History Profiles

Reformer

Explore 3 of history's most influential reformer, ranked by historical influence. Each figure links to a full biography, feats, trivia and similar people.

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Activist · 1929 – 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who championed nonviolent resistance to racial injustice and became the most prominent voice of the movement for equality in the United States.

  • I Have a Dream speech
  • Civil rights leadership
 Portrait of Martin Luther

Martin Luther

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Theologian · 1483 – 1546

Martin Luther was a German theologian and reformer whose challenge to the Catholic Church sparked the Protestant Reformation and reshaped the religious, political and cultural landscape of Europe.

  • Ninety-Five Theses
  • The Protestant Reformation
 Portrait of Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

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Nurse · 1820 – 1910

Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer and statistician, the founder of modern nursing, whose work in the Crimean War and pioneering use of data transformed hospital care and public health.

  • Founding modern nursing
  • Crimean War reforms