American human rights activist · 1884-1962
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady and UN delegate who helped advance international human rights and social reform.
Theoretical physicist · 1879-1955
Albert Einstein
Physicist whose theories of relativity transformed understanding of space, time, gravity and the universe.
American aviation pioneer · 1897-c. 1937
Amelia Earhart
Aviation pioneer who became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic.
American writer and philosopher · 1817-1862
Henry David Thoreau
Essayist and transcendentalist known for Walden, civil disobedience and influential writing on nature and society.
American writer and activist · 1880-1968
Helen Keller
Deafblind author and campaigner who became a prominent advocate for disability rights and social reform.
Scottish mountaineer · 1913-1996
W. H. Murray
Mountaineer and author whose books on Scottish and Himalayan climbing became influential works of the genre.
American writer · 1876-1916
Jack London
Novelist and short-story writer known for adventure fiction shaped by nature, labour and survival.