People to know

I know your obsession with Bill Gates, but here are a few other people who could be used in examples:

Winston Churchill
Martin Luther-King
Captain Oates
Nelson Mandela
Mother Teresa
Deitrich Bonhoeffer
Maxamillian Kolbe
Elizabeth Fry
William Wilberforce
William Shakespeare
Stephen Hawking - Won over 20 awards. Including Albert Einstein award. Even helped NASA. While ill, he remained committed to his academic work. He was at university when he was diagnosed, instead of giving up he kept on working.
Queen Victoria
Florence Nightingale
Winston Churchill - a great leader. PM in the war. He was very inspirational. He was gave people courage.
Freddie Mercury - Rock and Roll would not exist without him. Every band gets their inspiration from Queen. Died of Aids, but kept performing up to his death. He won 6 awards, which Harry wrote down, there were many more.
Margaret Thatcher - First female Prime Minister. Really giving. Was very committed, and began working in politics when she was 10 years old.