Actress and singer Miley Cyrus is the daughter of '90s country star Billy Ray Cyrus and the star of the Disney series Hannah Montana.
Boris Karloff was an English-born actor whose name became synonymous with horror movies.
Russian painter, typographer and designer El Lissitzky was a major contributor to the modern Constructivist movement.
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.
Harpo Marx was a talented comedian and mime best known for his performances as part of the Marx Brothers comedy act.
Billy the Kid is best known for his time as a thief and gunfighter, constantly on the run from law enforcement.
Dennis Nilsen is best known as the English murderer of many young men in the late 1970's and early 80's.
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.
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, prompting a bloody conflict over Kansas' slavery status.
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.