Countless people have come before us to set remarkable examples, with acts of selflessness, leadership and world-renowned creativity.
Some of these names will be instantly recognisable, whereas others are perhaps more unsung heroes.
Here are 13 of the most inspirational people to have come from Portsmouth.
Some of these names will be instantly recognisable, whereas others are perhaps more unsung heroes.
![A former Portsmouth FC player, Sky Sports pundit and Masked Singer contestant, there's very little Kammy can't do!](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJjOTQ1MmU3LTkyNjktNDY3ZS1iODg1LTRkNGVjMTlmZTZhZTo0MDRlYjY3Ni0zYzQ4LTQyMjUtOGVkOC0yODI2N2M2MjQwNDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Chris Kamara
A former Portsmouth FC player, Sky Sports pundit and Masked Singer contestant, there's very little Kammy can't do! Photo: Zac Goodwin/Getty Images
![Talk about a lifelong commitment - Rosemary Fairfax has been helping out at Portsmouth Cathedral since the 1980s!](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRmYjFkNzczLTc4YjktNDdmZi1hYjI0LTgzMGJlNGQ4M2ZhMzphMTllM2ZmMC05MTY0LTQwNzEtYjdkOS1hY2MwMDY2MTE3NDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Rosemary Fairfax
Talk about a lifelong commitment - Rosemary Fairfax has been helping out at Portsmouth Cathedral since the 1980s! Photo: Sarah Standing
![Life-saving police officer, PC Khurram Masood, talked with a suicidal man for more than two and a half hours, while he was alone with him on a balcony.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU0YzAwMWFjLTQwMWItNGIyYS05ODE1LTZhMGVkZjcwMjgyYzozZTBlYTAxZi0zNzhjLTQ5MDAtOTYxYy1kNWQ5NzM5ZjkwYjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. PC Khurram Masood
Life-saving police officer, PC Khurram Masood, talked with a suicidal man for more than two and a half hours, while he was alone with him on a balcony. Photo: Habibur Rahman
![Harley Salter from Port Solent has never let his prosthetic leg slow him down - from completing the Great South Run to completing a 5km race alongside a Paralympian.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEwNjM4NTI5LWY0YmItNDhkNC05OWM3LTFmMmRmMTFiN2IxMjo0MTEzMWQzNy01YTdhLTQ3MzUtOTM3Yi0yYTM2YWE0NjU2NDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Harley Salter
Harley Salter from Port Solent has never let his prosthetic leg slow him down - from completing the Great South Run to completing a 5km race alongside a Paralympian. Photo: Mike Cooter