Top 10 Inspiring Celebrity Activists List, who have worked tirelessly for social change 

Celebrities, movie stars or TV personalities with their reputation, can make a big impact on a social cause or an issue. Here are Top 10 Most Inspiring Celebrity Activists List who have given generously and/or worked tirelessly for social change:

10- Sheryl Crow

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Sheryl Crow is a singer, musician, and actress won nine Grammy Awards. She helped found Sheryl Crow Imaging Center, a recognizable leader in breast imaging that shows continued innovation and advancement. In 2012, the Pink Lotus Breast Center became the first facility in the United States to launch Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM), making it the only center in the country to provide full-field digital mammography with the added capability to also perform stereotectic biopsies and CESM with the same equipment.

1) George Clooney – Sexiest Man Alive, vocal activist concerning the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, addressed the United Nations Security Council in September about the issue, saying, “The United States has called it genocide. For you, it’s called ethnic cleansing. But make no mistake, it is the first genocide of the 21st century. And if it continues unchecked, it will not be the last.”

2) Bono – lead singer of U2, a humanitarian and crusader for the world’s poor, co-founder of organisations such as DATA and the ONE Campaign, he has gained deep respect from politicians and global statesmen as well as music fans.

3) Matt Damon – an actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist, has been actively involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org

4) Scarlett Johansson – actress and an Oxfam ambassador, providing water sanitation, building latrines, digging boreholes, laying pipe and constructing tap stands amongst other aid.

5) Ben Affleck – an actor, critically acclaimed film director, writer, producer, philanthropist, and actively involved in charitable causes, the A-T Children’s Project. To empower the Congo with social development and economic opportunities, he travelled to the African nation and interviewed refugees, warlords, and members of parliament.

6) Lady Gaga – singer and songwriter involved in various charities and various relief efforts, focusing on educating young women about the risks of the HIV and AIDS worldwide.

7) Ellen Degeneres – an American stand up comedian, television host and actress won thirteen Emmys. In 2011, Hillary Clinton named her a Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness and said “sharp wit and big heart, and her impressive TV audience and 8 million followers on Twitter.” Ellen Degeneres also supports animal, poverty and breast cancer organizations.

8) Angelina Jolie – actress and director promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with refugees as a Special Envoy and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

9) Shabana Azmi – Theatre actress and one of the most respectable actor in Indian cinema such as Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, a committed social and women’s rights activist, supporting child survival and fighting AIDS and injustice in real life and a member of the National Integration Council headed by the Prime Minister of India and the United Nations Population Fund.

10) Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow is a singer, musician, and actress won nine Grammy Awards. She helped found Sheryl Crow Imaging Center, a recognizable leader in breast imaging that shows continued innovation and advancement. In 2012, the Pink Lotus Breast Center became the first facility in the United States to launch Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM), making it the only center in the country to provide full-field digital mammography with the added capability to also perform stereotectic biopsies and CESM with the same equipment.

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