1. Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate ever.
2. Ruby Bridges
Ruby Nell Bridges is an iconic civil rights activist famous for being the first African-American child to desegregate a New Orleans elementary school in 1960.
3. Nat Turner
Nat Turner was a prominent figure of the American slave rebellious movement and one of the most important Civil Rights leaders in history. He led the only effective slave revolt in American history in 1831.
4. Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who made 13 trips to free 70 slaves via the Underground Railroad.
5. Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader and activist, most famously known as the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. She fought for African-American equality in the 1960s.
6. Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an influential Indian lawyer and leader who achieved India's independence through nonviolent resistance, influencing civil rights movements everywhere.
7. Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk was an openly gay politician who made history by becoming the first elected to public office in California.
8. Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day was an anarchist, journalist and social activist known for her Catholic activism.
9. Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta were famous civil rights activists who co-founded the United Farm Workers labor union.