20th-century women farmers

Turkish statesperson (1890–1956)

cross-country skier

Indian farmer, agriculturist and conservationist

Dutch politician

Pappammal (or Papammal; 1914 – 27 September 2024) was an Indian organic farmer from Tamil Nadu. At the age of 105, she was argued to be the oldest farmer still active in the field. She was regarded as an agricultural pioneer and worked with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's department of education. She worked every day on her of land. Due to her contributions to organic farming, the government of India honoured her in 2021 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India.

Azerbaijani cotton grower and politician (1906-1962)

Indian mushroom cultivator

Finnish politician (1907–1995)

German politician

Austrian farmer

Indian permaculture farmer with award

Indian farm worker (1880-1947) whose murder prompted legal reform

Zambian politician.

Namibian businesswoman and former politician

Finnish politician (1898-1994)

(born 1963) French politician

Soviet-Azerbaijan cotton grower, poet

Turkish statesperson (1886–1970)

Finnish politician

French farmer

German politician

Ugandan politician, farmer, and educator

Soviet Belarusian agricultural worker and politician (1928-2021)

German politician

South African export farmer, philanthropist and Black Sash activist

Zimbabwe writer

Slovenian farmer, folk healer and poet

Swiss playwright in Bernese German (1889-1957)

East German farmer, sociologist and LGBT activist