12-41
1935-1998
James Coburn was a prolific Oscar-winning film and TV actor known for projects like Our Man Flint and Affliction.
1928-2002
Teacher Marva Collins was one of the most influential education activists of the 20th century, working to gain equal access for minorities to quality education.
1936-
Andrew Cunanan was a serial murder who killed fashion designer Gianni Versace, and at least four other people, before commiting suicide in a Miami houseboat.
1969-1997
Richard Gere is an American actor best known for his status as an American sex symbol and his leading film roles, including in Report to the Commissioner, American Gigolo, An Officer and A Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago.
1949-
1970-
1924-2003
1971-
Danish silversmith Georg Jensen was one of the first people to use steel for cutlery and recognize modern silverware as profitable.
1866-1935
Helen Levitt was a photographer, film editor and director known for her captivating portraits of New York urban life.
1913-2009
Ramon Magsaysay became the third president of the Philippines in 1953, and is credited with restoring law and order during the Philippine crisis of the 1950s.
1907-1957
1897-1975
Italian physician Maria Montessori was a pioneer of theories in early childhood education, which are still implemented in Montessori schools all over the globe.
1870-1952
1945-
1955-
1960-
Israeli classical violinist Itzhak Perlman is one of the 20th century's premier musicians, despite having lost the use of his legs at age 4 due to polio.
1945-
Queen Rania of Jordan is best known for her advocacy work in public health, education and as an outspoken opponent of the practice of "honor killings."
1970-
Baseball player Frank Robinson was the first Major League African-American manager. In 1982, he joined the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1935-
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an American community leader and women's rights activist who focused particularly on issues affecting African-American women.
1842-1924
Educational psychologist E.L. Thorndike pioneered the fields of animal learning and behavioral psychology with his theory of connectionism.
1874-1949
Actor and comedian Chris Tucker came to fame playing Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series.
1972-
1918-1971