold Jacob (1898–1944) – German journalist and pacifist * Aletta Jacobs (1854–1929) – Dutch physician, feminist and peace activist * Martha Larsen Jahn (1875–1954) – Norwegian peace activist and feminist * Jean Jaurès (1859–1914) – French anti-war activist, socialist leader * Kirthi Jayakumar (born 1987) – Indian peace activist and gender equality activist, youth peace activist, peace educator and founder of The Red Elephant Foundation * Zorica Jevremović (1948–2023) – Serbian playwright, theatre director, peace activist * Jigonhsasee – co-founder, along with The

and Hiawatha, of the Iroquois Confederacy, she became known as the Mother of Nations among the Iroquois. * Tano Jōdai (1886–1982) – Japanese English literature professor, peace activist and university president * Pope John Paul II, John Paul II (1920–2005) – Polish Catholic pope, inspiration, advocate * Helen John (1937–2017) – British activist, one of the first full-time members of the Greenham Common peace camp * Hagbard Jonassen (1903–1977) – Danish botanist and peace activist * Alice Jouenne (1873–1954) – French educator and socialist activist * Terasawa Junsei (born 1950) – Japanese Buddhist monk and peace activist :

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* Ekaterina Karavelova (1860–1947) – Bulgarian educator, writer, suffragist, feminist, pacifist * Tawakkol Karman (born 1979) – Yemeni journalist, politician and human rights activist; shared 2011 Nobel Peace prize * Randy Kehler (1944–2024) – American pacifist, anti-war activist, imprisoned draft resister, tax resister, nuclear weapons freeze organizer; inspiration to

* Helena Kekkonen (1926–2014) – Finnish peace activist and peace educator * Helen Keller (1880–1968) – American activist, deafblind writer, speech "Strike Against The War" Carnegie Hall, New York 1916 * Kathy Kelly (born 1952) – American peace and anti-war activist, arrested over 60 times during protests; member and organizer of international peace teams * Petra Kelly (1947–1992) – German politician, feminist, pacifist * Stephen Kelly (priest), Steve Kelly (born c.1949) – American Jesuit priest and antinuclear activist * Bruce Kent (1929–2022) – British political activist, former Catholic priest; anti-nuclear campaigner with the

(CND) and president of the International Peace Bureau * Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988) – Pashtun independence activist, spiritual and political leader, lifelong pacifist * Wahiduddin Khan (1925–2021) – Indian Islamic scholar and peace activist * Abraham Yehudah Khein (1878–1957) – Ukrainian rabbi, essayist, pacifist * Steve Killelea – initiated Global Peace Index and Institute for Economics and Peace * Coretta Scott King (1927–2006) – American author, civil rights leader, and active in the anti-Vietnam war movement * Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) – Civil rights leader, American anti-Vietnam war protester * Anna Kleman (1862–1940) – Swedish suffragist and peace activist * Michael D. Knox (born 1946) – founder of US Peace Memorial Foundation, antiwar activist, psychologist, professor * Adam Kokesh (born 1982) – American activist, Iraq Veterans Against the War * Annette Kolb (1870–1967) – German writer and pacifist * Ron Kovic (born 1946) – American Vietnam war veteran, war protester * Paul Krassner (1932–2019) – American anti-Vietnam war organizer, writer, Yippie co-founder * Dennis Kucinich (born 1946) – former U.S. Representative from Ohio, advocate for US Department of Peace :

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* Henri La Fontaine (1854–1943) – Belgian initiator, organizer, Nobel Peace Prize winner * Léonie La Fontaine (1857–1949) – Belgian feminist and pacifist * William Ladd (1778–1841) – early American activist, initiator, first president of the American Peace Society * Benjamin Ladraa (born 1982) – Swedish activist * Bernard Lafayette (born 1940) – American organizer, educator, initiator * Maurice Laisant (1909–1991) – French anarchist and pacifist * George Lakey (born 1937) – American peace activist, co-founder of the Movement for a New Society * Grigoris Lambrakis (1912–1963) – Greek athlete, physician, politician, activist * Gustav Landauer (1870–1919) – German writer, anarchist, pacifist * Elena Landázuri (1888–1970) – Mexican feminist, pacifist, and social worker * Lanza del Vasto (1901–1981) – Italian Gandhian, philosopher, poet, nonviolent activist * Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938) – Norwegian historian and pacifist * Alexander Langer (1946–1995) – Italian journalist, peace activist and politician * George Lansbury (1859–1940) – British politician and Christian pacifist; Labour Party (UK), Labour Party Leader (1932–1935); campaigner for social justice and women's rights and against imperialism; opposed WW1; campaigned for disarmament in the 1920s and 1930s; president of the

(1937) * Roger Allen LaPorte (1943–1965) – American Catholic Worker Movement, Catholic Worker who self-immolation, self-immolated in protest against the Vietnam War * Bryan Law (1954–2013) – Australian non-violent activist * Louis Lecoin (1888–1971) – French anarchist and pacifist * Urbain Ledoux (1874–1941) – American Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí diplomat and activist * John Lennon (1940–1980) – British singer/songwriter, anti-war protester * Sidney Lens (1912–1986) – American anti-Vietnam war leader * Muriel Lester (1885–1968) – British social reformer, pacifist and Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformist; Ambassador and Secretary for the

; co-founder of the Kingsley Hall * Captain Howard Levy – Army Captain sent to Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth Military Prison for over two years for refusing an order to train Green Beret medics on their way to Vietnam. * Bertie Lewis (1920–2010) – RAF airman who went on to become a U.K. peace campaigner * Thomas Lewis (activist), Thomas Lewis (1940–2008) – American artist, anti-war activist with (Baltimore Four and Catonsville Nine) * Bart de Ligt (1883–1938) – Dutch anarchist, pacifist and antimilitarist * Georgia Lloyd (1913–1999) – American pacifist, writer * Lola Maverick Lloyd (1875–1944) – American pacifist, suffragist, feminist * Gabriele Moreno Locatelli (1959–1993) – Italian pacifist * Grace Lolim (fl. 2000) – Kenyan human rights and peace activist * James Loney (peace activist), James Loney (born 1964) – Canadian peace worker, kidnap victim * Isabel Longworth (1881–1961) – Australian dentist and peace activist * Lee Lorch (1915–2014) – Canadian mathematician and peace activist * Fernand Loriot (1870–1932) – French teacher and pacifist * Lowkey (born 1986) – British rapper and peace activist; opposed to the invasion of Iraq and US/UK foreign policy more generally * David Loy (born 1947) – American scholar, author and Sanbo Kyodan Zen Buddhist teacher * Chiara Lubich (1920–2008) – Italian Catholic mystic and founder of

movement, advocate of unity amongst Christians, interreligious dialogue and cooperative relations between religious and non-religious people. Promoted "universal fraternity". * Rae Luckock (1893–1972) – Canadian feminist, peace activist and politician * Sigrid Helliesen Lund (1892–1987) – Norwegian peace activist * Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) – German Marxist and anti–war activist * Jake Lynch (born 1964) – peace journalist, academic and writer * Staughton Lynd (1929–2022) – American anti-Vietnam war leader * Bradford Lyttle (born 1927) – American pacifist, writer, presidential candidate, and organizer with the Committee for Non-Violent Action :

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* Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) – Kenyan environmental activist, Nobel peace laureate * John Maclean (Scottish socialist), John Maclean (1879–1923) – Scottish radical socialist, who saw capitalism as the root of war * Chrystal Macmillan (1872–1937) – Scottish politician, feminist, pacifist * Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978) – Spanish diplomat, historian and pacifist * Carmen Magallón (born 1951) – Spanish physicist, pacifist, conducting research in support of women's advancement in science and peace * Norman Mailer (1923–2007) – American anti-war writer, war protester * Mairead Maguire (born 1944) – Northern Ireland peace movement, Nobel peace laureate * Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) – South African statesman, leader in the anti-apartheid movement and post-apartheid reconciliation, founder of The Elders, inspiration * Rosa Manus (1881–1942) – Dutch pacifist and suffragist * Bob Marley (1945–1981) – Jamaican, inspirational anti-war singer/songwriter, inspiration * Jacques Martin (pacifist), Jacques Martin (1906–2001) – French pacifist and Protestant pastor * Yoko Matsuoka (writer), Yoko Matsuoka (1916–1979) – Japanese anti-war activist, writer, and feminist * Elizabeth McAlister (born 1939) – American former nun, peace activist, and co-founder of Jonah House * Colman McCarthy (born 1938) – American journalist, teacher, lecturer, pacifist, progressive, anarchist, and long-time peace activist * Emmanuel Charles McCarthy (born 1940) – American peace activist * Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) – U.S. presidential candidate, ran on an anti-Vietnam war agenda * John McConnell (peace activist), John McConnell (1915–2012) – American peace activist, creator of Earth Day * George McGovern (1922–2012) – U.S. Senator, presidential candidate, anti-Vietnam war agenda * Keith McHenry (born 1957) – American co-founder of Food Not Bombs * Ciaran McKeown (1943–2019) – Irish Peace Activist * David McReynolds (1929–2018) – leader in U.S. War Resisters League for 40 years, chair of

, organizer of major national anti-Vietnam War demonstrations * David McTaggart (1932–2001) – Canadian activist against nuclear weapons testing, co-founder Greenpeace International * Monica McWilliams (born 1954) – Northern Irish academic, peace activist, human rights defender and former politician. She was delegate at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations, which led to the Good Friday Peace Agreement in 1998. * Jeanne Mélin (1877–1964) – French pacifist, feminist, writer, and politician * Adrienne van Melle-Hermans (1931–2007) – Dutch anti-nuclear peace activist, also active in ex-Yugoslavia * Marjorie Bradford Melville (born 1929) – Member of the Catonsville Nine * Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959) – Guatemalan indigenous rights advocate, anti-war activist, and co-founder of Nobel Women's Initiative * Chico Mendes (1944–1988) – Brazilian environmentalist, trade union leader, and human rights advocate of peasants and indigenous peoples; assassinated in 1988 * Frank Merrick (1886–1981) – English composer, pianist, conscientious objector * Thomas Merton (1915–1968) – American Trappists, Trappist monk and poet, inspirational writer, philosopher * Johanne Meyer (1838–1915) – pioneering Danish suffragist, pacifist, and journal editor * Karl Meyer (activist), Karl Meyer (born 1937) – American pacifist and tax resister * Selma Meyer (1890–1941) – Dutch pacifist and resistance fighter of Jewish origin * Fred Mfuranzima (born 1997) – Rwandan writer, peace activist * Kizito Mihigo (1981–2020) – Rwandan Christian singer; genocide survivor; dedicated to forgiveness, peace and reconciliation after the Rwandan genocide, 1994 genocide * Olga Misař (1876–1950) – Austrian peace activist and writer * Barry Mitcalfe (1930–1986) – a leader of the New Zealand movement against the Vietnam War and the New Zealand nuclear-free zone, New Zealand anti-nuclear movement * Malebogo Molefhe (born 1980) – Botswanan activist against gender-based violence * Eva Moltesen (1871–1934) – Finnish-Danish writer and peace activist * Roger Monclin (1903–1985) – French pacifist and anarchist * Agda Montelius (1850–1920) – Swedish philanthropist, feminist and peace activist * E. D. Morel (1873–1924) – British journalist, author, pacifist and politician; opposed the First World War and campaigned against slavery in the Congo * Simonne Monet-Chartrand (1919–1993) – Canadian women's rights activist, feminist, and pacifist * Anne Montgomery (peace activist), Anne Montgomery (1926–2012) – American Roman Catholic nun and antinuclear activist * Howard Morland (born 1942) – American journalist, nuclear weapons abolitionist * Norman Morrison (1933–1965) – American Quaker who self-immolation, set himself on fire in protest against the Vietnam War * Sybil Morrison (1893–1984) – British pacifist active in the

* Émilie de Morsier (1843–1896) – Swiss feminist, pacifist and abolitionist * John Mott (1865–1955) – American evangelist, leader of the YMCA and World Student Christian Federation, WSCF, 1946 Nobel peace laureate * Bobby Muller (born 1946) – Vietnam vet and driving force behind campaign to ban landmines, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize * Alaa Murabit (born 1989) – Libyan Canadian physician and human rights advocate for inclusive peace and security * Craig Murray (born 1958) – British former diplomat turned whistleblower, human rights activist and anti-war campaigner * John Middleton Murry (1889–1957) – British author, sponsor of the Peace Pledge Union, and editor of ''Peace News'' 1940–1946 * A. J. Muste (1885–1967) – American pacifist, organizer, anti-Vietnam War leader :

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* Fumiko Nakamura (1913–2013) – Japanese teacher and anti-war activist. * Otfried Nassauer, Ottfried Nassauer (1956–2020) – German journalist and researcher, activist for arms control and against arms exports * Abie Nathan (1927–2008) – Israeli humanitarian, founded Voice of Peace radio, met with all sides of a conflict * Ezra Nawi (1952–2021) – Israeli human rights activist and pacifist * Paul Newman (1925–2008) – American anti-war protester, actor * Gabriela Ngirmang (1922–2007) – Palauan peace and anti-nuclear activist * Mrs. Ngo Ba Thanh, Mrs. Ba Thanh Ngo (1931–2004) – Vietnamese anti-war and peace activist * Elizabeth Pease Nichol (1807–1897) – suffragist, chartist, abolitionist, anti-vivisectionist, member of the Peace Society * Georg Friedrich Nicolai (1874–1964) – German professor, famous for the book ''The Biology of War'' * Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) – German anti-Nazi Lutheran pastor, imprisoned in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camp, Dachau, vocal pacifist and campaigner for disarmament * Anna T. Nilsson (1869–1947) – Swedish educator and peace activist * Philip Noel-Baker (1889–1982) – British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician, Olympic silver medallist, active campaigner for disarmament,

1959, co-founder with

of the World Disarmament Campaign * Louise Nørlund (1854–1919) – Danish feminist and peace activist * Sari Nusseibeh (born 1949) – Palestinian activist :

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* Phil Ochs (1940–1976) – American anti-Vietnam war singer/songwriter, initiated protest events * Paul Oestreich (1878–1959) – German educator, board member of the "German Peace Society" in 1921– 1926 * Paul Oestreicher (born 1931) – German-born British human rights activist, Canon emeritus of Coventry Cathedral, Christian pacifist, active in post-war reconciliation * Yoko Ono (born 1933) – Japanese anti-Vietnam war campaigner in America and Europe * Ciaron O'Reilly (born 1960) – Australian pacifist, anti-war activist, Catholic Worker, served prison time in America and Ireland for disarming war material * Carl von Ossietzky (1889–1938) – German pacifist, Nobel peace laureate, the opponent of Nazi rearmament * Geoffrey Ostergaard (1926–1990) – British political scientist, academic, writer, anarchist, pacifist * Laurence Overmire (born 1957) – American poet, author, theorist :

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* Achola Pala – Kenyan anthropologist and sociologist * Olof Palme (1927–1986) – Swedish prime minister, diplomat * Ellen Palmstierna (1869–1941) – Swedish women's rights and peace activist * Marian Cripps, Baroness Parmoor (1878–1952) – British anti-war activist * Medha Patkar (born 1954) – Indian activist for Tribals and Dalits affected by dam projects *

(1822–1912) – French economist, peace activist and joint recipient (together with

) of the first Nobel Peace Prize (1901) * Ron Paul (born 1935) – American author, physician, former U.S. congressman and presidential candidate, anti-war activist, libertarian Republican * Ava Helen Pauling (1903–1981) – American human rights activist, feminist, pacifist * Linus Pauling (1901–1994) – American anti-nuclear testing advocate and leader * James Peck (pacifist), James Peck (1914–1993) – American anti-war and civil rights activist; advocate of nonviolent civil disobedience * Priscilla Hannah Peckover (1833–1931) – English pacifist, nominated four times for the Nobel Peace Prize * Mattityahu Peled (1923–1995) – Israeli scholar, officer and peace activist * Miko Peled (born 1961) – Israeli peace activist, author of the book ''The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine'' * Lindis Percy (born 1941) – British nurse, midwife, pacifist, founder of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) * Frida Perlen (1870–1933) – Co-founder of the German section of the

* Gabrielle Petit (feminist), Gabrielle Petit (1860–1952) – French feminist activist, anticlerical, libertarian socialist, newspaper editor * Ann Pettitt (born 1947) – co-founder of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp * Concepción Picciotto (1936–2016) – Spanish-born

and anti-war protester, White House Peace Vigil * Abbé Pierre (1912–2007) – French priest, founder of the Emmaus (charity), Emmaus movement * Ardeth Platte (1936–2020) – American Roman Catholic nun and antinuclear activist, and inspiration for Sister Jane Ingalls on Orange Is the New Black, Orange is the New Black. * Peace Pilgrim (1908–1981) – American activist, walked the highways and streets of America promoting peace * Amparo Poch y Gascón (1902–1968) – Spanish anarchist, pacifist and physician * Ronald Podrow (1926–2004) – American pacifist and peace activist * Paula Pogány (1884–1982) – Hungarian peace activist, suffragist, and conditioning/strength coach * Maria Pognon (1844–1925) – French writer, feminist, suffragist and pacifist * Joseph Polowsky (1916–1983) – American GI, advocate of better relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union between 1955 and 1983 * Pomnyun Sunim (born 1952) – South Korean author, peace activist
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* Alberto_Portugheis#Humanism, Alberto Portugheis (born 1941) – Musician, campaigner for peace through the universal abolition of militarism * Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot (1897–1989) – Dutch economist, feminist, pacifist * Vasily Pozdnyakov (1869–1921) – Russian conscientious objector and writer * Manasi Pradhan (born 1962) – Indian activist; founder of Honour for Women National Campaign * Devi Prasad (artist), Devi Prasad (1921–2011) – Indian activist and artist * Harriet Dunlop Prenter (1865/1866–1939) – Canadian feminist, pacifist * Christoph Probst (1919–1943) – German pacifist and member of the anti-Nazi White Rose resistance :

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* Ludwig Quidde (1858–1941) – German pacifist, 1927 Nobel peace laureate :

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* Jim Radford (1928–2020) – British social, political and peace activist, Britain's youngest D-Day veteran, folk singer and co-organiser of the first Aldermaston March in 1958 * Gabrielle Radziwill (1877–1968) – Lithuanian pacifist, feminist and League of Nations official * Clara Ragaz (1874–1957) – Swiss pacifist and feminist * Bil'in, Abdullah Abu Rahmah – Palestinian peace activist * Milan Rai (born 1965) – British writer and anti-war activist * Justin Raimondo (1951–2019) – American author, anti-war activist, founder of Antiwar.com * Cornelia Ramondt-Hirschmann (1871–1957) – Dutch teacher, feminist and pacifist * José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) – East Timorese politician, head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, Nobel peace laureate * Michael Randle (born 1933) – British peace activist and co-organiser of the first Aldermaston March * Darrell Rankin (born 1957) – Canadian peace activist and Communist politician * Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973) – first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, lifelong pacifist * Marcus Raskin (1934–2017) – American social critic, opponent of the Vietnam war and the draft * Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936–2005) – Israeli poet and peace activist * Betty Reardon (1929) – founder and director of the Peace Education Center and Peace Education Graduate Degree Program at Teachers College, Columbia University * Madeleine Rees (fl. from 1990s) – British lawyer, human right and peace proponent * Ernie Regehr – Canadian peace researcher * Eugen Relgis (1865–1987) – Romanian writer, pacifist and anarchist * Patrick Reinsborough (born 1972) – American anti-war activist and author * Maixux Rekalde (1934–2022) – Spanish Basque pacifist, activist, and journalist * Megan Rice SHCJ (1930–2021) – Sister of the Holy Child and antinuclear disarmament activist * Henry Richard (1812–1888) – Welsh Congregationalist minister and Member of Parliament (1868–1888), known as "the Apostle of Peace" / "Apostol Heddwch", advocate of international arbitration, secretary of the Peace Society for forty years (1848–1884) * Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953) – English mathematician, physicist, pacifist, pioneer of modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting and their application to studying the causes of war and how to prevent them * Renate Riemeck (1920–2003) – German historian and Christian peace activist * Paul Robeson (1898–1976) – American singer, actor, anti-fascist political activist, and vocal opponent of the Cold War * Ellen Robinson (1840–1912) – British peace campaigner * Julian Perry Robinson (1941–2020) – British peace researcher * Adi Roche (born 1955) – Irish activist, chief executive of the charity Chernobyl Children International * Douglas Roche (1929) – Canadian author, parliamentarian, diplomat, and peace activist * Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) – Russian visionary artist and mystic, creator of the Roerich Pact and Nobel Peace Prize candidate * Amelia Rokotuivuna (1941–2005) – Fijian opponent of French nuclear tests in the Pacific * Madeleine Rolland (1872–1960) – French translator and peace activist; sister of Romain Rolland * Romain Rolland (1866–1944) – French dramatist, novelist, essayist, anti-war activist * Óscar Romero (1917–1980) – Archbishop of San Salvador (Catholic), assassinated for his stand against social injustice and violence, canonized 14 October 2018 * Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) – American pacifist, organized the 1948 United Nations'

, first Gandhi Peace Award winner * Martha Root (1872–1939) – American Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼí traveling teacher * Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888–1973) – historian and social philosopher, whose work spanned the disciplines of history, theology, sociology, linguistics and beyond * Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929) – German Jewish theologian (rabi) and philosopher * Murray Rothbard (1926–1995) – American author, political theorist, historian, staunch opponent of military interventions * Elisabeth Rotten (1882–1964) – German-born Swiss peace activist and education reformer * Coleen Rowley (born 1954) – ex-FBI agent, whistleblower, peace activist, and the first recipient of the Sam Adams Award * Arundhati Roy (born 1961) – Indian writer, social critic and peace activist * Jerry Rubin (1938–1994) – American anti-Vietnam war leader, co-founder of the Yippies * Hagar Rublev (1954–2000) – Israeli peace activist, founder of Women in Black * Otto Rühle (1874–1943) – German Marxist and pacifist * Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) – British philosopher, logician, mathematician, outspoken advocate of

* Bayard Rustin (1912–1987) – American nonviolence, Anti-racism and LGBT Quakers, Quaker activist * Han Ryner (1861–1938) – French anarchist philosopher, pacifist :

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* Carl Sagan (1934–1996) – American astronomer, opposed escalation of the nuclear arms race * Mohamed Sahnoun (1931–2018) – Algerian diplomat, peace activist, UN envoy to Somalia and to the Great Lakes region of Africa *

(1935–2003) – Palestinian-American academic and cultural critic, joint founder with

of the

* Avril de Sainte-Croix (1855–1939) – French feminist, pacifist and writer * Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) – Russian nuclear physicist, human rights activist, and pacifist * Ada Salter (1866–1942) – English Quaker and pacifist, a founding member of

* Ed Sanders (born 1939) – American poet, organizer and singer, co-founder of anti-war band The Fugs * Teresa Sarti Strada (1946–2009) – Italian teacher, pacifist and philanthropist who co-founded the NGO Emergency (organization), Emergency * Mark Satin (born 1946) – American political theorist, anti-war proponent, draft-resistance organizer, philosopher, and writer * Gerd Grønvold Saue (1930–2022) – Norwegian writer and peace activist * Jean-René Saulière (1911–1999) – French anarchist and pacifist * Henriette Sauret (1890–1976) – French feminist, author, pacifist, journalist * Jonathan Schell (1943–2014) – American writer and campaigner against nuclear weapons, anti-war activist * Manon Schick (born 1974) – Swiss-German journalist, human rights activist * Sophie Scholl (1921–1943) – German student and Christian pacifist, active in the White Rose non-violent German resistance to Nazism, resistance movement in Nazi Germany * Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) – German-French activist against nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon testing whose speeches were published as ''Peace or Atomic War''; co-founder of Peace Action, The Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy * Kailash Satyarthi (born 1954) – child activist, Bachpan Bachao Aandolan, Nobel Peace Prize * Rosika Schwimmer (1877–1948) – Hungarian feminist, pacifist and suffragist * Molly Scott Cato (born 1963) – British green economist, Green Party politician, pacifist, and anti-nuclear campaigner * Pete Seeger (1919–2014) – American singer, anti-war protester and inspirational singer/songwriter * Margarethe Lenore Selenka (1860–1922) – German zoologist, feminist, and pacifist * Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader), Ravi Shankar (born 1956) – Indian spiritual teacher, humanitarian leader, and ambassador of peace * Mary Shapard (c. 1882–1950s) – American author and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize; she was reportedly the first American to advocate for the formation of a "league of nations" during World War I and was also reportedly the source of the original text used by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to draft his Covenant of the League of Nations * Jeff Sharlet (activist), Jeff Sharlet (1942–1969) – American journalist and anti-Vietnam war soldier * Gene Sharp (1928–2018) – American writer on non-violent resistance, founder of the Albert Einstein Institution * H. James Shea Jr. (1939–1970) – American politician and anti-Vietnam War activist * Cindy Sheehan (born 1957) – American anti-Iraq and anti-Afghanistan war leader * Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878–1916) – Irish feminist, peace activist and writer * Martin Sheen (born 1940) – American anti-war and anti-nuclear bomb protester, inspirational actor * Nancy Shelley Order of Australia, OAM (died 2010) – Quaker who represented the Anti-nuclear movement in Australia, Australian peace movement at the UN in 1982 * Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) – English Romantic poet, non-violent philosopher, and inspiration * Dick Sheppard (priest), Dick Sheppard (1880–1937) – Anglican priest and Christian pacifist, started the

* David Dean Shulman (born 1949) – American indologist, humanist, peace activist and defender of Palestinian human rights * Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze (1885–1969) – German theologian and pacifist * Toma Sik (1939–2004) – Hungarian-Israeli peace activist * Vivian Silver (1949–2023) – Canadian-Israeli peace activist, Palestinian rights activist, and women's rights activist, killed in the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 * Jeanmarie Simpson (born 1959) – American feminist and peace activist * Ramjee Singh (born 1927) – Indian activist, philosopher, and Gandhian * Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) – President of Liberia, shared 2011 Nobel Peace Prize with Tawakkol Karman and

in recognition of "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work" * Sulak Sivaraksa (born 1932) – Thai writer and Engaged Buddhism, engaged Buddhist activist * Samantha Smith (1972–1985) – American schoolgirl, young advocate of peace between Soviets and Americans * Julia Solly (1862–1953) – British-born South African suffragist, feminist and pacifist * Miriam Soljak (1879–1971) – New Zealand feminist, communist, unemployed-rights activist and pacifist * Myrtle Solomon (1921–1987) – British General Secretary of the

and Chair of

* Cornelio Sommaruga (1932–2024) – Swiss diplomat, president of the ICRC (1987–1999), founding President of Initiatives of Change, Initiatives of Change International * Donald Soper (1903–1998) – British Methodist minister, president of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and active in the

* August Spångberg (1893-1987) - Swedish member of parliament and recipient of the :sv:Eldh-Ekblads fredspris, Eldh-Ekblad Peace Prize * Sofia Elisabet Spångberg (1898 – 1992) – Swedish peace activist awarded King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross for her contributions to the Norwegian resistance during World War II * Benjamin Spock (1903–1998) –American pediatrician, anti-Vietnam war protester, writer, inspiration * Hope Squire (1878–1936) – British composer, pianist, and activist * Helene Stähelin (1891–1970) – Swiss mathematician and peace activist * Ringo Starr (born 1940) – British singer-songwriter, member of The Beatles * Helen Steven (1942–2016) – Scottish Quakers, Quaker and co-founder of the Scottish Centre for Nonviolence * Cat Stevens (born 1948) – British singer-songwriter, convert to Islam, and humanitarian * Lilian Stevenson (1870–1960) – Irish peace activist and historiographer * Joffre Stewart (1925–2019) – American poet, anarchist, and pacifist * Frances Benedict Stewart (fl. 1920s–1950s) – Chilean-born American sociologist, pacifist, feminist and Baháʼí Faith pioneer * Yehuda Stolov (born 1961) – Founding director of the Interfaith Encounter Association * Gino Strada (1948–2021) – Italian surgeon, anti-war activist, human rights activist, and founder of Emergency (organization), Emergency * David Swanson (born 1969) – American anti-war activist, blogger and author * Ivan Supek (1915–2007) – Croatian physicist, philosopher, peace activist and writer * Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914) – Czech-Austrian pacifist, first woman Nobel peace laureate * Helena Swanwick (1864–1939) – British feminist and pacifist * Irma Szirmai (1867–1958) – Hungarian feminist and pacifist :

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who became a pacifist, was arrested in London in 1917 (during World War I) for collecting signatures for a peace memorial * Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) – Russian writer on nonviolence, inspiration to Gandhi, Bevel, and other movement leaders * Aya Virginie Touré – Ivorian peace activist, proponent of non-violent resistance * Jakow Trachtenberg (1888–1953) – Russian engineer and pacifist * André and Magda Trocmé, André Trocmé (1901–1971), with his wife Italian-born André and Magda Trocmé, Magda (1901–1996) – French Protestant pacifist pastor, saved many Jews in Vichy France * Benjamin Franklin Trueblood (1847–1916) – 19th century American writer, editor, organizer, pacifist, active in the American Peace Society * Barbara Grace Tucker – Australian born peace activist, long time participant of the Parliament Square Peace Campaign * Titia van der Tuuk (1854–1939) – Dutch feminist and pacifist * Desmond Tutu (1931–2021) – South African cleric, initiator, anti-apartheid, Nobel Peace Prize 1984 * Clara Tybjerg (1864–1941) – Danish feminist, peace activist and educator :

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* George Benedict Zabelka (1915–1992) – chaplain to the aircrews that dropped the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki who later became a convert to the Christian gospel of nonviolence * L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917) – creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language, fascinated by the idea of a world without war * Alfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 1947) – Cuban-born American historian, lawyer in international law and human rights, vociferous critic of military interventions and the use of torture * Angie Zelter (born 1951) – British anti-war and anti-nuclear activist, co-founder of Trident Ploughshares * Clara Zetkin (1857–1933) – German Marxist, feminist and pacifist * Else Zeuthen (1897–1975) – Danish peace activist and feminist * Howard Zinn (1922–2010) – American historian, writer, peace advocate * Arnold Zweig (1887–1968) – German writer and anti-war activist :

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