Name	Nationality	Contribution	Field	Era	Notes
Rani Velu Nachiyar	Indian	First queen to fight against British Colonial rule	Military	18th Century	Leader of the Indian freedom movement in Tamil Nadu.
Marsha P. Johnson	American	Activism for LGBTQ+ rights	Civil Rights	20th Century	Key figure in the Stonewall uprising.
James Armistead Lafayette	American	Spy during the American Revolution	Military	18th Century	Served as a double agent for the Americans.
Sybil Ludington	American	Patriot during the American Revolution	Military	18th Century	Rode to alert American colonial forces.
Yasuke	Japanese	Samurai and warrior	Military	16th Century	An African man who became a samurai in Japan.
Nellie Bly	American	Investigative journalism	Media	19th Century	Pioneered undercover investigative reporting.
Claudette Colvin	American	Civil Rights activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks.
Dr. Mary Walker	American	Surgeon and women's rights activist	Medicine	19th Century	First woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Robert Smalls	American	Civil Rights and politician	Politics	19th Century	Escaped slavery and became a US Congressman.
Sergei Preobrazhensky	Russian	Economic theory and practice	Economics	20th Century	Contributed to the economic theories in early Soviet Russia.
William Wilberforce	British	Abolition of slavery	Politics	18th Century	Key leader in the movement to end the slave trade.
Violette Szabo	British	Spy during World War II	Military	20th Century	Fought against Nazi occupation in France.
Jane Addams	American	Social reformer	Social Work	20th Century	Founder of Hull House, a pioneer in social work.
David K. Bernard	American	Civil Rights activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Worked for equal opportunities for African Americans.
Desmond Doss	American	Conscientious objector and hero	Military	20th Century	Saved lives as a medic in World War II without carrying a weapon.
Phillis Wheatley	American	Poet and writer	Literature	18th Century	First published African American female poet.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton	American	Womens rights	Politics	19th Century	Key figure in the women's suffrage movement.
Alfred Wainwright	British	Fellwalking and guide writing	Outdoor Recreation	20th Century	Famous for his walking guides in the Lake District.
Ludwig van Beethoven	German	Composer	Music	18th Century	Revolutionized classical music despite hearing loss.
Sophie Scholl	German	Anti-Nazi resistance	Civil Rights	20th Century	Key figure in the White Rose anti-Nazi movement.
Henriett Lacks	American	Medical ethics and research	Medicine	20th Century	Cells taken without consent led to major medical breakthroughs.
Antony J. Blinken	American	Diplomacy and peace	Politics	21st Century	Efforts toward reconciliation and global peace initiatives.
Rachel Carson	American	Environmentalism	Science	20th Century	Pioneered the global environmental movement.
Nina Simone	American	Music and civil rights	Music	20th Century	Spoke out against racial injustice through her art.
George Washington Carver	American	Agricultural innovation	Science	20th Century	Promoted sustainable farming and crop rotation.
Chico Mendes	Brazilian	Environmental activism	Environmentalism	20th Century	Fought for Amazon rainforest protection.
Dame Cicely Saunders	British	Palliative care	Health	20th Century	Pioneer of the hospice movement.
Fannie Lou Hamer	American	Civil rights activist	Civil Rights	20th Century	Promoted voting rights for African Americans.
Claude Monet	French	Art and Impressionism	Art	19th Century	Key founder of Impressionist painting.
Hannah Arendt	German-American	Political theory	Philosophy	20th Century	Major contributions to political theory and philosophy.
César Chávez	American	Labor activism	Politics	20th Century	Championed the rights of farm workers.
William Loyd Garrison	American	Abolition of slavery	Activism	19th Century	Editor of the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator.
Harriet Tubman	American	Abolition of slavery	Civil Rights	19th Century	Leader of the Underground Railroad.
Ida B. Wells	American	Journalism and civil rights	Media	19th Century	Led anti-lynching crusade in America.
James Baldwin	American	Literature and civil rights	Literature	20th Century	Prominent voice in American literature and civil rights.
Martin Luther King Jr.	American	Civil Rights leader	Civil Rights	20th Century	Leader in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Nellie Bly	American	Journalism	Media	19th Century	First female investigative journalist.
Gerda Weissmann Klein	American	Holocaust survivor and author	Humanitarian	20th Century	Advocated for human rights.
Simón Bolívar	Venezuelan	Liberation from Spanish rule	Politics	19th Century	Key figure in South American independence movements.
Margaret Thatcher	British	Politics and leadership	Politics	20th Century	First female Prime Minister in Britain.
Yuri Kochiyama	American	Civil Rights activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Influential advocate for social justice and civil rights.
Patrice Lumumba	Congolese	Political leader	Politics	20th Century	Fought for independence in the Congo.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer	German-American	Sexual therapist and educator	Health	20th Century	Pioneered sexual therapy and education.
Nelson Mandela	South African	Anti-apartheid activism	Politics	20th Century	Fought against racial oppression in South Africa.
Fabiola Gianotti	Italian	Particle physics	Science	21st Century	First female Director-General of CERN.
Mother Teresa	Albanian-Indian	Humanitarian work	Humanitarian	20th Century	Famous for her charitable work in India.
Baba Amte	Indian	Hindu reform activist	Social Work	20th Century	Remembered for his work with leprosy patients.
James Cleveland	American	Gospel music	Music	20th Century	Known as the 'King of Gospel Music'.
Rosa Parks	American	Civil Rights icon	Civil Rights	20th Century	Key figure in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Victor Frankl	Austrian	Psychiatry and philosophy	Psychology	20th Century	Survivor of the Holocaust, developed Logotherapy.
Mary Anning	British	Paleontology	Science	19th Century	Pioneered work in fossil discovery.
Gwen Ifill	American	Journalism	Media	20th Century	Influential TV journalist and news anchor.
William Harvey	British	Medical science	Medicine	17th Century	Discovered the circulation of blood in the human body.
James Clerk Maxwell	Scottish	Physics	Science	19th Century	Formulated the theory of electromagnetism.
Mary McLeod Bethune	American	Education and civil rights	Education	20th Century	Founded a private school for African American students.
Albert Schweitzer	German	Philosophy and medicine	Humanitarian	20th Century	Conducted medical missions in Africa.
Doris Miller	American	World War II hero	Military	20th Century	First African American to receive the Navy Cross.
Augusta Ada King-Noel	British	Mathematics and computing	Computer Science	19th Century	Pioneering figure in early computer science.
Alexander Graham Bell	Scottish-American	Inventor, speech teacher	Inventions	19th Century	Invented the telephone.
Yoko Ono	Japanese	Art and peace activism	Art	20th Century	Prominent avant-garde artist and peace activist.
Reginald Fessenden	Canadian	Electronics and radio	Inventions	20th Century	Pioneered audio transmission work in radiophonics.
John Lewis	American	Civil Rights leader	Civil Rights	20th Century	Leader of the civil rights movement.
Harry Belafonte	American	Music and activism	Music	20th Century	Prominent figure in civil rights and music.
Dr. David Livingstone	Scottish	Exploration in Africa	Exploration	19th Century	Missionary and abolitionist.
Catherine the Great	Russian	Leadership in Russia	Politics	18th Century	Expanded the Russian Empire significantly.
Thurgood Marshall	American	Legal advocacy for civil rights	Law	20th Century	First African American on the Supreme Court.
Rosalind Franklin	British	Chemistry and molecular biology	Science	20th Century	Key contributions to the discovery of DNA structure.
James Lawson	American	Civil Rights activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Key strategist for nonviolent movement.
Mahatma Gandhi	Indian	Non-violent resistance	Politics	20th Century	Leader of Indian independence movement.
Victoria Woodhull	American	Women's rights activism	Politics	19th Century	First female presidential candidate in the U.S.
Marian Wright Edelman	American	Civil rights and children's rights	Activism	20th Century	Founder of the Children's Defense Fund.
Charles Lindbergh	American	Aviation pioneer	Aviation	20th Century	First solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
Billie Holiday	American	Jazz and blues music	Music	20th Century	Influential jazz singer with significant impact.
Gregorio Cortez	Mexican-American	Folk hero	History	20th Century	Legendary figure for Texas Mexicans.
Petra Kelly	German	Green politics	Politics	20th Century	Co-founder of the German Green Party.
Wallace Warfield Simpson	American	Socialite and Duchess of Windsor	History	20th Century	Key figure in British royal history.
Harriet Martineau	British	Sociology and feminism	Social Science	19th Century	Early feminist theorist and writer.
Langston Hughes	American	Literature and civil rights	Literature	20th Century	Central figure in Harlem Renaissance.
Friedrich Nietzsche	German	Philosophy	Philosophy	19th Century	Influenced modern philosophy and existentialism.
Eduardo Galeano	Uruguayan	Literature and politics	Literature	20th Century	Notable for works on Latin American history.
Henri Matisse	French	Art and modernism	Art	20th Century	Leading figure in modern art and color theory.
Olympe de Gouges	French	Womens rights and enlightenment	Politics	18th Century	Advocated for women's rights during the French Revolution.
Charles Dickens	British	Literature	Literature	19th Century	Famous for novels depicting social reform.
Wangari Maathai	Kenyan	Environmental activism	Environmentalism	20th Century	First African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Theodore Roosevelt	American	Politics and conservation	Politics	20th Century	Promoted progressive reforms and national parks.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Nigerian	Literature and feminism	Literature	21st Century	Known for her advocacy of women's rights.
Julia Gillard	Australian	Politics	Politics	21st Century	First female Prime Minister of Australia.
John Muir	American	Environmental conservation	Environmentalism	19th Century	Founding father of the National Parks movement.
Alice Paul	American	Women rights activism	Feminism	20th Century	Key figure in the women's suffrage movement.
Zora Neale Hurston	American	Literature and anthropology	Literature	20th Century	Important figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Florence Nightingale	British	Nursing and healthcare	Health	19th Century	Founder of modern nursing.
Abdul Sattar Edhi	Pakistani	Philanthropy	Humanitarian	20th Century	Established one of the largest social welfare systems.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	American	Legal advocacy for gender equality	Law	20th Century	Supreme Court Justice and women's rights advocate.
Harriet Beecher Stowe	American	Abolition and literature	Literature	19th Century	Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Ernest Shackleton	British	Exploration	Exploration	20th Century	Led Antarctic expedition known for survival and leadership.
Phyllis Schlafly	American	Conservative activism	Politics	20th Century	Opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment.
Bessie Coleman	American	Aviation pioneer	Aviation	20th Century	First African American woman to hold a pilot's license.
Henry Ford	American	Industrial innovation	Industry	20th Century	Revolutionized mass production in automobile industry.
Daniel Hale Williams	American	Surgery and medicine	Medicine	19th Century	Pioneered open-heart surgery.
Louise Pasteur	French	Microbiology	Science	19th Century	Created vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Levi Coffin	American	Abolitionist	Activism	19th Century	Key figure in the Underground Railroad.
Vernon Baker	American	Military hero	Military	20th Century	First African American to receive the Medal of Honor for WWII.
Henry Dunant	Swiss	Humanitarian and founder of the Red Cross	Humanitarian	19th Century	Started the international Red Cross.
Lou Gehrig	American	Baseball player and ALS awareness	Sports	20th Century	Raised awareness for ALS, known for sportsmanship.
Billie Jean King	American	Tennis champion and gender equality	Sports	20th Century	Pioneered women's sports equity.
Dr. K. M. George	Indian	Theology and social justice	Theology	20th Century	Contributed to Indian Christian thought.
Robert F. Kennedy	American	Politics and social justice	Politics	20th Century	Champion of civil rights and anti-poverty.
Aung San Suu Kyi	Burmese	Politics and activism	Politics	21st Century	Nobel Prize laureate and pro-democracy leader.
Howard Zinn	American	Historian and activism	History	20th Century	Promoted grassroots activism and history.
Vera Rubin	American	Astronomy and dark matter	Science	20th Century	Significant contributions in astronomy.
Angela Davis	American	Civil rights and activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Prominent activist and scholar.
Robert H. Goddard	American	Rocketry and space science	Inventions	20th Century	Father of modern rocketry.
David Attenborough	British	Natural history and conservation	Media	20th Century	Pioneer in wildlife documentaries.
Steve Irwin	Australian	Conservation and wildlife film	Media	20th Century	Known as 'Crocodile Hunter,' advocated for wildlife conservation.
Emmeline Pankhurst	British	Women's suffrage	Politics	20th Century	Leader of the British women's suffrage movement.
Bayard Rustin	American	Civil Rights activism	Civil Rights	20th Century	Key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
A. Philip Randolph	American	Labor rights activism	Labor	20th Century	Leader in civil rights and labor movements.
Niels Bohr	Danish	Physics and quantum mechanics	Science	20th Century	Contributed to understanding atomic structure.
Golda Meir	Israeli	Politics and leadership	Politics	20th Century	First female Prime Minister of Israel.
Marie Curie	Polish-French	Radioactivity and chemistry	Science	20th Century	First woman to win Nobel Prize.
Robert Frost	American	Poetry	Literature	20th Century	Notable for his poems about rural New England.
John Steinbeck	American	Literature and social issues	Literature	20th Century	Awarded Nobel Prize for literature.
Jesse Owens	American	Athletics and civil rights	Sports	20th Century	Famous for Olympic triumph amid racial tensions.
Jane Goodall	British	Primatology and conservation	Science	20th Century	Pioneered research on chimpanzees.
Simone de Beauvoir	French	Feminism and philosophy	Philosophy	20th Century	Major work on women's rights and existentialism.
Anthony Bourdain	American	Culinary arts and travel	Media	20th Century	Promoted international food culture.
Bill Kay	American	Giant basketball player	Sports	20th Century	Trailblazer for African American athletes.
Lady Gaga	American	Music and activism	Music	21st Century	Known for advocacy in LGBTQ and mental health.
Tim Berners-Lee	British	Computer science and web	Technology	20th Century	Inventor of the World Wide Web.
Indira Gandhi	Indian	Politics and leadership	Politics	20th Century	First and only female Prime Minister of India.
Leonardo da Vinci	Italian	Art and invention	Art	Renaissance	Cultural icon as artist and innovator.
James Lovelock	British	Environmental science	Science	20th Century	Developer of the Gaia theory.
Yitzhak Rabin	Israeli	Politics and peace efforts	Politics	20th Century	Significant efforts toward Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Ruth Benedict	American	Anthropology and culture	Anthropology	20th Century	Pioneering cultural anthropologist.
Bertha von Suttner	Austrian	Peace activism	Humanitarian	20th Century	First woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rainer Maria Rilke	Austrian	Poetry	Literature	20th Century	Hidden literary gems in existential writing.
Rosalynn Carter	American	Mental health and politics	Politics	20th Century	Advocate for mental health awareness.
Maxine Waters	American	Politics and activism	Politics	21st Century	Notable for her work in social and economic justice.
Stephen Hawking	British	Theoretical physics	Science	20th Century	Notable for work on black holes and cosmology.
Jane Fonda	American	Acting and activism	Media	20th Century	Prominent anti-war and environmental activist.
Malala Yousafzai	Pakistani	Education and women's rights	Education	21st Century	Youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
Bessie B. Delaney	American	Civil rights and history	History	20th Century	Authored books on African American history.
Nadine Gordimer	South African	Literature and anti-apartheid	Literature	20th Century	Nobel Prize winner for literature.
Wang Wei	Chinese	Poetry and art	Art	Tang Dynasty	A key figure in Chinese poetry.
Lao Tzu	Chinese	Philosophy	Philosophy	Ancient	Ancient philosopher and founder of Taoism.
David Ben-Gurion	Israeli	Politics and leadership	Politics	20th Century	First Prime Minister of Israel at its founding.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson	British	Medicine and women's rights	Medicine	19th Century	First female physician in Britain.
Langston Hughes	American	Literature and politics	Literature	20th Century	Key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Ursula K. Le Guin	American	Science fiction and fantasy	Literature	20th Century	Influential feminist and environmental writer.
Friedrich Engels	German	Socialism and politics	Politics	19th Century	Co-founder of Marxist theory.
Wilma Mankiller	American	Indigenous rights and activism	Politics	20th Century	First woman chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Rachel Maddow	American	Journalism and politics	Media	21st Century	Anchor focusing on political issues and analysis.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	French	Aviation and literature	Literature	20th Century	Author of The Little Prince.
Lillian Gilbreth	American	Engineering and psychology	Engineering	20th Century	Pioneer in industrial engineering and efficiency.
Kate Sheppard	New Zealander	Women's suffrage	Politics	19th Century	Key advocate for women's voting rights in New Zealand.
Robert Kennedy	American	Politics and civil rights	Politics	20th Century	Prominent advocate for social justice and equality.
Leon Trotsky	Russian	Politics and communism	Politics	20th Century	Key figure in the early Soviet government.
Swami Vivekananda	Indian	Spiritual and social reform	Religion	19th Century	Promoted Hindu philosophies in the West.
Benazir Bhutto	Pakistani	Politics and women's rights	Politics	20th Century	First woman to head a democratic government in a majority Muslim nation.
Zaha Hadid	Iraqi-British	Architecture	Architecture	21st Century	Famous for contemporary architectural designs.
Beatrix Potter	British	Children's literature	Literature	20th Century	Notable for her children's books featuring animal characters.
John Lennon	British	Music and peace activism	Music	20th Century	Prominent figure in peace and anti-war activism.
Nikola Tesla	Serbian-American	Inventor and electrical engineering	Inventions	20th Century	Key contributions to the development of AC electricity.
Geraldine Ferraro	American	Politics and women's rights	Politics	20th Century	First female vice-presidential candidate from a major party.
Imre Kertész	Hungarian	Literature and the Holocaust	Literature	20th Century	Nobel Prize winner, author of 'Fatelessness'.
Louise Brooks	American	Silent film actress	Media	20th Century	Influential figure in silent film era.
Toni Morrison	American	Literature and civil rights	Literature	20th Century	Nobel laureate noted for American literature.
Christopher Columbus	Italian	Exploration	Exploration	15th Century	Credited with the European discovery of the Americas.
Adele D. Schreiber	American	Philosophy and women's rights	Philosophy	20th Century	Pioneering voice for women in philosophy.
James Earl Jones	American	Acting and voice acting	Media	20th Century	Iconic voice in film and theater.
Marion Wright Edelman	American	Children's rights activism	Activism	20th Century	Founder of the Children's Defense Fund.
Hedy Lamarr	Austrian-American	Acting and technology	Media	20th Century	Co-inventor of frequency hopping spread spectrum technology.
Bill Clinton	American	Politics and governance	Politics	20th Century	42nd President of the United States, major reforms.
Teresa of Lisieux	French	Catholic saint and writer	Religion	19th Century	Known for her writings on spirituality.)