Lawyer, saint, revolutionary, educator, in England, South Africa, and his native India, whose freedom he helped win. His influence, via ahimsa and satyagraha, reached the West - Martin Luther King and generations of activists of all stripes were inspired by him. Assassinated in 1948; legend has it his last words were to God, asking Him to forgive and bless his assailant. His autobiography (original title: My Experiments With Truth) is worth a look.