some examples that i can see… mainly in politics (but not all)
- Indira Gandhi - Jawaharlal Nehru
- Benazir Bhutto - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Diosdado Macapagal
- Megawati Sukarnoputri - Sukarno
- Aung San Suu Kyi - Aung San
- Laila Ali - Muhammad Ali
- Sheikh Hasina - Mujibur Rahman
- Irene Joliet-Curie - Pierre Curie