Chris Benoit was a popular professional wrestler who, in 2007, killed his wife and son and then committed suicide.
1967-2007
Biggie Smalls, also known as Notorious B.I.G., was a revered hip-hop artist and face of East Coast gangsta rap. He was shot and killed on March 9, 1997.
1972-1997
Cellular and molecular biologist Günter Blobel won the Nobel Prize in 1999 for his discoveries about proteins and their placement in the cell.
1936-
Canadian actor Raymond Burr is best known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.
1917-1993
Anthony Casso is a member of the Lucchese crime family who was the first major crime boss to be kicked out of the witness protection program.
1940-
Notorious sex offender and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between from 1978 to 1991. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms, and then murdered by a fellow prison inmate in 1994.
1960-1994
Poet, writer, political thinker. Dante was a Medieval Italian poet and philosopher whose poetic trilogy, The Divine Comedy, made an indelible impression on both literature and theology.
1265-1320
Gotye is a Belgian-Australian pop-music sensation. His eclectic music, which draws from a variety of sources, has topped charts and won awards worldwide.
1980-
1471-1528
Willem Einthoven was a physiologist who discovered the electrical properties of the heart and developed the EKG.
1860-1927
Al Franken is the junior senator of Minnesota who first gained notice as a comedian and political satirist during his long tenure on Saturday Night Live.
1951-
Tony Hayward was the CEO of BP when its rig Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, creating one of the greatest environmental disasters ever.
1957-
King Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, ruled one of the world's largest empires. The Philippines are named after him.
1527-1598
1688-1744
1948-
Louis Renault was a French jurist and educator and co-winner in 1907 of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
1843-1918
1944-
Henri Rousseau was a self-taught French painter who was ridiculed during his lifetime but was later given the title of artistic genius.
1844-1910
Actor and professional wrestler Mr. T, known for his mohawk and gold chains, starred in 1980s TV programs like The A-Team and Mister T.
1952-
1904-1943