These Entries Are Out to Prove You Can Make History While Still Alive.
Please Note, I will do my best to keep this list as up to date as possible, but sometimes people pass away and I don't find out about it right away. If you catch an entry here that has in fact passed on, please let me know so I can update their status. Thanks!
Entries:
- Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Inc
- Ada Yonath, Crystallographer Who Identified the Structure of a Ribosome
- Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, First Lady of Nigeria
- Alecia Moore, aka P!nk
- Alveda King, Activist, Politician, Author, and More
- Amal Al-Sadah, One of Osama Bin Laden's Five Wives
- Amanda Foreman, Historian, Author, and Documentarian
- Amanda Knox, Journalist
- Amina Ali Nkeki, The First Girl Recovered from Boko Haram after 276 Chibok Schoolgirls Were Kidnapped in 2014 (#BringBackOurGirls)
- Andra Rush, Founder of Rush Trucking
- Andreja Pejic, Transgender Supermodel
- Angelina Jolie, Actress and Advocate For Various Causes
- Anna Bagenholm, Radiologist and World Record Holder
- Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue
- Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe
- Annette Dionne, One Fifth of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Birth
- Antoinette Tuff, Stopped a School Shooter
- Anya Ayoung-Chee, Fashion Designer and Winner of Project Runway
- Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Accused and Later Acquitted of Blasphemy
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Former State Counsellor of Myanmar
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Speech Advocate Who Fights Against FGM & Honor Killings
- Barbara Corcoran, Creator of the Corcoran Group and Shark on ABC's Shark Tank
- Barbi Benton, Model, Singer, and Actress
- Barbra Streisand, Multifaceted Entertainer
- Berta Soler, Leader of the Ladies in White who Advocate for the Release of Political Prisoners in Cuba
- Bettany Hughes, Documentarian and Historian
- Brenda Chapman, Academy Award Winning Director of Animated Films
- Bindi Irwin, Conservationist and Animal Rights Activist
- Bradley Willman, Created a Trojan Horse Virus to Catch Predators as a Teenager
- Camilla, HRH The Queen Consort
- Carlina White, Abducted Child Who Solved Her Own Kidnapping
- Carnie Wilson, Singer and Television Personality
- Carol Greider, Molecular Biologist
- Caroline Kennedy, Former US Ambassador to Japan
- Carrie Ann Inaba, Choreographer and Television Personality
- Casey Legler, The First Woman to be Contracted as a Male Model
- Catherine, HRH the Princess of Wales
- Catherine Cortez Masto, The First Latina State Attorney General and Senator
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
- Cathie Jung, Now That is a Slim Waist
- Cecile Dionne, One Fifth of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Infancy
- Cherilyn Sarkisian, AKA Cher
- Chita Rivera, Broadway Performer
- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Nobel Prize Winning Biologist
- Christie Hefner, Former CEO of Playboy Enterprises Inc
- Christina Hoff Sommers, Author and Advocate for Equity Feminism
- Cindy Crawford, Supermodel
- Claressa Shields, Professional Boxer and MMA Fighter
- Claudette Colvin, Refused to Give Up Her Bus Seat Nine Months Before Rosa Parks
- Colleen Stan, The Girl in the Box
- Condoleezza Rica, Former Secretary of States to the United States
- Danica Patrick, Retired Professional Race Car Driver
- Daryl Davis, Musician and Civil Rights Advocate
- Debbie Allen, Choreographer and So Much More
- Deborah E Lipstadt, Shoah Historian
- Denise Morrison, Former CEO of Campbell Soup Co
- Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016 and US Army Reserve Logistics Commander
- Diane Sawyer, Journalist
- Do Won Chang, Founder of Forever 21
- Don Wildman, Host of Mysteries at the Museum
- Donatella Versace, Vice-President of the Versace Group
- Dorothy Counts-Scoggins, Helped End Segregation of Charlotte, North Carolina High Schools
- Douglas Pitt, Humanitarian and Advocate for the People of Tanzania
- Edith M Flanigen, Chemist Who Holds Over 100 Patents
- Elizabeth Blackburn, Former President of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies
- Ellen DeGeneres, Comedian and Actress
- Ellen Rometsch, Possible Soviet Spy
- Emma Watson, Actress and Model
- Erika Ervin, Transgender Model Known Professionally as Amazon Eve
- Famke Janssen, Actress
- Fereshteh Forough, CEO & Founder of Code to Inspire
- Folorunsho Alakija, Wealthiest Nigerian Woman in the World
- Frances Bean Cobain, Musician and Model
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, The Virologist Who Co-Discovered HIV
- Gary Staab, Sculpture Artist Who Specializes in Paleolithic Subjects
- Gennifer Flowers, Model Remembered for Having an Affair with Bill Clinton
- Gina Haspel, Former Director of the CIA
- Ginni Rometty, Former CEO of IBM
- Gloria Estefan, Musician and Dancer
- Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, German Princess and Businesswoman
- Greg Louganis, Gold Medal Olympic Diver
- Gretchen Carlson, Journalist
- Gudiya, Five Year Old Rape Victim Who Finally Got Justice
- Harnaam Kaur, The Bearded Lady and Activist
- Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Still Living Grandson of the 10th US President
- Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood's Most Notorious Madam
- Hessy Levinsons Taft, The "Perfect Aryan Baby" who happens to be Jewish
- Imelda Marcos, Former First Lady of the Philippines
- Indra Nooyi, Former CEO of Pepsi Co
- Isabel Martínez de Perón, The First Female President of Argentina
- Ivanka Trump Kushner, Former Business Leader at the Trump Organization
- Jan Brewer, Former Governor of Arizona
- Jane Goodall, Primatologist
- Janet Guthrie, Former Professional Race Car Driver
- Janet Jackson, Singer, Choreographer, and More
- Janet Wojcicki, Anthropologist and Epidemiologist
- Janet Yellen, Former Chair of the United States Federal Reserve
- Janice Hooker, The Woman Who Helped Kidnap and Then Later Help Colleen Stan Escape
- Jason Everman, Former Musician and Green Beret
- Jaya Varma Sinha, Manager of the South Eastern Railway System in India
- Jaycee Lee Dugard, Kidnap Victim and Author
- Jeanine Pirro, Former Judge, DA, and Prosecutor
- Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer at Disney Studios
- Jillian Michaels, Fitness Trainer and So Much More
- Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP
- Joanna Palani, Freedom Fighter
- Joanne Hayes-White, Former Fire Chief of San Francisco's Fire Department
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Astrophysicist Who Discovered Pulsars
- Jodie Foster, Actress and Director
- John Walsh, Creator and Host of America's Most Wanted
- Joy Mangano, Inventor
- Julian Assange, Founder of WikiLeaks
- Juliane (Koepcke) Diller, Only Survivor of LANSA Flight 508
- Julie Andrews, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Julie Krone, The First Female Horse Jockey to Win the American Triple Crown
- Juliette Lewis, Actress and Musician
- Justin Wren, Former MMA Fighter and Humanitarian
- Jyoti Amge, The World's Smallest Living Woman
- Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017 and Physical Scientist
- Kathrine Switzer, The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
- Kathryn Beaumont, Voice Actress and Disney Legend
- Kathryn Bigelow, The First Woman to Ever Win an Academy Award for Best Director
- Katrina Lake, CEO of Stitch Fix
- Kellyanne Conway, The First Woman to Run a Successful United States Presidential Campaign
- Khoudia Diop, Model and Activist
- La Toya Jackson, Multi-talented Media Personality
- Lady Gaga, Actress and Musician
- Laila Ali, Retired Professional Boxer
- Laura Welch Bush, Former First Lady of the United States of America
- Lauren Holiday, Retired Olympic Soccer Player
- Laurie Hernandez, Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics
- Laverne Cox, Actress & LGBT Advocate
- Leigh Searl, Founder of America's Career Force
- Leyla Mafi, Mentally Ill Child Prostitute Who Was Flogged After Having Her Death Sentence Reduced
- Lillian Fishburne, The First Female African American Rear Admiral in the US Navy
- Lily Rose Lee, Kidnap Victim
- Lina Medina, the Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History
- Linda B Buck, Physiologist and Neurobiologist
- Linda Hamilton, Actress
- Linnda Caporael, Proposed Ergot Poisoning as a Cause for the Salem Witch Trials
- Lisa Ling, Journalist and Television Presenter
- Liza Minnelli, Actress and Singer
- Lori Greiner, Patent Queen and Shark on ABC's Shark Tank
- Lorllys Ramos Acevedo, Former Head of the Venezuelan Aviation Accident Unit
- Lorna Luft, Actress and Singer
- Lydia Nsekera, Member of the International Olympics Committee & The FIFA Executive Council
- Lynne Chinn, Mosaic Artist and The Best Aunt Ever
- Lynne Patton, Businesswoman and Former HUD Employee
- Madeline Stuart, One of the First Professional Models to Be Born With Down Syndrome
- Madonna Ciccone, Queen of Pop
- Mae C Jemison, The First African American Woman to Go to Space
- Maggie Smith, Actress
- Malala Yousafzai, Education Activist
- Manon Rheaume, The First Woman to Work as a Goalie on a Professional Hockey Team
- Margaret Hamilton, Retired NASA Computer Code Writer
- Marie Claude Beaumont, Retired Le Mans Driver
- Mark Hogancamp, The Real Inspiration Behind Welcome to Marwin
- Marillyn Hewson, Former CEO of Lockheed Martin
- Marilu Henner, Actress
- Mariska Hargitay, Actress and Advocate For Various Causes
- Marissa Mayer, Google's First Female Software Engineer
- Marla Maples, Actress and Television Personality
- Mary Higby Schweitzer, Paleontologist who Made an Astonishing Discovery
- Mary T Barra, CEO of General Motors
- Mary Vincent, Kidnap Victim Who Had Her Forearms Cut Off Before Being Left For Dead
- Dr. Matt Carriker, YouTuber and Veterinarian
- May-Britt Moser, Psychologist and Neuroscientist
- Mayim Bialik, Actress and Neuroscientist
- McKenna Dahl, Paralympian Rifle Shooter
- Meg Whitman, Former CEO of Ebay
- Megan Leavey, Former Marine Corps Corporal in a K-9 Unit
- Meira Kumar, India's First Female Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Melania Trump, Former First Lady of the United States
- Melanie Gaydos, Model with Ectodermal Dysplasia
- Melissa Lora, Former President of Taco Bell International
- Michele Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association
- Mike Rowe, Host of Dirty Jobs
- Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN
- Misty Copeland, The First African American Woman to be Hired as a Principal Dancer for a Major Ballet Company
- Misty May-Treanor, Retired Olympic Gold Medalist in Beach Volleyball
- Monica Lewinsky, Activist and Anti-Cyber-bullying Advocate
- Monica Mitro, Executive Producer of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, The First Female French Minister of Education
- Nancy Lieberman, The First Woman to Coach a Men's Professional Sports Team
- Natalie Gulbis, Professional Golfer
- Nick D'Aloisio, Sold His Startup Company, Aged 18, For $30 Million
- Nick Yarris, Wrongfully Convicted Felon & Author of The Fear of 13
- Noor Al-Hussein, Dowager Queen of Jordan
- Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, Olympic Rifle Shooter Who Competed While Eight Months Pregnant
- Ola Ray, Actress and Model
- Dr. Oluwo Adedunmola, The Doctorpreneur
- Oprah Winfrey, That's All You Need, Just...Oprah
- Owen Suskind, Autism Advocate
- Paris Jackson, Model and Actress
- Paul Rusesabinga, Humanitarian Who Saved Over 1,200 During the Rwandan Genocide
- Peggy Whitson, Former NASA Astronaut
- Phiona Mutesi, The Queen of Katwe
- Priscilla Presley, Business Magnate and Ex-Wife of Elvis Presley
- Priyaleen Singh, Archaeological Conservationist
- Queen Latifah, Actress and Musician
- Rachel Washburn, Gave up Being a Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader to Join the US Army
- Rachel Weisz, Academy Award Winning Actress
- Rahat Khan, The Hockey Queen of Pakistan
- Rania al-Abdullah, Queen Consort of Jordan
- Rebecca Romijn, Actress and Model
- Rebecca Skloot, Science Author and Creator of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation
- Robert Irwin, Animal Conservationist and Photographer
- Robert Jan Van Pelt, Auschwitz Historian
- Roberta Cordano, The First Deaf Female President of a United States University
- Rolf Mengele, Attorney Who Tries To Distance Himself From His Father's Sins
- Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Ruth Westheimer, Sexologist Known Affectionately as Dr. Ruth
- Safia Farkash El Hadad, Former First Lady of Libya
- Safra Catz, Co-CEO of Oracle
- Salima Ikram, Archaeologist and Professor at the American University in Cairo
- Samantha Geimer, Child Rape Survivor
- Samira Shahbandar, Second Wife of Saddam Hussein
- Sandra Day O'Connor, The First Female US Supreme Court Justice
- Sara Blakely, Spanx Founder
- Sarah Anzick, Molecular Biologist
- Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska
- Sarah Parcak, Archaeologist Who Uses Satellite Technology to Great Effect
- Sarah Thomas, The First Woman to Officiate Multiple NFL Games
- Sau Lan Wu, Particle Physicist
- Major Scott Smiley, The First Person to Continue to Serve, Active Duty, In the US Army After Becoming Blind
- Sharbat Gula, Subject of The Afghan Girl Photograph
- Sheri McCoy, Former CEO of Avon Beauty
- Sherry Lansing, The First Woman to Head a Major Hollywood Production Film Studio
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Physicist
- Sigourney Weaver, Actress and the Queen of Sci-Fi
- Sonia Gandhi, Leader in Indian Politics
- Stephanie Garman Freed, Co-Founder and CEO of Rapha House International
- Stephanie of Monaco, Princess, Singer, and Advocate
- Stephanie Murphy, Member of the US House of Representatives
- Steve Buscemi, Actor and Former Firefighter
- Sue Ellen Cooper, Founder of the Red Hat Society
- Sumiko Iwamuro, Japan's DJ Grandma
- Susan Boyle, Singer and International Sensation
- Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
- Sylvia Earle, Marine Biologist
- Tatyana McFadden, Paralympic Wheelchair Racer
- Terra Jole, Actress
- Tessy Thomas, Missile Engineer
- Theresa May, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Tiffany Trump, Law Graduate & Socialite
- Toni Basil, Choreographer and So Much More
- Tripp Phillips, Inventor of Le Glue
- Trisha Prabhu, Inventor & CEO of ReThink Technology
- Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Tu Youyou, Pharmaceutical Chemist
- Tyra Banks, Model and Television Host
- Ursula Burns, Former CEO of Xerox
- Valentina Tereshkova, The First Woman to Go to Space
- Viola Davis, Actress and Producer
- Whang od-Oggay, The Oldest Still Living Mambabatok Tattoo Artist
- Zahi Hawass, Former Minister of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities
- Zoe Saldana, Actress, Model, and Dancer