Damon Dash is an entrepreneur and music producer who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay Z.

• Entrepreneur, Music Producer
  (1971–)

Bing Crosby sang such hit songs as the ever-popular holiday classic "White Christmas." The beloved crooner was also a star of radio, movies and television.

• Songwriter, Singer, Film Actor
  (1903–1977)

Inventor Ron Popeil pioneered the TV sales pitch with products like the Ronco Chop-O-Matic and phrases like "But wait, there's more."

• Inventor, Television Personality
  (1935–)

Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped by Phillip Garrido in 1991, at age 11. She spent 18 years in captivity with Garrido and his wife Nancy. Garrido raped Jaycee repeatedly and impregnated her twice.

• (1980–)

Frankie Valli is a U.S. vocalist known for his distinctive falsetto as lead singer of The Four Seasons, who had major hits like “Sherry,” “Working My Back to You” and “Who Loves You.” Valli is a successful solo artist as well with singles like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and “Grease.”

• Singer
  (1934–)

Golda Meir was best known as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel and the first woman to hold the title.

• Diplomat, Prime Minister
  (1898–1978)

Actress Christina Hendricks, named the sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine, is known for playing Joan Holloway on the TV series Mad Men.

• Television Actress
  (1975–)

A star of film, television and stage, Bobby Cannavale has appeared in 'The Station Agent,' 'Boardwalk Empire' and 'Blue Jasmine.'

• Actor
  (1970–)

Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times.

• Boxer
  (1921–1989)

James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," was a prolific singer, songwriter and bandleader, as well as one of the most iconic figures in funk and soul music from 1956 to 2006.

• Songwriter, Dancer, Activist, Singer, Musician
  (1933–2006)

Jacob Riis was a photographer and writer whose book 'How the Other Half Lives' led to a revolution in social reform.

• Writer, Social Reformer, Photographer
  (1849–1914)

Singer Eric Church has created such country hits as "Drink in My Hand" and "Give Me Back My Hometown."

• Singer, Songwriter
  (1977–)

Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis is best known for playing the wise-cracking, live-in housekeeper Alice on the 1970s television sitcom The Brady Bunch.

• Television Actress
  (1926–2014)

Pete Seeger was an iconic singer-songwriter best known for his contributions to the American folk music revival and his political activism.

• Environmental Activist, Singer, Anti-War Activist, Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Guitarist, Songwriter
  (1919–2014)

Doug Henning was a magician known the world over for his tricks performed on TV and Broadway and in Las Vegas.

• Magician
  (1947–2000)

May Sarton was a writer of poetry, novels and memoirs including her Journal of a Solitude.

• Journalist, Poet, Author
  (1912–1995)

Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for writing The Prince, a handbook for unscrupulous politicians that inspired the term "Machiavellian" and established its author as the "father of modern political theory."

• Writer, Diplomat
  (1469–1527)

William Inge was a playwright best known for his plays Come Back, Little Sheba; Picnic, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize; and Bus Stop.

• Screenwriter, Playwright
  (1913–1973)

Mary Astor was an Academy Award-winning actress of the stage and screen. Her best known role was in The Maltese Falcon.

• Author, Journalist, Film Actress, Theater Actress
  (1906–1987)

Marie Claire’s fashion director Nina Garcia established herself as a fashion expert by serving as a judge on the television show Project Runway for all seven seasons.

• Journalist, Reality Television Star
  (1967–)

Levi Johnston is known for having a baby with Bristol Palin, daughter of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

• (1990–)

Chuck Baldwin is a politician, writer, conservative pastor and radio talk show host. He was the Constitution Party's presidential candidate for the 2008 election.

• Radio Talk Show Host, Author, Pastor
  (1952–)