![Esther Hicks Esther Hicks](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/esther-hicks-51190-1.jpg)
![Iyanla Vanzant Iyanla Vanzant](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/iyanla-vanzant.jpg)
![Kathy Garver Kathy Garver](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kathy-garver-47206-1.jpg)
![Aimee Mullins Aimee Mullins](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/aimee-mullins.jpg)
Born without fibular bones, Aimee Mullins had to have her legs amputated below the knee as an infant. Undeterred, she grew up to be a Paralympic record-breaker, competing as a track and field athlete with prosthetic legs. She has walked the ramp for Alexander McQueen and has starred in films, too.
![Mel Robbins Mel Robbins](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mel-robbins-1.jpg)
![Jayne Kennedy Jayne Kennedy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jayne-kennedy-48269-1.jpg)
![Suleika Jaouad Suleika Jaouad](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/suleika-jaouad-120215-1.jpg)
![Erin Gruwell Erin Gruwell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/erin-gruwell-51220-1.jpg)
![Ilyasah Shabazz Ilyasah Shabazz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ilyasah-shabazz-21681-1.jpg)
![Diana Nyad Diana Nyad](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/diana-nyad-1.jpg)
Diana Nyad is an American journalist, author, long-distance swimmer, and motivational speaker. She achieved national recognition when she swam around Manhattan in 1975. Nyad made headlines again in 1979 when she swam from Bimini to Juno Beach. In 1986, Diana Nyad was inducted into of the US National Women's Sports Hall of Fame.
![Catelynn Lowell Catelynn Lowell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/catelynn-lowell-1.jpg)
![Liz Murray Liz Murray](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/liz-murray-47687-1.jpg)
![Julia Butterfly Hill Julia Butterfly Hill](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julia-butterfly-hill-19283-1.jpg)
![Cathy O'Brien Cathy O'Brien](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cathy-obrien-1.jpg)
Cathy O'Brien is an American author and conspiracy theorist. She gained national attention when she claimed that the US government is running a secret program called Project Monarch which is designed to control people's minds. She also claimed that she has been a victim of the program and that Project Monarch was part of the Central Intelligence Agency's Project MKUltra.
![Amy Cuddy Amy Cuddy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/amy-cuddy-1.jpg)
![Susan Powter Susan Powter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/susan-powter-1.jpg)
Susan Powter moved from Australia to the U.S. with her parents at 10. While coping with her first divorce, she had gained weight, which eventually motivated her to become a fitness enthusiast. Now a prominent nutritionist, fitness blogger, and talk-show host, she is known for her catchphrase "Stop the Insanity!"
![Marie Forleo Marie Forleo](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marie-forleo-1.jpg)
![Karen Civil Karen Civil](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/karen-civil-119692-1.jpg)
![Frances Harper Frances Harper](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/frances-e-w-harper.jpg)
![Jessica Feshbach Jessica Feshbach](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jessica-feshbach-1.jpg)
![Immaculée Ilibagiza Immaculée Ilibagiza](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/immacule-ilibagiza-118723-1.jpg)
![Emily Levine Emily Levine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/emily-levine-117135-1.jpg)
![Julie Krone Julie Krone](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julie-krone-1.jpg)
![Clemantine Wamariya Clemantine Wamariya](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/clemantine-wamariya-118716-1.jpg)
![Gish Jen Gish Jen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gish-jen-1.jpg)
![Clarina I. H. Nichols Clarina I. H. Nichols](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/clarina-i-h-nichols-66873-1.jpg)
The wife of televangelist Jim Bakker and The Jim Bakker Show co-host, Lori Bakker had previously led a reckless life. Following five abortions, she switched to spirituality and joined the Phoenix First Assembly. She later formed the Mourning to Joy Ministry, to help women survive post-abortion trauma.