1) Pope Benedict the XVI
(Joseph Ratzinger)- Pope Benedict the XVI is the current Pope, who inspires Christians to do the right things with their lives. He was born on 16 April 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. He is also the Founder of the Ratzinger Foundation. On April 19 2005 Cardinal Ratzinger was elected the successor of Pope John Paul II by becoming Pope Benedict the XVI
2) Bill Gates- Born in Seattle, Washington on 28 October 1955 He is one of the richest men in the world. Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard freshmen year to create Microsoft in 1975. He donates $1 billion to charity every year and founded the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. He has received an honorary knighthood by the queen of England in 2005 for improving health condition and reducing poverty in developing countries.
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Default.aspx
3) Warren Buffet- Born on August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, Warren Buffett interested in money and business at a very early age. When kids his age were playing around, Warren was making money. At 11 he was purchasing stocks. A 1947 he made what $5,000, which is equivalent of $42,610 today from delivering newspapers. He went onto the University of Pennsylvania but transferred to University of Nebraska. He donates money annually.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
4) Nick Vujicic- Born limbless without any medical condition, he inspires disabled people to not lose hope, Born 4 December 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, he started the Life without Limbs Foundationwhich helps preach hope to those who are disabled.
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
5) JK Rowling- Writer of Harry Potter, she inspires people to read. Born 31 July 1965, she supports such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Societry of Great Britain, and the Children’s High Level Group. JK Rowling was a runner-up for the Times Person of the Year 2007. Writing the Harry Potter Series showing how good prospers over evil with courage and determination
6) Tiger Woods- Eldrick Tont Woods or Tiger Woods is a professional golfer with more career major wins than any other competitive golfer. Woods has recently been disgraced when more than a dozen women admitted to having relationships with him. Tiger Woods took a hiatus from golf lasting 20 weeks and returned to golf on April 8, 2010. Tiger Woods inspires people to be the best at whatever they do.
http://web.tigerwoods.com/index
7) Mark Zuckerberg- Creator of Facebook, he inspires people to stay connected with old friends. Born May 14, 1984 in White Plains, New York, USA, he went to Harvard, and founded Facebook in 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
8) Steven Hawking- Born 8 January 9142 in Oxford, England. Showed brilliance at an early age. Went to a high school for girls at age 8. At 20 Hawking went to Cambridge to study Cosmology. That was when he was diagnosed with ALS. (Amyotrophic Lateral Clerosis). At the time he didn’t have any reason to live, then he found the women that would become his wife. (Jane Wilde). Studied mostly about Black Holes. Got pneumonia and lost his voice forever but they installed a voice synthesizer into his wheelchair but they made the mistake of giving him an American accent. He inspires people to not lose hope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
9)Dalai Lama- The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist leader whose name means “chief” or “high priest”. All Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama to be a reincarnated form of their spiritual leaders who choose to enlighten others instead of passing on. The current Dalai Lama’s name is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, birth name being Lhamo Döndrub.
10) David Beckham- Most famous soccer player in the world, he is currenty working on bringing soccer to America. He has donated over $15 million for malaria nets. Victoria and David Beckham’s Children charity has donated over a million pounds since they started in 2005. David Beckham is also Ambassador of the Unicef
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