An upcoming ABC special on the film I, Tonya features an interview with Tonya Harding, who now admits she was aware of the attack on fellow figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. She was not charged and has previously denied knowledge.

• Athlete, Ice Skater
  (1970–)

River Phoenix was an Academy Award nominee and promising young actor who died at the young age of 23 from a drug overdose.

• Film Actor
  (1970–1993)

American decathlete Ashton Eaton won consecutive gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

• Track and Field Athlete
  (1988–)

Award-winning children's book writer Beverly Cleary created such classics as 'Henry Huggins,' 'Ramona the Pest' and 'The Mouse and the Motorcycle.'

• Writer
  (1916–)

Linus Pauling was a theoretical physical chemist who became the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes.

• Chemist, Scientist
  (1901–1994)

Actor Ty Burrell became famous for his portrayal of inept dad Phil Dunphy on the hit sitcom 'Modern Family.'

• Actor
  (1967–)

Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.

• (1840–1904)

Douglas C. Engelbart was a pioneer in the design of interactive computer environments best known for inventing the computer mouse in 1964.

• Computer Programmer, Inventor
  (1925–2013)

Jazz great Esperanza Spalding is a Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist and songwriter known for albums like 'Esperanza' and 'Radio Music Society.'

• Songwriter, Musician, Singer, Bassist
  (1984–)

Republican U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers is best known for being the highest ranking Republican female in the House of Representatives.

• U.S. Representative
  (1969–)

Matt Groening is a cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, which became the longest-running entertainment series in primetime television in 2009.

• Television Producer, Comedian, Screenwriter
  (1954–)

James Beard was a chef, television personality and food writer who many consider to be the "father of American-style gourmet cooking."

• Chef, Writer
  (1903–1985)

Terri Irwin is an internationally regarded wildlife activist and the widow of Steve Irwin.

• Television Producer, Zoologist, Journalist, Television Personality
  (1964–)

Steve Prefontaine is best known as the runner who once held the U.S. record in every long-distance event. He died in a car crash in 1975 at age 24.

• Track and Field Athlete
  (1951–1975)