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Pelé (1940 to 2022) was a Brazilian footballer regarded by many as the greatest of all time. A scorer of more than a thousand goals, he won three…
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (1897 to disappeared 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. A daring record…
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall (born 1934) is a British primatologist whose groundbreaking study of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of animals and of…
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan (1934 to 1996) was an American astronomer and science communicator who did more than almost anyone to bring the wonder of the cosmos to…
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1925 to 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist, one of the most influential and controversial figures of the…
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (1910 to 1997) was a Catholic nun who devoted her life to caring for the poorest and the dying in India and around the world. Honoured…
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (1942 to 2016) was an American boxer and one of the most famous and influential sportspeople of the twentieth century. A three time…
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 to 1827) was a German composer and pianist, one of the most admired figures in the history of Western music. He bridged…
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 to 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor widely considered one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.…
Alan Turing
Alan Turing (1912 to 1954) was a British mathematician and logician widely regarded as the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.…
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa (ruled around 1312 to 1337) was the ruler of the West African Empire of Mali at its height, and is often described as one of the…
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks (1913 to 2005) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger helped spark a landmark…
Confucius
Confucius (551 to 479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ideas about ethics, family, and good government shaped Chinese civilization for…
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 to 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose during the French Revolution to become Emperor of the French…
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking (1942 to 2018) was a British theoretical physicist who became one of the most famous scientists of his time, renowned for his work on…
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (1907 to 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her vivid, deeply personal self portraits and her use of Mexican folk traditions. Once…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 to 1791) was an Austrian composer regarded as one of the greatest musical geniuses in history. A child prodigy who…
Aristotle
Aristotle (384 to 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose work shaped Western thought for two thousand years. He wrote on an…
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 to 1968) was an American Baptist minister and the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement, which fought to…
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (69 to 30 BC) was the last active ruler of ancient Egypt, a shrewd and highly educated queen whose alliances with the most powerful men of…