Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

male, deceased (1986)
Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 - April 23, 1986) was an Austrian actor and twice Oscar-nominated film director. Preminger was born in...
Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker

female, deceased (1919)
Madam C.J. Walker or Madame Charles Joseph Walker (December 23, 1867-May 25, 1919) was an African American philanthropist and tycoon who made her...
Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes

male, deceased (1948)
Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 - August 27, 1948) was Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief...
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

male, deceased (1989)
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters...
Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer

male, deceased (1911)
Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 - October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for posthumously establishing the Pulitzer Prizes...
Jay Gould

Jay Gould

male, deceased (1892)
Jason Gould (May 27, 1836 - December 2, 1892) was an American financier, who became a leading American railroad developer and speculator.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

female, deceased (1902)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (November 12, 1815 - October 26, 1902), was an American social activist and leading figure of the early women's rights...
Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon

male, deceased (1947)
Damon Runyon was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew...
Fiorello H. Laguardia

Fiorello H. Laguardia

male, deceased (1947)
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia; December 11, 1882 - September 20, 1947) (often spelled La Guardia [la 'gwardja]) was the...
Collis Potter Huntington

Collis Potter Huntington

male, deceased (1900)
Collis Potter Huntington (April 16 or October 22 1821-August 13 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford,...