Meet famous people past and present who were born in April. Valerie Bertinelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Bette Davis, Washington Irving, Shirley Temple are just some of the names you'll find who share a birthday in April.
Browse notable art collectors such as Doris Duke, Henry Frick, and J Paul Getty.
America wasn't discovered, it was built. At the end of the Civil War, America was seen as a failing experiment in democracy; a nation fraying from the inside and at war with itself. Just 50 years later, the United States was the greatest superpower the world had ever seen. This landmark transition was due in no small part to a group of business-savvy, innovative young men: John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan and Thomas Edison. These men constructed a bold vision for a modern America and transformed the greatest industries of our time, including oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles and finance; they are unequivocally America's first captains of industry.
Take a look at famous people named John, such as John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John D Rockefeller, and John Barrymore.
Take a look at famous people named Morgan, such as Garrett A Morgan, Joe Morgan, and J.P. Morgan, Jr..
Meet famous people like Robert Mapplethorpe, John Candy, Patsy Cline, and Jesse Owens, who died in the month of March.
Browse notable philanthropists such as John D Rockefeller Jr., Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey.
The American Dream is the notion that, with hard work, any individual can emerge from poor circumstances to a life of wealth and security. Despite the economic ups and downs of modern times, the notion of lifting one's self up is still ingrained in our mindset. Some of our most famous celebrities are, in fact, people who came from nothing. Talent, hard work, and good fortune aligned to make these individuals successful business leaders, actors, athletes and more.