Alexander Graham Bell was one of the primary inventors of the telephone, did important work in communication for the deaf and held more than 18 patents.
1847-1922
William S. Burroughs was a Beat Generation writer known for his startling, nontraditional accounts of drug culture, most famously in the book Naked Lunch.
1914-1997
1873-1921
Thomas Gainsborough was an 18th century English painter known for his suggestive portraiture and landscapes.
1727-1788
Warren G. Harding was elected the 29th U.S. president on his birthday, and served from 1921 to 1923. His term followed World War I and a campaign promising a "return to normalcy."
1865-1923
1551-1589
Wild Bill Hickok was an American frontiersman, army scout and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West.
1837-1876
Musician and activist Fela Kuti pioneered Afrobeat music and was repeatedly arrested and beaten for writing lyrics that questioned the Nigerian government.
1938-1997
1890-1976
Shari Lewis was the host of Lamb Chop's Play-Along, which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997, and received several Emmy Awards.
1933-1998
Horace Mann was an American politician and education reformer, best known for promoting universal public education and teacher training in "normal schools."
1796-1859
1847-1934
1849-1891