Known as the Godfather of Hip Hop and the inventor of electro funk, Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ who spread hip-hop culture in the 1980s through his group Universal Zulu Nation.

• Disc Jockey
  (1957–)

Mr. Magic was a famous hip hop DJ who influenced the careers of aspiring rappers in the 80s and 90s.

• Disc Jockey, Radio Personality
  (1956–2009)

Grand Wizard (or Grand Wizzard) Theodore is a hip-hop DJ credited for inventing the scratching technique and mastering the needle drop.

• DJ
  (1963–)

Hal Linden is a Tony Award-winning actor, singer and musician known for stage projects like 'The Rothschilds' and 'The Gathering' as well as the long-running detective sitcom 'Barney Miller.'

• Television Actor, Theater Actor
  (1931–)

Garry Marshall produced some of the most popular television shows in the 1970s, including The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy. He also directed over 18 films including Pretty Woman (1990) and The Princess Diaries (2001).

• Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
  (1934–2016)

Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

• Supreme Court Justice, Lawyer
  (1954–)

Actor James Caan's career highlights include an Oscar-nominated performance as Sonny Corleone in 'The Godfather' and a well-received turn as a writer held hostage in Stephen King’s 'Misery.'

• Television Actor, Theater Actor, Film Actor
  (1940–)

Judd Hirsch is an American actor known for starring on such TV shows as 'Taxi,' 'Dear John' and 'Numb3rs.'

• Actor
  (1935–)

Larry Ellison is the founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, which earned him a spot as fifth wealthiest person in the world in 2014.

• CEO, Entrepreneur
  (1944–)

Lawyer James B. Donovan defended Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in a 1957 espionage trial, and later negotiated the exchange of Abel for American Francis Gary Powers.

• Lawyer
  (1916–1970)

Helen Kane was a well-known singer and actress who was thought by some to have inspired the cartoon character Betty Boop.

• Film Actress, Singer, Theater Actress
  (1904–1966)

Laura Nyro is best known for her musical career as a singer-songwriter, which began in the 1960s.

• Singer, Pianist
  (1947–1997)

Actor, writer, and comedian George Carlin was known for his stand-up routines as well as TV appearances and roles in such films as 1987's Outrageous Fortune.

• Film Actor, Comedian
  (1937–2008)

Award-winning actress Kerry Washington has appeared in such films as 'Ray,' 'She Hate Me,' 'The Last King of Scotland' and 'Django Unchained.' She is also the star of the Shonda Rhimes TV series 'Scandal.'

• Film Actress, Activist, Television Actress, Theater Actress
  (1977–)

Entertainer Joey Bishop starred in his own TV sitcom, and hosted his own late-night talk show. He was a member of the Rat Pack, along with Frank Sinatra.

• Talk Show Host, Television Actor, Comedian, Film Actor
  (1918–2007)

Walter O'Malley was the influential president of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for nearly 30 years.

• Business Leader
  (1903–1979)

Louis Farrakhan has led the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combined elements of Islam with black nationalism since 1978.

• Religious Figure, Civil Rights Activist
  (1933–)

The arrest and trial of Larry Davis, arrested after a 1986 shootout with the NYPD, drew national interest and ignited racial tensions in New York City.

• Murderer, Thief
  (1966–2008)

Big Pun was a Latino hip-hop artist whose album Capital Punishment went to No. 1 on the R&B/hip-hop charts. He died in 2000 from obesity related heart failure.

• Rapper
  (1971–2000)

Entertainer, author and famous transsexual Christine Jorgensen, made headlines in the early 1950s for having a sex change from a man to a woman.

• Singer, Film Actor/Film Actress
  (1926–1989)

Vincent Pastore is an actor most well know for his role as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.

• Film Actor, Television Actor
  (1946–)

Rosalyn S. Yalow was a Nobel Prize-winning medical physicist who conducted groundbreaking research on type II diabetes.

• Physicist, Academic
  (1921–2011)