“In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.”
“A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.”
| Abu Abbas, Politician (1948) |
| Charlie Adam, Athlete (1985) |
| Clive Anderson, Entertainer (1952) |
| Melvil Dewey, Inventor (1851) |
| Susan Dey, Actress (1952) |
| Edward Eggleston, Editor (1837) |
| Greg Giraldo, Comedian (1965) |
| Jahangir Khan, Athlete (1963) |
| Karl Barth, Theologian (1968) |
| Rick Danko, Musician (1999) |
| Armand Hammer, Businessman (1990) |
| Walter Johnson, Athlete (1946) |