Russell BankswriterBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The…
Russell Crowe
actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand
New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…
August Wilsonplaywright, poet, writerBorn: 4/27/1945Birthplace: Pittsburgh Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, poet and writer whose work focused on the struggles of African…
Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…
Kemmons WilsonhotelierBorn: 1913 As is often the case with successful business ideas, Wilson's business grew out of the dissatisfaction he experienced with family accommodations for holiday…
Flip Wilson Clerow WilsonAge: 64 During his stint in the Air Force, Wilson was nicknamed Flip for his irreverent, flippant humor. The name stuck. The affable comedian's talents were showcased…
Joseph Wilson, former ambassador, was partially discredited in July with the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report. Wilson visited Niger in February 2002 to investigate a claim…
22, high-school dropout and drug dealer, was convicted of murder, robbery, and kidnapping in the 1998 beating death of gay college student Matthew Shepard. He was sentenced in a Wyoming…
Carl WilsonAge: 51 A founding member of the Beach Boys, Wilson sang and played lead guitar with the group for more than thirty years. Memorable hits like “Good Vibrations” and “Surfin' U.S.A…
