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)
Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939) U.S. singer/songwriter – Wings of Angels album
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