100 People Who Changed The World

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Jesus

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- God - Spiritual teacher, central figure in christianity

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Thomas Jefferson

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(1743 - 1826) 3rd President of US

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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(1931- ) Leader of Soviet Union. Oversaw transition from Communism in Eastern Europe.

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Lord Buddha

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( c563 - 483 BC ) Spiritual Teacher and founder of Buddhism.

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Winston Churchill

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( 1874 - 1865 ) Prime Minister of Great Britain during Second World War.

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William Shakespeare

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( 1564 - 1616 ) English poet and playwright.

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Muhammad

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(570 - 632) Prophet of Isalm

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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( 1929 - 1968 ) Non - violent civil rights leader.

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Abraham Lincoln

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( 1809 - 1865 ) President of US during civil war, helped end slavery.

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Nelson Mandela

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( 1918 - 2013 ) Anti-apartheid leader. First President of democratic South Africa in 1994.

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St. Paul

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(5 – AD 67) – Christian missionary

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Adolf Hitler

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(1889 – 1945) – Dictator of Nazi Germany.

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George Washington

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(1732 – 1799) – 1st President of US

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Sri Krishna

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(c. BC) – Spiritual teacher of Hinduism

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Emperor Constantine

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(272 – 337) First Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity

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Martin Luther

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(1483 – 1546) – Key figure in Protestant Reformation.

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Socrates

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(469 – 399 BC) – Greek philosopher

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Mahatma Gandhi

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(1869 – 1948) – Indian nationalist and politician

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Karl Marx

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(1818 - 1883) – German philosopher, founder of Marxism

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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(1769 - 1821) – French military and political leader

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Simon Bolivar

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(1783 – 1830) – Liberator of Latin American countries

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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(1882 – 1945) 32ndUS President 1932-1945

Preceded by: Herbert Hoover

Succeeded by: Harry S. Truman

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Charles Darwin

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(1809 - 1882) – Developed theory of evolution

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Sir Isaac Newton

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(1642 – 1727) – English mathematician and scientist.

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Confucius

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(551 – 479 BC) – Chinese philosopher.

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Akbar

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(1542 – 1605) – Moghul Emperor

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Queen Victoria

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(1819 - 1901) – Queen of Great Britain during Victorian age.

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Konrad Adenauer

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(1876 – 1967) – German Chancellor post WWII.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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(1889 – 1964) – First Indian Prime Minister

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Ramses II

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(1279 – 1213 BC) – Powerful Egyptian king.

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Benjamin Franklin

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(1706 – 1790) – US writer and polymath

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Alexander the Great

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(356 - 323 BC) – King of Macedonia.

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Woodrow Wilson

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(1856 – 1924) – President of US during WWI

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Christopher Columbus

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(1451 – 1506) – Italian explorer landed in America.

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Marcus Aurelius

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(121 - 180) – Roman Emperor and philosopher

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Galileo Galilei

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(1564 -1642) – Astronomer and physicist

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Plato

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(424 - 348 BC) – philosopher.

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Joan of Arc

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(1412 – 1431) – French saint.

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Charlemagne

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(742 – 814) – King of Franks and Emperor of the Romans.

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Aristotle

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(384 BC 322 BC) – Greek philosopher.

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Saladin

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(1138 - 1193) – Leader of Arabs during Crusades.

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Babur

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(1483 – 1531) – Founder of Moghul Empire

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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(1552 1618) – English explorer.

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Voltaire

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(1694 – 1778) – French philosopher.

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Catherine the Great

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(1729 - 1796) – Russian Queen.

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Mozart

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(1756 - 1791) – Austrian Music composer.

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Guru Nanak

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(1469 – 1539) – Founder of Sikhism

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Leonardo da Vinci

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(1452 1519) – Italian scientist, artist, polymath.

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Louis Pasteur

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(1822 – 1895) – French chemist and Biologist.

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Leo Tolstoy

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(1828 1910) – Russian writer and philosopher

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Albert Einstein

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(1879 1955) – German physicist.

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Ataturk

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(1881-1938) – founder of the Turkish Republic.

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Pablo Picasso

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(1881-1973) – Spanish painter and sculptor

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Pope John Paul II

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(1920 – 2005) – Polish Pope from 1978-2005

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Margaret Thatcher

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(1925 – ) – British Prime Minister

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Mohammed Ali

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(1942 – ) American boxer

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John F. Kennedy

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(1917 1963) – US President.

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Boris Yeltsin

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(1931 2007) – Russian President

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Indira Gandhi

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(1917 1984) – Third Prime Minister of India.

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William Tyndale

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(1494 – 1536) – Translated Bible into English

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Tim Berners Lee

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(1955 – ) Credited with founding World Wide Web

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Rosa Parks

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(1913-2005) – Civil Rights activist

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Benazir Bhutto

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(1953 – 2007) – Prime Minister of Pakistan

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J.S. Bach

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(1685 – 1750) – German composer

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14th Dalai Lama

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(1938 – ) Spiritual and political leader of Tibetans

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Malcolm X

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(1925 – 1965) Black nationalist leader

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Lech Walesa

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(1943 – ) Leader of Polish solidarity movement.

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Charles de Gaulle

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(1890 – 1970) French politician.

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Joseph Stalin

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(1879 – 1953) Leader of the Soviet Union.

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Marie Curie

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(1867 – 1934) – Chemist and Physicist

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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(1807 – 1882) – Independence leader in Italy and Latin America

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Johann Gutenberg

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(1395 – 1468) – Inventor of printing press.

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Oliver Cromwell

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(1599 – 1658) – British Parliamentarian.

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V.Lenin

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(1870 – 1924) – Leader of Russian Revolution in 1917.

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Sigmund Freud

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(1856 – 1939) – Austrian neurologist / psychoanalyst.

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Mother Teresa

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(1910-1997) – Nun who served the poor.

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Bill Gates

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(1955 – ) Founder of Microsoft

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Ernest Hemingway

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( 1899 – 1961) US writer

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John Lennon

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(1940 – 1980) British pop-star and Beatle

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Genghis Kahn

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(1162 – 1227) – Leader and creator of Mongol Empire.

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Haile Selassie

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(1892 – 1975) – Ethiopian leader

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John M Keynes

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(1883 – 1946) Influential economist.

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Susan B. Anthony

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(1820-1906). American political activist.

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George Orwell

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(1903 – 1950) – English author

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Thomas Edison

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(1847 – 1931) – Inventor and businessman.

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Kofi Annan

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(1938 – ) United Nations Secretary General

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Dwight Eisenhower

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(1890 – 1969) – Supreme Allied Commander

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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(1884-1962) – helped to draft UN declaration of human rights

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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(1891 – 1956) – Indian political activist and social reformer who drafted Indian constitution

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Lyndon Johnson

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(1908 – 1973) US President 1963-69

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William Wilberforce

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(1759 – 1833) – Campaigner against slavery

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Nikola Tesla

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(1856 –1943) – Scientist, inventor

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Alexander Fleming

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(1881–1955) – Scientist who discover penicillin

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Samuel Johnson

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(1709 – 1784) – British author and creator of dictionary.

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Eva Peron

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(1919 – 1952) – First Lady of Argentina

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Henry Ford

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(1864-1947) US Industrialist

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Princess Diana

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(1961 - 1997) – Humanitarian

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Oscar Wilde

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(1854 – 1900) – Irish writer.

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Beethoven

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(1770 1827) – German composer

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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(1945 – ) Burmese opposition leader