Magdi Yacoub
Doctor
Egyptian-born physician who became one of England's foremost heart transplant surgeons.
He established one of the largest heart and lung transplant programs in the world in London.
He developed a technique for saving the lives of babies born with their major heart vessels transposed.
His aunt's death from heart disease in her early 20s motivated him to go into the medical field.
He reportedly operated on the great Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.