W.H. Auden was a literary chameleon known for his poetry but who also wrote librettos, essays and verse dramas.
1907-1973
Billy Baldwin is one of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. He starred as a firefighter in the hit film Backdraft and is a recurring character on television's Gossip Girl.
1963-
Humorist, writer, columnist and journalist Erma Bombeck found the humor in the everyday experiences of being a wife and mother and shared it with her readers.
1927-1996
Hubert de Givenchy is a French fashion designer who provided Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
1927-
David Geffen is an ambitious, energetic music and movie executive who established a vast Hollywood-based empire, featuring Geffen Records and DreamWorks.
1943-
Actor, director, writer and producer Kelsey Grammer is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane in the sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier.
1955-
American actress Ashley Greene is best known for playing Alice Cullen in the Twilight film series.
1987-
Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress and singer-songwriter best known for her role on the TV show Party of Five and her part in I Know What You Did Last Summer.
1979-
Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II is the third child of pop legend Michael Jackson.
2002-
Barbara Jordan was a U.S. congressional representative from Texas and was the first African American congresswoman to come from the Deep South.
1936-1996
Antonio López de Santa Anna was a 19th century Mexican military officer who acted as the country’s president and dictator at different periods.
1794-1876
Actress Rue McClanahan is best-known for her role as self-absorbed bombshell Devereaux on the 1980's sitcom Golden Girls.
1934-2010
Robert Mugabe has served as president of Zimbabwe since 1987, previously serving as prime minister. He has been re-elected to the presidency multiple times, but elections have reportedly been tainted by fraud and voter intimidation.
1924-
1903-1977
1987-
1925-1984
Peter III was the Emperor of Russia for a mere six months in 1762 before he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine the Great, and assassinated in 1762.
1728-1762
Born in London on February 21, 1946, this actor is best known for portraying memorable villains in films like Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Theives.
1946-
Kevin Rose is an Internet entrepreneur, as well as the founder and CEO of Digg, a popular social news website.
1977-
Charles Scribner co-founded the publishing house Baker & Scribner, which became Charles Scribner's Sons.
1821-1871
1893-1987
1933-2003
David Foster Wallace was a writer known for his dense short stories, magazine articles and novels, most notably the 1,200-page Infinite Jest.
1962-2008
1817-1893