Who is considered a local hero but nobody really knows about them in other countries? (1 Viewer)

[athenaaa]

Terry Fox, his goal was to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He made it to Thunder Bay where cancer took his life. Every year in September there is a “Terry Fox run” that people participate in, in his honour, to continue raising money for cancer research.​

 

[Ahsoka]

Given that you know more American heroes than me I think I’d be very hard pressed to find one

 

[athenaaa]

Given that you know more American heroes than me I think I’d be very hard pressed to find one

So you gave up?

 

[Ahsoka]

So you gave up?

Yes

 

[dark_tranquility]

We have a cricket team that is world renowned.
also some singers

 

[brekker]

Gabčík (*Slovak) and Kubiš but I think after the movie, Anthropoid and being portrayed by two good looking actors like Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, people may have caught some wind :).

Karel Čapek, a brilliant writer, but I also think he might be well-known among those who enjoy reading.

Otto Wichterle invented modern contact lenses.

and sorry to those I am not remembering properly.