67) Sir Barnes Wallis Creator of the Bouncing Bomb Born: 26 September 1887, Ripley, United Kingdom Died: 30 October 1979, Leatherhead, United Kingdom The Bouncing Bombs were originally created for the Dambusters Raid (Officially Operation Chastise) and the Earthquake Bomb which destroyed Hitler’s Super Gun. He worked on other aircraft as well, and after the…
67) Meg Whitman Former CEO of Ebay whose current net worth is estimated by Forbes (in 2019) to be $3.9 Billion Born: 4 August 1956, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States of America She was also CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 2011 to 2015. Meg is still on the board of HP and the boards…
66) Wilford Willy Navy Lieutenant & Joe Kennedy Jr’s Co-Pilot on the Doomed Operation Aphrodite Born: 13 May 1909, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 12 August 1944, Suffolk, United Kingdom Very little information for Lieutenant Willy is available on the internet, but he does have two different Find a Grave profiles to…
66) Joy Mangano Inventor who is most remembered for her first invention the Miracle Mop Born: 1 February 1956, East Meadow, New York, United States of America She makes regular appearances on HSN and was the president of Ingenious Designs LLC. The 2015 Hollywood Film Joy is loosely based on her life story. Joy released…
65) Earl Olsen Mechanic who Tried to Save Joe Kennedy Jr. During Operation Aphrodite Born: 22 April 1915, Great Falls, Montana, United States of America Died: 11 April 2011, Medford, California, United States of America Earl served in World War II as an electronics officer. During the now infamous Operation Aphrodite, Earl warned Joseph P…
65) Indra Nooyi Former Pepsi Co CEO and Chairwoman Born: 28 October 1955, Tamil Nadu, India Her idea to move the company into a healthier direction did not sit well with consumers who liked their sugary drinks, however, she was instrumentally successful in diversifying and restructuring the brand. Her restructuring techniques included spinning off PepsiCo’s…
64) Ranald Mackenzie Who Cares About Custer Once You’ve Heard This Guy’s Story? Born: 27 July 1840, Westchester County, New York, United States of America Died: 19 July 1889, Staten Island, New York, United States of America Ranald’s career started at West Point, where he graduated top of his class before enlisting in the Union…
64) Denise Morrison Former Campbell Soup Co. CEO Born: 13 January 1954, Elberon, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America She served as CEO from 2011 to 2018. Denise retired abruptly with no reason given—but it could have to do with the fact that Campbell’s Stock Plummeted thirty percent between 2017 and 2018. Earlier…
63) Albert Woolson Union Soldier & the Last Undisputed Survivor of the War Between the States Born: 11 February 1850 (or 1849, records differ), Antwerp, New York, United States of America Died: 2 August 1956, Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America His father enlisted first, in 1861, and was injured early in the war. The…
63) Marillyn Hewson Former President, Chairman, and CEO of Lockheed Martin Born: 1954, Junction City, Kansas, United States of America She started at Lockheed Martin over thirty-years ago as an industrial engineer. Marilyn held several other high-ranking positions within the company before rising to the top. She is also on the board of directors for…