1912-2007
1907-1998
Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile who served from 2006–2010.
1951-
Silvio Berlusconi is best known as a controversial Italian politician who was elected as Prime Minister three times.
1936-
One of Spain's most famous writers, Miguel de Cervantes created one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces, Don Quixote, in the early 1600s.
1547-1616
1864-1936
Kevin Durant is a top-scoring American professional basketball player, who plays for the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder franchise.
1988-
Physicist Enrico Fermi built the prototype of a nuclear reactor and worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb.
1901-1954
1904-1996
Distinguished journalist and television news correspondent Gwen Ifill is one of the most successful female African-American reporters of all time.
1955-
A massive wide receiver with explosive speed and game-breaking abilities, Calvin Johnson has developed into one of the NFL's most dominant players.
1985-
Madeleine Kahn was an actress of stage and screen known for her roles in Mel Brooks' comedies such as Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety.
1942-1999
1943-
Jerry Lee Lewis is a piano-playing rock 'n roll pioneer famous for his high energy stage presence and controversial life.
1935-
1941-
Labor activist and later Polish president Lech Walesa helped form and lead communist Poland's first independent trade union, Solidarity and won a Nobel Prize.
1943-
1941-1995