Busy Philipps starred on 'Freaks and Geeks,' 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Cougartown,' and also creates popular posts and videos on Instagram.

George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and critic most famous for his novels 'Animal Farm' (1945) and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' (1949).

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

James Meredith is a civil rights activist who became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.

Grammy winner Carly Simon was one of the biggest singer/songwriters in the 1970s. She was famously married to fellow rocker James Taylor and wrote the 1972 hit single 'You're So Vain.'

Ricky Gervais is a British comedian best known for co-writing and co-directing the television series 'The Office.'

Chef Anthony Bourdain moved out of the kitchen to become a bestselling author and award-winning TV personality, gaining wider fame with his unique culinary worldview.

Scientist Hermann Oberth was an influential figure in modern astronautics with his trailblazing ideas on rocket flight.

Sidney Lumet was an award-winning stage director and filmmaker known for works like 12 Angry Men and Network.

Director, producer and playwright George Abbott lived to be 107 and participated in such Broadway productions as Boy Meets Girl, The Fall Guy and Our Town.

Grammy Award-winning singer George Michael was one of the leading pop stars of the 1980s and '90s. His 1987 album 'Faith' won a Grammy for best album of the year.

Antoni Gaudí was a Barcelona-based Spanish architect whose free-flowing works were greatly influenced by nature.