A gifted mathematician, Ada Lovelace is considered to have written instructions for the first computer program in the mid-1800s.
1815-1852
"King of the Blues" B.B. King began as a disc jockey in Memphis before finding fame as an R&B guitarist, with hits like "The Thrill Is Gone."
1925-
Billie Jean King is best known for her long and successful tennis career.
1943-
American singer and songwriter Carole King has written or co-written over 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists.
1942-
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1927-2006
1931-
1878-1956
In addition to his career of talk show host on Larry King Live, Larry King has appeared as himself in several movies and television shows.
1933-
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
1929-1968
When a mostly white jury acquitted the police officers who were caught on video beating Rodney King, it set off the L.A. riots of 1992.
1965-2012
Rufus King was an American diplomat, politician and framer of the U.S. Constitution.
1755-1827
Stephen King is a New York Times-bestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres. Much of his work has been adapted into films.
1947-