She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work.

Carson started her career as a biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her financial security and recognition as a gifted writer. Her book , The Edge of the Sea, and the republished version of her first book, Under the Sea Wind, were also bestsellers. Together, her sea trilogy explores the whole of ocean life, from the shores to the surface to the deep sea. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation and the environmental problems caused by synthetic pesticides.

She was a well-known public figure. Diana also received recognition for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. From 1989, she was the president of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

He was also a founder of mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America."

He initiated the Protestant Reformation. Luther taught that salvation is not from good works, but a free gift of God, received only by grace through faith in Jesus as redeemer from sin. He translated of the Bible into the language of the people made it more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture.

She is the titular Supreme Governor of the Church of England where it is the established church. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54 member Commonwealth of Nations. She became queen of 25 other countries within the Commonwealth as they gained independence.

Marx ideas played a significant role in the development of modern communism and socialism. Marx argued for a systemic understanding of socio-economic change. On the other hand, Marx argued that socio-economic change occurred through organized revolutionary action. This influence gained added impetus with the victory of the Bolsheviks in the Russian October Revolution.

The first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876, until her death. Her reign as the Queen lasted longer than that of any other British monarch, and is the longest of any female monarch in history. Her reign is known as the Victorian era. She became the iconic symbol of the nation and empire. Her reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire, which reached its zenith and became the foremost global power.

He has been the only Slavic and Polish Pope to date, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1522. John Paul II has been acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. It is widely held that he was instrumental in ending Communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe as well as significantly improving the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion.

He is well known for his political activities relating to the Tibetan independence movement, although he has recently moderated his stance. The Dalai Lama endorsed the founding of the Dalai Lama Foundation in order to promote peace and ethics worldwide. He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of Nobel Prize. On 10 December 1989 the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by historical-critical methodology current at his time in certain academic circles, as well as the traditional Christian view, depicting a Jesus Christ who expected and predicted the imminent end of the world. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life.” Schweitzer's passionate quest was to discover a universal ethical philosophy, anchored in a universal reality, and make it directly available to all of humanity.