A | B |
Nigerian novelist best know for Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe |
Oil and gas executive who owned the NFL Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans | Bud Adams |
British filmmaker who worked with marionettes. Series called the Thunderbirds in 1965-1966 | Gerry Anderson |
Artist know for wire sculptures who first learned to draw in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans | Ruth Asawa |
Canadian Actor best know for roles on the series Maude and Different Strokes | Conrad Bain |
U.S. rep from Louisiana who championed women's rights | Lindy Boggs |
U.S. appellate judge and Solitor General of the US whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected due to his ideology | Robert Bork |
Engineer who invented high end audio speakers | Amar Bose |
Psychologist who was a noted columnist and TV personality | Dr. Joyce Brothers |
Jazz pianist best know for "Take Five" and "Time Out" | Dave Brubeck |
Real Estate developer and owner of the LA Lakers | Jerry Buss |
Southern Baptist minister and author best know for his involvement in the civil rights movement | Will Campbell |
Socialist President of Venezuela | Hugo Chavez |
Best selling novelist know for military thrillers such as "The Hunt for Red October" | Tom Clancy |
National Security Advisor and Secretary of the Interior under Ronald Reagan | William Clark |
Orchestra conductor who was won of the first African-Americans to gain worldwide acclaim | James DePriest |
Engineer and inventor who perfected sound recordings by removing the hisses often associated with them | Ray Dolby |
Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle for the Baltimore Colts (1953-1961) | Art Donovan |
Pulitizer Prize winning critic for the Chicago Sun Times | Roger Ebert |
Computer scientist who invented the mouse and also developed hypertext and networking | Douglas Engelbart |
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives , 1989-1995 | Thomas Foley |
British journalist known for historic interviews | David Frost |
Emmy Award winning actor best know for his role of mob boss Tony Soprano | James Gandolfini |
TV actor best know for his roles on I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas | Larry Hagman |
Noble Prize Winning Irish Poet | Seamus Heaney |
Helped create the Muppets | Jane Henson |
First African-American to Enroll at the University of Alabama | James Hood |
Country Music singer best know for songs that reflected private demons | George Jones |
Hall of Fame football player who popularized the term "sack" | Deacon Jones |
Emmy Award winning actor best known for his roles on The Odd Couple and Quincy M.E. | Jack Klugman |
Former mayor of NYC 1978-1989 | Ed Koch |
Oilman who pioneered the use of hydraulic fracturing | George Mitchell |
Hall of Fame Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals | Stan Musial |
Heavyweight boxer who appeared in Rocky V | Tommy Morrison |
Heavyweight champion who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1973 | Ken Norton |
Science Fiction Writer Known for anti-utopian novels. | Frederick Pohl |
U.S. Army General who commanded coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm | H. Norman Swartzkopf |
Emmy Award winning actor best know for her role as Edith Bunker in All in the Family | Jean Stapleton |
Football player and broadcaster who broadcasted 16 Superbowls | Pat Summerall |
Served as Britain's only female prime minister | Margaret Thatcher (nicknamed the Iron Lady) |
White House correspondent for over 50 years | Helen Thomas |
She was Dear Abby | Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Phillips) |
Science Fiction and fantasy writer known for Dying Earth Series | Jack Vance |
TV actress who appeared on the Bob Newhart show and voiced Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons | Marcia Wallace |
Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles | Earl Weaver |
Japanese President of Nintendo who revolutionized the video game market | Hiroshiu Yamauchi |