Maria Eva Duarte de Peron was born in 1919 and died in 1952. She is referred to as Eva Peron, or more famously as Evita, which means Little Eva. She served as Argentinas First Lady between 1946 and 1952 and was the Spiritual Leader of the Nation. She...
Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and died in 1988. He made his name known all over the world for fast cars and motor racing. Ferrari was an Italian car driver and businessman. He founded the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team. It became the m...
Dame Ellen MacArthur (born in 1976) is a very brave and talented English yachtswoman. Her first name is Ellen; Dame is a special title she received for her outstanding achievements from the British Queen. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world recor...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) became President of Liberia in 2005. She was Africa's first ever elected female head of state. She has the nickname Iron Lady because of her iron will and determination. She also actively campaigns for womens rights....
Edith Piaf (1915-1963) was a French singer and one of her countrys best-known cultural icons. She is probably Frances greatest ever singer and sang classics such as La vie en rose. She was so popular that 100,000 people attended her funeral in Paris...
The United Arab Emirates is brimming with success stories. One of them is the visionary Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman. Dr. Omar is a prime example of how vision and enterprise can combine to reach great heights. He is only in his thirties, but he is an inspi...
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person...
Dmitry Medvedev is the third and current President of Russia. He took office in May 2008 after winning the presidential election with 70% of the vote. He was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and Vladimir Putins chief of staff and right-hand man. Medved...
Dian Fossey was an American zoologist who studied gorillas in Africa. Her research and life in the mountain forests of Rwanda made her famous. She wrote a book about her work, Gorillas in the Mist. A major Hollywood studio paid her a million dollars...
David Beckham is an English footballer who has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, as well as representing his country 100 times. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 to increase the profile of football in America. He married Spice Gi...