Who were they?

5. Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of India’s non-violent independence movement against British rule and in South Africa who advocated for the civil rights of Indians.
8. He was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity.
9. He was an English poet, playwright and actor of the Renaissance era.
10. He was a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.
11. He was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire.
12. He was a British naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution and his understanding of the process of natural selection.

1. He was a leader of ancient Rome who significantly transformed what became known as the Roman Empire by greatly expanding its geographic reach and establishing its imperial system.
2. He was a German monk who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of Christianity.
3. He was a French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders.
4. He was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman — the epitome of a true Renaissance man.
6. He was a spiritual teacher in Nepal during the 6th century B.C. Born Siddhartha Gautama, his teachings serve as the foundation of the Buddhist religion.
7. He was an engineer and scientist known for designing the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today.