Thomas Edison
11 February 1847 – 18 October 1931

An American inventor and businessman who developed the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb

Winston Churchill
30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965

British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He created the Cold War narrative that held sway for half a century

George Walker Bush
born 6 July 1946

43rd President of the United States

Golda Meir
3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978

Signer of the Declaration of Independence of Israel, 1948. 4th Prime Minister of Israel

Yasser Arafat
24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004

The leader of the Palestinian EL FATAH Movement

Charles Dickens
7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870

An English writer and social critic. Lots of Dickens' phrases — like "Bah humbug" and "God bless us, every one!" — have slipped into our minds

Tony Hawk "The Birdman"
born 12 May 1968

An American professional skateboarder. The first skater to land a "900",a trick involving the completion of two-and-a-half mid-air revolutions on a skateboard

Tupac Shakur
16 June 1971 – 13 September 1996

One of the biggest influential figures in rap music still to this day

Nicholas II of Russia
18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918

The last tsar of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917

Sergei Korolev
12 January 1907 – 14 January 1966

The lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer. The man who launched Gagarin into space

Jafar Salmasi
22 September 1918 – 31 January 2000

An Iranian weightlifter who won Iran's first Olympic medal at 1948 Summer Olympics

Igor Sikorsky
25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972

American (Ukrainian-born) aeronautical engineer. First engineer to design a successful 4-engine airplane, and the helicopter

Ronald Reagan
6 February 1911 – 5 June 2004

Originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States

Dora Ratjen (Heinrich Ratjen)
20 November 1918 – 22 April 2008

German Olympic athlete, arrested at a train station on suspicion of being a man in a dress (which he was) [1938]

Freddie Mercury
5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991

British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen

Christian Dior
21 January 1905 – 23 October 1957

French fashion designer whose creations dominated world fashion in the decade following World War II

Jackie Chan
born 7 April 1954

Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer

Gia Carangi
29 January 1960 – 18 November 1986

American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s and considered to be the first supermodel

Robin Williams
21 July 1951 – 11 August 2014

American actor, comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. He won six Golden Globe Awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Farah Pahlavi
born 14 October 1938

Last Empress Of Iran is the former Queen and exiled Empress of Iran