Idi Amin was a Ugandan president best known for his brutal regime and crimes against humanity while in power from 1971-1979.
1925-2003
French bicyclist Henri Desgrange is best known for organizing the first Tour de France.
1865-1940
Musician Robert Johnson is best known as one of the greatest blues performers of all time, a recognition that came largely after his death at age 27.
1911-1938
1948-1997
1881-1957
Count Dracula was Actor Bela Lugosi's most famous role. Lugosi played him in stage productions and in the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula.
1882-1956
1900-1949
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was an American Revolutionary War veteran, South Carolina legislator and two-time presidential candidate.
1746-1825
Musician and actor Elvis Presley endured rapid fame in the mid-1950s—on the radio, TV and the silver screen—and continues to be one of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.
1935-1977
Max Roach was a jazz drummer and pioneer of the bebop style.
1924-2007
1895-1948
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
1907-1998