Roberta Bondar, born in 1945, first female Canadian astronaut
Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, Mexican painter
JK Rowling, born in 1965, British novelist best known for her Harry Potter series
Waris Dirie, born in 1965, model, author, social activist
Jane Goodall, born in 1934, British primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace