Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Burt Lancaster
David Schwimmer
James K. Polk
Warren G. Harding
Eva Cassidy
James Thurber
George Bernard Shaw
All Personalities (482 listed)
Raymond Loewy
"Father of Industrial Design" & Visionary Creator of Modern Corporate Identity
Richard Doll
Eminent British Epidemiologist & Physician (Proved Link Between Smoking & Lung Cancer)
Richard E. Byrd
Pioneering American Naval Officer, Aviator, Polar Explorer & Medal of Honor Recipient Who Flew Over the South Pole
Richard Hooker
Eminent Theologian and Co-Founder of Anglican Theological Thought (Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity)
Richard Schorr
Renowned German Astronomer, Discoverer of 30 Asteroids & Director of Hamburg Observatory
Rita Hayworth
Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda
Robert Jordan
Master American Epic Fantasy Author & Creator of The Wheel of Time Series
Robert Mapplethorpe
Fine-Art Photographer & Master of Classical Composition and Light
Robert Mensah
Football Goalkeeper & African Legend
Robert Mundell
Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences & "The Father of the Euro"
Robert Smith
6th United States Secretary of State & 2nd US Secretary of the Navy
Ronald McNair
American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut
Rosa Parks
Pioneering Civil Rights Activist & "The Mother of the Freedom Movement"
Roy Lichtenstein
Pioneering American Pop Artist, Painter, Sculptor & Creator of "Whaam!" and "Drowning Girl"
Ruby Dee
Legendary American Actress, Poet, Playwright, Civil Rights Activist & SAG Lifetime Honoree
Ruth Handler
Business Icon, Co-Founder of Mattel & Creator of the Worldwide Phenomenon Barbie Doll