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People of the Revolution and the USSR
Activity
Affiliation
Position
Citizenship
Background
Era(set)
People of the Soviet Union
People of the Chinese revolution and the People’s Republic
People of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era
People of the wider world
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Richard Howe Richard Howe
British admiral who won the battle of 1 June 1794
Military command · United Kingdom state institutions
1726–1799
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Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Commander of the Austro-Prussian army who issued the Brunswick Manifesto
Military command
1735–1806
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François Christophe Kellermann François Christophe de Kellermann
General who commanded the French at Valmy, Marshal of the Empire
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1735–1820
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Louis Joseph de Bourbon Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé
Bourbon prince who commanded the émigré Army of Condé
Military command · Army of Condé
1736–1818
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Charles François Dumouriez Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez
French Revolutionary general and statesman who defected to Austria in 1793
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1739–1823
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Jean-Paul Marat Jean-Paul Marat
Radical journalist and publisher of L’Ami du peuple
Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards)
1743–1793
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Frederick William II Friedrich Wilhelm II
King of Prussia who signed the Declaration of Pillnitz and campaigned against France
Monarchs and royalty
1744–1797
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Leopold II Leopold II
Holy Roman Emperor who co-signed the Declaration of Pillnitz
Monarchs and royalty
1747–1792
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Olympe de Gouges Olympe de Gouges
Writer who demanded women’s civil and political rights
Literature and arts · Independent activity
1748–1793
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Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David
Neoclassical painter of the French Revolution
Literature and arts · French First Republic state institutions
1748–1825
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Emmanuel Sieyès Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Clergyman and political theorist of Third Estate sovereignty
Political and party leadership · French revolutionary movement
1748–1836
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Sylvain Maréchal Sylvain Maréchal
French writer and author of the Manifesto of the Equals
Social movements and organizing · Conspiracy of the Equals / Société des Égaux
1750–1803
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Charles-Philippe Ronsin Charles-Philippe Ronsin
Hébertist general who commanded the Parisian Revolutionary Army
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1751–1794
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Jacques Roux Jacques Roux
Enragé priest who demanded controls on subsistence prices
Political and party leadership · Enragés
1752–1794
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Pierre Vergniaud Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
Leading Girondin orator in the National Convention
Political and party leadership · Girondins
1753–1793
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Lazare Carnot Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot
The mathematician who organized the army of the Revolution
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1753–1823
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Jacques Pierre Brissot Jacques Pierre Brissot
Girondin journalist and deputy who championed revolutionary war
Political and party leadership · Girondins
1754–1793
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Louis XVI Louis XVI
French king deposed and tried during the Revolution
Monarchs and royalty · French monarchy
1754–1793
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Isaac Le Chapelier Isaac Le Chapelier
Author of the Le Chapelier Law banning guilds and workers’ combinations
Legislature and state representation · French monarchy
1754–1794
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Georges Couthon Georges Auguste Couthon
Committee of Public Safety member allied with Robespierre
Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions
1755–1794
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Jean-Pierre-André Amar Jean-Pierre-André Amar
Committee of General Security member who reported the ban on women’s clubs
Security, intelligence and policing · French First Republic state institutions
1755–1816
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Bertrand Barère Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac
Convention deputy who bridged the Plain and Committee of Public Safety
Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions
1755–1841
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Antoine-François Momoro Antoine-François Momoro
Cordelier printer who spread the motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
Social movements and organizing · Cordeliers Club
1756–1794
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Pierre-Joseph Cambon Pierre-Joseph Cambon
Finance specialist who led the Convention’s finance committee
Economy, finance and planning · French monarchy
1756–1820
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Jacques René Hébert Jacques René Hébert
Revolutionary journalist whose Le Père Duchesne spoke to a sans-culotte readership
Political and party leadership · Cordeliers Club
1757–1794
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Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
French general who fought in the revolutions of two continents
Military command · Feuillants
1757–1834
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Charles X Charles Philippe, comte d’Artois
Count of Artois who led émigré royalism during the Revolution
Monarchs and royalty · French monarchy
1757–1836
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Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre
Jacobin politician who argued for subsistence rights and revolutionary government
Political and party leadership · Jacobin Club
1758–1794
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Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson
Royal Navy admiral who destroyed the French fleet at the Nile
Military command · United Kingdom state institutions
1758–1805
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André Masséna André Masséna
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars commander, Marshal of the Empire
Military command · Consulate and First Empire state institutions
1758–1817
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Jacques Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau
First generalissimo of the Vendéan insurgency
Military command · Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée)
1759–1793
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Georges Danton Georges Jacques Danton
Revolutionary leader associated with the Cordeliers and Indulgents
Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards)
1759–1794
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Adrien Duport Adrien Duport
Feuillant politician and advocate of judicial reform
Political and party leadership · Feuillants
1759–1798
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Camille Desmoulins Camille Desmoulins
Revolutionary journalist associated with both the Bastille rising and Indulgents
Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards)
1760–1794
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François Buzot François Buzot
Girondin deputy who argued after Varennes that the king could be tried
Political and party leadership · Girondins
1760–1794
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Gracchus Babeuf Gracchus Babeuf
Advocate of substantive equality in the Conspiracy of the Equals
Social movements and organizing · Conspiracy of the Equals / Société des Égaux
1760–1797
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Alexandre de Lameth Alexandre de Lameth
Politician who moved from the revolutionary triumvirate to the Feuillants
Political and party leadership · Feuillants
1760–1829
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Antoine Barnave Antoine Barnave
Leading Feuillant orator who sought to preserve constitutional monarchy
Political and party leadership · Feuillants
1761–1793
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Jean-Charles Pichegru Charles Pichegru
French Revolutionary Wars general, royalist conspirator
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1761–1804
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
General of the Revolutionary Wars, victor of Fleurus and framer of the 1798 conscription law
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1762–1833
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Pierre Gaspard Chaumette Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
Paris Commune prosecutor prominent in dechristianisation
Political and party leadership · Jacobin Club
1763–1794
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François de Charette François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie
Royalist commander who led guerrilla war in the Lower Vendée
Military command · Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée)
1763–1796
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau Jean Victor Marie Moreau
French Revolutionary general, victor of Hohenlinden
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1763–1813
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Léger-Félicité Sonthonax Léger-Félicité Sonthonax
Civil commissioner who proclaimed emancipation in northern Saint-Domingue
Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions
1763–1813
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Jean-François Varlet Jean-François Varlet
Enragé activist who championed section assemblies and direct democracy
Social movements and organizing · Enragés
1764–1837
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François-Nicolas Vincent François-Nicolas Vincent
Cordelier and Hébertist who served as secretary-general of the War Ministry
Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions
1767–1794
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Committee of Public Safety member and theorist of revolutionary government
Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards)
1767–1794
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Jean Joseph Amable Humbert Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
French revolutionary general, commander of the 1798 Irish expedition
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1767–1823
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Charlotte Corday Charlotte Corday
Norman noble and Girondin sympathizer who assassinated Marat
Social movements and organizing
1768–1793
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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix Louis Charles Antoine Desaix
French Revolutionary Wars general killed at Marengo
Military command · French First Republic state institutions
1768–1800