Legacy: Diana became Lady Diana Frances Spencer at a young age after her parents got divorced. Diana then became the Princess of Wales from Prince Charles, which they had got married on July 29, 1981. Diana's legacy has inspired many to give to generous causes. She often visited the sick. She helped raise millions of dollars for numerous causes of the sick and the poor by the giving the effort and time. Such as children dying of cancer, as well as HIV/AIDS victims. After the time of her death, Diana's interest in helping young people led to the creation of the Diana Memorial Award. Thousands of Americans raised more than two million dollars. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was created as a way of continuing Diana's work. In 2002, outranking Queen Elizabeth II and other British monarchs, Diana was ranked 3rd in the Hundred Greatest Britons poll. The fund has $4 million to forty-two youth driven groups in 2003.

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Legacy: Nelson Mandela was a South African Black President. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961. Mandela was arrested in 1962. During in prison he was accepted as the most important black leader in South Africa. He continually refused to have an agreement on his political position to obtain his freedom. It was close to ten years since Mandela, walked out of a prison warder's house after nearly three decades in jail. His greatest legacy will be his promise to people as the first post apartheid president. He was the worlds most famous from caring about protesting for worldwide peace, children and the fight against HIV/Aids in particular, at the age of 89.

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Legacy: John Paul II's real birth name is Karol Józef Wojtyla. During his 26-years of being a pope, John Paul II made a lasting impact on the Roman Catholic Church. John Paul II visited 116 countries and he was the second longest serving pope since the disciple St Peter, who is thought to be the first head of the Catholic Church. Improving church teaching on public ethics, individual performance, and accusing what he said was a refusal of religious principles. The most traveled pope in history was also the first non-Italian to lead the church in more than four and a-half centuries. He was also first pope to ask for forgiveness in public, as well as abuses of Jews and other non-believers. In 1998 in his travels, he made a highly exposed visit to Cuba, which he helped to release of 300 political prisoners. A few things that John Paul II had high standards for was being against abortion, birth control, the use of condoms to prevent AIDS, homosexuality, divorce, pornography, the ordination of women, and America's sanctions and eventual attack on Iraq.

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Legacy: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933-1945, and is the only President to ever be elected for more than two terms, having been elected for 4 consecutive terms. He is credited with bringing the United States out of the Great Depression with his New Deal programs, and has made a huge impact on the society of the U.S., having instituted the welfare and social security policies. Also, as the Unites States headed towards the entry of World War II, Roosevelt lead the country out of a policy of isolationism, and prepared the country for the war. Franklin D. Roosevelt was wonderful and purposeful President, who lead our country into prosperity and greatness.

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Legacy: Henry Ford revolutionized the American transportation system with his invention of the Model T Ford, and his Ford Motor Company. He also made a huge impact on the process of mass production, through the idea of the assembly line, making mass production easier, more efficient, and more profitable. He is credited with “Fordism,” the production of inexpensive cars by using the assembly line, and higher wages to his workers. Ford was very committed to lowering costs, resulting in much technical and business advancements, including a franchise system that erected a dealership in every city in North America, and in major cities on six continents. Thanks to Henry Ford, the mass production industry, and the automobile industry will be forever changed for the better.

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Legacy: Mother Theresa is best known for her immense amount of humanitarian work, and is credited with founding the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta. Through these charities, she helped the poor, sick and dying for many years, while also guiding the expansion of the Missionaries of Charity. Part of her fame came from the documentary written by Malcolm Muggeridge, Something Beautiful for God, which eventually resulted in Mother Theresa being awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. She continued with her work long after receiving the Nobel Prize, and by the time of her death the Missionaries of Charity had expanded to operating 610 missions in 123 different countries, ranging from soup kitchens to houses for people with AIDS. After her death, Mother Theresa was named a Saint and given the title “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta” by Pope John Paul II. Mother Theresa's charity work has forever changed the meaning of the word "charity".

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