Muhammad Yunus
1940– · Bangladeshi · 20th-21st Century
Known for: Invented microcredit — lent to the poorest of the poor and won the Nobel Peace Prize for it
Yunus founded Grameen Bank, pioneering microcredit — small loans to impoverished people (especially women) who had no collateral. Won the Nobel Peace Prize (2006).
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