Revolutionary Revolutionary Staffordshire Category="Section stubs"A revolutionary is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of Revolution. Since the term "revolution" may be used to refer to a sudden change in any field, one may speak of political revolutionaries, Social revolutionaries, revolutionary scientists, inventors, artists, etc.

In a political context, the term "revolutionary" is often used in contrast to the term reformist. While a revolutionary is someone who supports quick and abrupt change, a reformist is someone who supports slow and gradual change.

Political revolutionaries may be classified in two ways:

  1. According to the goals of the revolution they propose. Usually, these goals are part of a certain Ideology. In theory, each ideology could generate its own brand of revolutionaries. In practice, most political revolutionaries have been either liberals, nationalists, socialists, communists or anarchists.
  2. According to the methods they propose to use. This divides revolutionaries in two broad groups: Those who advocate a violent revolution, and those who are pacifists. Perhaps the best known examples of these two types of revolutionaries are Che Guevara and Mahatma Gandhi, respectively.

Alphabetical list of known political revolutionaries

Note: This list is incomplete. If you know a revolutionary who is not listed, you are encouraged to his or her name to the list. Note: the list is ordered alphabetically by first name.

Alphabetical list of known scientific revolutionaries

Note: This list is incomplete. If you know a revolutionary who is not listed, you are encouraged to his or her name to the list. Note: the list is ordered alphabetically by first name.

Alphabetical list of revolutionary groups

Note: This list is incomplete. If you know a revolutionary group that is not listed, you are encouraged to its name to the list.

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Inventions

To narrow the field, a revolutionary invention has to be has be something that is very simple but obvious only in hindsight, amongst other criteria. Another criteria is that it made a huge difference.

Nominations are called for, in calender order.

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