This man is considered one of the all-time boxing greats having won the title of heavy weight champion in 1964 and again in 1975. He is know for catchy "jingles" like "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee".
Who is Muhammad Ali (AKA Cassius Clay)?
100
This absent minded man went on to win the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921 and is credited with his published works "Special Theory of Relativity" and "General Theory of Relativity".
Who is Albert Einstein?
100
Born in 1706, this man, known for his ability to write, became interested in public affairs, an inventor (the lightening rod), and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
Born in Porbandar India in 1869, this man spent years working for independence for India and preached nonviolent civil disobedience and used personal fasting as a means to bring about change. He was assassinated by a young Hindu Radical in 1948.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
100
Born in 1867 in Wisconsin, this pioneer is known for her fiction story books based on her true life describing her journeys with her family through several states, including South Dakota.
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
200
Nicknamed the "Golden Bear", this pro-golfer has been hailed as the Golfer of the Century and runs a company which designs Golf Courses.
Who is Jack Nicklaus?
200
These two brothers proved that gasoline-powered airplanes were practical with their original airplane on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Who are Wilbur and Orville Wright?
200
In 1932 this woman became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic but later mysteriously disappeared during a flight across the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
200
Born in Italy in 1820, this nurse became famous for leading a band of nurses in saving the lives of countless soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She later went on to establish a nursing school in London and wrote books on health and nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
200
Born in Ohio in 1947, this man felt his purpose in life was to write and direct movies. His successes include Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
300
This exceptional athlete won Seventeen Wimbledon's and led the fight for equal tennis opportunities, financial rewards and sports scholarships for women.
Who is Billie Jean King?
300
Considered the Wizard of Menlo Park, this inventor was granted hundreds of patents for his inventions (including the microphone and camera) which have changed the lives of everyday people.
Who is Thomas Edison?
300
A former slave, this hardworking man opened the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881 in Alabama and later wrote his best-selling autobiography "Up from Slavery".
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
Born in 1910, this faith-filled women became a sister within the Catholic Church where she went on to help the sick, poor, and abandoned children of the street of Calcutta India.
Who is Mother Teresa?
300
This talented artist and writer was born in Massachusetts in 1904 and as an adult became an advertising cartoonist for Standard Oil Company. On the side he wrote children's books, later becoming the president of Random House's Beginning Books Division.
Who is Dr. Seuss (AKA Theodor Seuss Geisel)?
400
This man is considered one of the world's greatest baseball players who played with the Baltimore Orioles when he was just 15 years old. This ball player's contract was later sold to the New York Yankees where he built his famous career, setting dozens of records.
Who is Babe Ruth (AKA George Herman Ruth)?
400
This doctor of Neurology was the Explorer of the subconscious mind" and helped to develop the "talking cure" which helped patients clear their minds of painful memories.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
400
Having graduated from Crozer Seminary and received his doctorate from Boston University, this excellent speaker,pastor, and leader went on to play a major part in the civil rights projects and promoting peaceful demonstrations.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
400
The "Iron Lady", born in England in 1925 was fascinated by politics. In 1979, she became Britain's first woman prime minister for more than 10 years, resigning in 1990.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
400
Born in Bombay India in 1865, this storyteller won the Nobel prize for literature in 1907 and continued to write until his death in 1936. His best known published story is the Jungle Book.
Who is Joseph Rudyard Kipling?
500
This world renowned figure skater started her career learning to skate on a frozen pond with hand-me-down ice skates. Through dedication and hard work, she eventually won the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal for Women's Figure Skating.
Who is Dorothy Hamill?
500
While searching for a subject for her thesis as she studied for her doctor's degree in physics at the Sorbonne, this women became interested in Uranium. For her future discoveries, she and her famous husband were awarded the Nobel price in 1903 for the discovery of radium.
Who is Marie Curie?
500
This lawyer was the first to become majority leader of the Arizona state senate, then elected to Maricopa Superior Court and finally nominated by President Ronald Reagan to become a supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
500
In 1896, she was the first women to receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine in Italy. She was a champion of children's rights, developing a two point method of success for children and began both lecturing and training teachers. She set up several of these schools throughout the world until her death in 1952.
Who is Dr. Maria Montessori?
500
During the 1820's, this talented artist spent his time traveling through north America painting pictures of birds in their natural habitat.