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People

Relating to public figures or personalities, celebrities or otherwise, who have made significant progress in their particular professional field, or who have helped or influenced wider society to an outstanding degree.

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Cesar Chavez

People; Personalities

The story of Cesar Chavez, the Latino-American civil rights activist, is an extraordinary one. His famous words, 'Si, se puede' (Yes, it can be done) is pregnant with ...

Giuseppe Mazzini

People; Personalities

Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian activist and leader who worked tirelessly for the unification of Italy. Committed towards the cause of free, independent, republic and united ...

Harriet Tubman

People; Personalities

Harriet Tubman, the great African American abolitionist who rescued hundreds of slaves and led them to freedom was born into slavery as Araminta Harriet Ross. She escaped slavery ...

Ingrid Newkirk

People; Personalities

Ingrid Newkirk is a prominent animal activist who co-founded the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)—the world's largest animal rights organization. An ...

Jacob Riis

People; Personalities

Jacob Riis was one of the most eminent and hard-working social reformers of his time who adopted newer technologies to depict the life of the poor living in New York. He started ...

Thomas Paine

People; Personalities

'These are the times that try men's souls' is quoted by one of the famous founding fathers of American Revolution, Thomas Paine. He became one of the first individuals ...

Agatha Christie

People; Personalities

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best ...