William Harvey

William Harvey

male, deceased (1657)
William Harvey was an English medical doctor, who is credited with being the first to correctly describe, in exact detail, the properties of blood...
Jeff Mangum

Jeff Mangum

male, 39 years old
Jeff Mangum (born 1970 in Ruston, Louisiana) is the founder and driving force behind the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of The...
Will Cullen Hart

Will Cullen Hart

male
William "Will" "W" Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant Six Collective, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control....
Ibn Al-Nafis

Ibn Al-Nafis

male, deceased (1288)
Ala-al-din abu Al-Hassan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qarshi al-Dimashqi known as Ibn al-Nafis (Arabic: ابن النفيس), was an Arab physician who is mostly fa...

John Bell

male, deceased (1820)
John Bell was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; an elder brother of Sir Charles Bell. After completing his...
Ross Rebagliati

Ross Rebagliati

male, 38 years old
Ross Rebagliati (born July 14, 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional snowboarder. He turned pro in 1991. He was...
Andrea Cesalpino

Andrea Cesalpino

male, deceased (1603)
Andrea Cesalpino (Latinized as Andreas Caesalpinus was an Italian physician, philosopher and botanist. In his works he classified plants according...
Chiaki Mukai

Chiaki Mukai

female, 57 years old
Chiaki Mukai (M.D., Ph.D.) is a JAXA astronaut (Payload Specialist). Chiaki Mukai, née Chiaki Naito (内藤千秋 "Naitō Chiaki"), was born in Tatebayash...
Franciscus Sylvius

Franciscus Sylvius

male, deceased (1672)
Franciscus Sylvius (1614-1672), also known as Franz De Le Boe, was physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist). He was born in...
Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy

female
Amy Purdy was born in Las Vegas. She is a double amputee, competitive snowboarder and spokesperson for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. At the...