Ignazio Silone (Secondino Tranquilli) (born May 1, 1900) – Italian novelist, essayist, political activist – The School for Dictators (1939)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (born May 1, 1881) – French Jesuit, paleontologist, philosopher – The Phenomenon of Man (1959)
Read more about Chardin here
Watch a discussion about Teilhard de Chardin's philosophy
here
Watch Ursula King's talk about Chardin here
Helen Bamber (born May 1, 1925) – U.K. human rights activist; psychotherapist who works with survivors of torture and war
An oral history interview with Helen Bamber here
Helen Bamber talks about society and human rights violations
here