"20 Amazing People Who Changed the World" Throughout history, there have been countless people who have made a significant impact on the world. Here are just 20 of those amazing individuals: 1. Mahatma Gandhi - A political and spiritual leader who fought for Indian independence through peaceful civil disobedience. 2. Albert Einstein - A brilliant physicist who developed the theory of relativity and made groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the universe. 3. Rosa Parks - A civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and igniting the modern civil rights movement. 4. Martin Luther King Jr. - A Baptist minister who became the most prominent spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. 5. Nelson Mandela - A South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who became the country's first black president and helped end the era of apartheid. 6. Malala Yousafzai - A young Pakistani activist who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education and became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. 7. Mother Teresa - A Roman Catholic nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor and sick, founding the Missionaries of Charity and winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 8. Anne Frank - A Jewish girl who wrote a now-famous diary while in hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II. 9. Marie Curie - A pioneering physicist and chemist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work in radioactivity. 10. William Shakespeare - One of the greatest playwrights in history who wrote classics such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. 11. Leonardo da Vinci - A Renaissance genius who excelled in numerous fields, including art, science, and engineering. 12. Alexander Graham Bell - Inventor of the telephone, Bell also made important contributions to the field of speech therapy and deaf education. 13. Jane Goodall - A primatologist and conservationist who studied chimpanzees and worked to promote wildlife conservation and animal welfare. 14. Florence Nightingale - A pioneer of modern nursing who revolutionized the field of healthcare and founded the first nursing school. 15. Thomas Edison - An inventor and businessman who developed the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the practical light bulb. 16. Neil Armstrong - An astronaut and the first person to set foot on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. 17. Harriet Tubman - An abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and helped others do the same through the Underground Railroad. 18. Steven Spielberg - A filmmaker who has made some of the most iconic movies in history, including Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park. 19. J.K. Rowling - Author of the beloved Harry Potter series, Rowling has sold over 500 million books worldwide and has become one of the most influential writers of our time. 20. Oprah Winfrey - A media mogul who has built an empire around her talk shows, book club, and philanthropic work. Each of these 20 people in their own way has made an indelible mark on the world, inspiring and shaping the generations that follow.