Oliver Platt is an American actor known for TV roles on 'Chicago Med' and 'The West Wing,' as well as a string of film credits that includes 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Casanova' and '2012.'

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

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos called President Trump's criticism of journalists "dangerous" during an interview at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. "It is a mistake for any elected official, in my opinion — I don’t think this is a very out-there opinion — to attack media and journalists," Bezos said.

• Business Leader, Entrepreneur
  (1964–)

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a spiritual leader known for developing the Transcendental Meditation technique and spreading it all over the world. He became famous for being the spiritual guru to the Beatles.

• (1917–2008)

Considered one of todays leading news correspondents, Christiane Amanpour has covered many of the worlds most dangerous conflicts and devastating events.

• News Anchor, Journalist
  (1958–)

Heather Mills is best known as the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney as well as for her activism and philanthropy.

• Animal Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Philanthropist, Model, Reality Television Star
  (1968–)

Emmy Award-winning actress Kirstie Alley played Rebecca Howe on the TV series Cheers and has struggled with weight problems in the public eye. She's also competed on the dance-competition show Dancing with the Stars.

• Film Actress, Reality Television Star, Television Actress
  (1951–)

Zayn Malik was one of the five members of One Direction, an English-Irish boy band that has topped the pop charts.

• Singer
  (1993–)

John Singer Sargent was an Italian-born American painter whose portraits of the wealthy and privileged provide an enduring image of Edwardian-age society.

• Painter
  (1856–1925)

Katherine MacGregor starred as Harriet Oleson, a comedic villain whom audiences loved to hate, on 'Little House on the Prairie' from 1974 to 1983.

• Television Actress
  (1925–2018)

Hermann Göring was a leader of the Nazi Party. He was condemned to hang as a war criminal in 1946 but took his own life instead.

• Military Leader
  (1893–1946)

Howard Stern is a disk jockey, talk show host, author and television personality. His long-running show broadcasts via satellite radio.

• Actor, Radio Talk Show Host
  (1954–)

Civil rights leader James Farmer headed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organized the historic Freedom Rides of 1961.

• Civil Rights Activist, Journalist
  (1920–1999)

Melanie Chisholm, also known as "Sporty Spice" and "Mel C," became famous in the mid-1990s with the all-girl British pop group the Spice Girls.

• Singer
  (1974–)

Singer-filmmaker Rob Zombie has delighted and shocked audiences with his horror-rock music and his scary, violent films.

• Director, Singer
  (1965–)

Rhythm and blues singer Ruth Brown signed with Atlantic Records at a young age and recorded a number of hit songs throughout the 1950s.

• Singer, Theater Actress
  (1928–2006)

Vivekananda was a spiritual leader and activist who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western ideas.

• Religious Figure, Activist
  (1863–1902)

Alfred Rosenberg served as leader of the Nazi party during Hitler's imprisonment, wrote on German racial purity and was executed as a war criminal.

• War Crimes
  (1893–1946)

Charles Perrault was a French poet and author known for writing the Mother Goose fairy tales.

• Poet, Author
  (1628–1703)

Jack London was a 19th century American author and journalist, best known for the adventure novels White Fang and The Call of the Wild.

• Author, Journalist
  (1876–1916)

Conservative Rush Limbaugh hosts the syndicated and controversial radio talk show, The Rush Limbaugh Show. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

• Radio Talk Show Host
  (1951–)

Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight boxing champion from February 1970 until January 1973 and fought in the famous "Thrilla in Manila" in 1975.

• Boxer
  (1944–2011)

Edmund Burke served in the British Parliament 1774-1794, where he dealt with revolutions in America and France, as well as troubles in India and Ireland.

• (c. 1729–1797)

P.W. Botha was a former South African prime minister and president who maintained the racial caste system of apartheid.

• President (non-U.S.), Prime Minister
  (1916–2006)

Mexican-born dancer and choreographer José Limón is recognized as an important figure in the American modern dance movement of the 1930s-1960s.

• Choreographer, Ballet Dancer
  (1908–1972)