Frank Abagnale became notorious for impersonating a pilot, a doctor, and a laywer. He was hired by the FBI to teach them his fradulent tricks.
1948-
Woody Allen is an American comedian, film maker and author who directed and starred in two of his most famous films, Annie Hall and Manhattan.
1935-
Casey Anthony is best known for her connection to the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, Caylee.
1986-
Revolutionary war traitor Benedict Arnold was a heroic general until his loyalist wife (and some money troubles) made him join the British.
1741-1801
1944-
Roseanne Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer and television producer & director who gained huge fame for her title role in the sitcom Roseanne.
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1811-1882
1749-1800
Jean-Bedel Bokassa was the president of the Central African Republic (1966-1976) and a self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Empire (1976-1979).
1921-1996
1507-1536
Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first emperor of France and whose drive for military expansion changed the world.
1769-1821
Lucrezia Borgia was an Italian noblewoman and daughter of Pope Alexander VI. A notorious reputation precedes her, and she is inextricably, and perhaps unfairly, linked to the crimes and debauchery of her family.
1480-1519
American motion-picture actress Clare Bow personified the flapper of the 1920s. From 1927 to 1930 she was one of the top five Hollywood box-office attractions.
1905-1965
1917-1998
1919-
Rebekah Brooks resigned as editor of the British paper that hacked into voicemail for news scoops.
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85-42
1860-1925
1914-1997
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1900-1983
1877-1945
Jose Canseco is best known for his record-breaking major league baseball career.
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1790-1843
Anna Chapman became famous in June 2010, when she was arrested in New York and accused of spying for the Russian government.
1982-
Jacques Chirac served as President of France from 1995-2007, Prime Minister from 1974-76 & 1986-88, and Mayor of Paris from 1977-1995.
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Dick Clark was a TV personality known for the shows American Bandstand, $25,000 Pyramid and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, among others.
1929-2012
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1803-1890
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Award-winning actor Ted Danson is best known for playing the bartender on comedy series Cheers, which he played for 11 seasons.
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Marie de Medici is best known for time spent as Queen consort of Henry IV of France.
1575-1642
1550-1630
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1001-1200
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Alfred Dreyfus was a French army officer who was wrongly convicted of treason based primarily on anti-semitism. The scandal was known as the Dreyfus Affair.
1859-1935
1894-1972
1830-1915
1799-1879
M. Joycelyn Elders is a physician who briefly served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Clinton.
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Daniel Ellsberg strengthened public opposition to the Vietnam War in 1971 when he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times.
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1820-1878
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1906-1990
Ralph Fiennes is a British film actor best known for his performances in Schindler's List, The English Patient and The Constant Gardener.
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1943-2008
1928-2010
When Larry Flynt published an unflattering parody of Jerry Falwell in Hustler, Falwell waged a suit that eventually went to the U.S. Supreme Court. It ruled in Flynt's favor, citing the First Amendment's protection of freedom of speech.
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1821-1877
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John Galliano is a British fashion designer who served as head designer of the French haute couture houses Givenchy (1995-1996) and Christian Dior (1996-2011).
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1904-2000
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1862-1931
1836-1892
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, a mobster turned government witness, is best known for testifying against his mafia associates in exchange for government protection.
1945-
Lita Grey Chaplin was an actress known mostly for her tumultuous marriage to screen legend Charlie Chaplin.
1908-1995
1925-2007
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1908-1990
Canadian-born American actor Phil Hartman is best known for his performances on Saturday Night Live.
1948-1998
1957-
American film actress Rita Hayworth is best known for her stunning explosive sexual charisma on screen in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
1918-1987
1905-1984
1920-2007
1773-1835
Robert Hichens was a British mariner best known for being at the wheel of the RMS Titanic when it hit the iceberg that resulted in its sinking.
1882-1940
1900-1945
1904-1996
Actress Katie Holmes played Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. She has a daughter with actor Tom Cruise.
1978-
As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity.
1895-1972
1854-1916
1660-1727
1945-
Baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from the sport due to his involvement in Black Sox Scandal and the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
1887-1951
1767-1828
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1745-1829
1990-
Jim Jones was the leader of the religious cult Peoples Temple. He lead a mass suicide event of more than 900 people, the largest mass suicide in history.
1931-1978
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Entertainer, author, and famous transsexual Christine Jorgenson, made headlines in the early 1950s for having a sex change from a man to a woman.
1926-1989
1949-1984
R. Kelly is a popular American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer best known for his gospel-tinged vocals and highly sexualized lyrics.
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Gelsey Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet at age 15. In 1984, she left the spotlight for several years due to physical and emotional issues.
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