Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Al Capone
Born: January 17, 1899 Brooklyn, New York, New York Died: January 25, 1947 Palm Island, Florida American gangster and criminal ...
Truman Capote
Born: September 30, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana Died: August 25, 1984 Los Angeles, California American author Truman ...
Frank Capra
Born: May 18, 1897 Palermo, Sicily, Italy Died: September 3, 1991 Los Angeles, California Italian-born American filmmaker ...
Steve Carell
Actor and writer Born August 16, 1963, in Concord, MA; married Nancy Walls (a comedian), 1995; children: Elisabeth, John. Education: Earned degree fr...
John Carmack
August 20, 1970 • Shawnee Mission, Kansas Viedo-game developer, director of id Software Video games are one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, wort...
Stokely Carmichael
Born: June 29, 1941 Port of Spain, Trinidad Died: November 15, 1998 Conakry, Guinea Trinidadian-born American civil rights activist ...
Andrew Carnegie
Born: November 25, 1835 Dunfermline, Scotland Died: August 11, 1919 Lenox, Massachusetts Scottish-born American industrialist and ph...
Kit Carson
Born: December 24, 1809 Madison County, Kentucky Died: May 23, 1868 Fort Lyon, Colorado American frontiersman, soldier, western guid...
Johnny Carson
Born: October 23, 1925 Corning, Iowa American television host Johnny Carson has been called the "King of Late Night Television." He became a pion...
Rachel Carson
Born: May 27, 1907 Springdale, Pennsylvania Died: April 14, 1964 Silver Spring, Maryland American biologist and writer ...
Benjamin Solomon Carson
September 18, 1951 • Detroit, Michigan Neurosurgeon, motivational speaker, philanthropist, author Ben Carson is one of the most fa...
Johnny Carson
Born John William Carson, October 23, 1925, in Corning, IA; died of complications from emphysema, January 23, 2005, in Los Angeles, CA. Television show host. Johnny Carson was one of the m...
Jimmy Carter
Born: October 1, 1924 Plains, Georgia American president, governor, and humanitarian Jimmy Carter was a state senator, governor, and the first U.S. pre...
Joseph Mc Carthy
Born: November 14, 1908 Grand Chute, Wisconsin Died: May 2, 1957 Bethesda, Maryland American senator Joseph McCarthy,...
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Born August 22, 1908, in Chanteloup, France; died August 3, 2004, in Lisle-sur-la-Sorgue, France. Photographer. French visionary Henri Cartier-Bresson gave the world some of the most indel...
George Washington Carver
Born: c. 1864 Diamond Grove, Missouri Died: January 5, 1943 Tuskegee, Alabama African American agricultural chemist G...
Pablo Casals
Born: December 29, 1876 Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain Died: October 23, 1973 San Juan, Puerto Rico Spanish composer, cellist, and condu...
June Carter Cash
Born into country music royalty, American singer and songwriter June Carter Cash (1929–2003) enjoyed several claims to fame. The niece of A. P. Carter, she was the daughter of Moth...
June Carter Cash
Born Valerie June Carter, June 23, 1929, in Maces Springs, VA; died of complications following open–heart surgery, May 15, 2003, in Nashville, TN. Singer and songwriter. June Carter Cash, ...
Bonnie Cashin
American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin (1915–2000) was often referred to as one of the "Mothers of American Sportswear." Her productive career spanned over 40 years and ...