Buddha – Founder of Buddhism
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, The Buddha (Enlightened one), Tathagata (He who has come thus)
(563 BC, Lumbini near Kapilavastu (now Nepal), India - 483 BC, Kushinagar,...
Melinda Gates – Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Melinda Gates
born Melinda Ann French, Melinda French Gates
(August 15, 1964, Dallas, Texas, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Leaders
Occupation: Philanthropists, Businessmen
Unique distinction: Co-founder and co-chair...
Christopher Columbus – Discoverer of America
Christopher Columbus
Cristoforo Colombo ( in Italian),
Cristobal Colon (in Spanish)
(25 August - 31 October, 1451, Genoa, Italy - 20 May, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) (aged...
Nicole Kidman – Academy Award-winning actress
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman
(20 June 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Nationality: Australia
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Actors
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Comedy
Unique distinction: American and Australian actress, Oscar-winning star as best...
Marilyn Monroe – Hollywood’s ultimate superstar and legend
Marilyn Monroe
born Norma Jeane Mortenson,
baptized Norma Jeane Baker,
Norma Jeane Dougherty, Norma Jeane DiMaggio
(June 1, 1926, Los Angeles, California - August 5, 1962,...
Vincent van Gogh – One of the Greatest Painters in History
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh
(30 March, 1853, Groot-Zundert, Netherlands - July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, France) (aged 37)
Nationality: Netherlands
Category: Art Creators
Occupation: Painters
Specification: Post-impressionism, Expressionism
Unique...
William James – One of the founders of Functional psychology
William James
(January 11, 1842, New York City, New York, USA - August 26, 1910, Chokorua, New Hampshire) (aged 68)
Nationality: United States of America
Category:...
Mikhail Lomonosov – Founder of Russian science
Mikhail Lomonosov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
(19 November 1711, Denisovka, Arkhangelsk Governorate , Russia - 15 April 1765, St. Petersburg, Russia) (aged 53)
Nationality: Russia
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Chemists,...
Joan Of Arc – National Heroine of France
Joan Of Arc, Joan of Lorraine, the Maid of Orleans. Patron Saint and national heroine of France. Femail military leaderand a Catholic saint.
William Stern – Founder of Personalistic Psychology
William Stern
William Lewis (Louis) Stern
(29 April 1871, Berlin, Germany – 27 March 1938, Durham, USA)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Philosophers, Psychologists
Specification: Personalistic Psychology, Differential psychology, Legal psychology
Unique distinction: Founder...
Francis Crick, Co-discoverer of the Structure of DNA
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick
(8 June 1916, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England - 28 July 2004, San Diego, California, USA) (aged 88)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Category: Scientists
...
Lance Armstrong – Famous retired professional road racing cyclist
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong,
born Lance Edward Gunderson
(September 18, 1971, Plano, suburb of Dallas, Texas, USA)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Athletes
Occupation: Bicyclists
Unique distinction:...