American football quarterback Aaron Rodgers plays for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. In the first round (24th overall) of the 2005 NFL ...
Amy Johnson is one of the 20th century's most inspirational role models. She broke records as a pilot, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to ...
The Best Humanitarian Henry Hoover is well recognized for his work providing aid to the victims of World War I. Herbert Clark Hoover presided over the United ...
American statesman and founding father John Jay served the country in several offices, including law and diplomacy. Jay was a crucial negotiator at the Treaty ...
James I referred to himself as "king of Great Britain." He ruled Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and England (as the first Stuart king) from 1603 to ...
John Deere (February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who established Deere & Company, one of the world's largest and most ...
Abigail Adams (1797–1801) is the wife of John Adams, second president of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United ...
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German religious lecturer, composer, priest, and monk. He is considered one of the most influential figures in European ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero ( 3 January 106 BC - 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic. His copious writings ...
The first person to see a microbe under a microscope was an English scientist and architect named Robert Hooke. In the sciences of physics, geology, ...
German microbiologist Koch also practiced medicine. He lived a life devoted to medicine and was a pioneer in the field of bacteriology. He was a voracious ...
An American Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes known as "Webster's," was written by Noah Webster (1758–1843). It continues to be considered the ...
One of the most famous Native Americans in history is Pocahontas. Her tale has become part of American legend, and in popular culture, she is frequently ...
George Walker Bush, an American politician who was born on July 6, 1946, presided over the country as its 43rd president from 2001 to 2009. George W. Bush, the ...
Adam Smith, a Scottish social philosopher, and political economist who was born in 1723 is known as the Father of Modern Economics for establishing the ...
Herman Melville (1819–1891), who was raised in an affluent and well-connected family in New York City, decided to live an exciting life similar to that of his ...
A US industrialist named Cyrus McCormick created the mechanical reaper. He is revered as the founding figure of modern agriculture. He founded the McCormick ...
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is renowned for his valiant actions against the Germans and the Parthians. His philosophical mind is often praised for making him ...