Dashrath Manjh was born in 1934 in the Bihar village of Gahlour, close to Gaya, into a poor family of labourers.The "Mountain Man," Dashrath Manjhi, is a legendary figure who demonstrated that nothing is insurmountable. His life serves …

The full name of Steve Jobs is Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs, and he was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24, 1955. He was an American innovator, marketer, and entrepreneur who continues to serve as an inspiration to many corpo…

An outstanding socio-religious reformer was Raja Ram Mohan Roy. On May 22, 1772, he was born into a Brahmin family in Radhanagar, in the Hoogly district of Bengal (now West Bengal).Ramkanto Roy, a Vaishnavite, was his father. His mother's nam…

Northern India's princely state of Jhansi was ruled by Rani Lakshmi Bai as its queen.Often referred to as the "Great Upheaval" or the "Mutiny," Rani Lakshmi Bai is revered as a great patriot and one of the key figure…

Rich English parents who were visiting Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820, welcomed Florence Nightingale into the world.Of the two daughters, she was the younger.Her sister Parthenope was born in Naples and given the Greek name for the city's a…

In Swahili, the name Barack signifies "one who is blessed." As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama was the first person of African American descent to hold the position.On August 4, 1961, Barack Hussein Obama was born …

Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince in Kapilawaththu, Nepal, in the year 624 BC. King Suddhodana was his father, while Queen Mahamaya was his mother. Upon completing his schooling at the age of sixteen, he wed Princess Yasodara. Siddhartha re…

In Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura area, 65 kilometres west of Lahore, Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji was born into a Hindu family in 1469. Both his mother Mata Tripta and father Mehta Kalu were from the merchant caste. In the Talwandi village, hi…

Malala was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, a town in northwest Pakistan's Swat District. She developed an early supporter of girls' education. Her family is Pashtun-ethnic and Sunni Muslim.Malalai of Maiwand, a well-known Pashtun …

The sole child of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, and Mata Gujri, was Gobind Singh.In the Indian city of Patna, on December 22, 1666, Guru Gobind Singh was born.His father left his family in the care of the local Raja because he was a reg…