A Stranger helped a young girl who was lost in the city. | Alan Beavan will be remembered for his bravery on Sept. 11, 2001 | Albert Schweitzer had a 'reverence for life.' | Andrea Coleman has used her passion for motorcycling to transform healthcare delivery in rural parts of Africa. |
Ben Carson is the chief of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. | Bernard Kouchner is the co-founder of Doctors without Borders | Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara believed in freedom and saved many Jews during WWII. | Claire Lalanne founded the Center for Nutritional Recovery. |
Colonel Jack H. Jacobs U.S. Army (Retired) Colonel Jack Jacobs extraordinary heroism saved the lives of 14 people. | Dan Mazur sacrificed climbing to the summit of Mt. Everest to save another climber. | Dennis Smith Dennis Smith is an author and retired firefighter | Desmond T. Doss became a medic during WWII and saved many lives. |
Dr. David Applebaum was a selfless emergency room doctor in Jerusalem | Dr. J. Larry Brown directs the national Center on Hunger and Poverty. | Dr. Mark Jacobson works with AIDS patients in Tanzania. | Dr. Michael DeBakey is the father of modern open-heart surgery. |
Dr. Van Halbach the Lone Ranger, is a specialist in neurosurgery. | Dr.Ginger Holt saved Drew's leg when he was in the hospital. | Eddie Aikau loved the sea and often risked his life to save others | Edith Cavell was a nurse who risked her own safety to help others during WWI |
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female doctor and opened the first medical school for women. | Evelyn H. Lauder founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation | Firefighters in New York City are the heroes of the day. | Florence Ngobeni urges African leaders to work for AIDS prevention. |
Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. | Frances Moore Lappe works to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger. | Fred Hollows was an Australian ophthalmologist committed to providing eye care to Aboriginal and poor people. | Fridtjof Nansen was a daring explorer, a freedom fighter, and a selfless humanitarian. |
George Latham saved a girl from a burning car and is also a hero to his daughter. | Giorgio Perlasca saved the lives of thousands of Jews during WWII | Harriet Tubman organized the Underground Railroad and helped lead slaves to freedom. | Helene Gayle is one of the leading authorities on AIDS research. |
Hermine Santrouschitz (Miep Gies) , for two years, kept Anne Frank and her family safely hidden from the Nazis. | Ivan Beltrami joined the resistance during WWII and saved many Jews. | Jody Williams is a human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who began a campaign to rid the world of landmines. | Judith Blair donated one of her kidneys to a man in desperate need. |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is a hero to Rachel who was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. | Kristian S. McKillip is an EMT and a hero to his sister because he loves helping people. | Kurt Klein brought, among others, his future wife, Gerda, and Oskar Schindler, to safety. | Lillie Hitchcock-Coit was a turn of the century firefighting hero. |
Liviu Librescu was a Virginia Tech teacher who sacrificed his life to save his students. | Maximilian Kolbe was a Catholic Saint known for his great humanity during WWII. | Michael Kelley beat all the odds as a paratrooper and police officer. | Mikey Ray Frasier is a lifesaver three times over. |
Molly Pitcher was a Revolutionary War heroine who bravely carried water to soldiers on the battlefield. | Nathaniel Dunigan creates hope for Ugandan orphans with HIV/AIDS. | Olara Otunnu is helping children and working for peace in war-torn nations. | Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to treating people in the poorest nations in the world |
Paul Rusesabagina saved the lives of more than 1200 Rwandans who took refuge in his hotel during the 100-day massacre. | Princess Eliza Ella has been inspired by Eliza the hero in The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson | Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust. | RAWA promote women's rights through non-violent action |
Robert E. Kimura, M.D. is a hero to his niece in and out of the operating room. | Rudolph Giuliani , New York Mayor, was a compassionate leader following the World Trade Center attack. | Ryan Hreljac helps build wells for clean water in Africa. | Sasha Earnheart-Gold a homeschooler, founded Apple Tree International to improve nutrition in poor villages. |
Tommie Hamaluba is a father and iEARN educator on a mission to eradicate malaria. |
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