Brooke Astor was a philanthropist who served on the boards of many cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
TV chef and author Julia Child adapted complex French cooking for everyday Americans, with her groundbreaking cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Eugène Delacroix, considered one of the greatest French Romantic painters, was influential in the development of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting.
Helen Gurley Brown served as Cosmopolitan's editor-in-chief for more than 30 years.
Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
J. Willard Marriott is a 20th-century American entrepreneur who started in food service and eventually opened a hotel chain.
John Everett Millais was a 19th century English painter who co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Florence Nightingale, a nurse, spent her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded, establishing her image as the 'Lady with the Lamp.'
Les Paul was a musician who designed a solid-body guitar in 1941, which then was a new type of instrument.
H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works—including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds—who had a great influence on our vision of the future.