Global activists who have been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence, peace, and social justice:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi’s Legacy
- Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela and Gandhi
- Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez and Gandhi’s Influence
- Desmond Tutu Desmond Tutu on Gandhi
- Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi’s Homage to Gandhi
- Lech Walesa Lech Walesa and Gandhi
- Dalai Lama Dalai Lama on Gandhi
- Mairead Corrigan Mairead Corrigan’s Tribute to Gandhi
- Betty Williams Betty Williams and Gandhi
- Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú and Gandhi
- Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai’s Tribute to Gandhi
- Leymah Gbowee Leymah Gbowee and Gandhi
- Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai and Gandhi
- John Lewis John Lewis on Gandhi
- James Lawson James Lawson’s Gandhian Influence
- Medha Patkar Medha Patkar and Gandhian Activism
- Arundhati Roy Arundhati Roy on Gandhi
- Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt and Gandhi’s Influence
- Anna Hazare Anna Hazare and Gandhian Principles
- Vinoba Bhave Vinoba Bhave and Gandhi
- Baba Amte Baba Amte’s Gandhian Legacy
- Irom Chanu Sharmila Irom Sharmila’s Gandhian Approach
- Mohammed Yunus Muhammad Yunus on Gandhian Principles
- Kailash Satyarthi Kailash Satyarthi and Gandhian Ideals
- Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali and Gandhi
- Alice Paul Alice Paul and Gandhi’s Influence
- Vandana Shiva Vandana Shiva and Gandhian Environmentalism
- Tawakkol Karman Tawakkol Karman and Gandhi
- Jody Williams Jody Williams and Gandhi
- Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi and Gandhi
- Ariel Dorfman Ariel Dorfman on Gandhi
- Ken Dear Ken Dear and Gandhi
- Oscar Arias Oscar Arias and Gandhi
- Rajmohan Gandhi Rajmohan Gandhi’s Work
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Gandhi’s Legacy
- Ela Gandhi Ela Gandhi on Gandhian Ideals
- Julia Butterfly Hill Julia Butterfly Hill and Gandhi
- Johan Galtung Johan Galtung and Gandhi
- Geoffrey Canada Geoffrey Canada and Gandhi
- Mairead Maguire Mairead Maguire and Gandhi
- Patricia Anne Mountbatten Patricia Anne Mountbatten and Gandhi
- Peter Benenson Peter Benenson and Gandhi
- Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King and Gandhi
- Daisaku Ikeda Daisaku Ikeda and Gandhi
- Gene Sharp Gene Sharp and Gandhi
- George Lakey George Lakey and Gandhi
- Yuri Kochiyama Yuri Kochiyama and Gandhi
- Daniel Berrigan Daniel Berrigan and Gandhi
- Dorothy Day Dorothy Day and Gandhi
- Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie and Gandhi
- Mohammad Mossadegh Mohammad Mossadegh and Gandhi
- Benigno Aquino Jr. Benigno Aquino Jr. and Gandhi
These activists have carried forward Gandhi’s legacy in their own countries and contexts, advocating for nonviolent resistance, social justice, human rights, and peace.