ZanziKids Biographies

  • Why is Jane Goodall so significant?

    On April 3rd 1934 a girl named Jane Goodall was born in London, United Kingdom.  Jane loved to be outdoors and read books.  Ever since she was a l...
  • Why is Elon Musk so significant?

    On June 28th 1971 a boy named Elon Reeve Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa.  He grew up being bullied in school but that only inspired him t...
  • Why is Bono so significant?

    On May 10th 1960 a boy named Paul David Hewson was born in Dublin, Ireland.  His friends gave him the nickname “Bono” because it meant “good voice...
  • Why is Billie Jean King so significant?

    On November 22nd 1943 a girl named Billie Jean King was born in Long Beach, California.  Billie had her 1st tennis lesson at 12 years old and knew...
  • Why is Bill Gates so significant?

    On October 28th 1955 a boy named William Henry Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington.  When Bill was 13 years old he had his first experience ...
  • Why is MLK Jr so significant?

    On January 15th 1929 a boy named Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia.  He often went by the nickname MLK and grew up in segregated ...
  • Why is Ruth Bader Ginsburg so significant?

    On March 15th 1933 a girl named Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn New York.  Her dream was to become a lawyer and at this time most lawyers...
  • Why is Rosa Parks so significant?

    On February 4th 1913 a girl named Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskegee Alabama. She grew up in a time when Alabama was a segregated pla...
  • Why is Muhammad Ali so significant?

    On January 17th 1942 a boy named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr was born in Louisville, Kentucky.  He later on changed his name to Muhammad Ali.  When ...
  • Why is Malala Yousafzai so significant?

    On July 12th 1997 a girl named Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan.  Malala loved going to school but unfortunately in her country educ...