It doesn’t matter how many times you have tried but failed…what matters is the realization that indeed your dreams are valid (thanks Lupita!). A review of the lives of the world’s greatest personalities reveals that success is often met after overcoming myriad personal challenges and obstacles. I am inspired by the moving personal life stories of great people like: 1. Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) American actress / singer / model. 2. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) US President during American civil war 3. Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) Catholic missionary nun / charity worker 4. John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) US President 5. Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) - American civil rights campaigner 6. Nelson Mandela (1918 - ) - South African President anti-apartheid campaigner. 7. Winston Churchill (1874- 1965) - British Prime Minister during WWII 8. Bill Gates (1955 - ) American businessman, founder of Microsoft 9. Muhammad Ali (1942 - ) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner. 10. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) Leader of Indian independence. 11. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ) British Prime Minister. 12. Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970) French resistance leader and President. 13. Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) - Italian explorer 14. George Orwell (1903 - 1950) British author of 1984, Animal farm 15. Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) British scientist proposed theory of evolution. 16. Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) American pop singer. 17. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) German scientist - theory of relativity. 18. Paul McCartney (1942 - ) British musician, member of Beatles. 19. Plato (423 BC – 348 BC) Greek philosopher 20. Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - ) British monarch since 1954. 21. Queen Victoria ( 1819 –1901) British Queen during Nineteenth Century 22. John M Keynes (1883 – 1946) British economist. 23. Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 - ) Russian President during end of Cold War. 24. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) Indian Prime Minister 25. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) Italian, painter, scientist, polymath 26. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) - French chemist and microbiologist. 27. Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) - Russian author and philosopher. 28. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Spanish modern artists 29. Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Dutch artist 30. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) - US President 1932 - 1945. 31. Pope John Paul II (1920 - 2005) Polish Pope. 32. Thomas Edison ( 1847 – 1931) - American inventor 33. Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) - American civil rights activist 34. Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 - ) Burmese opposition leader. 35. Lyndon Johnson (1908 – 1973) - US President 1963-69 36. Ludwig Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - German composer 37. Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ) US media celebrity. 38. Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984) - Third Prime Minister of India. 39. Eva Peron (1919 – 1952) - First Lady of Argentina 40. Benazir Bhutto (1953 – 2007) - Prime Minister of Pakistan 41. Desmond Tutu (1931 - ) South African Bishop and opponent of apartheid 42. Dalai Lama (1938 - ) Spritual and political leader of Tibetans 43. Walt Disney (1901 – 1966) American film producer 44. Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012) US Pilot , first person to land on moon. 45. Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) British film actor and comedian 46. Barrack Obama (1961- ) US President 47. Malcolm X (1925 – 1965) American Black nationalist leader 48. J.K.Rowling (1965 - ) British author of Harry Potter series. 49. Richard Branson (1950 - ) British entrepreneur founder of Virgin. 50. Pele (1940 - ) Brazilian footballer, considered greatest of 20th Century. 51. Jesse Owens (1913-1980) US track athlete won 4 golds at 1936 Olympics. 52. Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) American author 53. John Lennon (1940 – 1980) British popstar and member of the Beatles. 54. Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) US Industrialist 55. Haile Selassie (1892 - 1975) head of state of Ethiopia 56. Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953) Soviet leader from 1924-1953. 57. Lord Baden Powell (1857 – 1941) British Founder of scout movement 58. Michael Jordon (1963 - ) US Basketball star 59. George Bush jnr (1946 - ) US President 2000-2008. 60. V.Lenin (1870-1924) - Leader of Russian Revolution 1917. 61. Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011) Leader of Al Qaeda 62. Fidel Castro (1926-) Cuban revolutionary leader. 63. Oscar Wilde (1854- 1900) Irish author, poet, playwright. 64. Coco Chanel (1883-1971) - French Fashion designer 65. Pope Francis (1936 - ) - First pope from the Americas. 66. Amelia Earhart (1897– 1937) - Female aviator 67. Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) - leader of Nazi Germany 1933-45. 68. Sting (1951 - ) British musician. 69. Mary Magdalene (4 BC - 40AD) - devotee of Jesus Christ 70. Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980) - English / American film producer 71. Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) - American Pop singer 72. Madonna (1958 - ) American Pop singer 73. Mata Hari (1876-1917) Dutch exotic dancer, executed as spy. 74. Cleopatra (69 -30 BC) Queen of Egypt. 75. Steve Jobs (1955 - 2012) Key figure in Apple computers 76. Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) - US President. 77. Lionel Messi (1987- ) Argentinian footballer 78. Babe Ruth (1895 – 1948) American baseball player 79. Bob Geldof - Irish musician, charity worker 80. Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) Russian Marxist revolutionary 81. Roger Federer (1981 - ) Swiss Tennis player 82. Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) Austrian psychoanalyst 83. Woodrow Wilson ( 1856 – 1924) US president. 84. Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Leader of Chinese Communist revolution 85. Katherine Hepburn (1907-2003) - American actress. 86. Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) British actress and humanitarian. 87. David Beckham - English footballer 88. Tiger Woods - American golfer 89. Usain Bolt - Jamaican athlete. Record holder at 100m and 200m 90. Bill Cosby (1937 - ) - US entertainer 91. Carl Lewis (1961 - ) - US athlete and Olympian 92. Prince Charles - Heir to British throne 93. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - American wife of JF. Kennedy 94. C.S. Lewis - British author 95. Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) American jazz singer. 96. J.R.R. Tolkien - British author of Lord of the Rings 97. Tom Cruise (1962 ) - American actor 98. Billie Jean King - American tennis players and campaigner for equality. 99. Simon Bolivar (1783 – 1830) Liberator of Latin America. 100. Anne Frank (1929-1945) - Dutch Jewish author who died in Holocaust. It doesn’t matter how many times you have tried but failed…what matters is the realization that indeed your dreams are valid (thanks Lupita!). A review of the lives of the world’s greatest personalities reveals that success is often met after overcoming myriad personal challenges and obstacles. I am inspired by the moving personal life stories of great people like: 1. Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) American actress / singer / model. 2. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) US President during American civil war 3. Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) Catholic missionary nun / charity worker 4. John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) US President 5. Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) - American civil rights campaigner 6. Nelson Mandela (1918 - ) - South African President anti-apartheid campaigner. 7. Winston Churchill (1874- 1965) - British Prime Minister during WWII 8. Bill Gates (1955 - ) American businessman, founder of Microsoft 9. Muhammad Ali (1942 - ) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner. 10. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) Leader of Indian independence. 11. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ) British Prime Minister. 12. Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970) French resistance leader and President. 13. Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) - Italian explorer 14. George Orwell (1903 - 1950) British author of 1984, Animal farm 15. Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) British scientist proposed theory of evolution. 16. Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) American pop singer. 17. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) German scientist - theory of relativity. 18. Paul McCartney (1942 - ) British musician, member of Beatles. 19. Plato (423 BC – 348 BC) Greek philosopher 20. Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - ) British monarch since 1954. 21. Queen Victoria ( 1819 –1901) British Queen during Nineteenth Century 22. John M Keynes (1883 – 1946) British economist. 23. Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 - ) Russian President during end of Cold War. 24. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) Indian Prime Minister 25. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) Italian, painter, scientist, polymath 26. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) - French chemist and microbiologist. 27. Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) - Russian author and philosopher. 28. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Spanish modern artists 29. Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Dutch artist 30. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) - US President 1932 - 1945. 31. Pope John Paul II (1920 - 2005) Polish Pope. 32. Thomas Edison ( 1847 – 1931) - American inventor 33. Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) - American civil rights activist 34. Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 - ) Burmese opposition leader. 35. Lyndon Johnson (1908 – 1973) - US President 1963-69 36. Ludwig Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - German composer 37. Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ) US media celebrity. 38. Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984) - Third Prime Minister of India. 39. Eva Peron (1919 – 1952) - First Lady of Argentina 40. Benazir Bhutto (1953 – 2007) - Prime Minister of Pakistan 41. Desmond Tutu (1931 - ) South African Bishop and opponent of apartheid 42. Dalai Lama (1938 - ) Spritual and political leader of Tibetans 43. Walt Disney (1901 – 1966) American film producer 44. Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012) US Pilot , first person to land on moon. 45. Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) British film actor and comedian 46. Barrack Obama (1961- ) US President 47. Malcolm X (1925 – 1965) American Black nationalist leader 48. J.K.Rowling (1965 - ) British author of Harry Potter series. 49. Richard Branson (1950 - ) British entrepreneur founder of Virgin. 50. Pele (1940 - ) Brazilian footballer, considered greatest of 20th Century. 51. Jesse Owens (1913-1980) US track athlete won 4 golds at 1936 Olympics. 52. Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) American author 53. John Lennon (1940 – 1980) British popstar and member of the Beatles. 54. Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) US Industrialist 55. Haile Selassie (1892 - 1975) head of state of Ethiopia 56. Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953) Soviet leader from 1924-1953. 57. Lord Baden Powell (1857 – 1941) British Founder of scout movement 58. Michael Jordon (1963 - ) US Basketball star 59. George Bush jnr (1946 - ) US President 2000-2008. 60. V.Lenin (1870-1924) - Leader of Russian Revolution 1917. 61. Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011) Leader of Al Qaeda 62. Fidel Castro (1926-) Cuban revolutionary leader. 63. Oscar Wilde (1854- 1900) Irish author, poet, playwright. 64. Coco Chanel (1883-1971) - French Fashion designer 65. Pope Francis (1936 - ) - First pope from the Americas. 66. Amelia Earhart (1897– 1937) - Female aviator 67. Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) - leader of Nazi Germany 1933-45. 68. Sting (1951 - ) British musician. 69. Mary Magdalene (4 BC - 40AD) - devotee of Jesus Christ 70. Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980) - English / American film producer 71. Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) - American Pop singer 72. Madonna (1958 - ) American Pop singer 73. Mata Hari (1876-1917) Dutch exotic dancer, executed as spy. 74. Cleopatra (69 -30 BC) Queen of Egypt. 75. Steve Jobs (1955 - 2012) Key figure in Apple computers 76. Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) - US President. 77. Lionel Messi (1987- ) Argentinian footballer 78. Babe Ruth (1895 – 1948) American baseball player 79. Bob Geldof - Irish musician, charity worker 80. Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) Russian Marxist revolutionary 81. Roger Federer (1981 - ) Swiss Tennis player 82. Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) Austrian psychoanalyst 83. Woodrow Wilson ( 1856 – 1924) US president. 84. Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Leader of Chinese Communist revolution 85. Katherine Hepburn (1907-2003) - American actress. 86. Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) British actress and humanitarian. 87. David Beckham - English footballer 88. Tiger Woods - American golfer 89. Usain Bolt - Jamaican athlete. Record holder at 100m and 200m 90. Bill Cosby (1937 - ) - US entertainer 91. Carl Lewis (1961 - ) - US athlete and Olympian 92. Prince Charles - Heir to British throne 93. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - American wife of JF. Kennedy 94. C.S. Lewis - British author 95. Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) American jazz singer. 96. J.R.R. Tolkien - British author of Lord of the Rings 97. Tom Cruise (1962 ) - American actor 98. Billie Jean King - American tennis players and campaigner for equality. 99. Simon Bolivar (1783 – 1830) Liberator of Latin America. 100. Anne Frank (1929-1945) - Dutch Jewish author who died in Holocaust.
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