Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
(مهران کریمی ناصری)
Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport for eighteen continuous years (1988–2006) due to diplomatic limbo, inspiring Steven Spielberg's film The Terminal starring Tom Hanks.
Marie Louise Cruz
(Sacheen Littlefeather)
Native American civil rights activist and actress who made history at the 1973 Academy Awards by declining Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather to protest Hollywood's portrayal of Indigenous people and draw attention to Wounded Knee.
Aïcha Chenna
(عائشة الشنا)
Revered Moroccan humanitarian pioneer, known affectionately as 'Mama Aïcha', who founded the Association Solidarité Féminine in 1985 to rescue and empower single mothers and abandoned children.
William David Trimble, Baron Trimble
(David Trimble)
Homme d'État nord-irlandais, dirigeant du Parti unioniste d'Ulster et Premier ministre d'Irlande du Nord, prix Nobel de la paix 1998.
Paul Edward Farmer
(Paul Farmer)
Médecin et anthropologue américain, cofondateur de Partners In Health, révolutionnaire de la santé mondiale offrant des soins de pointe aux populations les plus pauvres.
Thích Nhất Hạnh
(Thích Nhất Hạnh (Nguyễn Xuân Bảo))
Maître bouddhiste zen vietnamien, poète et artisan de paix internationale, pionnier du bouddhisme engagé et fondateur du Village des Pruniers.
Sir Thomas Moore
(Captain Sir Tom Moore)
Centenarian British Army World War II officer who captured global hearts during the COVID-19 pandemic by walking 100 laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday, raising a record £38.9 million for NHS charities and receiving a knighthood.
Sir Brian Edward Urquhart
(Brian Urquhart)
Diplomate britannique légendaire de l'ONU, deuxième fonctionnaire recruté lors de la fondation de l'organisation et cocréateur avec Ralph Bunche des Casques bleus.
Pierantonio Costa
(Pierantonio Costa)
Italian honorary consul in Kigali who spent his personal wealth to rescue nearly two thousand people, including hundreds of children, during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
John Hume
(John Hume)
Homme politique nord-irlandais, principal bâtisseur de l'accord de paix du Vendredi saint de 1998 et lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix 1998.
John Robert Lewis
(John Lewis)
Légende des droits civiques et apôtre du « Bon désordre » (Good Trouble), président du SNCC, sauvagement blessé sur le pont Edmund Pettus lors du Bloody Sunday à Selma.
Cordy Tindell Vivian
(C. T. Vivian)
Pasteur et lieutenant héroïque de Martin Luther King Jr., Freedom Rider brutalement frappé par le shérif Clark à Selma dont la dignité pacifiste fit basculer l'opinion.
Joseph Echols Lowery
(Joseph Lowery)
Pasteur méthodiste surnommé le « Doyen du mouvement des droits civiques », cofondateur de la SCLC avec Martin Luther King Jr., engagé pour la paix et contre l'apartheid.
Betty Williams
(Betty Williams)
Militante de la paix nord-irlandaise, cofondatrice du mouvement Community of Peace People après le drame des enfants Maguire, prix Nobel de la paix 1976.
Frederick R. Koch
Frederick Robinson Koch was an American collector and philanthropist, the eldest of the four sons born to American industrialist Fred Chase Koch, founder of what is now Koch Industries, and Mary Clementine Koch.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Tony Beddison
Anthony John Beddison was an Australian businessman and philanthropist, who was founder and chairman of the Beddison Group, a workforce recruitment and consultancy service.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Mary Evelyn Fredenburg
Mary Evelyn "Mev" Fredenburg was an American nurse and a missionary in Eku, Nigeria for over forty years.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.
Jack Baskin
Jack Baskin was an American philanthropist, engineer, and businessman in California, especially near Silicon Valley. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.