Brooke Astor was a philanthropist who served on the boards of many cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1902-2007
In 2011, Kelly Ayotte was elected to represent New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate, after previously serving as the state's attorney general.
1968-
Dan Brown is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code. He is known for the intricate plotting and detail in his books.
1964-
1818-1893
As Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, Salmon P. Chase implemented the National Banking Act and was the sixth chief justice of the Supreme Court.
1808-1873
Mary Baker Eddy was a Christian religious reformer and founder of the religious denomination known as Christian Science.
1821-1910
1887-1954
Journalist Horace Greeley launched the New Yorker and the New York Tribune. He also ran for president under the Liberal Republican Party, which he founded.
1811-1872
1806-1873
H.H. Holmes was the alias of one of America's first serial killers. During the 1893 Columbian Exposition, he lured victims into his elaborate "murder castle."
1861-1896
Sam Huntington is an American actor who got his big break in 2006, playing Clark Kent’s sweet and innocent sidekick, Jimmy Olsen, in Superman Returns.
1982-
Award-winning, bestselling American novelist John Irving is known for works like The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp.
1942-
Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012, before shooting himself.
1992-2012
Seth Meyers is a comedian, actor and writer known for hosting Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update." He is also the slated replacement for Jimmy Fallon on Late Night.
1973-
Mandy Moore is a singer and actress known for her pop albums and films such as A Walk to Remember.
1984-
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status.
1804-1869
The wife of 14th U.S. President Franklin Pierce, Jane Pierce served as first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857.
1806-1863
Alan Shepard became one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959. He later commanded the Apollo 14 flight.
1923-1998
American comedian Sarah Silverman is best known for her controversial statements and performances on her one-woman show, Jesus is Magic.
1970-
1872-1946
Daniel Webster was an American lawyer and Whig Part leader who served as a congressman and secretary of state.
1782-1852
Harriet E. Wilson is best known as the first African-American female novelist.
1825-1900
Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 to 1875 with President Ulysses S. Grant.
1812-1875
1860-1927