Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Art Garfunkel
Sam Rockwell
Eugene V. Debs
Ida Tarbell
All Personalities (991 listed)
Ivan Bunin
First Russian Nobel Laureate in Literature (1933), Master of Realist Prose & Poetry
Iván Villazón
Legendary Colombian Vallenato Singer, "La Voz Tenor del Vallenato" & Latin Grammy Nominee
Ivanka Trump
Businesswoman, Fashion Entrepreneur & Former White House Advisor
Izabel Goulart
International Supermodel, Victoria’s Secret Angel & Global Fitness Advocate
J. B. S. Haldane
Evolutionary Biologist, Geneticist, Polymath & Co-Founder of Modern Synthesis
J. K. Rowling
Author, Philanthropist & Creator of Harry Potter
J. R. Jayewardene
2nd President of Sri Lanka & Architect of Free-Market Economic Reforms
Jack Kerouac
American Novelist, Poet, Cultural Icon & Preeminent Voice of the "Beat Generation"
Jackie Coogan
Historic First International Child Film Star, Charlie Chaplin Collaborator in "The Kid" & Uncle Fester in "The Addams Family"
Jackie Robinson
Historic Baseball Icon Who Broke Major League Baseball’s Color Barrier & Civil Rights Trailblazer
Jaclyn Smith
American Actress, Golden Globe Nominee, "Charlie's Angels" Star & Pioneering Celebrity Fashion Entrepreneur
Jacques Loussier
Celebrated French Pianist, Composer & Founder of the Groundbreaking Play Bach Trio
Jacques Piccard
Deep-Sea Explorer, Oceanographer & Co-Pilot of the Challenger Deep Descent (Mariana Trench)
James Boswell
Biographer, Lawyer & Diarist
James K. Baxter
Celebrated New Zealand Poet, Playwright, Social Reformer & Cultural Prophet
James K. Polk
11th President of the United States, Statesman & Manifest Destiny Architect