After winning Entertainer of the Year at the 2017 Country Music Awards, Garth Brooks admitted to lip synching during his performance. "My voice just isn't going anywhere, and we wanted to represent country music the best we can," he explained.

• Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist
  (1962–)

Charles Dickens was a prolific and highly influential 19th century British author, who penned such acclaimed works as 'Oliver Twist,' 'A Christmas Carol,' 'David Copperfield' and 'Great Expectations.'

• Author
  (1812–1870)

Pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the autobiographical "Little House" kids' book series, the basis of the popular television show Little House on the Prairie.

• Educator, Author, Journalist
  (1867–1957)

John Deere was an American inventor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment. In 1837, Deere started an eponymous company that went on to become an international powerhouse.

• Inventor
  (1804–1886)

John Hickenlooper is best known as the current Democratic governor of Colorado.

• Entrepreneur, Politician
  (1952–)

Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Chris Rock has appeared in such films as 'Bad Company' and is the creator of the television show 'Everybody Hates Chris.'

• Television Actor, Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director, Producer, Comedian
  (1965–)

Ashton Kutcher's first acting gig, playing Kelso on That '70s Show, led him to roles in films like Guess Who, A Lot Like Love, The Guardian, No Strings Attached and Jobs.

• Television Actor, Television Producer, Film Actor
  (1978–)

James Spader is the king of playing smarmy antiheroes and villains on TV and film. He won three Emmy Awards for his role as snarky lawyer Alan Shore on Boston Legal.

• Television Actor, Film Actor, Theater Actor
  (1960–)

Thomas Andrews was the principal architect for the infamous RMS Titanic. He died in the sinking, on April 15, 1912.

• Engineer, Architect
  (1873–1912)

Thomas More is known for his 1516 book Utopia and for his untimely death in 1535, after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint in 1935.

• Journalist, Lawyer, Philosopher, Saint
  (1478–1535)

Ragtime pianist Eubie Blake was one of the most famous composers of 20th century musicals, known for hits like "I'm Just Wild About Harry."

• Pianist, Songwriter
  (1883–c. 1983)

Sinclair Lewis was a journalist and Nobel Prize winning novelist known for 20th century works like Main Street, Elmer Gantry and Babbitt.

• Author, Journalist
  (1885–1951)

British comedian Eddie Izzard is known for performing some of his Emmy Award–winning stand-up routines in drag.

• Comedian
  (1962–)

Anna Ivanovna was empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.

• Duchess, Queen
  (1693–1740)