Historical Figures, Past and Present 2025
Across
- 2. Doctor known for curing smallpox
- 3. Explorer of the Colorado River
- 4. Anthropologist who studied gender roles around the world
- 6. Ukranian mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal
- 7. Second person to walk on the moon
- 10. Renowned educator who taught Hellen Keller
- 12. Italian race car driver
- 14. Cookbook author, chef and restauranteur
- 16. an Indian Royal, good with a sword, who united the Maratha Confederacy
- 18. A nun who authored more than 600 pages and songs
- 19. African American doctor who helped enslaved people with medical issues
Down
- 1. A British doctor who experimented on himself to learn more about hay fever
- 5. Neuroscientist who researched the hippocampus
- 8. Fifth child in his family, discovered that handwashing helps prevent illness
- 9. Romanian gymnast who got the first ever perfect 10 on uneven bars and promotes Special Olympics
- 11. Activist for underprivileged children, 1997 CNN's Hero of the Year
- 13. Dropped out of school to join a dojo from Okinawa, Japan
- 15. Co-discoverer of Insulin, whose mother was an opera singer
- 17. American singer, songwriter and philanthropist