Tom Bradley was a lawyer and police officer who became the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles, serving from 1973 to 1993.
1917-1998
Ted Danson is an American actor best known for playing bartender Sam Malone on the hit TV sitcom Cheers.
1947-
Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of French King Louis XV in the mid-1700s. She greatly influenced French culture during this time, including decorative arts, architecture and statecraft.
1721-1764
1709-1762
1946-
1809-1898
American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanizing rubber. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was posthumously named after him.
1800-1860
William S. Harley was an American entrepreneur and one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
1880-1943
1965-
Andrew Johnson was the successor to Abraham Lincoln and was the first president of the United States to be impeached.
1808-1875
Gelsey Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet at age 15, becoming its youngest member. In 1984, she left the spotlight for several years due to physical and emotional issues.
1952-
directed British actor Jude Law received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Cold Mountain. He also played "Gigolo Joe" in Steven Spielberg's film A.I.
1972-
Mekhi Phifer is an African-American actor whose first role was in the Spike Lee film Clockers, and who was featured on ER for six seasons.
1974-
Sam Sheppard was an American physician best known as a homicide suspect in his wife’s murder.
1923-1970
David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter and muralist whose work reflected his Marxist ideology.
1896-1974
Mary Tyler Moore is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and television star know for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
1936-
Actor Jon Voight’s role as Joe Buck in the groundbreaking film Midnight Cowboy earned him an Oscar nomination and launched his career into the big time.
1938-
Andy Wachowski is a writer, director and producer known for sci-fi and action films, including The Matrix trilogy, V for Vendetta and Cloud Atlas.
1967-
Noted economist Robert Weaver, was the first African American to serve in the U.S. cabinet as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
1907-1997
Stanley Tookie Williams is best known for founding the Crips gang.
1953-2005