1949-
Astronaut, military pilot, and educator, Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon.
1930-2012
Michael Bloomberg is a billionaire buisnessman and a three-term mayor of New York City.
1942-
Bluford became the first African American to travel in space in 1983, as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1942-
1943-
Stephen Breyer is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, having been nominated by President Bill Clinton.
1938-
1919-
Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
1913-2006
Steve Fossett was an American businessman and adventurer best known for circumnavigating the globe in a hot air balloon in 2002.
1944-2007
Robert Gates served as director of the CIA under George H.W. Bush before serving as secretary of defense under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
1943-
1910-2001
Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and U.S. Ambassador to China became a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for President in 2012.
1960-
Biologist Alfred Kinsey wrote Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, which was based on research he and his colleagues conducted at the Institute for Sex Research.
1894-1956
David Lynch is a film director and screenwriter known for his dark, offbeat films, notable Blue Velvet and Eraserhead
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1954-
1932-2010
Henry Paulson was CEO of Goldman Sachs until he became secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2006. As such, he developed a bailout program.
1946-
American businessman Ross Perot ran for the U.S. presidency as an independent candidate twice, in 1992 and 1996. He is one of the most successful third-party candidates in American history.
1930-
Republican politician Rick Perry was elected governor of Texas in 2000, and ran for the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential race.
1950-
Kevin Rose is an Internet entrepreneur, as well as the founder and CEO of Digg, a popular social news website.
1977-
Donald Rumsfeld is a political figure known for being the secretary of defense under both President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush.
1932-
Academy Award-winning filmmaker, director and producer Steven Spielberg's films include Jaws, The Color Purple and Schindler's List.
1946-
Percy Sutton was a Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and prominent African-American lawyer best known for representing Malcolm X.
1920-2009
Sam Walton was an American businessman best known for founding the retail chain Wal-Mart, which grew to be the world’s largest corporation.
1918-1992
William Westmoreland was a U.S. Army general who made a name for himself as commander of American troops in Vietnam.
1914-2005
Charles Whitman was a former Marine and sniper who killed 16 people at the University of Texas in 1966.
1941-1966