Yakov Blumkin

Yakov Blumkin lived all of 29 years (or perhaps all of 31; his birthdate is not clear), but he sure got a lot done in that time:

Worked as an electrician and in the theater Took part in Jewish self-defense against pogroms Raided banks Joined the Leftist Socialists Assassinated German diplomat Wilhelm von Mirbach Was captured by Ukrainian nationalists Had his teeth broken Sentenced to death for killing Mirbach Sold out his leftist friends Had his sentence revoked Became friends with Trotsky Became Trotsky's bodyguard Helped overthrow the government in a region of Persia Was shot six times Stopped anti-Soviet peasant uprisings Spied in Estonia under the guise of a jeweler Became the Soviet resident in Palestine Stopped an anti-Soviet uprising in Georgia Tried to prop up a guru as a god in Afghanistan Became friends with some of Russia's most famous poets In the guise of a Buddhist monk, joined an expedition with the goal of assassinating the Dalai Lama (Probably not true, but we wouldn't put that past him) Was sent to Mongolia to help lead the new communist state Became the Soviet resident in Constantinople Spied under the guise of a pious Jewish laundromat owner Exported Jewish manuscripts into Palestine Tried to assassinate Stalin's escaped secretary Was sold out by his girlfriend for supporting Trotsky Was killed by a firing squad

We left a bunch of stuff out...