Publisher's Synopsis
A list of famous people, chosen mainly from the nineteenth, twentieth, or twenty-first centuries. This list includes famous actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, writers, artists, and humanitarians.This series focuses on:1. Thomas Edison ( 1847 - 1931) American inventor2. Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) American civil rights activist3. Lyndon Johnson (1908 - 1973) US President 1963 - 19694. Ludwig Beethoven (1770 - 1827) German composer5. Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ) American TV presenter, actress, entrepreneur6. Indira Gandhi (1917 - 1984) Prime Minister of India 1966 - 1977
