| A | B |
|---|
| Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone; dedicated his life to helping the deaf |
| Thomas Edison | invented the incandescent light bulb |
| Barack Obama | 1st black president of the U. S. |
| Bill Gates | software genius of Microsoft |
| Chopin | musician, composer; 1st concert @ 8 yrs. old |
| Paul "Bear" Bryant | legendary coach of Alabama |
| Condoleeza Rice | Secretary of State; known as former president, George Bush's secret weapon |
| Houdini | magician, known as The King of Handcuffs because of his ability to escape |
| Jeff Gordon | one of the top 20 drivers in NASCAR wins |
| Tom Hanks | one of this actor's major films is Forrest Gump |
| Halle Berry | model, actress; runner-up in Miss USA and Miss World beauty pageants |
| Martin Luther King, Jr | formed SCLC and was later assassinated |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr | has completed all 500 laps at Daytona 500 14 times |
| Abraham Lincoln | ended slavery in the U. S. |
| Tony Hawk | created hundreds of skating tricks; first skater to complete the 900 |
| Galileo | built a telescope that could magnify objects to 8 or 9 times thier normal size |
| Walt Disney | has won more Oscar awards (32) than anyone in history |
| Benjamin Franklin | inventor, writer, printer |
| Helen Keller | became 1st blind and deaf person to graduate from Radcliffe College |
| Lucille Ball | comedian/actress; crazy, lovable, accident-prone |
| Dr. Phil | started his own show in 2002 after being on others like Oprah |
| Langston Hughes | poet who had a stained relationship with his father and attempted suicide numerous times |
