In Search of a Hero:

Resources

The men and women you will read about represent but a small number of many who deserve the title "Hero of the Century." Heroism takes many forms - from making scientific breakthroughs to leading the struggle for rights and freedom.

Researching a Possible Hero

Click below to select one of the individuals from Time Magazine's list of "Heroes and Icons of the 20th Century." (pages will open in a new window).

Emmeline Pankhurst

Jackie Robinson
Che Guevara
Pelé
Helen Keller
Anne Frank
Susan B. Anthony
John Glenn
Charles Lindbergh
Billy Graham
The Kennedys
Mother Teresa
Bill Wilson
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay
Muhammad Ali
Diana, Princess of Wales
American G.I.
Rosa Parks
Bruce Lee
Andrei Sakharov
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Winston Churchill
Michael Jordan
Amelia Earhart

For information on other possible heroes, see the following references:

Visit the Gallery of Achievers where you will find a list of individuals who have shaped the twentieth century by their accomplishments.

To read about other heroes and see what one junior high school did with their hero project, click here.

To access information from the A & E Channel on 20,000 personalities, click here

To check out a number of links to biographies compiled by the American Library Association, click here

To see Part Two of the American Library Association's biography links, click here.

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