Below, you will find information for the famous people students are researching this year. (Listed in alphabetical order by last name **except those who were royals)
John Adams--2nd President of the United States
Johnny Appleseed -- American Pioneer Nurseryman
Blackbeard -- Pirate
Elizabeth Blackwell -- 1st Woman Doctor in the U.S.
Daniel Boone--American Pioneer, Explorer, Woodsman, Frontiersman
Ruby Bridges -- American Activist/Civil Rights
Davy Crockett -- 19th Century Frontiersman, Soldier and Politician
Walt Disney -- American Entrepreneur, Animator and Film Producer
Princess Diana -- Princess of Wales
Amelia Earhart -- American Aviation Pioneer
Albert Einstein -- Influential Physicist
Queen Elizabeth -- Queen of England
Elvis -- American Singer/Songwriter and Actor
Anne Frank -- Author of a Famous Diary
Ben Franklin -- A Founding Father of the U.S., Inventor
Jane Goodall -- Scientist/Primatologist
Milton Hershey -- Inventor and Creator of Hershey Chocolate
Steve Irwin -- Crocodile Hunter
Helen Keller -- Author/Speaker for the Deaf and Blind
Abraham Lincoln -- 16th President of the United States
John Lewis -- American Politician and Civil Rights Leader
Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Civil Rights Leader
Rosa Parks -- American Civil Rights Activist
Pocahontas -- Native American Woman in U.S. History
Paul Revere--Famous American Patriot
Jackie Robinson -- Famous Baseball Player
Teddy Roosevelt -- 26th, and Youngest, U.S. President in History
Betsy Ross -- Proposed Creator of the 1st U.S. Flag
Babe Ruth -- Famous Baseball Player
Sacagawea -- Native American Woman--Guide for Lewis and Clark Expedition
Shirley Temple -- Famous American Actress/Singer
George Washington--First President of the United States
Wilbur and Orrville Wright (Wright Brothers) -- Inventors in Aviation