Singer Florence Ballard formed The Supremes in 1961 with childhood friends Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. She sang on 16 different Top 40 hits.
1943-1976
Deep-sea archaeologist and oceanographer Robert Ballard is best known for discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985.
1942-
Singer Cheryl Cole was part of the top-selling British girl group Girls Aloud.
1983-
1884-1966
British film and theater actor Rupert Graves starred in the period films A Room with a View and Maurice, and the plays The Iceman Cometh and Closer.
1963-
Actor and comedian David Alan Grier is an accomplished Broadway and film actor who rose to fame as a cast member of the TV sketch-comedy show In Living Color.
1956-
Film actress Susan Hayward earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress for her role in Smash-Up, and later won for her performance in I Want to Live.
1917-1975
Actress and singer Lena Horne was one of the most popular performers of her time, known for films such as The Wiz and her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
1917-2010
Elizabeth Monroe was popular in France as the wife of diplomat James Monroe. As first lady, her sophisticated style was often mistaken for aloofness.
1768-1830
Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 22, of any Olympic athlete in history.
1985-
Composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic won a Grammy Award in 1986 for their recording of Witold Lutoslawski's "Symphony No. 3".
1958-
Faisal Shahzad made headlines May 1, 2010, when he attempted to detonate a homemade car bomb in New York City's Times Square.
1979-
Hilary Swank is an American actress who has won Academy Awards for her starring roles in the films Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry.
1974-
Mike Tyson is a former heavyweight boxing champion who's served jail time and also appeared in several films.
1966-