20th century Irish novelist, playwright and poet Samuel Beckett penned the play Waiting for Godot. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1906-1989
Franz Boas was a German-born anthropologist who founded the relativistic, culture-centered school of American anthropology that dominated 20th century thought.
1858-1942
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and helped Italian-American immigrants. She was canonized in 1946.
1850-1917
1819-1880
Rachel Jackson was the wife of President Andrew Jackson and is best known for the smears about her honor during her husband's election campaign.
1767-1828
1765-1815
1891-1984
1866-1943
1886-1939
Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.
1952-2002
1902-1934
1902-1979