Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Davy Crockett
Born: August 17, 1786 Hawkings County, Tennessee Died: March 6, 1836 San Antonio, Texas American frontiersman and politician ...
Oliver Cromwell
Born: April 25, 1599 Huntingdon, England Died: September 3, 1658 London, England English statesman and general The En...
Walter Cronkite
Born: November 4, 1916 St. Joseph, Missouri American broadcaster and journalist Walter Cronkite is an American journalist and radio and television news...
Hume Cronyn
Born July 18, 1911, in London, Ontario, Canada; died of prostate cancer, Fairfield, CT, on June 15, 2003. Actor, writer, and director. Hume Cronyn's long and varied career spanned seven de...
Sidney Crosby
Professional hockey player Born August 7, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; son of Troy (a law firm facilities manager) and Trina (Forbes) Crosby. Addresses: ...
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen (born 1933) has led fellow scientists in the attempt to map out the chemicals that affect the ozone layer. He has been instrumental in learning how the ozone layer ...
Celia Cruz
Born October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba; died of brain cancer, July 16, 2003, in Fort Lee, NJ. Singer. Cuban–born singing star Celia Cruz has been hailed as the queen of salsa, rumba, and L...
Nilo Cruz
Playwright Born c. 1961, in Matanzas, Cuba; son of Nilo and Tina Cruz; married (divorced); children: Chloe Garcia–Cruz. Education: Attended Miami Dad...
E. E. Cummings
Born: October 14, 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts Died: September 3, 1962 North Conway, New Hampshire American poet The...
Marie Curie
Born: November 7, 1867 Warsaw, Poland Died: July 4, 1934 Sancellemoz, France Polish-born French physicist The Polish-...
Ben Curtis
Professional golfer Born May 26, 1977, in Ostrander, OH; son of Bob and Janice Curtis; married Candace Beatty, August, 2003. Education: Graduated fro...
LÁzaro CÁrdenas
Born: May 21, 1895 Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán, Mexico Died: October 19, 1970 Mexico City, Mexico Mexican president and revolutio...
Paul CÉzanne
Born: January 19, 1839 Aix-en-Provence, France Died: October 22, 1906 Aix-en-Provence, France French painter The Fren...
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy cast
Television personalities Members include Ted Allen (born in Chicago, IL); Kyan Douglas (born c. 1970, in Miami, FL); Thom Filicia (born c. 1972, in Syracuse, NY. Ed...