Mother Teresa Mother Teresa, declared a

saint, hero to millions still eager to know her

Margaret Thatcher - British Conservative prime minister, 1979-90

Ice-cream chemist who became Iron Lady; still dominates British

politics years after leaving office. When Margaret Thatcher was

asked what she had changed about British politics, she answered,

with uncharacteristic immodesty.

Bill Gates - Microsoft founder

One of the world's richest men. Gates was one of the first to spot
the value in splitting the software and operating systems from the
hardware. “That was a doozy,” he once said.

Dalai Lama - Buddhist spiritual leader

Exiled Nobel Peace Prizewinner who campaigns for an
independent Tibet

Elizabeth II - Queen
Crowned 53 years ago, she is the most travelled head of state in history

She has reigned through several generations, enduring personal and public difficulties,
without once losing her dignity or being sullied by scandal.
“My hero” project or essay on the heroism