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First non-European Nobel laureate; wrote two nations' anthems.

Turned nonviolent resistance into a working political technology.

Lent $27 of his own money and started a global industry for the poor.

Fifteen years under house arrest; later a contested civilian leader.

Freed tens of thousands of children from bonded labour.

Journalist who led Yemen's 2011 uprising.

Shot for going to school; now the youngest Nobel laureate in history.