James Beard was a chef, television personality and food writer who many consider the father of American-style gourmet cooking.
1903-1985
At the Summer Games in London, Ashton Eaton—the youngest to member of the U.S. decathlon team that year, at age 24—took home the decathlon gold medal.
1988-
Douglas C Engelbart is a pioneer in the design of interactive computer environments and the inventor of the mouse.
1925-
Matt Groening is a cartoonist and creator of The Simpsons, the longest-running entertainment series in prime time television.
1954-
1968-
1970-
Naturalist Terri Irwin is well-known as the widow of wildlife expert Steve Irwin. The couple co-hosted the Animal Planet show The Crocodile Hunter.
1964-
Chief Joseph was a Nez Percé chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
1840-1904
Republican U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers is best known for being the highest ranking Republican female in the House of Representatives.
1969-
1901-1994
River Phoenix was an Academy Award nominee and promising young actor who died at the young age of 23 from a drug overdose.
1970-1993
Steve Prefontaine is best known as the runner who once held the U.S. record in every long-distance event. He died in a car crash in 1974 at age 24.
1951-1975