Jackie Chan is a true action movie great. He has appeared in dozens of movies and is a screen legend. He had a simple beginning as a Chinese refugee in Hong Kong. His early yearswere, perhaps, a sign of things to come. His parents nicknamed him Pao-P...
Isabel Allende is considered to be among the greatest ever Latin American novelists. Her very successful novels are a mix of reality and mysticism. They are often based on her own experiences of life and of being a woman. She travels the world giving...
Ingrid Betancourt is a ColombiaFrench politician and formerly the world's most famous hostage. She was kidnapped in 2002 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) while campaigning to be president. Her six years in captivity in the Colombi...
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the chairwoman and CEO of PepsiCo, which is the world's fourth-largest food and beverage company. She broke the mould at PepsiCo as all previous CEOs were white American men. Nooyi was fifth on Time magazines 2007 list of...
Ichiro Suzuki is probably the best-known and most successful Japanese baseball player to playoutside of Japan.He moved to Major League Baseball in 2001 and immediately started breaking records and making history.He is the first MLB player to join the...
Hugo Chavez served as President of Venezuela from 1998 until 2013.He was very popular in his country and was re-elected twice.His policies focused on helping the poor in his country.He used the nation's oil wealth to fight poverty and illiteracy.He w...
Hu Jintao is the leader of China. His official title is Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China.Hu is a lifetime communist and one of Chinas youngest leaders.He has continued to transform Chinas economy and bring wealth to the people.While...
Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the most famous women in the world.She is an American politician and serves as Senator for New York.She was a candidate in 2008 for the Democratic nomination to run for the Presidency.Hillary is married to Bill Clinto...
Hikaru Utada is one of Japans top singer-song writers.She is also a talented music arranger and record producer.She is well-known among video game players for her songs on Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts games.In 2007, Utada was the best-selling artist...
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, activist and lecturer.She was the first American deaf and blind person to graduate from college.From an early age she decided to communicate with the world, despite her barriers to communication.She became a...
