| 斗士 | dòu shì | warrior / activist |   |
| 积极分子 | jī jí fèn zǐ | enthusiast / (political) activist | |
| 活动家 | huó dòng jiā | activist | |
| 运动家 | yùn dòng jiā | athlete / sportsman / activist | |
| 活动人士 | huó dòng rén shì | activist | |
| 活跃分子 | huó yuè fèn zǐ | activist | |
| 茅以升 | Máo Yǐ shēng | Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist | |
| 刘晓波 | Liú Xiǎo bō | Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010 | |
| 安重根 | An1 Zhòng gēn | An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ / Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909 | |
| 阿什拉维 | A1 shén lā wéi | surname Ashrawi / Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (1946-), Palestinian scholar and political activist | |
| 中国新民党 | Zhōng guó Xīn mín dǎng | New Democracy Party of China, a short-lived party founded in 2007 by human rights activist Guo Quan, who was jailed in 2009 | |
| 人权斗士 | rén quán dòu shì | a human rights activist / a fighter for human rights | |
| 史沫特莱 | Shǐ mò tè lái | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side | |
| 奥康内尔 | Aò kāng nèi ěr | O'Connell (name) / Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish nationalist and catholic activist | |
| 拉法格 | Lā fǎ gé | Lafargue (name) / Paul Lafargue (1842-1911), French socialist and revolutionary activist, son-in-law of Karl Marx | |
| 曾金燕 | Zēng Jīn yàn | Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1] | |
| 李卜克内西 | Lǐ bo kè nèi xī | Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD | |
| 扬建利 | yáng jiàn lì | Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist | |
| 海伦·凯勒 | | Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker) | |
| 热比亚 | Rè bǐ yà | Rabiye or Rebiya (name) / Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then president of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 热比亚·卡德尔 | | Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 热比娅 | Rè bǐ yà | Rabiye or Rebiya (name) / Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then president of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 环保斗士 | huán bǎo dòu shì | an environmental activist / a fighter for environmental protection | |
| 维权人士 | wéi quán rén shì | civil rights activist | |
| 胡佳 | Hú Jiā | Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist | |
| 萨克洛夫 | Sà kè luò fū | Sakharov (name) / Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident human rights activist | |
| 萨哈罗夫 | Sà hǎ luó fū | Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Russian nuclear scientist and dissident human rights activist | |
| 鲍勃·马利 | | Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican Reggae 雷鬼 / musician and activist | |
| 热比娅・卡德尔 | Rè bǐ yà · Kǎ dé ěr | Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 人权活动分子 | | human rights activist | |
| 人权活动家 | rén quán huó dòng jiā | human rights activist | |
| 卡尔・马克思 | Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī | Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism | |
| 提姆・罗宾斯 | Tí mǔ · Luó bīn sī | Tim Robbins (1958-), American actor, director, activist and musician | |
| 杨建利 | Yáng Jiàn lì | Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist | |
| 海伦・凯勒 | Hǎi lún · Kǎi lē | Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker) | |
| 热比亚・卡德尔 | Rè bǐ yà · Kǎ dé ěr | Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 马丁・路德・金 | Mǎ dīng · Lù dé · Jīn | Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist | |
| 鲍勃・马利 | Bào bó · Mǎ lì | Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican Reggae 雷鬼 / musician and activist | |
| 刘师培 | Liú Shī péi | Liu Shipei (1884-1919), Chinese anarchist and revolutionary activist | |
| 鲍勃·马利 | Bào bó · Mǎ lì | Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican reggae musician and activist | |
| 马丁·路德·金 | Mǎ dīng · Lù dé · Jīn | Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist | |
| 热比娅·卡德尔 | Rè bǐ yà · Kǎ dé ěr | Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then president of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 热比亚·卡德尔 | Rè bǐ yà · Kǎ dé ěr | Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then president of the World Uighur Congress | |
| 海伦·凯勒 | Hǎi lún · Kǎi lē | Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker) | |
| 提姆·罗宾斯 | Tí mǔ · Luó bīn sī | Tim Robbins (1958-), American actor, director, activist and musician | |
| 卡尔·马克思 | Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī | Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism | |
| 积代会 | jī dài huì | (Cultural Revolution term) conference of activist representatives (abbr. for 積極分子代錶大會|积极分子代表大会) | |
| 海伦·凯勒 | Hǎi lún · Kǎi lè | Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker) | |
