Ferdinand Magellan, the great Portuguese Commander who, under Spanish patronage circumnavigated the world between 1519 to 1522 from a westerly direction. He died in battle in Cebu, Philippines, in 1521, leaving his crew to return to Spain without him. However, he had already reached India on an earlier expedition by sailing around Africa in an easterly direction.

Martin Luther

Louis Armstrong, jazz musician

Antoine Lavoisier

Louis Pasteur

Penny Vilagos

Victor Hugo

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

(Lord) Louis Mountbatten, a notable figure in WW2 and beyond, who was assassinated in 1979.

Marie Curie

Caroline Chisholm, called The Migrant's friend, a nineteenth century champion whose face has adorned $5 banknotes. Schools at whatever level, streets, suburbs & other public infrastructure have been named after her.

Charlie Duke, astronaut, and capcom during the first lunar landing 50 years ago this summer

Daniel Webster

Willem de Vlamingh, who retraced Dirk Hartog's voyage, replaced his pewter plate & discovered Rottnest Island, outside of Perth.

Valerie Harper