34) Oprah Winfrey I Don’t Really Need to Say More, But I Will Born: 29 January 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States of America Innovator and businesswoman whose current net worth is valued somewhere in the ballpark of $2.5 Billion. Oprah is arguably best known for her talk show that ran from 1986 to 2011—then she…
33) William Coutts Jr Barely Survived the RMS Titanic Sinking Born: 16 October 1902, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom Died: 25 December 1957, Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America He was called Willie by his family. His family was poor and hailed from Scotland. They sailed in Third Class, despite his father saving up enough money…
33) Barbara Walters Pioneering Journalist and Media Personality Born: 25 September 1929, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 30 December 2022, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Barbara was the first woman to ever become co-anchor of an evening news program on a major network. Barbara worked for many years on The Today…
32) John Ryerson RMS Titanic Survivor Born: 16 December 1898, Illinois, United States of America Died: 21 January 1986, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America John was thirteen years old at the time of the sinking and was traveling with his parents and two sisters in the first class. Originally, John was denied…
32) Madam CJ Walker Why Are We Not Even Considering Her to be On Our New $20 Bill? Born: 23 December 1867, Delta, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 25 May 1919, Irvington, New York, United States of America Original Name: Sarah Breedlove. Entrepreneur and businesswoman who overcame impossible odds to be the first self-made…
31) John B Thayer III Not to be Confused With His Businessman Father, John B Thayer II Born: 24 December 1894, Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Or Philadelphia, depending on the source) Died: 20 September 1945, Pennsylvania, United States of America John was an RMS Titanic Survivor. Jack, as his family called him, was…
31) Kathleen Cavendish But You Might Better Know Her as Kick Kennedy Born: 20 February 1920, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 13 May 1948, Cévennes, France She was called Kick by family and friends. One of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Sisters; she was the Marchioness of Hartington by marriage. Of the nine children in…
30) Walter Hunt He Invented So Much Stuff You’ll Run Out of Room Before You List Them All Born: 29 July 1796, Martinsburg, New York, United States of America Died: 8 June 1859, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Walter’s inventions were numerous and spread across many areas of life, however he failed to…
30) Rosemary Kennedy She is Forgotten No Longer Born: 13 September 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 7 January 2005, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States of America Rosemary was President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s older sister. She is hardly remembered in comparison to her more well-known siblings, but her story is the saddest. Rosemary’s…
29) Henri Mouhot He has been called the Discoverer, but Re-Discoverer is the More Accurate Term Born: 15 May 1826, Montbeliard, France Died: 10 November 1861, Present-day Luang Prabang, Laos Henri is credited with discovering Angkor Wat, but wouldn’t the more accurate term be he re-discovered it? How does one discover what was already known…