Danish silversmith Georg Jensen was one of the first people to use steel for cutlery and recognize modern silverware as profitable.

• (1866–1935)

Johns Hopkins was a U.S. millionaire merchant and investor who in his will left large endowments to found Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

• Philanthropist
  (1795–1873)

German artist George Baselitz helped start the Neo-Expressionism movement. He’s known for intentionally hanging his artwork upside down.

• Artist
  (1938–)

George Cadbury successfully took over their father’s business, Cadbury Brothers cocoa and chocolate, with his brother Richard and they improved working conditions.

• Philanthropist
  (1839–1922)

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a famous industrialist who worked in railroads and shipping. He had accumulated the largest fortune in the U.S. at the time of his death, in 1877.

• Business Leader, Philanthropist
  (1794–1877)

Andrew Carnegie, a self-made steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest 19th century U.S. businessmen, donated towards the expansion of the New York Public Library.

• Entrepreneur, Business Leader, Philanthropist
  (1835–1919)

Andrew Mellon a financier and philanthropist who served as secretary of the Treasury under three U.S. Presidents. He funded the National Gallery of Art.

• Government Official, Economist
  (1855–1937)

George Frideric Handel composed operas, oratorios and instrumentals. His 1741 work, 'Messiah,' is among the most famous oratorios in history.

• Composer
  (1685–1759)