Young achievers biography

(A list of inspirational children and young people who have made a positive difference in the world.

These young people, from a diversity of different backgrounds, have helped to change the world in a positive way.

They stand as examples of courage and integrity.

Joan of Arc (1412–1431) Aged just 16, Joan of Arc made an unlikely journey to speak with the Dauphin of France. Impressed with something inside this young peasant girl, the Dauphin of France was inspired to renew the fight with the English, defeating them at Orleans, as Joan had predicted.

She was executed aged just 19, but her predictions of France gaining freedom proved correct.

St Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897) Aged just 15, she asked the Pope for special permission to enter a convent early.

She died aged just 23, but the writings of her spiritual journey became a best-seller, inspiring many with her simple but meaningful philosophy.

Sophie Scholl (1921–1943)  As a student at the University of Munich, Scholl wa