William Backhouse Astor was the second son of John Jacob Astor and became the richest man in the U.S. upon his father's death.
1792-1875
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In 1949, mathematician Marjorie Lee Browne became one of the first two African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in her field.
1914-1979
1839-1922
Helen Carter is best known as a performer in The Carter Family band.
1927-1998
Cass "Mama Cass" Elliot was known for her heavyset figure, and was one of four members of the late 1960s pop sensation The Mamas and the Papas.
1941-1974
Comedian Jimmy Fallon first rose to fame on Saturday Night Live and now hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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1913-1970
Lita Ford is a British-born, American musician, who was the lead guitarist in the all-girl hard rock band The Runaways.
1958-
British novelist William Golding wrote the critically acclaimed classic Lord of the Flies, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
1911-1993
1551-1589
Theater, film and television actor Jeremy Irons starred in the popular movies Reversal of Fortune, The Lion King, Lolita, Being Julia and The Fourth Angel.
1948-
Actor, writer and producer James Lipton founded the Actors Studio Drama School and has hosted Bravo TV's Inside the Actors Studio since 1994.
1926-
Journalist, television personality and author Joan London was on Good Morning America for nearly two decades, and was one of the most popular TV co-hosts.
1950-
Kenneth McGriff was the leader of the Supreme Team gang, a main player in the Baisley Park crack-cocaine scene. In 2007, he was sentenced to life in prison.
1960-
Baseball player Joe Morgan won consecutive National League MVP awards 1975–1976, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series championships.
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Thanks to the model 356, created in 1948 by Ferdinand Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche, the Porsche car company became known worldwide as a producer of successful sports and racing cars. Several years earlier, in 1934, Porsche worked with father Ferdinand Porsche on the first designs of the Volkswagen car.
1909-1998
Lewis Powell was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.
1907-1998
Junior Senator Tim Scott is the seventh African American to win election to the U.S. Senate. He is also a former U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.
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1915-1980
In the mid-1960s, Twiggy became one of the world's first supermodels and the face of London's "mod" scene.
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