1942-
Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing the play Peter Pan.
1860-1937
1934-
1946-
James L. Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter, best-known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda and Taxi.
1940-
John Brown was a 19th-century militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
1800-1859
Howard Carter was a British archaeologist who excavated King Tut's tomb beginning in 1922.
1874-1939
Albert Finney is an Oscar-nominated English actor known for playing Audrey Hepburn's love interest in Two for the Road and the title role in the musical version of A Christmas Carol, among several other roles.
1936-
British musician Dave Gahan is best known as the lead singer of electronic band Depeche Mode. His voice can be heard on the tracks "Suffer Well" and "Nothing's Impossible," among many others.
1962-
Grace Gummer is an American actress best known as the daughter of Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep.
1986-
Glenda Jackson is best known for her Academy Award winning roles in Women in Love and A Touch of Class.
1936-
Singer Billy Joel topped the charts in the 1970s and '80s with hits like "Piano Man," "Uptown Girl" and "We Didn't Start the Fire."
1949-
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser capitalized on U.S. mobilization for WWII and grew his ship building company into a multi-billion dollar corporation.
1882-1967
1830-1903
Alley Mills is a television actress who starred in the hit series The Wonder Years, as well as Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
1951-
1920-2005
Mike Wallace is an interviewer and reporter who has been working in TV and radio since 1939. He joined the program 60 Minutes in 1968.
1918-2012