72) Marissa Mayer The 20th employee to be hired by Google and their first female software engineer Born: 30 May 1975, Wausau Wisconsin, United States of America Marissa spent thirteen years with Google and amassed most of her personal net worth—estimated at $620 Million by Forbes in 2019, while working there. While at Google she…
71) Bobby Driscoll Voice actor for Peter Pan in Disney’s Classic Cartoon Born: 3 March 1937, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America Died: 30 March 1968, East Village, New York, United States of America Original Name: Robert Cletus Driscoll His career in Hollywood spanned seventeen years after he was discovered by chance in a…
71) Lori Greiner Patent Queen Born: 9 December 1969, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America As of 2019 she holds over 120 Patents and created or helped create over 700 products. Lori currently stars as one of the sharks on the ABC Entrepreneurial hit Shark Tank. She has had a show on QVC-TV for the…
70) General Seth McKee Highest Ranking Survivor of the D-Day Invasion at the Time of his Death Born: 6 November 1916, McGehee, Arkansas, United States of America Died: 26 December 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America Air Force General he attained the rank of four stars while in the service. General McKee’s service during…
70) Mary T Barra Chairman and CEO of General Motors Born: 24 December 1961, Waterford, Michigan, United States of America She has served as CEO since 2014 and Chairman since 2016. Mary began her career with GM in 1980 and has served in various roles throughout her career there. In 1980 she started at GM…
69) Dr. Zahi Hawass, If I Could Meet Anyone Alive Today, it Would be Dr. Hawass Born: 28 May 1947, Damietta, Kingdom of Egypt (Present-day Damietta, Arab Republic of Egypt) Zahi is the Former Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities; he is better known for his numerous documentary appearances, speeches, and books. Zahi’s…
69) Ursula Burns She served as the CEO of Xerox from 2009 to 2016 and the chairman from 2010 to 2017 Born: 20 September 1958, New York City, New York, United States of America She was the first African American Woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 Company. Ursula was also the first…
68) John Glenn “John Glenn winked at me!” Born: 18 July 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America Died: 8 December 2016, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America US Senator, the Oldest Man to go to Space, the first man to step foot on the moon, and the first American Astronaut to orbit the Earth….
68) Ginni Rometty Former CEO, Chairman, and President of IBM Born: 29 July 1957, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Original Name: Virginia Rometty Ginni became CEO in 2012 and stepped down from the position in early 2020. She also stepped down as chair of the board at the end of that same year. Ginni…
My Relationship to Charles “The Boss” Kettering Have you ever heard a family story that made you raise your eyebrow, or maybe scoff in disbelief? Let’s say someone tells you you’re descended from someone famous. Sometimes the rumor is true, and you can go on your way telling the world you are related to say,…