Louisa May Alcott was an American author who wrote the classic novel Little Women, as well as various works under pseudonyms.
1832-1888
Jean Baudrillard was a French postmodern social theorist and philosopher who developed theories of "hyperreality" and "simulacrum."
1929-2007
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Hans Albrecht Bethe is known for his discoveries regarding energy generation in stars and for advocating against the use of nuclear weapons.
1906-2005
Jim Bowie was a fighter in Texas Revolution who died during the defense of the Alamo. He became an American folk hero and the "Bowie Knife" is named after him.
1796-1836
Prolific author Pearl S. Buck earned a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth. She was also the first female to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
1892-1973
Davy Crockett was a frontiersman, legendary folk hero and three-time Congressman. He fought in the War of 1812 and died at the Alamo in the Texas Revolution.
1786-1836
German inventor Gottlieb Daimler patented one of the first successful internal-combustion engines and later founded the Daimler company, which produced the first Mercedes car in 1899.
1834-1900
Ernest Gallo and brother Julio founded E. & J. Gallo Winery and built an empire by shaping American drinking tastes with inexpensive, non-vintage wines.
1909-2007
1841-1935
Georgia O'Keeffe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
1887-1986
1905-1982
Dana Reeve was an actress and the wife of actor Christopher Reeve. She established and chaired the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center.
1961-2006
1854-1932
1749-1838