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26 results

title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis 1926 2017 American comedian, director, actor, screenwriter, singer, humanitarian and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein 1918 1990 American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein
Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg 1912 1945 Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Wallenberg
Nicholas Winton Sir Nicholas George Winton 1909 2015 British banker and humanitarian who established an organisation to rescue children at risk from Czechoslovakia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton
Victor Gollancz Sir Victor Gollancz 1893 1967 British publisher and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Gollancz
Hugh O'Brian Hugh O'Brian 1925 2016 American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_O'Brian
Michael Marrus Michael Robert Marrus 1941 n/a Canadian historian of the Holocaust, modern European and Jewish history and international humanitarian law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Marrus
Lillian Wald Lillian D. Wald 1867 1940 American nurse, humanitarian and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Wald
Esma Redžepova Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska 1943 2016 Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esma_Redžepova
Marc Lieberman Marc Frank Lieberman 1949 2021 American ophthalmologist and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Lieberman
Julian Marley Julian Ricardo Marley 1975 n/a British reggae musician, songwriter, producer and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Marley
Ruth Gruber Ruth Gruber 1911 2016 American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian, and United States government official https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gruber
Irma May Irma May 1899 n/a Polish social reformer and humanitarian who sought to publicise within North America the plight of Eastern European Jews during the 1920s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma_May
Abie Nathan Avraham "Abie" Nathan 1927 2008 Israeli humanitarian and peace activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abie_Nathan
Eugen Relgis Eugen D. Relgis 1895 1987 Romanian writer, pacifist philosopher and anarchist militant, known as a theorist of humanitarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Relgis
Agnes Keyser Agnes Keyser, DStJ, RRC 1852 1941 null humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Keyser
Samuel Ullman Samuel Ullman 1840 1924 American businessman, poet, humanitarian, and religious leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ullman
Steve Kaufman Steven Alan Kaufman 1960 2010 American pop artist, fine artist, sculptor, stained glass artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kaufman
Yossi Ghinsberg Yosseph "Yossi" Ghinsberg 1959 n/a Israeli adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and motivational speaker, now based in Byron Bay, Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Ghinsberg
Ottó Komoly Otto Komoly 1892 1945 Hungarian Jewish engineer, officer, zionist, and humanitarian leader in Hungary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottó_Komoly
Natalija Neti Munk Natalija Neti Munk 1864 1924 Serbian humanitarian worker, volunteer nurse, and decorated war hero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalija_Neti_Munk
William Herskovic William Herskovic 1914 2006 null Holocaust survivor and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herskovic
Nahum Gergel Nahum Gergel 1887 1931 null Jewish rights activist, humanitarian, sociologist, and author in Yiddish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Gergel
Henri Max Corwin Henri Max Corwin 1903 1962 Dutch businessman, philatelist and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Max_Corwin
Arthur Taubman Arthur Taubman 1901 1994 American businessman, entrepreneur, and humanitarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Taubman
Simon Bloomberg Simon Bloomberg 1894 1981 null Jewish humanitarian known for his work to resettle the displaced persons of Europe after World War II. He was the UNRRA Director of the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp after World War II and European Director of the Jewish Relief Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bloomberg