Oprah Winfrey – The most famous American television host
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey
(Lady O, Deepak Oprah - a send up of Deepak Chopra, a self-help guru)
29 January 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Nationality: United...
Zoroaster – Founder of Zoroastrianism
Zoroaster
Zoroaster (Latinized from Greek variants), Zarathushtra (as he is called in the Avesta), Zartosht (Persian)
(c. 628 probably Rhages, Persia (now Iran) - c.551 BC)...
Joan of Arc – National Heroine of France
Joan Of Arc, Joan of Lorraine, the Maid of Orleans. Patron Saint and national heroine of France. Femail military leaderand a Catholic saint.
Thales – First Greek and Western philosopher and scientist
Thales
Thales of Miletos
(625/624 BC, Miletus, Asia Minor (Now Balat, Turkey) - 546/545 BC, Miletus, Asia Minor)
Nationality: Greece
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Philosophers
Unique distinction: First Greek and...
Melinda Gates – Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Melinda Gates
born Melinda Ann French, Melinda French Gates
(August 15, 1964, Dallas, Texas, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Leaders
Occupation: Philanthropists, Businessmen
Unique distinction: Co-founder and co-chair...
Vitali Klitschko – Famous Ukrainian boxer and politician
Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko
July 19, 1971 Belovodsk, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)
Nationality: Ukraine
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Boxers, Politicians
Unique distinction: Klitschko is a three-time heavyweight world...
Dustin Hoffman – Winner of two Academy Awards
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman
(8 August 1937, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Actors
Specification: Drama, Comedy
Unique distinction: The Winner of two Academy Awards: Best...
Adriana Lima – Brazilian Supermodel, Victoria’s Secret Angel
Adriana Lima
Adriana Francesca Lima
(June 12, 1981, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)
Nationality: Brazil
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Models, Actors
Unique distinction: One of the most famous and in-demand models...
Hippocrates of Cos – The father of Western medicine
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos
(ca. 460/ 450 BC , Island of Cos, Ancient Greece - 377/370 BC, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece)
Nationality: Greece
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physicians, Philosophers
Unique distinction:...
Maria Montessori – Founder of educational method
Maria Montessori
(August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle (Ancona), Italy - May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) (aged 81)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Physicians
Unique distinction: Founder...
Margaret Mead – American anthropologist and psychologist
Margaret Mead
December 16 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 15 1978, New York City, USA (aged 76)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Culturologists
Unique distinction:...
Gregor Mendel – The father of modern genetics
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel
(July 20/22, 1822, Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary - January 6, 1884, Brünn, Bohemia Austria-Hungary (aged 61)
Nationality: Czech Republic, Austria
Category:...