A Stranger helped a young girl who was lost in the city.Alan Beavan will be remembered for his bravery on Sept. 11, 2001Albert 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 Fantus created the world's first blood bank.Bernard Kouchner
is the co-founder
of Doctors
without Borders		Bill Wilson changed countless lives and livelihoods by founding Alcoholics Anonymous.
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 firefighterDesmond T. Doss became a medic during WWII and saved many lives.Doctor Steven Kopits was a compassionate physician who lives on in the hearts of his patients.Don Cheadle
and Darfur Now deliver a call to action to stop the genocide in the Sudan.
Dr. David Applebaum was a selfless emergency room doctor in JerusalemDr. Ginger Holt saved Drew's leg when he was in the hospital.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 is a hero to the Ghenender family for saving Ingrid's life.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 FoundationFirefighters in
New York City
are the heroes
of the day.		Fireworkers from Chernobyl
Mr. Vladimir Pravik
and His Team bravely gave their lives to protect the safety of others during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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 WWIIHarriet 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.
Mike Kelly risked his career as a surgeon to save Bob's life.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.Moses Zulu established Children's Town in Zambia to teach AIDS orphans basic life skills.
Nathaniel Dunigan creates hope for Ugandan orphans with HIV/AIDS.Olara Otunnu
is devoted to saving the lives and futures of children in war-torn countries.		Oumoul Khary Sow founded the Caravan of Hope which travels to remote areas in Senegal to help prevent malaria.Pat Pedraja
and Driving for Donors is helping young and old cancer patients receive the life saving bone marrow treatments.
Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to treating people in the poorest nations in the worldPaul 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 AndersonRaoul Wallenberg saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust.
RAWA promotes 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.Sompop Jantraka helps poor children in Thailand to avoid child prostitution and obtain an education.Tommie Hamaluba
is a teacher in Botswana, Africa working to eradicate malaria.		Vilmos Farkas sacrificed his personal safety to save the lives of a couple of strangers.

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