List of contributors to Marxist theory

This is a list of prominent figures who contributed to Marxist theory, principally as authors; it is not intended to list politicians who happen(ed) to be a member of an ostensibly communist political party or other organisation.

NamePlace of birthPlace of deathNationalityLifeTendencyVictor AdlerPrague, Austria-HungaryVienna, Austria Austrian1852–1918Social democracy, Austro-MarxismTheodor W. AdornoPeter Uwe Hohendahl "Approaches to Adorno: a tentative typology" in Prismatic Thought: Theodor W. Adorno, authors: Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno, Peter Uwe Hohendahl, U of Nebraska Press, 1997 , , (3-20): 3.Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau Province, Prussia, GermanyVisp, Visp, Valais, Switzerland German1903–1969Frankfurt School, Western MarxismLouis AlthusserBirmendreïs, French AlgeriaParis, France French1918–1990Western Marxism, Structural Marxism, LeninismSamir AminCairo, EgyptParis, France Egyptian and French1931–2018Third Worldism, Maoism, World-systems theoryOtto BauerVienna, Austria-HungaryParis, France Austrian1881–1938Social Democracy, Austro-MarxismWalter BenjaminBerlin, German EmpirePortbou, Catalonia, Spain German1892–1940Western Marxism, Marxist hermeneuticsFranco "Bifo" BerardiBologna, ItalyStill Living Italian1949–AutonomismEduard BernsteinSchöneberg, German ConfederationBerlin, Germany German1850–1932Social democracy, Marxist revisionism Caio Prado JúniorSão Paulo, BrazilSão Paulo, Brazil Brazilian1907–1990MarxismPaulo FreireRecife, BrazilSão Paulo, Brazil Brazilian1921–1997Marxist HumanismErnst BlochDouglas Kellner and Harry O'Hara, "Utopia and Marxism in Ernst Bloch" New German Critique 9 (Autumn, 1976) 11-34: 11-13.Ludwigshafen, GermanyTübingen, West Germany German1885–1977Western Marxism, Marxist hermeneutics, Marxist humanismAmadeo BordigaErcolano, Kingdom of ItalyFormia, Italy Italian1889–1970Italian Left communism, LeninismBertolt BrechtLouis Althusser http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1962/materialist-theatre.htm The ‘Piccolo Teatro’: Bertolazzi and Brecht Notes on a Materialist Theatre 1961Augsburg, German EmpireEast Berlin, East Germany German1898–1956Marxist literary criticismNikolai BukharinMoscow, Russian EmpireKommunarka shooting ground, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Russian1888–1938Bolshevism, Left communism (initially), Right opposition (later on)Jacques CamattePlan-de-Cuques, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceFrance French1935–2025Bordigism, Anarcho-primitivism (later on), Communization (later on)Cornelius CastoriadisSven Papke, Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff, Schlüsselwerke der Soziologie (in German), VS 2001, page 79Constantinople, Ottoman EmpireParis, France Greek and French1922–1997Western Marxism, Post-Marxism, Psychoanalytic Marxism, Libertarian socialismDebiprasad ChattopadhyayaE.M.S. Namboodiripad, "Dialectical" Materialism and Dialectical "Materialism", Social Scientist, Vol 10 No 4 (Apr, 1982), pp.52-59Calcutta, British RajCalcutta, India Indian1918–1993MarxismV. Gordon ChildeSydney, Colony of New South WalesBlackheath, New South Wales, Australia Australian1892–1957Marxist archaeologyG. A. CohenMontreal, Quebec, CanadaOxford, England Canadian1941–2009Analytical MarxismJames ConnollyCowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomKilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland Irish and Scottish1868–1916Marxism, Irish republicanismOnorato DamenMonte San Pietrangeli, ItalyMilan Italian1893–1979Italian Left communismGilles DauvéFranceStill living French1947–Left communism, CommunizationAngela DavisBirmingham, AlabamaStill Living American1944– Marxist feminismGuy DebordParis, FranceBellevue-la-Montagne, Haute-Loire, France French1931–1994SituationismDaniel De LeonCuraçaoNew York, State of New York, United States American1852–1914De Leonism, SyndicalismJoseph DietzgenAnton Pannekoek: "The Standpoint and Significance of Josef Dietzgen's Philosophical Works" - Introduction to Joseph Dietzgen, The Positive Outcome of Philosophy, Chicago, 1928Blankenberg (now Hennef, German ConfederationChicago, Illinois, United States German1828–1888MarxismRaya DunayevskayaYaryshev, Russian Empire (today, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine)Chicago, Illinois, United States American1910–1987Marxist humanismTerry EagletonSalford, Lancashire, England, United KingdomStill living British1942–MarxismGilles DeleuzeParis, FranceParis, France French1925–1995Freudo-Marxism, Post-MarxismArghiri EmmanuelPatras, GreeceParis, France Greek1911–2001Unequal exchangeFriedrich EngelsBarmen, Kingdom of Prussia (today Wuppertal, Germany)London, United Kingdom German1820–1895Classical MarxismFrantz FanonFort-de-France, Martinique, FranceBethesda, Maryland, United States French1925–1961Marxist humanism, Pan-Africanism, DecolonizationJohn Bellamy FosterSeattle, Washington, United StatesStill living American 1953–MarxismHerman GorterWormerveerSaint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels Dutch1864–1927Council communismAntonio GramsciAles, Sardinia, ItalyRome, Lazio, Italy Italian1891–1937Gramscianism, Western Marxism, Marxist humanism, Neo-MarxismFélix GuattariVilleneuve-les-Sablons, FranceCour-Cheverny, France French1930–1992Freudo-Marxism, Post-MarxismErnesto "Che" Guevara"Che Guevara and Contemporary Revolutionary Movements", James Petras, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 25, No. 4, Che Guevara and His Legacy (Jul., 1998), pp. 9-18"Most theories of revolution seem to agree that certain preconditions must be met if a revolutionary situation is to arise. The peculiar contribution of Ernesto Che Guevara to understanding revolutions is that according to him such preconditions can be created." from "Che Guevara on Guerrilla Warfare Doctrine, Practice and Evaluation", Jose A. Moreno, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr., 1970), pp. 114-133"...guerrilla warfare is essentially political, and that for this reason the political cannot be counterposed to the military." Regis Debray on Guevara's theory of the "Foco", Revolution in the Revolution, Penguin Books, 1967 linkRosario, Santa Fe, ArgentinaLa Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia Argentine1928–1967Marxism-Leninism, GuevarismAbimael Guzmán (Gonzalo)Arequipa, PeruCallao, Peru Peruvian1934–2021Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, Gonzalo thoughtTed GrantGermiston, South AfricaLondon, United Kingdom South African and British1913–2006TrotskyismSukarnoSurabaya, Dutch East IndiesJakarta, Indonesia Indonesian1901–1970Marhaenism, NasakomTan MalakaLimapuluh Koto, Dutch East IndiesKediri, Indonesia Indonesian1897–1949Tan Malaka Thought, Islamic Marxism, National MarxismDavid HarveyGillingham, Kent, England, United KingdomStill living British 1935–Marxist geographyHarry HaywoodSouth Omaha, Nebraska, United StatesAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States American1898–1985Marxism-LeninismRudolf HilferdingVienna, Austria-HungaryParis, France Austrian and German1877–1941Austro-MarxismMax HorkheimerZuffenhausen (now Stuttgart), Württemberg, German EmpireNuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany German1895–1973Frankfurt School, Western MarxismTran Duc ThaoBắc Ninh province, French IndochinaParis, France Vietnamese1917 – 1993Phenomenology,Marxist philosophyHo Chi MinhNghệ An Province, French IndochinaHanoi, North Vietnam Vietnamese1890–1969Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ThoughtEnver HoxhaErgiri (today Gjirokastër), Janina Vilayet, Ottoman EmpireTirana, People's Socialist Republic of Albania Albanian1908–1985Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought (initially), Hoxhaism C.L.R. JamesTrinidadLondon, United Kingdom Trinidadian and British1901–1989Marxism, Pan-Africanism, Anti-Stalinist leftFredric JamesonCleveland, Ohio, United StatesKillingworth, Connecticut, United States American1934–2024Western Marxism, Marxist hermeneuticsKojin KarataniAmagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, JapanStill living Japanese1941–Marxist literary criticismEdvard KardeljLjubljana, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-HungaryLjubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian1910–1979TitoismKarl KautskyPrague, Austria-HungaryAmsterdam, Netherlands Czech, Austrian and German1854–1938Orthodox Marxismİbrahim KaypakkayaÇorum, TurkeyÇorum, Turkey Turkish1949–1973MaoismKim Il-SungChingjong, KoreaHyangsan, Korea Korean1912–1994Marxism-Leninism, JucheJim KemmyLimerick, IrelandLimerick, Ireland Irish1936–1997MarxismAlexandra KollontaiEbert, Teresa L. "Left of Desire" in Cultural Logic: An Electronic Journal of Marxist Theory and Practice, 3:1-2 (1999): at §5¶52-53, Online: http://clogic.eserver.org/3-1&2/ebert.html last accessed: 20090704.St Petersburg, Russian EmpireMoscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Soviet1872–1952Marxist feminism, BolshevismKarl KorschTostedt, German EmpireBelmont, Massachusetts, United States German1886–1961Western MarxismDamodar Dharmananda KosambiKosben, (now Goa) British RajPune, Maharashtra, India Indian1907–1966MarxismYalçın Küçükİskenderun, Hatay, Turkey Turkish1938–2026MarxismAntonio LabriolaCassino, Papal StatesRome, Kingdom of Italy Italian1843–1904MarxismPaul LafargueSantiago de CubaDraveil, France French1842–1911Marxism, Anti-workHenri LefebvreFriedmann, John (1987). Planning in the public domain: from knowledge to action. Princeton.Hagetmau, FranceNavarrenx, France French1901–1991Western Marxism, Hegelian MarxismVladimir LeninSimbirsk, Russian EmpireGorki Leninskiye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Soviet1870–1924Leninism, BolshevismKarl LiebknechtLeipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German EmpireBerlin, Weimar Republic German1871–1919Spartacism Domenico LosurdoSannicandro di Bari, Kingdom of ItalyAncona, Italy Italian1941–2018MarxismGeorg LukácsBudapest, Austria-HungaryBudapest, People's Republic of Hungary Hungarian1885–1971Budapest School, Western Marxism, Hegelian Marxism, LeninismRosa LuxemburgZamość, Vistula Land, Russian EmpireBerlin, Germany Polish and German1871–1919SpartacismHerbert MarcuseBerlin, German EmpireStarnberg, West Germany German1898–1979Frankfurt School, Western MarxismJosé Carlos MariáteguiJohn Kraniauskas "From the Archive: Introduction to Maria´tegui" Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2001 303-304. 3Thomas Angotti "The Contributions of Jose Carlos Mariategui to Revolutionary Theory" Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 2, Perspectives on Left Politics (Spring,