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Bono (Paul Hewson)Bono (Paul Hewson)

1960 – Member of rock group

U2 Uses his celebrity to b

ring awareness and aid to the Aids epidemic in Africa.

Jacques CousteauJacques Cousteau

1910 – 1997 Invented SCUBA and

was a tireless ocean environmentalist.

Much of our understanding of the ocean is the result of Cousteau’s life work.

Walt DisneyWalt Disney

1901 - 1966 Created the magic tha

t is Disney..

Henry FordHenry Ford

1863 – 1947 Created an affordable

automobile by inventing the assembly line..

Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox

1961 - - Actor and warrior in th

e fight against Parkinson’s Disease.

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

1706 – 1790 Inventor and statesm

an. Instrumental in the establishment of a new nation (The USA)

Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi

1869 – 1948 A major political and s

piritual leader of the Indian Independence Movement who pioneered the use of mass civil disobedience to bring about positive change.

Bill GatesBill Gates

1955 – Founded Microsoft Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation

Steve IrwinSteve Irwin

1962 – 2006 The “croc hunter” who

was a big voice for animal conservation..

John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy

1917 - 1963 3535thth President of the President of the

United StatesUnited States Founded the Peace C

orps

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

1929 – 1968 He led a mass struggl

e for racial equality that doomed segregation and changed America forever..

Chico MendesChico Mendes

1944 - 1988 A labor and environm

ental activist killed trying to save the Brazilian rainforest.

Alfred NobelAlfred Nobel

1833 – 1896 Invented dynamite Endowed the Nobel P

rize

John OttoJohn Otto

1870 – 19521870 – 1952 Responsible for gettin

g the canyons south of Fruita declared a National Monument..

He married in the Monument

Chief OurayChief Ouray

1833 – 1880 Leader of Southern Ut

e Indians who spent his life negotiating with government officials trying to assure a peaceful existence for his people..

Rosa ParksRosa Parks

1913 - 2005 Stood up for the rights

of all humans to be treated fairly and with dignity..

Her simple act of protest galvanized America’s Civil Rights Movement..

Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve

1952 – 2004 Actor famous for playi

ng Superman and working to find a cure for paralysis..

Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson

1919 - 1972 Shattered the color ba

rrier in sports and changed the face of sports for succeeding generations..

Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom

1892 – 1983 Helped saved hundre

ds of Jews in Holland from Nazi concentration camps..

Mother TheresaMother Theresa

1910 - 1997 She fought for the dig

nity of the destitute and cared for the poorest of the poor..

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman

1820 - 1913 Black slave who riske

d her freedom and her life to run an “underground railroad” to free other slaves..

George WashingtonGeorge Washington

1732 - 1799 Commander of Contin

ental Army and first President of the United States..

Oprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey

o 1954 – 1954 – Bio from her websiteBio from her website Academy of Academy of

AchievementAchievement Leadership Academy Leadership Academy

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