1930-
American professional basketball player Jason Collins became the first active openly gay male athlete in the four major North American professional sports.
1978-
1884-1956
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado topped the charts with songs like "I'm Like a Bird" (2000), "Promiscuous" (2006) and "Say it Right" (2007).
1978-
1924-2010
1925-
Randolph A. Hearst was born a billionaire, but he helped transform the vast Hearst newspaper empire built by his father from a flagging company to a profitable private media company. However, the media melee over his daughter, Patty Hearst's abduction by the Symbionese Liberation Army overshadowed other aspects of his life.
1915-2000
Lucy Liu is a TV and film actress known for her work on Ally McBeal and in the Charlie's Angels films.
1968-
1891-1984
Ann Patchett is an American novelist best known for her PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel Bel Canto.
1963-
Stone Phillips is a television personality and reporter, best known as the host of Dateline NBC and guest host for other NBC shows.
1954-
Mobster Thomas Pitera was a hitman for the Gambino and Bonanno organized crime families. Notorious for his brutal crimes, he is nicknamed “The Butcher.”
1954-
Harry Reid is a Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada. He was elected Senate majority leader in 2008.
1939-
Charles Ringling co-founded the Ringling Bros., and later co-owned the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
1863-1926
Aaron Rodgers is quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He steered the franchise to victory in Super Bowl XLVII.
1983-
Monica Seles is a former No. 1-ranked women's tennis player with nine Grand Slam titles. She is also an author and speaker, and competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2008.
1973-
1859-1891
Britney Spears has been one of the most successful—and sometimes controversial—solo acts in popular music. More recently, she began hosting The X Factor.
1981-
A designer to celebrities and royalty such as Princess Diana, Gianni Versace brought vitality and art to an industry considered out of touch with the street.
1946-1997
Actor Ray Walston enjoyed a successful acting career and is best known for his character Uncle Martin O'Hara on the CBS series My Favorite Martian.
1914-2001
Tex Watson was a member of Charles Manson's "Family," and was Manson's right-hand man. He was convicted of the family's infamous 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, which were orchestrated by Manson.
1945-