Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse who founded the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Alan L. Hart was a pioneering radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, and one of the first transgender men to undergo gender affirmation surgery in the United States.
James Lind was a British naval surgeon who pioneered the use of citrus fruits to prevent scurvy, revolutionizing maritime health.
Anandi Gopal Joshi was an Indian physician, social reformer, and women's rights activist, who became the first Indian woman to receive a degree in medicine.
Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist who developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine, transforming global public health.