Indonesian Leaders
This man is considered the founding father and the first president of Indonesia.
Ir. Soekarno
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.
Mahatma Gandhi
This man wrote the famous story Alice in Wonderland.
Lewis Caroll
Megawati Soekarno Putri
This man is considered the founding father of modern Singapore. He was a statesman, lawyer, and the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
Lee Kuan Yew
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.
Steven Spielberg
What German-educated technocrat was Indonesia's third president, appointed in 1998 when the second leader stepped down? His name means "darling" in Arabic. He was president in 1998-1999.
B.J. Habibie
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.
Mother Teresa
This Dutch painter is famous for his works like "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers".
Vincent van Gogh
This man is considered the first rector of Siliwangi University.
Letjen TNI (Purn) Dr.(HC) H. Mashudi
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.
Margaret Thatcher
This Russian author wrote the novel "War and Peace".
Leo Tolstoy
This man is famous for his novels about a group of kids going against all odds, about the power of dreams, though everyone has a different destiny.
Andrea Hirata
In 1896, she was the first woman 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.
Dr. Maria Montessori
This epic fantasy series inspired the TV show "Game of Thrones".
A Song of Ice and Fire