世界名人简介 第95期:米歇尔·巴切莱特

Michelle Bachelet was born in 1951. She is the first woman to become President of Chile. She won the 2006 election in a runoff, campaigning to help reduce the countrys huge gap between rich and poor. In 2008, Time magazine ranked her fifteenth on its

世界名人简介 第91期:穆克塔达·萨德尔

Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. He is strongly opposed to Americas presence in his country but has stuck to a 2005 truce, which has seen levels of violence decr

世界名人简介 第92期:特蕾莎修女

Mother Teresa was born in Albania in 1910, and died in 1997. Her real name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She became famous the world over for starting the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. She began this work in 1950 and for over forty years, s

世界名人简介 第93期:莫罕达斯·卡拉姆昌德·甘地

Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi was Indias most important political and spiritual leader. He is honoured in India as Father of the Nation. His non-violent protests led to independence for India from the British. His beliefs and actions have inspired civil ri

世界名人简介 第94期:梅西·埃丽奥特

Missy Misdemeanor Elliott was born in Virginia in 1971. She is an award-winning rap artist and probably the greatest ever female rapper. As well as having a string of hit singles and albums, Elliott has also written songs for other top artists, inclu

世界名人简介 第96期:迈克尔·摩尔

Michael Moore is an award-winning American director, author, and political commentator. He has spent over a decade making controversial movie documentaries about the problems in American society. He is especially critical of the presidency of Preside

世界名人简介 第97期:迈克尔·杰克逊

Michael Joseph Jackson (born 1958) is truly a music legend. He became a superstar at the age of eleven as a member of his family band The Jackson 5. His solo career earned him the title King of Pop. His studio albums have all become classics. Jackson

世界名人简介 第98期:玛雅·安吉罗

Maya Angelou is part of the fabric of modern America. She has told her story of being a key part of the civil rights movement through poetry, novels and film. She is best known for her six autobiographies, most notably I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

世界名人简介 第99期:玛丽·简·布莱姬

Mary Jane Blige is a singer, rapper, songwriter and actress. She is widely known as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul for mixing the two musical genres together. Blige has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has won eight Grammy awards. She also has a

世界名人简介 第100期:马尔蒂·阿赫蒂萨里

Martti Ahtisaari is the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish President. He also won the 2008 UNESCO Peace Prize. Ahtisaari has spent much of his career in the world's danger zones trying to bring peace to people at war. Ahtisaari started

世界名人简介 第117期:刘易斯·汉密尔顿

Lewis Hamilton was born in England in 1985. He was named after American sprint champion Carl Lewis, so he was associated with speed even from when he was a baby. Perhaps it came as no surprise that Lewis got into racing of some sort. He won the Formu

世界名人简介 第120期:嘎嘎小姐

Of course, Lady Gaga isnt her real name. She was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March the 28th, 1986. Lady Gaga is her stage name. She is an American singer-songwriter who has become one of the biggest names in music for her songs, perfor

世界名人简介 第119期:劳伦斯·爱德华·佩奇

Lawrence Edward Larry Page is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the Google Internet search engine. He was co-president of Google until 2001, when he and co-founder Sergey Brin appointed an external CEO. In 2007, PC World magazine said Page was

世界名人简介 第118期:莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥

Leonardo DiCaprio is a movie heartthrob and award-winning Hollywood actor. He shot to fame for his role in Titanic in 1997. He has also starred in many other successful movies. DiCaprio is known for his environmentalist activities. He flies on commer

世界名人简介 第106期:玛利亚·蒙台梭利

Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian educator who has left her mark on education today. Her Montessori method of education is widely used all round the world. Many educationalists say it is the best system for child educat

世界名人简介 第107期:玛丽亚·卡拉斯

Maria Callas was an American-born Greek opera singer, often regarded as the greatest ever soprano. She combined a wonderfully versatile voice with a natural ability for drama. She made opera popular with millions of people and her recordings are stud

世界名人简介 第109期:玛格丽特·撒切尔

Margaret Thatcher (nee Margaret Roberts) was born in 1925 in England. Her father owned two local grocery stores, which is where she first developed her business sense. The young Margaret had a strict religious upbringing. She studied chemistry and th

世界名人简介 第110期:马尔克姆·X

Malcolm X, a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was a black American activist who had a lasting impact on race relations in America. His speeches and political work helped bring to the worlds attention the evil of racism in the USA. He led an extraordina

世界名人简介 第111期:马哈茂德·艾哈迈迪-内贾德

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth president of Iran. He was elected to power in 2005. Prior to becoming president, he served as mayor of Teheran for two years and fought in the Iran-Iraq War. Ahmadinejad is rarely out of the news. He has locked horns

世界名人简介 第112期:马哈茂德·阿巴斯

Mahmoud Abbas was elected as President of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005. He is a leading politician in the Fatah movement. He was also the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. Abbas has spent much of his career negotiating