The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.

• U.S. First Lady, Diplomat
  (1884–1962)

Civil rights activist and ACLU alum Eleanor Holmes Norton serves as a non-voting delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia.

• U.S. Representative, Civil Rights Activist
  (1937–)

The policies of William the Conqueror, king of England from 1066 until his death in 1087, may be largely responsible for eventually making Britain the most powerful nation in Europe.

• Military Leader, King
  (c. 1028–c. 1087)

French singer Édith Piaf, also known as “The Little Sparrow,” was one of the most iconic performers of her native country.

• Songwriter, Singer
  (1915–1963)

Mary of Teck became Queen Mary, consort of King George V. She was the mother of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

• Queen
  (1867–1953)

The artist Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was one of the best-known and most fashionable portraitists of 18th century France; her clients included the queen Marie Antoinette.

• Painter
  (1755–1842)

Louis XII was king of France from 1498 and was noted for his disastrous Italian wars and his domestic popularity.

• King
  (1462–1515)

Louis XIII was king of France from 1610 to 1643. Under his reign, France became a leading European power.

• King
  (1601–1643)