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10 FAMOUS PEOPLE (1) LEE CHONG WEI 1st place in badminton (2)Becky Schroeder

When kid inventor Becky Schroeder was ten years old, she was doing her homework in the car, waiting for her mom. As it grew darker she wished that there was a way for her paper to light up so that she could see what she was doing more easily. That's when she got her idea for the Glo-sheet. The next day she began experimenting with paper and phosphorescent paint until she had invented a type of paper that can glow in the dark. In 1974, at the age

of 12, Becky Schroeder became the youngest of all famous women inventors to receive a U.S. patent.

(3) NEIL ALDEN ARMSTRONG


Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. It happened on 20 July 1969, and millions of people watched worldwide on live television. His mission and safe return are widely considered to be among America's greatest accomplishments of the 20th century. (4)MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON Michael Joseph Jackson (born 1958) is truly a music legend. He became a superstar at the age of eleven as a

member of his family band The Jackson 5. His solo career earned him the title "King of Pop". His studio albums have all become classics. Jackson is equally famous for his high energy and complicated dance techniques such as the Moonwalk. He died in 2009 at the age of 50. (5)BARACK OBAMA Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He is also the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He made history in 2008 when he won the U.S. presidential election. He is the first African American to be President.

Obamas charisma, intelligence, and powerful speeches have made him extremely popular with many Americans. He has been very successful with his message for change. (6)AISHWARYA RAI Aishwarya Rai Bachchan[3] (ne Aishwarya Rai, Tulu: Aivarya Rai ?, pronounced [jrja rj]; born on the 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has acted in over 40 films in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.

Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world",[4][5][6] Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She gained the attention of Bollywood through the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's Devdas, for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award. After a setback in her career during 20032005, she appeared in Dhoom 2 (2006), which was her biggest commercial success in India. She later appeared in films like Guru

(2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010), which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.[7] Rai's off-screen roles include duties as brand ambassador for various charity organisations and campaigns. She is married to fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. In 2009 she was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Government of India. (7)Colin Montgomerie Colin Montgomerie (born June 23, 1963) is a Scottish golfer. He is often referred to by his nickname 'Monty'.

Montgomerie finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1993 to 1999 and has thirty-four total victories on the tour, including the 1998, 1999, and 2000 European PGA Tour Championships. He won the 1987 Scottish Amateur Championship and has finished second in PGA Tour Majors three times, in the 1994 and 1997 U.S. Opens and in the 1995 PGA Championship. He has played on seven Ryder Cup teams (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004) and has never been defeated in a singles match at the Cup. In 2004, he had the honour of sinking the putt that ensured Team Europe an outright victory in the Ryder Cup, minutes after Lee Westwood sank the putt

that ensured Europe would retain the Cup. (8)SOCRATES Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. He was born and lived in Athens, where he spent most of his time in enthusiastic pursuit of wisdom (philospophy). He "followed the argument" in his personal reflection, and in a sustained and rigorous dialogue between friends, followers, and contemporary itinerant teachers

of wisdom. Later in his life he became known as the wisest man all of Greece. Richard Branson Sir Richard Branson (born July 18, 1950) a famed British entrepreneur, is best known for his widely successful Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations. Branson first achieved notoriety with Virgin Records, a record label that started out with multiinstrumentalist Mike Oldfield and introduced bands like the Sex

Pistols and Culture Club to the world music scene. Known for his wacky exploits used to promote his businesses, Branson is keen on playful antagonisms, exemplified by his "Mine is bigger than yours" decals on the new Airbus A340-600 jets used by his airline. He has also made several unsuccessful attempts to fly in a hot air balloon around the world. The hot air balloon, called the "Virgin Atlantic Flyer," was the first hot air balloon ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and was the largest ever flown at 60.513 m (2,137,000 ft) volume, reaching

speeds in excess of 130 mph (209 km/h). Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 April 18, 1955) was a Germanborn theoretical physicist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time. He formulated the special and general theories of relativity. In addition, he made significant contributions to quantum theory and statistical mechanics. While best known for the Theory of Relativity (and specifically massenergy equivalence, E=mc), he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric

effect in 1905 (his "wonderful year" or "miraculous year") and "for his services to Theoretical Physics".

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