Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire.
Jennifer Jones was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the film The Song of Bernadette.
Kim Jong Il's dominating personality and complete concentration of power has come to define the country North Korea.
James Ling was the former head of the Ling-Temco-Vought corporation, or LTV.
Marie-Louise is best known for her marriage to the emperor Napoleon after his divorce from Josephine.
Noble Sissle was a pioneering jazz singer, bandleader and composer known for his work on the musical Shuffle Along, among other productions.
Theater director Lee Strasberg co-founded the Group Theatre, where he directed experimental plays, and later became artistic director of the Actors Studio.
Tom Wesselmann was a 20th century American painter associated with the Pop Art movement.