JOHAAR MOSOVAL, aged 95
From a background of poverty he rose to become Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet, overcoming Apartheid, racial and religious prejudice.
LANCE MACKEY, aged 52
Known as The People’s Champion, he was a ‘musher’, who completed in, and won, dog sled races in Alaska. However, his career was blighted by controversy.
DON WALSH, aged 92
One of the world’s great explorers, he was the first person to visit the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific – but remained relatively unknown.
LEONARD CROW DOG, aged 78
A member of the Lakota Sioux, Leonard pursued equal rights for all Native Americans. In return he was persecuted and suffered miscarriages of justice.
PENELOPE LAINGEN, aged 89
An American diplomat’s wife, Penelope fought for the rights of the spouses of diplomats. She became internationally famous when her husband became a hostage in the Iran Crisis and was the scourge of two American presidents.
DON POYNTER, aged 96
Ever felt the need for a talking toilet seat? Or a walking golf ball? Or a mystery light bulb that illuminates in your hand? Then Don Poynter is your man.
YVONNE POPE SINTES, aged 90
She always wanted to fly but faced an uphill struggle to achieve her aims. She became Britain’s first female air traffic controller and then the first woman commercial pilot. She was a ‘Trailblazer in Flight’.
GILBERT SELTZER, aged 106
Later to be an accomplished architect, Gilbert’s war service was particularly unusual. He belonged to a military unit that officially never existed: The Ghost Army.
DAVID LASLEY, aged 74
Backing singer who worked with many famous artists and performed on many well-known songs – yet who was unsuccessful in his solo career. You have heard him – without realising it.
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