Terry Fox
Terry Fox lost his leg to cancer when he was a teenager. He decided to run across Canada to raise funds for Cancer research.
by Andy from Canada

Sadako Sasaki
Sadako caught radiation sickness when the U.S. dropped an atom bomb in Hiroshima. She only managed to fold 644 out of 1000 cranes for world peace before she died.
by Amanda E. from Derry NH

Shasta a Special Dog
Shasta has been trained to find people who have been lost in the woods, drowned, buried in avalanches.  
by Hans from Alaska

Binta Jua, A Gorilla
Binti Jua is the hero of the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. He rescued a 3-year-old child who fell 18 feet into the zoo's exhibit.
by Nancy Nickerson

Wang Yani
Wang always loved to paint and started at quite a young age. At thirteen, her art was being hung in galleries around the world.
by Elena from Center Valley

Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank was born on June 8, 1867 in Richlard Center, Wisconsin. He is one of the most famous architects in the world.
by Nico from California (crossroads school) 6th grade

Bajé Whitethorne
Bajé illustrates children's books about Navajo Traditional Stories. His art fills the gap between people and their differences that suggests living in harmony.
by Olin Smith from Flagstaff, Arizona

Madam C.J. Walker
C.J. Walker started her own business specifically for African-American women and became extremely successful. She gave money to organizations that would help or encourage black Americans.  
by Alexandra from St.Paul

Pleasant T. Rowland
Pleasant produced educational products called the American Girls Collection. Her goal is to give young girls a sense of self and understanding.  
by Gabriela Janou Gordon of California 3rd grade

Ben Redclay
He was not a medicine man, yet he was a shape shifter. A shape shifter is a spiritual person who is able to turn into an animal spirit and become that animal.  
by Kanion Redclay 6th grade student in California

Fin Donnelly
He is a hero in different parts of the world. He swims in different rivers to raise awareness for how much pollution we have in our waters.  
by Jenny Kim

John Muir
John has been called the "greatest Californian," "the father of our national parks," and "protector of the wilds."  
by Harold W. Wood, Jr. a teacher who helps run the Sierra Club education outreach unit.

Sally Ride
Sally was the first American woman to go up in space.  
by Sara

Daniel Boone
Daniel was a great pioneer explorer. He went on many journeys and explored many places.  
by Tim

Amelia Earhart
She became the first woman aviator in the world to try to fly around the world. She made it easier for women in the world to do things only men had done.  
by Brenna

Erika
Erika has cerebral palsy and underwent a back operation to help her walk better.  
by Eddie Becker, her father

Catherine Malonza
The diagnosis was kidney failure; only one person could save my life - my sister Catherine.  
by Keegan Malonza a college student studying English as a second language

Karla Diane Hurrell
She has been a mother to at least 153 children. She has given so many children the chance to experience a better life.  
by Sara

Susan B. Anthony
Susan fought for women's rights.  
by Julie Odano a fifth grade student from California

Osceola
Osceola was a member of the Seminoles Indian tribe. He fought for his people and was captured and died in prison.  
by Jordon S. a student from Montvale, New Jersey

Rosa Parks
Rosa stood up against racism and stood up for herself.  
by Francisca Stewart a 4th/5th grader from California

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin believed that love, not violence, was the most powerful weapon. He took a stand against powerful people to bring equality for all people.  
by Nick Campbell from Juneau, Alaska

Gandhi
Gandhi shows the world that one can be a Hero and accomplish great things without guns or swords or hatred.  
by Jeff Trussell

Jason Crowe
Jason Crowe was a peace activist. He has given the Global Peace and Tolerance Award in a ceremony at the United Nations for his efforts.  
by Wendy Jewell

Lenora Shiroka
Leonora embodies a spirit of hope that cannot be diminshed by the hatred of adults who will not listen to the wisdom of the children.  
by My Hero staff

Mattie Stepanek
Mattie Stepanek began writing poems at the age of three.
His words and messages of hope and peace have inspired
people all over the world.  
poems by this famous young boy from ages 5-11
story by Jim Hawkins from Children's Hospice International and My Hero staff

Ilse Bing
She grew up in a family where arts and sciences were venerated and was known in Europe and New York in the 1930's and 40's as, "The Queen of the Leica."  
by Wendy Jewell

Robert Ballard
Dr. Robert Ballard and his colleagues designed a submarine that can descend to the depths of 3800 meters to see the bow of the legendary R.M.S. Titanic.  
by My Hero Staff

Galileo
He was the first to use a telescope to observe the stars and planets. He tried to prove the things he saw to other people.  
by Rebecca Pollard

Philo T. Farnsworth
When he was fourteen, he drew his idea for a television on a blackboard in his high school. He is the inventor of television.  
by Dave a sixth grade student from California

Madame Curie
She discovered radium and she invented the first mobile x-ray machine. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for science.  
by Robert B. Hole, Jr. and Allison a sixth grader from Connecticut

Frederick Banting
He and his lab partner Charles Best created insulin that helps diabetics. He won a Nobel Prize in medicine for his discovery.  
intro by Mel, a ten year old from Edmonton, Alberta
written by Robert Hole a graduate student in college.

Cal Ripken
Throughout his baseball career, Cal Ripken has been a hero to millions of fans, but he was also a hero to many charitable causes.  
by Taylor from Northfield, a 6th grade student

Wilma Rudolph
She overcame a debilitating childhood illness and went on to become the first African-American woman to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympics.  
by My Hero staff and students' entries from the guestbook

Christina McaAuliffe
She was the first teacher to fly in space. Her goal as the first teacher in space was to "humanize the Space Age by giving a perspective from a non-Astronaut."

Louis Braille
He invented braille and raphigraphy, which is a way for the blind to write to the sighted and vice-versa.    
by Malcolm from St. Paul, Minnesota

Annie Mansfield Sullivan
She was the outstanding teacher of Helen Keller.  
by Sarah from Montvale

Anne Frank
Anne Frank has been called the "human face of the Holocaust." Her diary lives on forever.  
by Jessica

Elizabeth Cochrane A.K.A. Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane was a well known female reporter at the turn of the century.  
by Penelope

Bruce Coville
He began to work seriously at becoming a writer when he was seventeen. Eventually he became an elementary teacher, and worked with second and fourth graders.  
by Ms. Sullivan's Third Grade Class

James Herriot
He has recorded his veterinary adventures and his books have been an inspiration to animal lovers (and future veterinarians) everywhere.  
by Sarah Cowan a fifth grade student from California

Jules Verne
He was an amazing science fiction writer. Some of the inventions he imagined were created later in his lifetime.  
by Matthew Goldstone a 4th/5th grade student from California

Dr. Seuess
He wrote many wonderful children's books.  
by Tina a teenager