Noted for his proposal of a hierarchy of human needs and is considered the father of humanistic psychology.
British fashion designer.
The first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930. She left Croydon on 5 May of that year and landed in Darwin, Australia on 24 May after flying 11,000 miles. Her aircraft for this flight, a De Havilland Gipsy Moth (registration G-AAAH) named Jason, can still be seen in the Science Museum in London.
Central figure in the pop art movement. Known for his presence in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats. Generally acknowledged as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
'The father' of Microsoft corporation.
Irish punk rock musician, lead vocalist and songwriter of "Boomtown Rats". Geldof, Band Aid, and the Rats organized a huge concert in London, Live Aid, in June 1985. The concert raised over $200 million for humanitarian purposes.
The Duchess of Cornwall. Partner of Prince Charles.
First pilot to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic.
Serial murderer. Note challenging squares and oppositions.
Serial killer of Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. While he is widely believed to be a psychopath he has a manipulative personality and is incapable of remorse his motives for killing differed from those of most serial killers. He was not driven to murder by deep-seated, violent impulses, but rather for personal gain, as a means among many to sustain his lifestyle of adventure. That lifestyle, as well as his cunning and cultured personality, made him a celebrity long before his release from prison. He immensely enjoyed the attention, charging large amounts of money for interviews and film rights; his life has already been the object of four books and three documentaries.
American entrepreneur. Gained notability for his celebrity lifestyle and his real estate successes, including several skyscrapers bearing his name. He is popularly known by his nickname "The Donald".
Jewish-German-American social psychologist.
Influential Argetinian public/political figure in 1940s and 1950s.
Famous for his motorcycle jumps.
English celebrity chef (live shows).
The tonight show! Also not many people know he is an avid student, collector and restorer of cars (antique car collection) and motorcycles.
French fashion designer.
Taiwanese American entreprenuer, co-founder of Yahoo! (with David Filo).
Founder of Wikipedia.
American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, and founder of the De Lorean Motor Company.
Fashion designer.
15 years old intruded into the computers of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, a division of the United States Department of Defense, the primary function of which is to analyze potential threats to the United States of America. Also intruded in NASA. Sentenced at age 16. Doubt on the birth town.
Supermodel.
American integral thinker and author.
Computer hacker (Black Hat Hacker). Broke into his first computer network in 1979 (spent 5 years in prison for stealing intellectual property).
Co-founder of Google.
Founder of Linux. Linus was inspired by Minix (an operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum) to develop a capable Unix-like operating system that could be run on a PC.
American cultural anthropologist.
The former President of South Africa. As anti-apartheid activist imprisoned for 27 years. Nobel Peace Price 1993. Time of birth unknown.
English entrepreneur - Virgin brand of over 350 companies.
In September 1983, he launched the GNU Project to create a free Unix-like operating system. With the launch of the GNU project he started the free software movement, and in October 1985 set up the Free Software Foundation. He co-founded the League for Programming Freedom. Stallman pioneered the concept of copyleft and is the main author of several copyleft licenses including the GNU General Public License, the most widely used free software license. Since the mid-1990s, Stallman has spent most of his time advocating for free software, as well as campaigning against both software patents and what he sees as excessive extension of copyright laws.
The world's tallest man. at 272cm (8ft 11.1inches) From the Guinness Book of Records 2007.
Founder of homeopathy.
Co-founder of Google.
English fashion designer and daughter of Paul McCartney (former Beatle).
Co-founder of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Jobs. Time unknown.
Co-founder of Apple Computer Corporation (together with Steve Wozniak).
American media mogul and philanthropist. Best known as the founder of the CNN cable television network.
Jesuit priest.
'Lawrence of Arabia'
The inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium (which oversees its continued development).
Japanese-American artist and musician. Married to John Lennon (who died in 1980).
Real name: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.