Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Joaquin Phoenix
Frank Ocean
Edith Head
Charlie Daniels
All Personalities (727 listed)
Nadia Boulanger
Historic French Music Pedagogue, Conductor, Composer & Organist (Mentor to 20th-Century Masters)
Nanette Fabray
Tony and Three-Time Primetime Emmy Award-Winning American Actress, Singer & Deaf Rights Advocate
Napoleon Hill
Pioneering American Self-Help Author, Philosopher of Personal Success & Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
Nasif Estéfano
Argentine Formula One Driver, Turismo Carretera Champion & "El Califa" of South American Racing
Natalie Clifford Barney
American Poet, Playwright, Novelist & Paris Literary Salonnière
Natalie Merchant
Eminent American Singer-Songwriter, Former Lead Vocalist of 10,000 Maniacs & Multi-Platinum Solo Artist
Natasha Bassett
Australian Screen Actress, Filmmaker & Star of Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" (2022)
Nawal El Saadawi
Pioneering Egyptian Feminist Author, Physician, Psychiatrist & Human Rights Champion
Neal Stephenson
Visionary Speculative Fiction Author (Coiner of the "Metaverse")
Nelson Mandela
Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary & President of South Africa
Nemanja Vidić
Serbian Football Legend, Manchester United Captain & Two-Time Premier League Player of the Season
Niccolò Paganini
Legendary Italian Violin Virtuoso, Composer, Guitarist & Pioneer of Modern Violin Technique
Nicola Adams
British Boxing Legend, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, WBO World Champion & LGBTQ+ Trailblazer
Niki de Saint Phalle
Sculptor, Painter & Monumental Artist
Nikola Tesla
Electrical & Mechanical Engineer, Futurist