Marxist theorists

German-born philosopher (1818-1883)

founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)

Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.

German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)

Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)

Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)

Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights (1857–1933)

German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980)

former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)

President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the Spartacus League (1871-1919)

Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938)

French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990)

Russian philosopher (1856–1918)

German social democrat politician (1840–1913)

French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)

Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist (1897–1957)

Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971)

German politician and theorist (1850–1932)

Czech-Austrian Marxist theorist (1854–1938)

German philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973)

German philosopher (1885–1977)

Greek economist and politician

French phenomenological philosopher

French philosopher, politician and Holocaust denier (1913-2012)

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

French philosopher and sociologist

writer, journalist, literary critic and revolutionary; also known for being Karl Marx's son-in-law (1842-1911)

former leader of the Italian Communist Party (1893–1964)

Yugoslav politician, theorist and author (1911-1995)

Austrian Social Democrat (1881-1938)

American academic and literary critic (1934–2024)

Italian political philosopher (1933–2023)

French philosopher (1901-1991)

Austrian economist, philosopher and sociologist (1882–1945)

Russian physician, philosopher and revolutionary (1873–1928)

British geographer and anthropologist

British writer, academic and educator

Greek-French philosopher (1922–1997)

Italian philosopher (1843-1904)

Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930)

English writer, critic, and activist (born 1972)

Chinese writer (1896-1981)

Hungarian philosopher and academic

Argentine philosopher and political theorist (1935-2014)

Belgian post-marxist political theorist (born 1943)

German politician (1877-1941)

Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist

Russian academic and politician

Welsh scholar, author, and Marxist literary critic (1921–1988)

Italian philosopher and politician (1936–2023)

Spanish politician (1915–2012)

Yugoslav politician (1910–1979)

French philosopher (1940 - )