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Booker T. Washington 1856–1915EducationEducator and founder of Tuskegee Institute who advocated for vocational training for African Americans.
Benjamin Spock 1903–1998EducationPediatrician whose 1946 baby-care manual reshaped postwar American child-rearing advice.
Noah Webster 1758–1843EducationLexicographer whose spellers and American dictionary standardized United States spelling and schoolroom instruction.
Howard Zinn 1922–2010EducationHistorian and Boston University professor whose A People's History of the United States reshaped historical narratives.
Robert Maynard Hutchins 1899–1977EducationRan the University of Chicago at 30 and rebuilt it around the great books.
Frank McCourt 1930–2009EducationPulitzer Prize-winning memoirist and New York City teacher whose Angela's Ashes became a global bestseller.
Catharine Beecher 1800–1878EducationPioneer in women's education who founded schools and advocated for female teachers across America.
Carol Dweck b. 1946EducationStanford psychologist whose growth mindset research transformed how educators approach student potential.
Angela Duckworth b. 1970EducationPsychologist whose research on grit reshaped conversations about success and character education.
Diane Ravitch b. 1938EducationHistorian of education and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education who shaped national education policy debates.
Jonathan Kozol b. 1936EducationWriter and activist whose books exposed the stark inequalities in American public schooling.
E. D. Hirsch Jr. b. 1928EducationLiterary scholar whose Core Knowledge curriculum emphasized cultural literacy and shared knowledge.John Holt 1923–1985EducationTeacher and author whose How Children Fail and How Children Learn inspired the homeschooling movement.