Am I missing any really great role models from this list?
I want to “stand on the shoulders of giants”, as they say. I'm into Christianity, Health, Philosophy, and Technology.
Here is my list so far...
Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Da_Vinci
Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Billy Graham 1918-Future: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham
Thomas Edison 1847-1931: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
Warren Buffett 1930-Future: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
Isaac Newton 1643-1727: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
Socrates 470BC-399BC:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SocratesPlato 348BC-348BC:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlatoAristotle 384BC-322BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
Paolo Soleri of Arcology 1919-Future: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Soleri
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_gram_bell
NonHuman, Wikipedia Internet Encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
NonHuman, Costco:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CostcoNonHuman, Ubuntu OS: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28Linux_distribution%29
NonHuman, Investools: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investools
NonHuman, Popular Science Magazine: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Science
NonHuman, Philosophy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophers
NonHuman, Google:
http://labs.google.com/NonHuman, Open Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opensource
NonHuman, Honda Asimo Robot:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASIMONonHuman, Food Guide Pyramid: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_guide_pyramid
NonHuman, The Message (Bible): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_%28Bible%29
NonHuman, Text-to-Speech Software: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_synthesis
NonHuman, Gosple For Asia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_for_Asia* Jesus Christ: Son of God. Founder of Christianity. Died for our sins. Taught people wonderful lessons. Healed the sick. Gave to the poor.
* Youth Group Leaders and Church Elders are usually cool people to hang out with.
* Carman (Christian Music Artist.)
* Cary Grant
* Robyn and Rand Miller (myst authors).
* Walt Disney (cartoons, disney land).
* (?) Theodore Roosevelt.
* (?) Leonardo Da Vinci.
* (?) Benjamin Franklin ( American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist, inventor, and one of America's greatest statesmen.)
* Volunteers for Good Causes. These may be leaders or just ocasional helpers. Some examples are Church Pastors, Youth Group Leaders, Bible Study Leaders, Prayer Group Leaders, Church Elders, Missionaries, Sunday School Teachers, or anyone who takes time to support their neighbor.
* (?) Aristotle (ancient Greek philosopher, student of Plato).
* (?) Plato (classical Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle. wrote on many philosophical issues.)
* (?) Socrates (ancient Greek philosopher).
* (?) Isaac Newton.
* Warren Edward Buffet: Made US$42 Billion dollars with his company Berkshire Hathaway. Gave away 85% of his money to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support poor countries. More info at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett* Benjamin Graham. The Father of Value Investing. The Dean of Wall Street.
Taught Warren Buffett at Columbia University. For more data see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Graham* Dr. Michio Kaku: Japanese American theoretical physicist, tenured professor, and co-founder of string field theory, a branch of superstring theory. He is a widely known popularizer of science, the host of two radio programs, and the author of numerous books. Has been on many technology television shows.
* Douglas Adams: an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. He is best known as author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
* Monty Python: The collective name of the creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969.
* Thomas Edison. American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th century. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,097 U.S. patents in his name.
* Billy Graham: Born 1918. American Protestant Christian evangelist. He has advised and prayed with ten successive U.S. presidents and was number 7 on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. For more data see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham
