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Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian astronomer and mathematician, a priest of the Theatine order. He is famous for discovering Ceres in 1801, the first asteroid (now classified as a dwarf planet) in the belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

American theologian, founder of Christian Science, a religious movement based on healing through prayer. In 1875 she published the movement's foundational work and established a Church as well as a respected newspaper.

African American journalist and activist born into slavery in 1862, Ida B. Wells conducted rigorous investigations into lynching in the United States and co-founded the NAACP. A pioneering figure in investigative journalism and the civil rights movement.

Norwegian polar explorer, Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, beating Robert Falcon Scott's British expedition. He was also the first to navigate the Northwest Passage by ship.

Margaret Court is an Australian tennis player, considered one of the greatest in history. She holds the all-time record for Grand Slam singles titles, across both men and women, with 24 crowns.

An extreme South African-Swiss adventurer born in 1966, Mike Horn is one of the most daring explorers of our time. He has completed unprecedented expeditions in the most hostile regions of the globe, including a solo circumnavigation of the world without motorized assistance.