Issa Rae is an American writer, actress, director and producer who is best known for her HBO Emmy-nominated series 'Insecure.'

• Screenwriter, Author, Producer, Actress, Director
  (1985–)

Tom Watson is an American golfer and six-time PGA Player of the Year. He was one of the sport's dominant figures in the 1970s and '80s.

• Golfer
  (1949–)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has agreed to step down as chairman of Tesla’s board for three years as part of an agreement with the SEC. Musk became the subject of an SEC lawsuit for fraud in August when he mislead investors by tweeting that he had “funding secured” for a buyout of Tesla at $420 per share.

• Explorer, Engineer, Inventor
  (1971–)

Netflix has named Susan Rice to its board of directors. The former Obama ambassador has been criticized for her handling of the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi. Meanwhile, Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly in talks to provide shows for the company.

• Diplomat
  (1964–)

Tiger Woods is a professional golfer who set an amazing career in motion in 1997, when he became the youngest man and the first African American to win the U.S. Masters.

• Golfer
  (1975–)

Happy 20th Birthday, Google! Created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a research project at Stanford, they called the search engine "Google" after the mathematical term "googo." The term refers to the No. 1 followed by 100 zeros, to reflect their mission to organize the immense amount of information available on the web.

• Engineer, Inventor
  (1973–)

Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco.

• U.S. Representative, Mayor
  (1933–)

In a CNN interview, beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh-Jennings says she was warned she might lose her sponsorships when she discovered she was six weeks pregnant with her first child at the London Olympics. “Certain brands stepped up when others leave. That’s just the cycle of life,” she said.

• Athlete
  (1978–)

Reese Witherspoon is in talks to star as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, according to ‘Deadline,’ which will feature most of the original creative team. It’s been 17 years since the original film; the plot is under wraps but is said to be in the same style with focus on female empowerment.

• Philanthropist, Producer, Actress
  (1976–)

Condoleezza Rice is the first black woman to serve as the United States' national security adviser, as well as the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09).

• Government Official
  (1954–)

Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), whose term was notably marked by the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginnings of the Great Depression.

• U.S. President
  (1874–1964)

Mae C. Jemison is the first African-American female astronaut. In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African-American woman in space.

• Doctor, Astronaut
  (1956–)

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Republican, she was considered a moderate conservative and served for 24 years.

• Supreme Court Justice
  (1930–)

Roger Corman is a film director and producer who helmed B-Movie classics and helped launch the careers of James Cameron, John Sayles, Ron Howard and others.

• Director, Producer, Actor
  (1926–)

John Steinbeck was an American novelist whose Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, portrayed the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

• Author
  (1902–1968)

Novelist Ken Kesey wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and is credited with helping to usher in the era of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s.

• Author, Journalist
  (1935–2001)

Sen. Cory Booker released 12 pages of emails sent by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that dealt with racial inequality. By making the documents public, Booker broke Senate rules as they were originally marked "committee confidential." He could face expulsion.

• U.S. Senator, Mayor
  (1969–)

Debi Thomas was the first African American to win the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and a medal in Winter Olympics competition.

• Athlete, Ice Skater
  (1967–)

Sergey Brin created Google with Larry Page, the two becoming billionaires as Google developed into the world's most popular search engine and a media giant.

• Inventor, Computer Programmer, Engineer
  (1973–)

Emmy Award–winning actor Andre Braugher has appeared in such TV series as 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' as well as in numerous films.

• Actor
  (1962–)

Stephen Breyer is an associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton.

• Supreme Court Justice
  (1938–)

John McEnroe is a former tennis champion who is one of the leading title holders of all time, having also created controversy with his temperamental outbursts. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.

• Tennis Player
  (1959–)

Known for competing against men as a teenager, pro golfer Michelle Wie won her first major tournament at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open.

• Athlete, Golfer
  (1989–)

Sam Simon is a TV writer, producer and director known for his work on the hit animated series 'The Simpsons,' as well as other programs like 'Taxi,' 'Cheers' and 'The Drew Carey Show.'

• Television Producer, Screenwriter
  (1955–2015)