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Addams, Jane : social reformer 1860-1935

Frank, Anne : Jewish heroine 1929-1945

Gandhi, Mahatma : political leader 1869-1948

Geldof, Bob : pop star and fund raiser 1953 -

Greenpeace : environmental organisation

Hercules : mythical Greek god

Hillary, Edmund : mountain climber 1919-

James, Jesse : American outlaw 1847-1882

Joan of Arc : French heroine 1412-1431

Kelly, Ned : Australian outlaw 1855-1880

King, Martin Luther : equal rights campaigner 1929-1968

Macdonald, Flora : Scottish heroine 1722-1790

Mendes, Chico : rainforest campaigner 1944-1988

Mother Teresa : Catholic nun 1910-

Nightingale Florence : nurse and hospital reformer 1820-1910

Robin Hood : English folk hero

Scott, Robert Falcon : British explorer 1868-1912