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ENG 101 Professor Mann - Heroic Figures: Sample Heroes in History

This guide contains information on heroic figures.

Historical Heroes

Historical Heroes

  • Harvey Milk (American - LGBTQ Rights - Originator of Rainbow Flag)
  • Harriet Tubman (African-American - Black Rights / Anti-Slavery)
  • Frederick Douglas (African-American - Black Rights / Anti-Slavery)
  • Rosa Parks (African-American - Black Rights)
  • John Lewis (African-American - Black Rights)
  • Jane Goodall (English - Animal Rights)
  • Marie Curie (Polish/French - Scientist)
  • Maria Montessori (Italian - Educational Advocate / Doctor / Scientist / Advocate for Women's Right to Higher Education)
  • Ava Lovelace (English - Computer Scientist - First Computer Scientist Ever!)
  • Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (American - Computer Scientist / Naval officer - Created parts of a compiler called a linker)

Heroes of the 21st Century

Heroes of the 21st Century

  • Greta Thurnberg (Swedish - Climate Change - Youth)
  • Malala Yousafzai (Pakistani - Women/Girl's Right to Education - Youth)
  • George Takei (Japanese/American - LGBTQ Rights, Recognizing Japanese Internment in WW2)
  • Jane Goodall (English - Animal Rights)
  • Autumn Peltier (Anishinaabe/Canadian - Pollution in water - Youth)
  • Craig Kielburger (American - Founder of Free the Children and WE)
  • Shannen Koostachin (Attawapiskat/Canadian - First Nations Youth's Right to Safe and Comfortable Education on Reserves - Youth)