60) Salima Ikram Egyptologist and Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo Born: 1965, Lahore, Pakistan She has worked in archaeology in Greece, the United States, Egypt, the Sudan, and Turkey. Salima holds a PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University. Her several digs and archaeology bids in Egypt include the Animal Mummy…
59) Greg Louganis Olympic Diver and HIV/AIDS Advocate Born: 29 January 1960, El Cajon, California, United States of America His website claims he is the best diver of all time (but to be fair, the Olympics official website also concludes the same thing). Greg competed in the 1976, 1984, and 1988 Olympic Games for Team…
59) Sarah Parcak She makes satellite technology look cool Born: 1979, Bangor, Maine, United States of America Archaeologist, Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham’s Department of Anthropology. Sarah holds her PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University. She is a National Geographic Society Research Fellow. Sarah and her husband worked together on…
58) Do Won Chang Founded Forever 21 After Arriving in The United States in 1981 Born: 30 March 1954, South Korea To be fair, Do Won Chang owned and operated the business alongside his wife, Jin Sook Chang. In 2016, Forbes estimated their combined networth at $3 Billion. Sadly, by 2019, their networth had dropped…
58) Tatiana Proskouriakoff. Archaeologist who was one of the first to become known for Maya studies in Mexico and Central America. Born: 23 January 1909, Tomsk, Russia Died: 30 August 1985, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America Tatiana was also instrumental in decoding Mayan hieroglyphs. She would become linked to Piedras Negras one of the…
57) Stand Watie The Only Native American to be Promoted to the Rank of General During the War Between the States Born: 12 December 1806, Calhoun, Georgia, United States of America Died: 9 September 1871, Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States of America Born Name: Degataga (or “Stand Firm” in the Cherokee Language) He was the…
57) Doris Zemurray Stone. Archaeologist and anthropologist focusing in Honduras and Other Central American Countries. Born: 19 November 1909, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 21 October 1994, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America Doris began working in the 1920’s; because of her father’s business ventures she traveled frequently to Honduras, Costa Rica,…
56) Nicholas Winton Organizer and Leader of the Czech Kindertransport Born: 19 May 1909, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom Died: 1 July 2015, Slough, United Kingdom He saved 669 Jewish Children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. Nicholas was a stockbroker preparing to head on a ski vacation in 1938 when a friend…
56) Kathleen Kenyon Archaeologist Most Remembered for Helming the Excavation of Jericho. Born: 5 January 1906, London, United Kingdom Died: 24 August 1978, Wrexham, United Kingdom The excavation took the site all the way back to the Stone Age and showed it to be the oldest continually occupied human site ever discovered. Kathleen first worked…
55) Henry Darger Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover Born: 12 April 1892, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Died: 13 April 1973, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Henry was a reclusive hospital janitor and dishwasher; shortly before his death it was discovered that he was a wonderful artist and novelist. His apartment…