As a young girl, she defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head in 2012 but survived. In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

She is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is often referred to as the great lady of Brazilian theater, cinema and performing arts.

She was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.

She was a queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in changing Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god known as Aton.

She is an American political activist, philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

This woman changed the world not once but twice. She founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer.

She was a Belgian-born British actress and humanitarian. She is best known for her roles in films such as Roman Holiday (1953), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and My Fair Lady (1964).

She was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record. She got the title of "Queen of Samba".

She is an American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the first African-American to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".

She is an expert on wild chimpanzees. Recognized for her ground breaking discoveries about their behavior. She completely transformed our understanding of our closest relative in the animal kingdom.

In 1955, this African American living in Montgomery, Alabama, challenged the race segregation that existed in parts of the US by refusing to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down.

She was a Roman Catholic nun who lived in India for most of her life. In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity which attracted many sisters who took vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and free service to the poorest of the poor.