J. Allen Hynek
American astronomer J. Allen Hynek is best known for investigations of unidentified flying objects and efforts to promote "ufology" as a legitimate scientific pursuit.
American astronomer J. Allen Hynek is best known for investigations of unidentified flying objects and efforts to promote "ufology" as a legitimate scientific pursuit.
Lena Waithe is an American actress and screenwriter who is best known for her supporting role and writing credits on Netflix's 'Master of None,' for which she won an Emmy in 2017.
Supermodel Karlie Kloss is engaged to Josh Kushner, founder of investment firm Thrive Capital, co-founder of Oscar Health and brother to Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and advisor. The couple had been together for six years before Kushner popped the question.
Gina Rodriguez is an American actress who is best known for her titular role on The CW's 'Jane the Virgin,' for which she won a Golden Globe in 2015.
Mavis Staples is best known for her extensive gospel career with the Staples Singers.
When Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, she became the first American first lady to ever win a public office seat. She later became the 67th U.S. secretary of state in 2009, serving until 2013. In 2016, she became the first woman in U.S. history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, known for being moderately liberal, called for the repeal of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment giving Americans the right to bear firearms in response to student protests. President Trump replied it “will never be repealed.”
Frances McDormand won best actress for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ her second Oscar. "I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: inclusion rider," she said in yet another nod to the #MeToo movement and diversity.
Michelle Obama is the wife of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Prior to her role as first lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community-outreach worker.
Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celene Dion and Aretha Franklin.
Diane Nash is an African-American civil rights activist and Freedom Rider whose campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s were some of the most consequential of their time.
Playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun and was the first black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award.
In 1953, writer and illustrator Hugh Hefner created the men's adult entertainment magazine 'Playboy,' which played a role in the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Hefner built his controversial yet groundbreaking magazine into an international enterprise.
It’s Harrison Ford, action-hero mode. The Internet is lauding the Indiana Jones actor for rescuing a driver from her car, which had rolled down an embankment of a southern California highway.
Jennifer Hudson is an Oscar and Grammy-winning actress and singer known for roles in 'Dreamgirls' and 'Sex and the City.'
Ted Kaczynski is a mathematician best known for a campaign of letter bombs he sent as the 'Unabomber' over a nearly 20-year period, resulting in three fatalities.
Chance the Rapper released four new tracks, one of which revealed that he had bought the dormant Chicagoist news website. In a statement, the artist said he was looking forward to reviving "an independent media outlet focused on amplifying diverse voices and content."
Considered by many to be the first MC ever, Gil Scott-Heron was a soul and jazz spoken word poet whose work with musician Brian Jackson, notably their 1970s albums Pieces of a Man and Winter in America, inspired the birth of hip hop.
Singer-songwriter Grace Slick was one of the lead singers for the band Jefferson Airplane. She wrote the song "White Rabbit" and sang the popular tune "Somebody to Love."
Betty Ford became the First Lady when President Nixon resigned and made her Vice President husband, Gerald Ford, the acting President.
Walt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland.
Marilu Henner is known for her acting career, particularly on the hit sitcom 'Taxi,' along with her series of health and fitness books.