Kristen Bell is an American actress known for her roles on TV's Veronica Mars and in such films as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Couples Retreat and Get Him to the Greek.
1980-
Entrepreneur Richard Branson launched Virgin Records in 1973. Today Virgin Group holds more than 200 companies in more than 30 countries.
1950-
Molly Brown was best known for her social welfare work on behalf of women and children, and for surviving the Titanic sinking.
1867-1932
1911-2003
Vin Diesel is an actor known for his high-energy action movies, such as The Fast and the Furious franchise.
1967-
1957-
1947-
John Glenn was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, completing three orbits in 1962. He has also served as an Ohio senator.
1921-
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a blues/soul singer known for his over-the-top theatricality and the hit “I Put a Spell on You.”
1929-2000
Robert Hooke was an English philosopher, mathematician and architect who discovered the law of elasticity, now known as Hooke's law.
1635-1703
1895-1954
M.I.A. is a British singer known for albums such as Arular and Kaya and hit singles such as "Paper Planes" and "O...Saya."
1975-
Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
1918-
Elizabeth McGovern is an Academy Award-nominated actress known for playing Cora Crawley on the BBC series Downton Abbey.
1961-
As housewife and mother on the hit series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Harriet Nelson became one of television's best-loved characters during the 1950s.
1909-1994
1906-1963
The daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor is a multifaceted actress, singer, comedian and artistic director.
1969-
Martha Reeves is an American pop and R&B singer best remembered as the lead singer of the group Martha and the Vandellas.
1941-
1913-1997
Ian Stewart was one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, later serving as their road manager and pianist.
1938-1985
1811-1863
A counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist best known for writing 1971's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and creating "Gonzo journalism."
1937-2005
Wendy Williams is a radio DJ and TV talk show host known for her no-nonsense attitude and brash on-air personality.
1964-