American democratic socialists

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination, which most commonly affected African Americans.

United States Senator from Vermont

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)

American writer and editor (1878–1967)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens.

English American author and journalist (1949–2011)

American writer (1878–1968)

American poet (1883-1963)

American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)

American economist and sociologist (1857–1929)

American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker (1922–2010)

American author and socialist (1850–1898)

American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union (1857-1938)

American science fiction writer (born 1952)

American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)

American political scientist (1915–2014)

American musician

French philosopher (1788–1856)

American television presenter

Prussian-American mathematician, electrical engineer (1865–1923)

American civil rights activist (1912–1987)

Natalie Wynn (born October 21, 1988) is an American left-wing YouTuber, political commentator, and cultural critic. She is best known for her YouTube channel, ContraPoints, where she creates video essays exploring topics such as politics, gender, ethics, race, and philosophy.

labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970)

American activist and trade unionist from California

American academic

American Marxian economist (born 1942)

American Presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968)

American sociologist

American professional wrestling personality

American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906-1982)

American political commentator (born 1951)

American writer, literary and social critic and socialist activist (1920–1993)

American Christian socialist Baptist minister (1855–1931)

American politician from Ohio

American political writer (1928-1989)

Italian-American lawyer and politician (1902 – 1954)

American journalist

American labor leader

American comedian, writer, and activist

Progressive American talk show host (1983–2020)

American politician (born 1976)

American writer and academic

American public defender and politician

Katherine Barrett Wilson is an American politician and activist who is the 58th mayor of Seattle since taking office in 2026. Wilson is the co-founder and executive director of the Transit Riders Union, a group that focuses on improving public transportation and workers' rights. In August 2025, Wilson placed first in the primary for the 2025 Seattle mayoral election and advanced to the general election against incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell, whom she ultimately defeated.