10 Most Inspirational People of All the Time
VIVA – There have been several people throughout history whose success stories in adversity or unusual thinking have made a lasting global and historical impact.
They are able to inspire the next generation to follow in their footsteps in achieving success. Here are 10 of the most inspirational people in history. Their stories can be influential for people’s live.Â
1. Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
- Rosa Parks photographed with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (ca. 1955). (Image credit: USIA)
Rosa Parks was born in 1913, shaped the civil rights landscape when she refused to stand on a separate passenger bus in Montgomery, Alabama, so white people could sit.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a reaction to the arrest of Rosa Parks. She inspired the actions that led to the end of segregation in the United States.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards the Martin Luther King Jr. to Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks also received a Congressional Gold Medal and a Presidential Medal of Freedom for activism.
2. Mother Teresa
Bunda Teresa
Mother Teresa chose a volunteer life in poverty to help others. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation which to this day dedicates itself to helping those suffering from HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis as well as running soup kitchens, orphanage, school and mobile clinic.
Through this work, Mother Teresa instigated an entire generation to selflessly help others and fearlessly confront world leaders to address inequality.
She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and canonized in 2016 by Pope Francis, becoming the Patron Saint of Calcutta.
3. Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton's achievements in mathematics, theology, physics, and astronomy were able to inspire and influence human life.
He also had radical thinking that produced groundbreaking revelations and caused waves among the contemporary scientific community that would impact every generation that followed.
Sir Isaac Newton was an influential discoverer of gravity for all modern science, he was also the first to calculate the speed of sound and made great strides in the study of light.
