Social Activist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an Indian social activist who is particularly known for his work for leprosy patients.[1] Baba f

Was an Indian social activist who is particularly known for his work for leprosy patients.[1] Baba founded several ashrams (communities) for rehabilitation and treatment of leprosy patients, the disabled, and people from marginalized sections of society. Anandwan ashram (meaning Garden of Joy) which Baba had made his home and located in remote and economically less privileged district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra is the most well-known ashrams started by him.

Rattan Singh was a high-ranking military officer in the Khalsa Army and had fought against the Briti

Rattan Singh was a high-ranking military officer in the Khalsa Army and had fought against the British during the Anglo-Sikh wars and he declined the British offer of a jagir after the annexation of the Punjab. Later on, his father Hukam Singh went to Malaya where he settled down as a contractor.

Was an Indian poet, publicist, author, and social reformer best known for his ardent advocacy for th

Was an Indian poet, publicist, author, and social reformer best known for his ardent advocacy for the protection of the rights of women.[1][2]As early as 1875 Malabari published a volume of poems in Gujarati, followed in 1877 by The Indian Muse in English Garb, which attracted attention in England, notably from Alfred Tennyson, Max Müller, and Florence Nightingale.[1] Müller and Nightingale would also play a role in his campaign for social reform, and the latter would also write the preface to an 1888/1892 biography of Malabari. At some point, Malabari relocated to the city of Bombay (now Mumbai),

Was a philosopher, political activist and author. A political figure of May 1968 in France, he was t

Was a philosopher, political activist and author. A political figure of May 1968 in France, he was the disciple and last personal secretary of Jean-Paul Sartre from 1974 to 1980. Along with him, he helped founding the French newspaper Libération in 1972.

Is a former San Diego socialite convicted of the November 5, 1989 murder of her former husband Dan B

Is a former San Diego socialite convicted of the November 5, 1989 murder of her former husband Dan Broderick and his second wife, Linda Kolkena. She was convicted on December 11, 1991 of two counts of second-degree murder, and later sentenced to 32-years-to-life in prison, with her first possible parole date in March of 2010.

Famously known as Dadasaheb Gaikwad was a politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India[1]. H

Famously known as Dadasaheb Gaikwad was a politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India[1]. He had also been member of parliament representing the both houses Lok sabha and Rajya sabha[2]. He was honoured by Padma Shri in 1968 for his dedicated service to society. He was a close colleague and follower of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

Was an Imperial Russian-born French socialist, communist activist, essayist, and journalist. He join

Was an Imperial Russian-born French socialist, communist activist, essayist, and journalist. He joined the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO) shortly before World War I. He was associated with Jean Longuet's left pacifist section of the party, and wrote for Longuet's paper Le Populaire, and later for Maxim Gorky's Novaya Zhizn. Although he initially supported France's participation in the conflict, he came to oppose it and, by the time of the October Revolution, he became a Bolshevik and one of the French activists of the Comintern.

Is a Zimbabwean born South African refugee rights activist. He is named after Bram Fischer and is th

Is a Zimbabwean born South African refugee rights activist. He is named after Bram Fischer and is the son of Kallie Hanekom and Professor Jennifer Jelsma. He was born on 5 February 1984, in Harare, into a family with strong links to the African National Congress during the time of apartheid in South Africa. His uncle Derek Hanekom and aunt Trish Hanekom spent 3 years in jail for their involvement in the African National Congress during his childhood. He left Zimbabwe after leaving school to assist the Movement for Democratic Change in their 2002 presidential campaign. He then moved to Cape Town

Was a Jamaican Gay rights activist and co-founder of the Jamaican forum for lesbians and gays, J-Fla

Was a Jamaican Gay rights activist and co-founder of the Jamaican forum for lesbians and gays, J-Flag. He was known for personally housing and looking after gay people in Jamaica.

Was a Polish engineer and political activist. Born in France to Polish immigrants and educated there

Was a Polish engineer and political activist. Born in France to Polish immigrants and educated there, he returned to partitioned Poland and joined the radical democratic pro-independence underground. He became part of the Central National Committee but was arrested by the Russian authorities shortly before the January 1863 Uprising and exiled to Siberia. (The CNC became a provisional Polish government and Szwarce, had he not been arrested, would likely have become one of the Uprising's leaders.)

Was a Polish political activist, writer. He was a secretary of the Towarzystwo Historyczno-Literacki

Was a Polish political activist, writer. He was a secretary of the Towarzystwo Historyczno-Literackie (since 1866) and editor of Roczniki, director of the Polish Library in Paris (since 1868), member of the Academy of Learning. Author of Wygnancy polscy w Orenburgu [Polish exiles in Orenburg] (1866); reminiscential and biographial works about Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Józef Hieronim Kajsiewicz, Ludwik Orpiszewski. Zaleski was a follower of Hôtel Lambert and also a friend of Cyprian Kamil Norwid.

Was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation,

Was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor. She was also a novelist and wrote two volumes of memoirs.

Is the chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. He studies public law at the Universi

Is the chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. He studies public law at the University of Lyon. Julliard joined UNEF in 1999. He became the student vice-president of the University of Lyon and chairman of the university's student union in 2001. In 2003, he entered the UNEF National Board. From 2004 to 2006, he was elected to the National Council for Higher Education and Research (Conseil National de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche), an advisory body to the French Ministry of Education.