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People in History by Group:
Troublemakers

This collection of history notes is indexed by category of interest, then A-Z by name of the person in question.

You can also search for the full list of people in history. Alphabetically, of course. See right column.

This list of troublemakers in history is by no means exhaustive.

Listed are people who caused some stir in history while not acting as head of state.

In some cases the stir was a good thing, in others a really bad thing and sometimes it just depends on how you look at it.



 

Anckarström, Jacob Johan
 

Jacob Johan Anckarstrom 1762-1792

1762 - 1792
Gustav III's assassin.

     
     
     
     

Billy the Kid
 

Billy the Kid 1859-1881

1859 - 1881
Pat Garrett's nightmare.

     
     
     

Chavez, Cesar
 

Cesar Chavez 1927-1993

1927 - 1993
March 31, 2010.

 

   

 

   
     

Edward VIII
 

Edward VIII 1894-1972

1894 - 1972
Chose heart over crown.

     
     
     

Emmet, Robert
 

Robert Emmet 1778-1803

1778 - 1803
Rising of 1803.

     
     
     

Fawkes, Guy
 

Guy Fawkes 1570-1606

1570 - 1606
British Gunpowder.

 

   
     
     
     

Gapon, Georgy
 

Georgy Gapon 1870-1906

1870 - 1906
Russian father of Bloody Sunday.

     
     
     

Godiva, Lady
 

Lady Godiva - Around 1040

Around 1040
British birthday suit.

 

   
     
     

Guevara, Che
 

Che Guevara 1928-1967

1928 - 1967
Guerrilla expert.

     
     
     

Hickok, James Butler
 

James Wild Bill Hickok 1837-1876

1837 - 1876
Wild Bill.

     
     
     

Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel
 

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1753-1811

1753 - 1811
Ringing them bells.

     
     
     

Hill, Anita Faye
 

Anita Faye Hill (born 1956)

Born 1956
Spoke up.

     
     
     
     

Jack the Ripper
 

Jack the Ripper - Serial killing in 1888

Definitely around in 1888
Slice 'n dice.

     
     
     
     

Long, Huey P.
 

Huey Pierce Long 1893-1935

1893 - 1935
Louisiana's dictator.

     
     
     

Luxemburg, Rosa
 

Rosa Luxemburg 1871-1919

1871 - 1919
Bloody Rosa.

     
     
     

Minow, Newton
 

Newton Minow (born 1926)

Born 1926
TV.

     
     
     
     

Oswald, Lee Harvey
 

Lee Harvey Oswald 1939-1963

1939 - 1963
JFK's assassin.

     
     
     

Parks, Rosa
 

Rosa Parks 1913-2005

1913 - 2005
Liked her seat.

     
     
     

Pearse, Patrick Henry
 

Patrick Henry Pearse 1879-1916

1879 - 1916
Irish.

     
     
     

Powell, Enoch
 

Enoch Powell 1912-1998

1912 - 1998
Rivers of Blood.

     
     
     

Rasputin
 

Rasputin 1872-1916

1872 - 1916
Russian weasel.

 

   
     
     

Suu Kyi, Aung San
 

Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945)

Born 1945
Power of the Powerless.

     
     
     
     

Villa, Francisco "Pancho"
 

Francisco "Pancho" Villa 1878-1923

1878 - 1923
Mexican revolutionary.

     
     
     

Wallace, George C.
 

George C. Wallace 1919-1998

1919 - 1998
Against racial integration.

     
     
     

Zapata, Emiliano
 

Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919

1879 - 1919
Mexican Revolution.

     
     
     

Zapata, Eufemio
 

Eufemio Zapata 1873-1917

1873 - 1917
Emiliano's older brother.

     
     
     

Zimmermann, Arthur
 

Arthur Zimmermann 1864-1940

1864 - 1940
The note.

     
     
     

 

 

 

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