Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Kevin Kline
F. Murray Abraham
Rosa Parks
Gene Roddenberry
Jackie Robinson
Daniel Webster
All Personalities (349 listed)
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Statesman
Wolfgang Ketterle
German Physicist, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physics & Pioneer of Bose-Einstein Condensation and Atom Lasers
Wriddhiman Saha
Elite Indian International Test Cricketer, Master Wicketkeeper & Multi-Time IPL Finalist
Wyclef Jean
3-Time Grammy-Winning Haitian Musician, Rapper, Record Producer & Fugees Co-Founder
Wynton Marsalis
9-Time Grammy-Winning Virtuoso Jazz & Classical Trumpeter, Composer & Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Yash Chopra
Doyen of Indian Cinema, Founder of Yash Raj Films & Celebrated "King of Romance"
Ye Jianying
Marshal of the People’s Republic of China, Head of State & Key Architect of the Reform Era
Yokozuna
WWE Hall of Fame Legend, Two-Time WWF World Heavyweight Champion & 1993 Royal Rumble Winner
Zac Efron
Emmy Award-Winning American Actor, Musical Icon & Hollywood Leading Man
Zac Posen
Celebrated American Fashion Designer, Haute Couture Visionary & Red Carpet Master
Zhu Rongji
5th Premier of the People’s Republic of China & Architect of China’s Modern Market Economy
Zhu Xi
Supreme Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian Philosopher Whose Synthesis of Confucianism Shaped East Asian Thought for 700 Years
Ziggy Marley
8-Time Grammy & Daytime Emmy-Winning Jamaican Reggae Icon, Songwriter & Philanthropist