Key Figures

By Irene de la Bella
  • Hammurabi
    2123 BCE

    Hammurabi

  • Moses
    1200 BCE

    Moses

  • Zarathustra
    628 BCE

    Zarathustra

  • Cyrus the Elder
    600 BCE

    Cyrus the Elder

  • Siddharta (Buddha)
    550 BCE

    Siddharta (Buddha)

  • Plato
    384 BCE

    Plato

  • Meng-Tse
    371 BCE

    Meng-Tse

  • Spartacus
    110 BCE

    Spartacus

  • Brigid Brethera
    30

    Brigid Brethera

  • Patrick
    379

    Patrick

  • King John of England
    1167

    King John of England

  • John Ball
    1340

    John Ball

  • John Locke

    John Locke

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  • Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine

  • Olaudah Equiano

    Olaudah Equiano

  • Mary Wollstonecraft

    Mary Wollstonecraft

  • Mary Ann McCracken

    Mary Ann McCracken

  • Elizabeth Fry

    Elizabeth Fry

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was US president who ended slavery and promoted equality.
  • John Stuart Mill

    John Stuart Mill

  • Jean-Henri

    Jean-Henri

  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx

  • Emmeline Pankhurst

    Emmeline Pankhurst

    Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928) was a leader who fought for women’s right to vote in the UK and for equal rights for women.
  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Eglantyne Jebb

    Eglantyne Jebb

    Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928) founded Save the Children and fought for children’s rights and protection worldwide.
  • Raden Ajeng Kartini

    Raden Ajeng Kartini

  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    Eleanor Roosevelt