Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Walter Cronkite
Will Rogers
Ruth Handler
Matthew McConaughey
Michael Crichton
Bert Patenaude
Charles Borromeo
Hara Takashi
All Personalities (991 listed)
Candice Swanepoel
South African Supermodel, Victoria's Secret Angel, Entrepreneur & Global Philanthropist for Mothers2Mothers
Captain James Cook
Legendary British Royal Navy Captain, Maritime Explorer, Navigator & Cartographer
Captain M. Mansur Ali
3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh & National Leader Martyred in Jail Killing
Carl Ferdinand Cori
1947 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Biochemist & Co-Discoverer of the "Cori Cycle"
Carlo Gnocchi
Italian Priest, Educator, WWII Military Chaplain, Humanitarian & Beatified Founder of the Pro Juventute Foundation
Carlos Dunga
1994 World Cup-Winning Captain & Brazil National Team Manager
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
20th President of Chile, General & Founder of the Carabineros de Chile
Carlos Lamarca
Brazilian Army Captain, Marksmanship Champion & Guerrilla Leader Against Military Dictatorship
Carlos Marighella
Brazilian Marxist Political Leader, Anti-Dictatorship Revolutionary & Author
Carlos P. Garcia
8th President of the Philippines, Statesman & Champion of the "Filipino First" Policy
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Jurist, Foreign Minister of Argentina & First Latin American Nobel Peace Laureate
Caroline Unger
Historic Austrian Contralto Singer (Premiered Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony)
Carrie Fisher
American Actress, Screenwriter, Best-Selling Author & Advocate ("Princess Leia" in Star Wars)
Cary Elwes
English Actor, Bestselling Author & Screenwriter Celebrated for Iconic Roles in Cult Classics
Catherine Deneuve
Iconic French Screen Legend, 14-Time César Nominee & Muse of European Auteurs
Celia Cruz
Cuban-American Salsa Legend, "The Queen of Salsa" & Presidential Medal of the Arts Laureate