Read the descriptions of these famous people who overcame obstacles to succeed Then match the person’s name to his/her description Put the number of the famous person in the circle by his/her picture Who Am I? Hans Christian Anderson Lance Armstrong Beethoven Marc Chagall Charlie Chapman Mary Cassat Dalai Lama Charles Darwin Thomas Edison Sigmund Freud Mahatma Gandhi Steven Hawking Magic Johnson Michelangelo Golda Meir Christopher Reeve Jackie Robinson Nelson Rockefeller Vincent Van Gogh Stevie Wonder I was born into one of the richest families in the U.S and served as Vice President despite suffering from dyslexia I was a painter who had to overcome society’s rules about a woman’s role in life I was an actor who became a paraplegic after falling from a horse I am a very successful musician despite being blind since I infancy I am a cancer survivor who won the Tour de France consecutive times (19992005) c I was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel and had cancer I was an artist who overcame religious persecution I was an English naturalist who proposed and provided scientific evidence to support the theory of evolution I fought against racial discrimination through non-violent protests 10 I am the leader of the Buddhist faith who fearing persecution fled China and now lives in exile in Tibet 12 11 I fought against racial prejudice to become the first African American major league baseball player 13 I faced religious discrimination and founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology I was a brilliant artist who suffered from mental illness and eventually committed suicide Answer Key • 16 15 I was a very successful basketball player in the NBA who retired after contracting AIDS After 1.Nelson Rockefeller 14 • retiring, I became a successful businessman Mary Cassatt I am one of the most famous classical composers despite being deaf • 3.Christopher Reeve 19 18 I wrote fairy tales that are still read today Lance Armstrong 17 Golda Meir • Charles Darwin Although I became deaf early in life, I invented the phonograph and many other devices Marc Chagall • I am one of the most famous physicists in the world I established the theory of “Black Holes” Mahatma Gandhi Stevie Wonder • 20 I overcame my father’s opposition to one of Robinson the 10 The Dalai Lama become 11 Jackie greatest Italian Renaissance painters 12 Vincent Van Gogh • 13 Sigmund Freud 14 Charlie Chaplin 15 Beethoven 16 Magic Johnson 17 Stephen Hawking 18 Hans Christian Anderson 19 Thomas Edison 20 Michelangelo