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ROSA PARKS
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Born in America in 1913,
Rosa Parks was a civil-rights campaigner who
became known as ‘the mother of the freedom
movement’. In 1955 Rosa refused to give up
her seat on a bus for a white person and this
act became an important symbol for the
American Civil Rights movement.
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AMY CARMICHAEL
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Born in Ireland in 1867, Amy devoted most of
her life to serving orphans and those in need
in India. Much of her work was with young
girls, many of whom she saved from a life of
slavery.
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ERIC LIDDELL
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A famous athlete who won gold in the 400m
men’s Olympic Final in 1924 (Paris). His story
was made famous in the film Chariots of Fire
which explored how Liddell refused to run in
the 100m (his favoured event) as it took
place on a Sunday.
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ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
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Retired Archbishop of Cape Town (South
Africa), Desmond Tutu rose to fame as an
opponent of the apartheid in the 1980s.
Throughout his life he has defended human
rights and campaigned for the freedom of the
oppressed. He received the Nobel peace prize
in 1987.
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WILLIAM BOOTH
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A British Methodist preacher born in 1829.
William Booth was the founder of the
Salvation Army - one of the largest
distributors of humanitarian aid across the
world.
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JACKIE PULLINGER
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A British missionary who has been serving in
Hong Kong since 1966. Jackie founded the
St Stephan’s Society providing rehabilitation
homes for drug addicts and gang
members. Her work has seen at least 500
people freed from drug addiction.
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LIS HARTEL
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One of the best Danish
horse riders in the 1940s. However, after the
birth of her 2nd child she contracted Polio and
the illness left her paralysed from the waist
down. Liz was determined to continue and
learnt to perform on horseback without the
benefit of her lower muscles. She entered the
Olympics and won 2 silver medals.
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ALICE COACHMAN
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Born in 1923 to a poor
American family, Alice was a victim of
racism and unable to compete or use
professional training facilities. She was not
deterred and ran anywhere she could using
home made equipment to practice the
high jump. In 1948 she entered the London
Olympics and won gold in the high jump.
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NATALIE DU TOIT
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Natalie began competing in
swimming competitions at the age of 14. However, in
2001 she had to have her leg amputated after being
hit by a car. Natalie soon returned to swimming
without the support of a prosthetic limb and qualified
for both able-bodied and multi disability events. She
competed in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics,
and became the first athlete with a disability to
qualify for the final of an able-bodied event.
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JESSE OWENS
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Winner of 4 Olympic gold medals in
Berlin 1936. Despite Hitler’s criticism and
racial comments towards black people,
Jesse went on to become the first
African-American to win a gold medal
and the first to receive a sponsorship
deal with Adidas.
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DEREK REDMOND
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A successful sprinter
for Great Britain. However, in 1992 at the
peak of his career he suffered an injury in
the 400 metre semi-final. Derek did not
give up and with his Father by his side, he
hobbled over the finish line to a standing
ovation from 65,000 fans!
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KÁROLY TAKÁCS
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He was the best pistol shooter
in the world, but in 1938 while serving in the
Hungarian Army, a grenade blew up in his
hand destroying his Olympic dreams. However,
he didn’t give up and began learning to shoot
with his left hand. He went on to win gold
medals at the next two Olympic Games.
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RABBI JULIA NEUBERGER
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One of Britain’s first female
Rabbis, she is now Senior Rabbi to the West
London Synagogue and is working with the
government on looking at ways to improve
care of people who are dying. She has written
a number of books on faith, social action and
volunteering.
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BEAR GRYLLS
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A British adventurer,
writer and television presenter. He is an
ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and has
been ‘Chief Scout’ since 2009. He believes in
encouraging the hopes and aspirations of
young people and keeping faith in the Scout
movement.
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POPE FRANCIS
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The first Pope from the Americas
and former Archbishop of Buenos Aires. His
motto is Miserando atque Eligendo [By
Having Mercy and by Choosing Him] and
he is said to live very simply despite his high
position.
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MARTIN LUTHER
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Originally a Catholic
Priest, in 1517, he published his '95 Theses',
attacking corruption in the Catholic Church and
pinned them to the door of a cathedral. In 1534,
Luther published a translation of the Bible in
German so that people could read it in their own
language, something which had been banned
until then.
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ROWAN WILLIAMS
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Born in 1950 in Swansea. His academic ability
became apparent at an early age and at the
age of 36, he become the youngest professor at
Oxford. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in
July 2002. Dr Williams is acknowledged
Internationally as an outstanding writer, scholar
and teacher.
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DR INGRID MATTSON
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The first woman to serve as President of the
Islamic Society of North America. Dr. Mattson
lived in Pakistan from 1987-1988 where she
developed a midwife-training program for
refugee women. She is passionate about
inter-faith engagement and an advocate for
Muslim women to have a greater role in public
life.
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MALALA YOUSAFZAI
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As a child in Pakistan Malala spoke out on behalf
of girls and their right to learn. For this she was
shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012 but survived
and went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Her book, ‘I Am Malala,’ became an international
bestseller and her charity ‘The Malala Fund’
supports education projects for girls across the
world.
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J K ROWLING
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JK Rowling is the author of the successful Harry
Potter book series. She was the first female author
in the world to receive billionaire status but is no
longer a billionaire because she has donated so
much of her money to charity. She supports
many charities and causes including founding
two charities herself.
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SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
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Sir David Attenborough is an English
broadcaster and natural historian. Now in his
90s, he has had a wide ranging a varied
career creating nature programmes and
documentaries including ‘Planet Earth’. He is
an advocate on topics of wildlife conservation
and climate change.
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