100 successful world famous people when they were young.
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Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Piece Prize co-recipient 2001, born in Ghana 1938
Eve Ash, Australian Producer of Training Films, Television and Media Packages, and winner of over 130 International awards for Creativity and Excellence
Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE, British World-famous Broadcaster and Naturalist, born 1926
Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales Australia, and Chancellor of the University of Sydney, born 1930
David Beckham OBE, British Professional Footballer living in the United States, born 1975
Sarah Beeny, Author, Property Developer, British Television Presenter of Property Shows and Founder of the dating website Mysinglefriend, born 1972
Sir Timothy Berners-Lee OM KBE, co-inventor of the World Wide Web, born in U.K. 1955
Benazir Bhutto, 12th and 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan and the first woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state, born 1953
The Rt Hon.Tony Blair PC, former U.K. Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, born 1953
Cate Blanchett, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning Australian Actress, born 1969
Sir Ian Botham OBE, former England Test Cricketer and Captain, and current Cricketer Commentator, born 1955
Sir Richard Branson, U.K. Billionaire Entrepreneur, born 1950
Tina Brown, Journalist, Magazine Editor, Columnist, Talk-show Host, and Author of The Diana Chronicles, born in Britain in 1953 and living in the United States
Warren Buffet, U.S. Value Investor, Billionaire and Philanthropist, born 1930
Yves Chauvin, French Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 2005, born 1930
The Rt Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, lived 1874 to 1965
Hillary Clinton, Senator and Democratic Nominee for U.S. Presidency, born 1947
Toni Collette, Winner of two Australian Film Industry Best Actress awards, born 1972
General Peter Cosgrove AC MC, Former Australian Chief of Army and Australian of the Year, born 1947
His Holiness The Dalai Lama (the 14th), Supreme Head of Tibetan Buddhism and former Head of the Tibetan Government, now living in exile, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1989, born 1935
Matt Damon, American Actor and Screenwriter, and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner for Best Screenplay, born 1970
Laura Davies CBE, considered the most accomplished British Female Golfer of modern times, born 1963
Leonardo DiCaprio, U.S. Filmstar and Golden Globe winner, born 1974
John Eales AM, Businessman and former Captain of the Australian Wallabies, born 1970
Clint Eastwood, American Actor, Composer, Film Director, and Producer, winner of five Academy and four Golden Globe Awards, born 1930
Liz Ellis, twice Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, Captain of the Australian Netball team and the most capped Australian Netball player in history, born 1973
Hugh Evans, a passion for helping others and Young Australian of the Year 2004, born in 1983
Drew Gilpin Faust, American Historian and the first female President of Harvard University considered to be the most powerful university in the world, born 1947
Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, British Adventurer and the first man to visit both the North and South Polls by land, and the first man to completely cross the Antarctic by foot, born 1944
Carly Fiorina, American Business Executive, former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Hewlett-Packard, five times "most powerful woman in business", born 1954
Tim Flannery, Professor, Scientist, Writer, Thinker and Australian of the Year 2007, born 1956
Cathy Freeman OAM, Olympic Gold Medallist Athlete, Australian of the Year, born 1973
Indira Gandhi, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of India, lived 1917 to 1984
Bill Gates, U.S. Chairman Microsoft and Co-Chair Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, born 1955
Mel Gibson, Academy Award winning Actor and Film Director, born in U.S. 1956
Al Gore, American Politician, Businessman, and Environmentalist, and former Vice President of the United States, born 1948
Billy Graham, U.S. Evangelical Christian, Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, born 1918
Dame Pauline Green, Chief Executive of Co-operatives UK, President of International Co-operative Alliance Europe, former Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the Party of European Socialists, born in Malta 1948
Sir Philip Green, British Billionaire Businessman, born1952
Germaine Greer, Australian-born Writer, Broadcaster and Retired Academic, one of the most significant Feminist Voices of the 20th Century, born 1939
Kerry Stokes, Australian Billionaire Entrepreneur and Businessman, born 1940
Gerry Harvey, Australian Billionaire Entrepreneur and Businessman, born 1938
Bob Hawke AC, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia, born 1929
Stephen Hawking CH CBE, U.K. Theoretical Physicist, first quadriplegic to float free in zero-gravity in space, born 1942
Lleyton Hewitt, Tennis Star and Young Australian of the Year 2003, born 1981
Janet Holmes à Court AC AO, Businesswoman and Owner of one of Australia's largest private companies, born 1943
John Howard, 25th Prime Minister of Australia, born 1939
Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter", Australian Wildlife Expert and Television Personality, lived 1962 to 2006
Sir Elton John CBE, Internationally Acclaimed Musician, Producer and Composer, born in UK 1947
Leisel Jones OAM, Australian Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medallist, seven times Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, and seven times World Championships Gold Medallist, born 1985
Michael Jordan, U.S. Professional Basketball Player and Olympic Gold Medallist, born 1963
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American Track and Field Champion Athlete, winner of three Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals over four consecutive Olympic Games, born 1962
Gail Kelly, CEO of Westpac, one of Australia’s largest banks, born in South Africa 1956
Khoa Do, Writer, Film Director, Actor and Teacher, and Young Australian of the Year 2005, born 1979
Nicole Kidman AC, Australian Academy Award winning Actress, born 1967
Nigella Lawson, British Journalist, Culinary Writer, Broadcaster and Television Presenter, born 1960
Roger Federer, Swiss Tennis Professional ranked World Number One for a record 190 Consecutive Weeks, born 1981
Frank Lowy AC, Australian Billionaire Businessman, born in Czechoslovakia 1930
Martin Luther King, U.S. Baptist Minister and Civil Rights Activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, lived 1929 to 1968
Dame Ellen MacArthur DBE, British Solo Long-Distance Yachtswoman -- Fastest Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe, born 1976
Madonna, the highest earning female Singer of all time, Entertainer, Producer, Author and Actress, born in U.S. 1958
Greg Maddux, American Superstar Baseball Player, born 1966
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist, leader of the African National Congress, 11th President of South Africa, born 1918
Barry J Marshall, Australian joint Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine 2005, born 1951
Golda Meir, one of the founders of the State of Israel and 4th Prime Minister, lived 1898 to 1978
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union, considered one of the most powerful women in the world, born 1954
Kylie Minogue OBE, Grammy Award-winning Australian Dancer, Singer, Songwriter and Actress, born 1968
Martina Navratilova, American Tennis Champion, winner of 18 Grand Slam titles, and seven times former number one woman tennis player in the world, born in Czechoslovakia in 1956
Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, and highest-ranking Indian-born woman in corporate America, born 1955
Greg Norman AM, Champion Golfer and Entrepreneur, born in Australia 1955
Jamie Oliver MBE, world-famous U.K. Chef and TV Star, born 1975
Pope John Paul II, born in Poland and lived 1920 to 2005
Diana, Princess of Wales, lived 1961 to 1997
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, born 1926
Paula Radcliffe MBE, British long-distance runner and World Record Holder for the Women's Marathon, born 1973
Ronald Reagan, Actor and 40th President of the United States, lived 1911 to 2004
Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State, considered one of the most powerful women in the world, born 1954
Julia Roberts, Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe multi-award winning American actress, born 1967
Mary Robinson, President of Realising Rights, and the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland, born 1944
Dame Anita Rodd**k DBE, British Founder of The Body Shop, lived 1942 to 2007
Julia Ross, founding Managing Director of one of Australia's largest recruitment companies, born in U.K. 1954
Geoffrey Rush, Academy Award and Emmy Award winning Australian Actor, born 1951
Charles Saatchi, British Art Collector and Founder of Saatchi and Saatchi, born in Baghdad, Iraq 1946
Angie Skirving OAM, Australian Champion Hockey player and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, born 1981
Dick Smith AO, Businessman, Aviator, Australian Patriot, Philanthropist, born 1944
Steven Spielberg KBE, U.S. Film Director, Producer and three-time Academy Award winner, born 1946
Martha Stewart, American Business Magnate, Author, Editor and Homemaking Advocate, born 1941
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, former Leader of the Australian Democrats and youngest woman ever elected to the Parliament of Australia, born 1969
Meryl Streep, Academy, BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner, the most nominated actor in Academy Award history, born in U.S. 1949
The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher LG OM PC, former British Prime Minister, born 1925
Ian Thorpe OAM, Champion Olympic Swimmer and Young Australian of the Year 2000, born 1982
Christy Turlington, American Supermodel, born 1969
Steve Waugh AO, Cricket Star and Australian of the Year 2004, born 1965
Jack Welch, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, famous for his uncanny business acumen, innovative management strategies and leadership style, born 1935
Bruce Willis, three Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning American Actor and Singer, born in Germany 1955
Oprah Winfrey, U.S. television talk-show Host, Actress and Producer, and multi-Emmy Award winner, born 1954
Dr Fiona Wood AM, world renowned for her patented invention of spray-on skin for burns victims, and Australian of the Year 2005, born in U.K. 1958
Tiger Woods, U.S. and World Number One Champion Golfer, born 1975
Aung San Suu Kyi, Pro-democracy Activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma (currently under detention by Burma's military dictatorship), and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, born 1945
Carla Zampatti AM, Australian Entrepreneur and Business Owner, born in Italy 1941
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