Thomas Angove

Australian entrepreneur invented box wine -- via NowPublic

Wilma Mankiller

Cherokee chief fought tirelessly for the rights of women and of Native Americans -- via the Oklahoman

Corin Redgrave

Actor and member of theatrical dynasty; he suffered a lack of attention (and paying jobs) as a consequence of his political activism -- via the Telegraph and the Guardian

Craig Noel

Founding director of San Diego's Old Globe Theater, one of America's great thespian companies -- via the L.A. Times. He helped mount important productions such as Sondheim's "Into the Woods," and several August Wilson works.

Pauly Fuemana

New Zealand singer/rapper was behind the hit "How Bizarre" -- via the Guardian