Earl Bakken

Earl Bakken

male
Earl Bakken developed the first wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957 as a result of a fatal problem at the University of Minnesota hospital. Dr....
Sammy Korir

Sammy Korir

male, 38 years old
Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who raced into the history books as only the second man ever to run...
Rune Elmqvist

Rune Elmqvist

male, deceased (1996)
Rune Elmqvist developed the first implantable pacemaker in 1958, working under the direction of Åke Senning, senior physician and cardiac surgeon a...

John Evans

male, deceased (1990)
John Evans (August 19, 1877 - June 10, 1990) is the longest-lived man ever authenticated in the United Kingdom. He had been a Welsh miner, and...
Victoria Gotti

Victoria Gotti

female, 47 years old
Victoria Gotti (born November 27, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) is a daughter of the late mob boss John Gotti and his wife Victoria (often referred...

Peter Likins

male
Peter Likens was president of the University of Arizona from 1997 until his retirement in summer 2006. He was previously president of Lehigh...
Jay Miner

Jay Miner

male, deceased (1994)
Jay Glenn Miner (May 31, 1932 - June 20, 1994) was a famous integrated circuit designer, known primarily for his work in multimedia chips. He...
Robert Cheboror

Robert Cheboror

male, 31 years old
Robert Cheboror (born September 11, 1978) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. With 2:06:23 hours from the 2004...
Janwillem van den Berg

Janwillem van den Berg

deceased (1985)
Janwillem van den Berg (20 November 1920 - 18 October 1985) was a Dutch speech scientist/medical psysicist who did much to prove the...
Branko Zorko

Branko Zorko

male, 42 years old
Branko Zorko (born 1967-07-01) is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment...