Actor
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Right Livelihood Award, Petra-Kelly-Preis, Sophie Prize, Goldman Environmental Prize, Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.