1818-1893
Maeve Binchy was the author of various literary works, including 16 novels. Her most popular books include Light a Penny Candle, Echoes, Circle of Friends and Tara Road.
1940-2012
The arrest and trial of Larry Davis, arrested after a 1986 shootout with the NYPD, drew national interest and ignited racial tensions in New York City.
1966-2008
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was an opera singer known for his deep baritone and preeminence in the lieder.
1925-2012
Ian Fleming is a 20th-century novelist known for inventing popular spy character James Bond.
1908-1964
Rudy Giuliani is a former major of New York City who served during the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001.
1944-
Ekaterina Gordeeva is a Russian figure skater who, with her late partner and husband Sergei Grinkov, was a two-time Olympian and four-time world champion.
1971-
Television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck is the youngest and most politically conservative co-host of the talk show The View.
1977-
1660-1727
Singer Gladys Knight has given voice to multiple R&B hits (with and without her Pips), including "Midnight Train to Georgia."
1944-
Kylie Minogue is an actress and singer who's dominated the international pop and dance charts with hits like "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "Slow."
1968-
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, satirist, composer, singer and close friend of Lord Byron.
1779-1852
1985-
Michael Oher is an NFL football player with the Baltimore Ravens. He was the subject of Michael Lewis's book, The Blind Side, and the 2009 film of the same name.
1986-
Walker Percy was a novelist known chiefly for his first novel, The Moviegoer, which explored spiritual emptiness.
1916-1990
Young Republican politician Marco Rubio won an impressive victory in his 2009 campaign for one of Florida's seats in the U.S. Senate.
1971-
Betty Shabazz is best known as the wife of African-American nationalist leader Malcolm X, who was assassinated in New York City in 1965.
1934-1997
Jim Thorpe was a Native American professional football and baseball player, known for his all-around athleticism. He was a gold-medal runner at the 1912 Olympics.
1888-1953
Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter T-Bone Walker is best known for his hit song "Stormy Monday" and has been called the Charlie Parker of Blues guitar.
1910-1975
Jerry West is a former basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who went on to become the team’s head coach and general manager.
1938-