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Bella Abzug was a leading liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s, especially known for her work for women’s rights.

Ben Affleck is best known for co-writing and acting in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting.

Casey Affleck is best known as an actor in films including Gone Baby Gone, and as the brother of actor Ben Affleck.

Lou Albano was a professional wrestler-turned-wrestling personality in the hugely popular World Wrestling Federation of the 1980s.

Tori Amos is a singer/songwriter known for her influence on the 1990s alternative music scene and her piano-driven songs.

Actress Gillian Anderson is famous for her portrayal of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the 1990s television series The X-Files.

Loni Anderson is a TV actress notable for her sexy role as Jennifer Marlowe on the series WKRP in Cincinnati.

Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. He is considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history.

Astronaut, military pilot, and educator, Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon.

Rosanna Arquette is an American actress, director and producer who made the documentary Searching for Debra Winger.

Scottish engineer John Logie Baird was the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion. He also demonstrated color television, in 1928.

James Baldwin was a novelist and playwright who wrote about racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century, especially pertaining to black life in America.

Stanley Baldwin was a British Conservative politician, statesman and Prime Minister. He served three times as Prime Minister, under three different monarchs between 1923 and 1937.

Lucille Ball was a comedienne and actress and the star of the pioneering sitcoms "I Love Lucy," "The Lucille Ball Show" and "Here's Lucy."

Actor Antonio Banderas has starred in some of Hollywood's most high-profile films, including Interview with the Vampire, Desperado and The Mask of Zorro.

Considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of his time, Count Basie was known for his piano style and command of big bands.

Jean Baudrillard was a social theorists who analyzed the way humans think and communicate. His most famous theories are "hyperreality" and "simulacrum."

Film actor. Kate Beckinsale is an actress whose starring role in the Underworld films catapulted her to international stardom.

Jeanne Becu, countess du Barry, was the mistress of Louis XV. She was later guillotined.

Halle Berry is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood and a Revlon spokeswoman.

Wendell Berry’s nature poetry, novels of America's rural past and essays on ecological responsibility grew from his experiences as a farmer.

Involved in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, Ronnie Biggs became the world's most famous fugitive. He avoided capture for more than 30 years.

Professional athlete, sprinter. Usain Bolt became the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in world record times.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first emperor of France and whose drive for military expansion changed the world.

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.

Crystal Bowersox landed a spot on the ninth season of American Idol and became the first runner-up.

Ray Bradbury is an American fantasy and horror author who is best known for his novels Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles.

Tom Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Sergey Brin created Google, the world's most popular search engine. Brin and Larry Page, Google's co-creator, still manage the company and are billionaires.

Emily Bront, the author of Wuthering Heights, led a quiet life with her two sisters Charlotte and Anne (also famous authors).

Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," played with Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm in the early 1960s, and later joined Latin-American band Los Latinos. His hit songs include "I Need Some Money" and "Bustin' Loose."

Ron Brown was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Pres. Bill Clinton. He was the first African American to hold this position. He was killed in a plane crash.

Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock is known for her roles in such films as Speed, While You Were Sleeping, The Proposal, and The Blind Side.

Ralph Bunche was a U.S. diplomat, a key member of the United Nations for more than two decades, and the winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Plaxico Burress is an American football wide receiver who has played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New York Giants and the New York Jets.

James Cameron has produced some of the most highly acclaimed, biggest box-office hits of his era, including Aliens, Titanic, and Avatar.

Jessica Capshaw is an American actress well known for her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form.

Marxist Cuban political leader Fidel Castro helped lead the Cuban Revolution and served as president of Cuba 1976-2008.

Wilt Chamberlin was a professional basketball player in the NBA known for his 7' 1" height and record-making point totals.

With her trademark suits and little black dresses, fashion designer Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today.

Actress Kristin Chenoweth is best known for her roles on Broadway in Wicked and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as on TV show The West Wing.

Psychologist and educator Kenneth Bancroft Clark was the first black president of the American Psychological Association.

William Clark was half of the famous exploration team Lewis and Clark, who explored and mapped the unknown lands west of the Mississippi River.

Outfielder Roberto Clemente broke National League batting records while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960s.