Bea Arthur was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress who starred in the television shows Maude and The Golden Girls.
1922-2009
1945-2007
1701-1744
1923-1990
Thom Gunn was an award-winning poet known for works that included Fighting Terms, Touch and The Man With Night Sweats.
1929-2004
Author and activist Jane Jacobs wrote about preserving urban neighborhoods, in books like The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Dark Age Ahead.
1916-2006
Augustus D. Juilliard was a successful businessman whose 1919 bequest for music education led to the creation of the acclaimed Juilliard School.
1836-1919
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a singer and rapper known for her work with the 1990s group TLC.
1971-2002
1835-1888
1906-1976
Ginger Rogers was a prolific Oscar-winning actress, singer and dancer who was revered for her cinematic footwork with Fred Astaire.
1911-1995
Apostle Saint Mark was one of Christ's 70 disciples, one of the four evangelists and the traditional author of the second Gospel, The Book of Mark.
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Anna Sewell was the British author of the classic children's horse story Black Beauty.
1820-1878