ORGANIZATION

Human rights organization, founded in 1961.

Official Website:
http://www.amnesty.org/

Location:
London, England

Founding Date:
1961

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Neil Abercrombie	Politician	26-Jun-1938		Governor of Hawaii
John Amaechi	Basketball	26-Nov-1970		Only openly gay ex-NBA player
Tom Arnold	Actor	6-Mar-1959		Ex-Husband of Roseanne Barr
Joan Baez	Singer/Songwriter	9-Jan-1941		Diamonds and Rust
Roseanne Barr	Actor	3-Nov-1952		Roseanne
David Benedictus	Novelist	16-Sep-1938		The Fourth of June
Peter Benenson	Activist	31-Jul-1921	25-Feb-2005	Founder of Amnesty International
Bono	Singer	10-May-1960		Lead singer of U2
Kay Boyle	Author	19-Feb-1902	27-Dec-1992	The Underground Woman
Jackson Browne	Singer/Songwriter	9-Oct-1948		Running on Empty
Zbigniew Brzezinski	Government	28-Mar-1928		National Security Advisor, 1977-81
Jason Calacanis	Business	28-Nov-1970		Weblogs Inc., Mahalo.com
Graham Chapman	Comic	8-Jan-1941	4-Oct-1989	Monty Python's King Arthur
Chevy Chase	Comic	8-Oct-1943		He is, you're not
Adam Clayton	Bassist	13-Mar-1960		Bassist for U2
John Cleese	Comic	27-Oct-1939		Monty Python
Robbie Coltrane	Actor	30-Mar-1950		Hagrid in the Harry Potter films
David Crosby	Musician	14-Aug-1941		Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Drew S. Days III	Government	1941		US Solicitor General, 1993-96
Olympia Dukakis	Actor	20-Jun-1931		Tales of the City
Nora Dunn	Comic	29-Apr-1952		SNL alumna
The Edge	Guitarist	8-Aug-1961		Guitarist for U2
Jan Egeland	Government	1957		UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs
Mike Farrell	Actor	6-Feb-1939		BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H
Marty Feldman	Comic	8-Jul-1933	2-Dec-1982	Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein
Colin Firth	Actor	10-Sep-1960		Pride and Prejudice
Zviad Gamsakhurdia	Head of State	31-Mar-1939	31-Dec-1993	First elected President of Georgia
Richard Gere	Actor	31-Aug-1949		American Gigolo
Richard E. Grant	Actor	5-May-1957		Dr. Who, Henry & June
Paul Haggis	Screenwriter	10-Mar-1953		Crash
Daryl Hannah	Actor	3-Dec-1960		Splash
Woody Harrelson	Actor	23-Jul-1961		Woody from Cheers
Molly Ivins	Columnist	30-Aug-1944	31-Jan-2007	Loudmouthed Texas dame
Eddie Izzard	Comic	7-Feb-1962		Bloke in a dress going on and on
Bianca Jagger	Model	2-May-1945		First wife of Mick Jagger
Benjamin Todd Jealous	Activist	c. 1972		President of the NAACP
Tom Jones	Singer	7-Jun-1940		It's Not Unusual
Richard Lewis	Comic	29-Jun-1947		Such a nice young man
Jennifer Lopez	Singer	24-Jul-1969		Maid in Manhattan
Seán MacBride	Activist	26-Jan-1904	15-Jan-1988	Irish revolutionary, Nobel Prize recipient
Norm MacDonald	Comic	17-Oct-1963		Former Weekend Update host on SNL
Howie Mandel	Comic	29-Nov-1955		Host of Deal Or No Deal
Andrea Martin	Comic	15-Jan-1947		SCTV cast member, 1976-81
Marlee Matlin	Actor	24-Aug-1965		Deaf actress on The West Wing
César Milstein	Scientist	8-Oct-1927	24-Mar-2002	Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies)
Morrissey	Singer/Songwriter	22-May-1959		Frontman of The Smiths
Kate Moss	Model	16-Jan-1974		Extremely thin supermodel
Larry Mullen	Drummer	31-Oct-1961		Drummer for U2
Conor Oberst	Singer/Songwriter	15-Feb-1980		Emo cloud responsible for Bright Eyes
Alan Rickman	Actor	21-Feb-1946	14-Jan-2016	Die Hard
Tim Roth	Actor	14-May-1961		Pulp Fiction
J. K. Rowling	Author	31-Jul-1965		Author of Harry Potter series
Katey Sagal	Actor	19-Jan-1954		Peg Bundy on Married With Children
Susan Sarandon	Actor	4-Oct-1946		Louise in Thelma and Louise
William F. Schulz	Activist	14-Nov-1949		Director, Amnesty International, 1994-2006
Sinbad	Comic	10-Nov-1956		Sinbad sitcom
Patrick Stewart	Actor	13-Jul-1940		Captain Picard in Star Trek: TNG
Michael Stipe	Musician	4-Jan-1960		Lead singer of R.E.M.
David Suzuki	Naturalist	24-Mar-1936		Television nature host
Marlo Thomas	Actor	21-Nov-1937		That Girl
Emma Thompson	Actor	15-Apr-1959		Howard's End
Lily Tomlin	Actor	1-Sep-1939		Laugh-In
Robin Williams	Comic	21-Jul-1951	11-Aug-2014	Mork from Ork
Vanessa Williams	Actor	18-Mar-1963		First black Miss America

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