manufacturer, social reformerBorn: 9/19/1839Birthplace: Birmingham, England With his brother Richard, he took over his father's failing chocolate business and built it into the highly successful…
inventor, manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 7/12/1854Birthplace: Waterville, N.Y. Eastman is largely responsible for stimulating popular interest in photography through his inventions and through…
actorBorn: 2/18/1925Birthplace: New York City This character actor began his career on stage and radio as a child and became a familiar face to American audiences in television and film during the…
musicianBorn: 7/22/1940Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina Musician who pioneered the funk style of rock in the 1970s with his band Parliament-Funkadelic. Nicknamed “Dr. Funkenstein,” Clinton is…
announcer, actorBorn: 11/10/1919Birthplace: Beijing, China He was the announcer/straight man opposite Groucho Marx on the hit TV quiz show You Bet Your Life (1950–61), as well as the announcer on…
comedian, writerBorn: 5/12/1937Birthplace: Bronx, New York A high school drop-out, Carlin joined the Air Force, then worked as a radio disc jockey before moving to Los Angeles in 1962. Once he…
writer, editor, actorBorn: 3/18/1927Birthplace: New York City Tall professional author and editor who also makes cameo appearances in films. Thoroughly educated, first at Phillips Exeter Academy in…
boxer, actorBorn: 1/10/1949Birthplace: Marshall, Texas Heavyweight boxer who won the world championship as a 24-year-old, lost it a year later, and then improbably won it back 20 years later at the…
(George Stevens Hamilton IV)actor, producer, hostBorn: 8/12/1939Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Handsome, well-tanned film, actor adept at playing rich playboys. He began his prolific career in…
musicianBorn: 2/25/1943Birthplace: Liverpool, England Guitarist and songwriter sometimes referred to as “the quiet Beatle,” but nonetheless a key element in the group's success and a major rock and…
