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Alexander III, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist, 19th century; in the collection of Mrs. Merriweather Post, Hillwood, Washington, D.C.

emperor of Russia

Alexander III,, emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894,...

Swiss sports executive

Sepp Blatter, Swiss sports executive who served as...

Jon Hamm, American actor who was best known for his...

James Earl Ray.

American assassin

James Earl Ray, American assassin of the African American...

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arts, visual

Charles Baudelaire, photograph by Étienne Carjat, 1863. — Charles BaudelaireFrench author

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education

Milton, John — John MiltonEnglish poet

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entertainment

The Bad and the Beautiful — Vincente MinnelliAmerican director

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history and society

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1812; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. — Napoleon Iemperor of France

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literature

William Shakespeare, detail of an oil painting attributed to John Taylor, c. 1610. The portrait is called the “Chandos Shakespeare” because it once belonged to the duke of Chandos. — William ShakespeareEnglish author

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philosophy and religion

Christ enthroned as Lord of All (Pantocrator), with the explaining letters IC XC, symbolic abbreviation of Iesus Christus; 12th-century mosaic in the Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily. — Jesus

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sciences

Columbus, Christopher — Christopher ColumbusItalian explorer

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sports and recreation

Ruth, Babe — Babe RuthAmerican baseball player

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technology

Henry Ford. — Henry FordAmerican industrialist

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