1221-1285
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus is the daughter of '90s country star Billy Ray Cyrus and the star of the Disney series Hannah Montana.
1992-
Boris Karloff was an English-born actor whose name became synonymous with horror movies.
1887-1969
1878-1956
Russian painter, typographer and designer El Lissitzky was a major contributor to the modern Constructivist movement.
1890-1941
Prior to being elected to the Venezuelan presidency in April 2013, Nicolás Maduro served as vice president under the nation's outspoken president, Hugo Chávez.
1962-
Harpo Marx was a talented comedian and mime best known for his performances as part of the Marx Brothers comedy act.
1888-1964
Billy the Kid is best known for his time as a thief and gunfighter, constantly on the run from law enforcement.
1859-1881
Dennis Nilsen is best known as the English murderer of many young men in the late 1970's and early 80's.
1945-
José Clemente Orozco was a painter who helped lead the revival of Mexican mural painting in the 1920s. His works are complex and often tragic.
1883-1949
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status.
1804-1869
In the 1990s, Robin Roberts began hosting Sportscenter and appearing as a guest reporter on Good Morning America. In 2005, she was hired as a full-time co-anchor of the morning news program.
1960-
1837-1923