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Oscar Holderer, the last known survivor of the group of German rocket scientists who moved to America after the second world war. He helped to develop the Saturn Five rocket that took men to the moon.

Also rambler David Sharp - who created the Thames Path.

The Dowager Marchioness of Reading who was a pioneering pilot, a stock car racer and noted for her outspoken political views.

The economist and banker Alexandre Lamfalussy who laid the foundations for the European single currency.

And the American musician Guy Carawan who helped to turn the church song "We Shall Overcome" into an international campaigning anthem. Show less