A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago Outfit, an organized crime syndicate during the Prohibition era.

Mary Tyler Moore was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, television star and producer known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Actress Ava Gardner was a sultry beauty famous for playing femme fatale roles, and for her marriages to Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw and Mickey Rooney.

Dorothy Wordsworth was a writer and sister of William Wordsworth, often serving as his inspiration.

Philip Johnson was an American architect best known for the design for his own home, the Glass House, in New Canaan, CT.

American conductor Robert Shaw is best known for his innovations in seating a choir in quartets and for bringing new standards to choral performance.