There is a famous saying by the great Irish writer and poet, Oscar Wilde that "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." These people who spread their influence and happiness like the brightness of sunshine on others, wherever they are, under whichever circumstances they are, are called 'The Great Personalities'. Here, we present such great men in the book, 101 Inspiring Lives with their lives, works, achievements, contributions, awards, and also the trivia and failures attached to their lives making it a unique encyclopedia of many legendary figures from across the globe.The book contains all about popular actors, such as Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Raj Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, and many more. There are interesting life histories of renowned artists including names, such as Michelangelo, M.F.Hussain, Leonardo Da Vinci, etc.In addition to the above, the book also has exhaustive life histories of great entrepreneurs like G.D.Birla, J.R.D.Tata, Bill Gates, etc.You can also enrich your knowledge by knowing all about the great historians, the legendary musicians, the world famous scientists, inventors, politicians, who made their mark in their lives, created history and inspire us even today. CONTENTS: 1. ACTORS/DIRECTORS a) Amitabh Bachchan b) Charlie Chaplin c) Elizabeth Taylor d) Julia Roberts e) Marilyn Monroe f) Raj Kapoor g) Shahrukh Khan h) Shammi Kapoor 2. ARTISTS a) Leonardo Da Vinci b) M.F. Hussain c) Michelangelo Buonarroti d) Nicholas Roerich e) Walt Disney 3. BUSINESSMEN/ENTREPRENEURS a) Andrew Carnegie b) Bill Gates c) G. D. Birla d) J.R.D. Tata e) Mukesh Ambani f) Nagavara Ramarao g) Narayana Murthy h)Steve Jobs 4. HISTORIANS/HISTORIC FIGURES a) Abraham Lincoln b) Akbar c) Aristotle d) Napoleon e) Plato f) Queen Elizabeth g) Subhas Chandra Bose h) Vasco Da Gama i) Karl Marx j) Martin Luther King 5. SINGERS/MUSICIANS a) A.R. Rahman b) Asha Bhosle c) Bismillah Khan d) Madonna e) Michael Jackson f) Mozart g) Luciano h) John Lennon i) Justin Timberlake j) Kishore Kumar k) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan l) Lata Mangeshkar 6. POLITICIANS/DIPLOMATS a) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt b)Atal Bihari Vajpayee c) Barack Obama d) Bill Clinton e) George H. W. Bush f) Indira Gandhi g) Jawaharlal Nehru h) Jayaprakash Narayan i) John F Kennedy j) L.K. Advani k) Nelson Mandela l) Ronald Reagan m) Samuel Adams n) Winston Churchill 7. SCIENTISTS/INVENTORS a) Albert Einstein b) Alexander Graham Bell c) Galileo Galilei d) Isaac Newton e) Johannes Gutenberg f) Louis Pasteur g) Sir Alexander Fleming h) The Wright Brothers i) Thomas Edison j) SOCIAL REFORMERS k) Acharya Vinoba Bhave l) Dalai Lama m) Mother Teresa n) Raja Ram Mohan Roy o) Mohandas Karamchand Swami Vivekananda p) Gandhi 8. SPORTSPERSONS a) Andre Agassi b) Diego Maradona c) Kapil Dev d) Michael Jordan e) Muhammad Ali f) Pelé g) P.T.Usha h) Ronaldo i) Sachin Tendulkar j) Saina Nehwal k) Sunil Gavaskar l) Tiger Woods m) Usain St. Leo Bolt