John Lennon - turned songcraft into the most powerful political tool possible William Shakespeare - will anybody ever reach greater heights of understanding ab

John Lennon - turned songcraft into the most powerful political tool possible William Shakespeare - will anybody ever reach greater heights of understanding about the human character? Terry Fox - when was the last time you ran across Canada with one leg? John von Neumann - there wasn't a ground-breaking field in the 20th Century he wasn't a part of Wayne Gretzky - he dominated his sport like no other, even though he was a small man playing a large man's game. He was put on this Earth to play hockey, and he followed his passion.