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René YañezArtist · PaintingsRené Yañez (19 September 1942 – 29 May 2018) was a Mexican-American painter, assemblage artist, performance artist, curator and community activist located in San Francisco, California.
Rodolfo GonzalesAuthor · BooksRodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist.
Ronen RubinsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaRonen Rubinstein (ʁoˈnen ʁubinˈʃtejn; born 1993 11 7) is an Israeli-American actor and frontman of the rock band Nights in Stereo. He is best known for his roles as T. K.
Rose McGowanPerson · Music memorabilia2018–present (social media personality; activist; podcaster)
Rosie KingIllustrator · IllustrationRosie King (born c. 1998) is a British writer, public speaker and autism advocate.
Sakena YacoobiAuthor · BooksSakena Yacoobi is an Afghan activist known for her work for promoting access to education for women and children.
Sandra MoránPerson · Music memorabiliaSandra Morán Reyes (born 29 April 1960) is a Guatemalan politician who served as deputy of the Congress of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020, following her electoral win in the 2015 general…
Sarah Lee Brown FlemingAuthor · BooksSarah Lee Brown Fleming (January 10, 1876 – January 5, 1963) was an American educator, social and community activist, playwright, poet, novelist, and the first African-American teacher in…
Sarah MaldororPerson · Film memorabiliaSarah Maldoror (19 July 1929 − 13 April 2020) was a French filmmaker of European and Guadeloupean descent.
Savitribai PhuleAuthor · BooksSavitribai Phule (Phule.wav; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely regarded as the first Indian female teacher.[2] Along with her…
Shahidul AlamPhotographer · PhotographyShahidul Alam (disambiguation)
Shane ClaiborneAuthor · BooksShane Claiborne (born July 11, 1975) is an American evangelical Christian and founder, an author and organizational leader.
Shirien DamraDesigner · Modern designShirien Damra (born c. 1987) is an American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
Sinéad BurkeDesigner · FashionSinéad Burke (born 1990) is the CEO and Founder of Tilting the Lens, a strategic accessibility consultancy that creates system change, and the conditions for Disabled people to be…
Sonia Nassery ColePerson · Film memorabiliaSonia Nassery Cole (born 1965) is an Afghan-born American human rights activist, filmmaker, and author.
Stav ShaffirAuthor · BooksStav Shaffir (born 17 May 1985) is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset.
Sucharu DeviArtist · PaintingsHer Highness Maharani Sucharu Devi (or Suchara Devi) (9 October 1874 – 14 December 1959) was the Maharani of Mayurbhanj State, India.
Suheir HammadAuthor · BooksSuheir Hammad (Arabic: سهير حماد) (born October 25, 1973) is a Palestinian-American poet, author, and political activist.
Suniti DeviAuthor · BooksHer Highness Maharani Suniti Devi Narayan (née Sen), CIE (30 September 1864 – 10 November 1932), was an educator, social worker, author and the queen of the princely state of Cooch Behar,…
Talib KweliAuthor · BooksTalib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He is one half of the hip-hop duo Black Star, which he formed in 1997 with fellow Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey.
Temple GrandinAuthor · BooksMary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist.
Tenzin TsundueAuthor · BooksIllustration — Tenzin Tsundue in 2025
Teresa González de FanningAuthor · BooksTeresa González de Fanning (Nepeña District, Ancash Region, Peru, 12 August 1836 - Miraflores District, Lima, 7 April 1918) was a Peruvian writer and journalist notable for her activism in…
Tina ModottiPerson · Film memorabiliaTina Modotti (born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini, August 16/17, 1896 – January 5, 1942) was an Italian and American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political…
Tippi HedrenPerson · Film memorabiliaNathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American former actress.
Titus KapharArtist · PaintingsTitus Kaphar is an American contemporary painter and filmmaker whose work reconfigures and regenerates art history to include African-American subjects.
Tupac ShakurAuthor · BooksTupac Amaru Shakur (Spanish: Túpac; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.
V. O. Chidambaram PillaiAuthor · BooksValliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician.
Vito RussoPerson · Film memorabiliaVito Russo (July 11, 1946 – November 7, 1990) was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author.
Vivienne WestwoodDesigner · FashionDame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions…
Winona LaDukeAuthor · BooksWinona LaDuke (born August 18, 1959) is a Native American environmentalist, writer, and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as…
Yasiin BeyPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Brooklyn.
Yun Hyon-seokAuthor · BooksYun Hyon-seok (August 7, 1984 – April 26, 2003) was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist.
Ze'ev JabotinskyAuthor · BooksZe'ev Jabotinsky (born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky; 17 October 1880 – 3 August 1940) was a Zionist leader, orator, writer, and soldier.
Zindzi MandelaAuthor · BooksZindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela (23 December 196013 July 2020), also known as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane, was a South African diplomat and poet, and the daughter of anti-apartheid activists and…
Zoe LeonardEngraver · PrintsZoe Leonard (born 1961) is an American artist who works primarily with photography and sculpture.
Zygmunt MiłkowskiAuthor · BooksZygmunt Miłkowski, pseudonym Teodor Tomasz Jeż (23 March 1824 in Sărăței, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire – 11 January 1915 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Polish romantic writer and…

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