WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY

1. Abbas Ibn Firnas : a Muslim poet, astronomer,musician and engineer > made several attempts to construct a flying machine in 852 AD, a thousand years before the Wright brothers. 
2. Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud (1875 - 1953) : Founder of the first King of Saudi Arabia > he unified his territories under the name of Saudi Arabia in 1932. 
3. Abdul Al-Rahman ibn Abd Al-Ghafiqi : Led the Andalusian Muslim forces against the Franks led by Charles Martel in 732. 
4. Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - `659): a Dutch explorer, made the first planned voyages to Australia from 1642 to 1644. Tasmania was named in honour of him. 
5. Abraham Darby : built the world's first iron bridge spans a gorge through which the River Severn flows near Coalbrookdale in Shropshire in 1779. 
6. Abraham Lincoln(1809 - 1865) : 16th President of the United States (1861 - 1865) - he was assassinated on 15 April 1865. 
7. Abu al-Fath Abd al-Rahman Mansour al-Khazini : His theories have been still calculated in the fields of kinetics at schools and universities up till now. 
8. Abu Abdullah al-Battani : Famous astronomer, mathematician and astrologer. He was the first to subtitute the practice of the Greek chords and the first to cultivate the concept of contangent.
9. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya Al-Razi:  famous physician and scientist in the Middle Ages. He stressed empirical observation and clinical medicine and was unrivaled as a diagnostician. He also wrote a treatise on hygiene in hospitals. 
10. Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni : established trigonometri as a distinct branch of Mathematics. 
11. Abu Wafa Muhammad al-Buzanji: a great mathematician and astronomer in Baghdad. A substantial part of today's trigonometry can be copied back to him. The first person to show the generality of the sine theorem relative to spherical triangles.His encyclopedia al-Tasrif li man ajaz an-il-talif, which enclosed 30 segments of surgical facts and drawings of 200 surgical tools, maximum of which he designed himself.
12. Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi : the first to used silk thread for sewing wounds. 
13. Adolf Eichmann: Hitler's death-camp supremo.
14. Adolphe Sax : the Belgian craftsman > invented the Saxaphone around 1840. 
15. Akhenaten: famous Egyptian pharaoh (1350BC) - his wife is Nefertiti. 
16. Akira Kurosawa (1910 - 1998) : Japanese filmmaker who created 30 films of his own. His film "Rashomon" in 1950 became the first Japanese movie to achieve success in the West. 
17. Al Hassan Ibnu al-Haitham : "Father of Modern Optics" , through his book of Optics (Kitab al-Manazir), his ideas influenced the European scholars in the 17th century.  
18. Al-Idrisi : a Muslim scholar in Sicilian court, produced very accurate maps including world map in 1166. 
19. Al-Muqdishi : the first geographer to produce accurate maps in color. 
20. Alan Mathison Turing (1912 - 1954) : English mathematician, computer scientist > considered to be the Father of Theoretical Computer Science. Committed suicide on 7 June 1954 by poisoning. 
21. Albert Einstein(1879 - 1955) : German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the Theory of Relativity. Received 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. 
22. Albert Fish (1870 - 1936) : American serial killer, committed at least 3 child murders between 1924 - 1928. He was executed by eletrocution on 16 January 1936. 
23. Albert Henry De Salvo (1931 - 1973) : American murderer and rapist > active in Boston, known as "Boston Strangler". He murdered 13 women in Boston between 1962-64.Imprisoned until his death in 1973. 
24. Alec Guiness (Sir)  (1914 - 2000) : born Alec Guiness de Cuffe > English actor, among his famous film is "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) and "A Passage to India" in 1984. 
25. Alec Issigonis (Sir) : designed the Mini car, came onto the market in 1959. 
26. Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) : Italian phycicist and pioneer of Electrical science. The electrical term 'Volt' comes from his name. 
27. Alexander Fleming : Scottish physician > discovered penicilin, antibiotic substance. 
28. Alexander Graham Bell : invented telephone on 10 March 1876. 
29. Alexander-Gustave Eiffel : The French engineer who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889. 
30. Alexander The Great: King of Macedonian & conqueror of the Persian Empire. 
31. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832 - 1923) : French Civil Engineer, best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower. 
32. Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) : full name Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock > English film Director - regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema.
33. Ali Ibnu Nafi : came from Iraq to Cordoba in the 9th century and brought with him the concept of the three-course meal — soup, followed by fish or meat, then fruit and nuts. He also introduced crystal glasses.
34. Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833 - 1896) : best known for the varous prizes that bear his name - "The Nobel Prize winner". He was also the inventor of dynamite in 1867. 
35. Alice Wells: the first policewoman who worked for the Los Angeles Police Drpartment in 1910. 
36. Alois Brunner: responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews in Czechoslovakia and Greece during WW2 .
37. Alphonse Gabriel Capone @ Al Capone: American Gangser (1899 - 1947) > known by his nickname "Scarface" , one of the most notorious gangster of the 20th century.
38. Ambrogio Calepino : the first to produced the first known dictionary which was published in 1502 in Italy. 
39. Amelia Mary Earhart (1897 - 1939) : American aviation pioneer > she dissapeared over the Pacific Ocean on 2 July 1937 together with Fred Noonan, declared death January 5, 1939. 
40. Amerigo Vespucci (1454 - 1512): after whom America is named, explored the South American coast from 1500 to 1502.
41. Amy Johnson (1903 - 1941): the most famous woman who become the first woman to fly alone to Australia in 1930. In 1931 she made the first flight to Moscow in one day. In 1941 her plane dissapeared over the Thames estuary and she was presumed dead. 
42. Anastasia @ Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901 - 1918) : the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholass II, the last Emperor of Russia. She was murderd with her family by Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918, however, the location of her burial was unknown. 
43. Andre Maginot : French Minister of War who built the line of fortifications along the French border with Luxembourg and Switzerland between 1929 and 1934. The line was know as Maginot Line. 
44. Andre-Marie Ampere: French physicist > established the basis for the study of electromagnetism. The unit of electric current, usually abbreviated to 'Amp" was named after him. 
45. Anne Bonny & Mary Read : the two most famous female pirates in the 17th century. 
46. Anthony Hopkins (born 1937) : a Welsh Actor, his full name is Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins- He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993.
47. Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) : a French physicist > shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre Curie and Marie Curie. 
48. Anton Adriaan Mussert (1894 - 1946) : a Dutch politician who co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands. He was convicted of treason and was executed in 1946. 
49. Antonio Pigafetta (1491 - 1531) : Venetian explorer, he joined the Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan. 
50. Anwar Sadat (1918 - 1981) : 3rd President of Egypt from 1970 until 1981.Prime Minister of Egypt from 1980 until 1981. 
51. Archimedes:  (287-212 BC) > famous Greek mathematician. He was killed by the Roman soldier when the city was captured. 
52. Aribert Heim (Dr.): Director of Concentration Camp at Mauthausen, Austria during WW2 .
53. Aristarchus of Samos (310 - 230 BC) - ancient Greek astronomer > the first in Greece to state that the earth revolves around the sun.
54. Aristotle: (384-322 BC) - famous Greek philosopher and scientist. He was a tutor to Alexander the Great,wrote more that 400 books, covering every branch of learning. 
55. Aristotle Socrates Onassis (1906 - 1975) : one of the world's richest and most famous men. 
56. Arthur Conan Doyle  (1859 - 1930) : Full name is Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle > creator of Sherlock Holmes in 1887. 
57. Arthur Neville Chamberlain :(1869 - 1940)  > Prime Minister of UK (1937 - 1940). He was remembered for his attempts to placate Hitler immediately before WW2.
58. Arthur Whitten Brown (Sir): in June 1919 he and Captain John Alcock made the first ever crossing the Atlantic Ocean by aeroplane. 
59. Arthur Wynne : invented the Crossword Puzzle in 1913. 
60. Ashurbanipal : the King of Syria around 650 BC who had a library of 20,000 clay table bookd on all sorts of subjects. 
61. Attila: King of the Hun - a nomadic central Asian tribe that settled near the Danube. Attila's Kingdom extended from the Rhine to the frontiers of China. 
62. Augustus a.k.a Octavian: (27 BC - AD 14) Roman Emperor - founder of the Roman Empire. 
63. Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani Stateswoman > the first woman leader of Muslim country. 
64. Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945) : born Benito Amilcare Anfres Mussolini > Italian politician  > founded the Facist Party in 1919 - drew Italy into World War II in 1940 in alliance with Hitler. 
65. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804 - 1881) : served twice as Prime Minister of UK in 1868 and 1874 - 1880. 
66. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) : American polymath, a writer, scientist, inventor etc ..> a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first Postmaster General. 
67. Benjamin Spooner Briggs (1835 - 1872) : Captain of the ship "Mary Celeste" - the ship crew vanish without trace on December 4, 1872. 
68. Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) : full name Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell> a British philosopher, logician , mathematician and public intellectual. 
69. Bette Davis (1908-1989) : Full name Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis> American actress - one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history.
70. Bill Clinton: real name William Jefferson Clinton > 42nd US President (1993-2001). 
71. Bill Gates: Full name is William Henry Gates III  > American businessman and philanthropist - a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and co-founder of Microsoft. 
72. Billie Jean King (1943 -    ) : American former World No. 1 Tennis player - winner of a record 20 Wimbledon titles. 
73. Billy The Kid @ Henry McCarty @ William H. Bonney (1859 - 1881) : American outlaw and gunfighter, reputed to have carried out 11 murders. He was shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett. 
74. Bing Crosby (1904-1977): real name Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr - American Singer and actor. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. 
75. Bjorn Borg: famous Swedish tennis player > won the French Open Championship in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979. The only man to have won the WImbledon Singles title five years running (1876-80). 
76. Blanche Barrow (1911 - 1988) : wife of Buck Barrow, the brother of Clyde Barrow. She was present at the shootout which resulted in the Barrow Gang becoming nationally recognised fugitives. She spend only four months with the gang. 
77. Boadicea: the Queen of Iceni tribe in Britain, the fighting queen who defied the might of the Roman Empires when the Roman invaded Britain in 43BC.
78. Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) : Born Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope > English-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films. 
79. Bob Marley @ Robert Nesta Marley (1945 - 1981) : Jamaican Singer, songwriter and guitarist - considered one of the pioneers of reggae. 
80. Bonnie and Clyde : Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (1910 - 1934) and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow (1909 - 1934) > American outlawas between 1932 and 1934. Both were shot dead by the Police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on 23 May 1934. 
81. Bonnie Prince Charlie: (1720-1788) > real name Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart -The 'Young Pretender' to the throne of England and Scotland.
82. Boris Yeltsin @ Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1931 - 2007) : President of Russia (1991 - 1999). 
83. Brigitte Bardot: Famous French film actress. 
84. Buck Barrow (1903 - 1933) : real name Marvin Ivan "Buck" Barrow : older brother of Clyde Barrow leader of Barrow Gang. He died of his wound in 1933. 
85. Buffalo Bill : An Indian who had shot over 4,000 bison to help feed men who were building a railroad. He was also one of the stars of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. 
86. Cary Grant(1904 - 1986) : English and American actor > He was named the second greatest male star of the Golden Age of Hollywood by the American Film Institute in 1999. 
87. Catherine II: known as "Catherine the Great" (1729-1796) - Empress of Russia. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III. 
88. Chaim Azriel Weizmann (1874 - 1952) : The first President of Israel (1949 - 1952). 
89. Charlemagne: (748 - 814 AD) > King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor the Carilingian Empire until his death in 814 AD. The first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. 
90. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902 - 1974) : American Aviator > he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927.  
91. Charles Baggage: invented the first computer in the modern sense called "Analytical Engine" in 1834. 
92. Charles Darrow : invented the Monopoly game in 1931. 
93. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) : full name is Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle> French General who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in WW2. Prime Minister of French (1958-1959) and President of France (1959 - 1969). 
94. Charles Dickens (1812-1879) : full name Charles John Huffam Dickens > Famous British novelist
95. Charles Frambach Berlitz (1914 - 2003) : American Polyglot > he wrote a number of books on Atlantis. 
96. Charles Goodyear :Discovered a process called vulcanisation in 1839. 
97. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) : British naturalist - formulate his theory of Evolution. His famous book "On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" was published in 1859. 
98. Charles Spencer Chaplin (Sir): (1889 - 1977) > better known as Charlie Chaplin,  English comic actor, filmaker and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. 
99. Charles Stewart Rolls(1877 - 1910) : British motoring and aviation pioneer > with Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first British to be killed in an aeronatical accident. 
100. Christian Barnard (Dr.) : South African surgeon who perform the first human-to-human heart transplant in 1967.
101. Christian Dior (1905-1957) : his full name is Christian Ernest Dior, a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashio houses, the Christian Dior SE. 
102. Christopher Cokerell : invented the Hovercraft.
103. Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506): Explorer and navigator from the Repluloc of Genoa. Claim as the discoverer of America.  
104. Chiang Kai-shek : (1887-1875) > Chinese politician and general who led the Repuplic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975.
105. Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) : full name is William Clark Gable > the most popular leading man in Hollywood, he was named the seventh greatest male movie star of classic American ciname by the Amerian Film Institute.
106. Claudius Ptolemy (100 - 170 AD) : a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer and music theorist. He wrote about a dozen of scientific tretises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic and Western European science. 
107. Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator : Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 - 30 BC. The last active Hellenistic Pharaoh. 
108. Clovis I (466 - 511) : the first King of Franks and founder of the Merovingian Dynasty. 
109. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) : Chinese philosopher,his philosophical teachings called Confucianism. 
110. Constantine the Great (280 - 337 AD) : Roman Emperor, who established Christianity as the official imperial religion. He founded Constantinople, formerly Byzantium as the capital of the Christian Empire. 
111. Cordell Hull (1871 - 1955) : US Secretary of State (1933 - 1944) under President F.D. Roosevelt during WW2. 
112. Coroebus of Elis (c. 776 BC) : the winner of the first recorded Olympics, from Elis, Southern Greece. 
113. Crazy Horse (1842-1877): Sioux Indian Chief, joined the Sitting Bull in the massacre of Lt. Col. George Cluster's forces at Little Big Horn. He was killed while trying to escape from prison in 1877.   
114. Cyrus II  of Persia (600 - 530 BC): commonly known as Cyrus The Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. He died dighting in Central Asia and his tomb is still visible near Pasargadae in Iran. 
115. D.B. Cooper : also known as Dan Cooper > an unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 on 24 November 1971. His status is Missing / Unidentified. 
116. Dag Hammarskjold (1905 - 1961) : Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 18 September1961.
117. Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan @ Agatha Christie: famous British writer of detective stories. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Died 12 January 1976 at the aged of 85. 
118. Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731) : English novelist and journalist > his most famous novel is "Robinson Crusoe" published in 1719. 
119. David Ben Gurion: First Prime Minister of Israel & Chairman of Zionist Movement in Palestine. 
120. David Berkowitz (1953 -       ) born Richard David Falco >American Serial Killer that terrorized New York between 1976 - 77. 
121. David Lean (Sir)  (1908 - 1991) : British Film Director > directed the large-scale epics such as "The Bridge of River Kwai" (1957) , "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) , "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) and " A Passage to India" (1984). 
122. David Livingstone (1813 - 1873) : Scottish Missionary > he made a series of expeditions such as discovery of the Zambezi River in 1851, and Victoria Falls in 1855. 
123. Davy Crockett : an American who died while fighting the Mexican troops to save the Alamo in 1836. 
124. Deng Xiaoping (1904 - 1997) : Chinese Statesman, revolutionary and political theorist. The paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 - 1989. 
125. Diego Maradona (1960 -    ) : Argentine professional football player - regarded as the greatest players in the history of the sport. 
126. Dominique Jean Larrey: Napoleon's personal surgeon,design the first ambulance in 1796.
127. Donatello(1386 - 1466) : his full name is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi > a famous Italian sculptor - his famous works include the nude statue of David. 
128. Dora Bloch (1902 - 1976) : an Israeli hostage on Air France Flight 139 on 26 June 1976. She was murdered on the orders of Idi Amin following the Entebbe Raid .
129. Dorothy Forstein : Born Dorothy Cooper in 1909 > an American woman who went missing after being last seen in her Philadelphia home on October 18, 1949. 
130. Dwight David Eisenhower  (1890 - 1969) : 34th President of the United State (1953 - 1961). He was a Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WW2. 
131. Earle Leonard Nelson (1897 - 1928) : American serial killer, rapist and necrophile > also known as the Gorilla Man, committing numerous rapes in February 1926. He was executed by hanging in Winnipeg in 1928. 
132. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1949): the first person to write Detective story with title "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" published by Graham's Magazine, Philadelphia in 1842 > considered the world's first detective story. 
133. Edith Louisa Cavell : a nurse during the First World War > she and her colleague Philippe Baucq helped the English and French soldiers escape to Holland. She and Baucq was arrested in 1915 and condemned to death. 
134. Edmond Halley(1656 - 1742) : English astronomer > produced the first meteorological map of the world and the first magnetic chart. He predicted the return of Comet previously seen in 1531, 1607 and 1682 which is now knows as Halley' Comet which last appeared in 1986. 
135. Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) : full name is Sir Edmund Percival Hillary > New Zealand explorer - the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953. 
136. Eduardo Roschmann (Captain)  German SS Officer, WW2 > he sent 80,000 Jews to their deaths at the concentration camp at Riga, Latvia. 
137. Edward Heath (1916 - 2005) : full name is Sir Edward Richard George Heath > Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 - 1974. 
138. Edward Jenner (1749 - 1823) : British physician > creating the smallpox vaccine in 1796. 
139. Edwin Budding : invented the first mass-produced mowers in 1832. 
140. Elizabeth 1 1533 - 1603) : Queen of England and Ireland (1558 - 1603). The last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. 
141. Elizabeth II @ Elizabeth Alexander Mary (1926 - 2022) > Queen of the U.K and Commonwealth Realms from 1952 until her death in 2022. 
142. Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) : full name Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor > a British and American actress. She was ranked greatest female screen legends by the American Film Institute in 1999. 
143. Elvis Presley @ Elvis Aaron Presley (1935 - 1977) : American singer > known as "King of Rock and Roll" . He died of heart failure on August 16, 1977 at the aged of 42. 
144. Emil von Behring : developed a serum for diphtheria in 1890. 
145. Enrico Fermi (1901 - 1954) : US Physicist - engaged in the Manhattan Project in 1942 to produce the first atom bomb - Nobel Prize for physics in 1938. 
146. Enrique of Malacca (1497 - 1522) :  A Malay member of the Magellan Expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the world in 1519 - 1522. According to some historians, it is possible that he could be the first person to circumnavigate the globe and return to his starting point, however, there is no record or source that confirms it.
147. Eric Shipton: the British mountaineer > on 8 November 1951, he took photographs of footprints in the snows of the Himalayas, believe to be the footprint of legendary Yeti, the abominable snowman. 
148. Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961): commonly known as Ernest Hemingway > American novelist, awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. 
149. Ernst August Lehmann, Captain (1886 - 1937) : A German Zeppelin Captain > He was a victim of the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937. 
150. Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890 - 1945) : a German Lawyer - member of the 20 July Plot to assassinate Hitler, for which he was executed. 
151. Ferdinand II (1452 - 1516) : King of Aragon (1479-1516) > Husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile
152. Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521) : a Portuguese navigator working for Spain. He was killed in the Philippines during a battle with the natives. 
153. Ferdinand Porsche : designed the Volkswagen in 1930s. 
154. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz: better known Fidel Castro > Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976) & President of Cuba (1976 -2008). Died 25 November 2016. 
155. Fletcher Christian: the mates on HMS Bounty who led the mutiny against the Commanding Officer Captain William Bligh in 1787. 
156. Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) : the famous female nurse during the Crimean War in 1856, nicknamed "The Lady with the Lamp" because she carried a lamp as she checked on her patients during the night. 
157. Fran Phillips :  the first woman to set foot on the North Pole on 5th April 1971. 
158. Francis Beaufort (Admiral Sir): devised the "Beaufort Scale" in1806, used to record the wind speed. 
159. Francis Drake (Sir) (1540 - 1596) : English explorer - best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. The first Briton to sail round the world. 
160. Francis Ford Coppola : US film director, writer and producer > the leading figures of the New Hollywood. Recipient of 5 Academic Awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Palmes d'Or and a BAFTA Award.  Among his famous film are the "The Godfather". 
161. Francisco Pizzaro, Marquess of the Atabillos (1478 - 1541) : Spanish adventurer > founded Lima (1535), the present day capital of Peru. 
162. Frank Hamer @ Francis Augustus Hamer (1884 - 1955) : an American lawman and Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse that tracked down and killed crimnals Bonnie and Clyde. 
163. Frank Sinatra @ Frank Albert Sinatra (1915 - 1998) : American singer and actor > 
164. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) : 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
165. Franz Joseph Haydn: the Austrian composer known as "The Father of the Symphony". 
166. Frederick Banting (Sir) : Canadian Scientist > invented Insulin. Winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. 
167. Frederick Barbarossa @ Frederick I (1122 - 1190) : the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190  - he was drowned while on the Third Crusade to free Jerusalem. 
168. Frederick Francois Chopin : (1810-1849) > World's finest composer of classical piano music. 
169. Frederick Henry Royce & Charles Rolls : making luxury cars for millionaires called the Rolls Royce.
170. Frederick Louis Maytag : from Iowa, USA > developed an electric Washing Machine in 1911. 
171. Frederick Sanger: discovered the make-up os insulin for the treatment of diabetes in 1955. 
172. Frederik Willem de Klerk (1936 - 2021) : South African President (1989-1994). He freed Nelson Mandela in 1990. 
173. Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel (1782 - 1852) : a German pedagogue ?> he created the concept of the Kindergarten and coined the word. 
174. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit : invented the Fahrenheit temperature. 
175. Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus : Better known by his nickname Caligula, Roman Emperor from 37 AF until his assassination in AD 41.
176. Galen @ Aelius Galenus(129 - 216) : Roman and Greek physician, Surgeon and Philosopher > considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity. 
177. Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642): full name is Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei > Italianastronomer, physicist and engineer > the father of observational astronomy.He improved the telescope and was the first person to use it for astronomical observations. 
178. Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (1918 - 1970) : 2nd President of Egypt from 1956 until 1970 > the leader of the coup that overthrew King Farouk.
179. Genghis Khan (1162 - 1227) : born Temujin > the founder and first Khan of the Mongol Empire - he launched a serirs of military campaigns conquering parts of China dna Central Asia. 
180. Geoffrey de Havilland (Captain Sir) 1882-1965 : He built his first aeroplane in 1908 and during WW1 designed and tested several fighter and bomber aircraft. 
181. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) : Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and pllitical activist. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. 
182. George Bush: 41st US President (1989 - 1993). 
183. George Cadbury: (1839-1922) > English Quaker Businessman who expanded his father's Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company in Britain. 
184. George Crum : invented the Potato Crisps in 1853. 
185. George Eastman (1854 - 1932) : American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company, inventor of the Kodak Roll film camera. 
186. George Edward Foreman (1949 -     ) : American former Professional Boxer > a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. 
187. George I : the King of England from 1715-1727 who could not speak English - only Germany. 
188. George III @ George William Frederick (1738 - 1820) : King of Great Britain & Ireland (1760 - 1820) - During his reign the American colonies were lost and Britain fought the Napoleonic Wars. 
189. George VI @ Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895 - 1952) - The last Emperor of India and the first head of the Commonwealth.  His daughter Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 until her death in 2022. 
190. George Mallory (1886 - 1924) : full name is George Herbert Leigh-Mallory > English mountaineer. In 1924 he and his partner Andrew Irvine were last seen ascending near the Mount Everest summit 
191. George Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) : Americanfilm director, actor, writer and producer >considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. 
192. George Pullman : installed the first toilet on a train in 1859. 
193. George Washington(1732 - 1799) : 1st President of the United States (1789 - 1797) 
194. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913 - 2006): born Leslie Lynch King Jr. > 38th President of United States from 1974 - 1977. 
195. Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594) : Flemish geographer > constructed the first map of the world showing latitude and longitude by means of intersecting lines in 1569. 
196. Geronimo (1829 - 1909)  Leader of Central Apache bands U.S > he fights against Mexican and U.S Military.
197. Gertrude Elderle : the first woman to swim the English Channel on 6 August 1926. 
198. Ghiyath al-Din al-Kashani: Muslim Mathematician in the late 14th Century. He functioned the theory of numbers and techniques on computation. 
199. Golda Meir (1898 - 1978) : Prime Minister of Israel (1969 - 1974) - Israel's first and only female head of government and the first in the Middle East.
200. Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) : German engineer > constructed one of the first internal combustion engines. In 1890, he set up the Daimler Motor Company which built the first Mercedes Car in 1899. 
201. Grace Darling : on 7 September 1838, the steamship Forfarshire was shipwrecked on the Farne Islands off the coast of Nothumberland, Grace together with his father William Darling, the lighthouse keeper, rowed through rough seas to rescue the survivors. She became famous overnight. Her house in Bamburgh is now a museum. 
202. Gregor Johann Mendel (1822 - 1844) : Austrian biologist, Metereologist & Mathematician > discovered the basic principles of genetics.
203. Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) : Swedish - American actress. In 1999 the Ameican Film Institute reanked Garbo Film on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood Cinema. 
204. Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937): Real name is Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi  >  Invented Radio in 1901. 
205. H.J. Lawson: designed his 'bicyclette' in 1879, the first bicycle to be powered by a chain drive to the rear wheel. 
206. Haile Selassie (1892 - 1975) : Emperor of Ethiopia > he led the resistance to the Italian invasion in 1935. 
207. Hannibal (247 BC - 181 BC) : a Carthaginian general > commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. 
208. Harold Wilson (1916 - 1995): full name is James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx > Prime Minister of United Kingdom twice from 1964 - 1970 and again from 1974 - 1979. 
209. Harrison Ford (1942 -      ): American actor > starred as Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure film "Raiders of The Lost Ark" (1981). 
210. Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) : Born Erik Weisz > a Hungarian-American escapologist, Illusionist and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. He died as a result of a punch delivered before he had time to tense his muscles to resist the blow. 
211. Harry S. Truman(1884 - 1972) : 33rd President of the United States (1945-1949). He authorised the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war agains the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. 
212. Harun al-Rashid (763 - 809) :the fifth Abbasid Caliph. His reign is traditionally regaded to be the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age.  
213. Hawley Harvey Crippen (Dr.)  (1862 - 1910) : American homeopath, ear and eye specialist > he was hanged in Pentonville Prison, Londonfor the murder of his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen. The first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. 
214. Heinrich Mueller: Chief of Gestapo WW2 > the killer with the fountain pen - responsible for the death of millions of Jews, prisoners and hostage. He vanished at the end of WW2. 
215. Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) : German archaeologist who discovered the city of Troy in 1870.
216. Hellen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968) : American author & Social worker > although blind and deaf by an illness, she travelled all over the world, giving lecturers and campaigning for improvement in the teaching of the physically handicapped. 
217. Helmut Kohl (1930 - 2017) : full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl > Chancellor of Germany (1982 - 1998). 
218. Henry Alfred Kissinger (1923 - 2023) - 58th United States Secretary of State from 1973 - 1977 > serving in the presidential administrations  of both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. 
219. Henry Ayers (Sir) : The Prime Minister of Australia where the Ayers Rocks in Australia was named in his memory. 
220. Henry Cole : invented the Christmas Cards in 1843. 
221. Henry Faulds : a Scottish physician - the first to suggest using fingerprints to catch criminals. 
222. Henry Fonda (1905 - 1982) : Full name Henry Jaynes Fonda> American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. 
223. Henry Ford : the first person to make cars in great numbers. He built his first car in 1896 and in 1903 founded the Ford Motor Company. The first car produced was the Model T in 1908. 
224. Henry Methvin (1912 - 1948) : an American criminal, remembered as the final member of the Barrow Gang (Bonnie and Clyde). On 19 April 1948, he was intoxicated and while attempting to cross a railroad track, he was killed by an oncoming train. 
225. Henry Purcell: The British Composer, he was only 18 when he was appointed Composer for the King's Violin in 1677. 
226. Henry The Navigator (1394 -1460) > Dom Henrique of Portugas, Duke of Viseu> a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th Century European Maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. 
227. Heraclitus  : Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus. 
228. Hereward The Wake (1035 - 1072) : English Chieftain who led the Anglo-Saxon rebellion against William tghe Conqueror (1070-71). 
229. Herodotus (484 - 425 BC): "Father of History" >  a title confereed on him by the Ancient Roman orator Cicero and "The Father of Lies" by the others.  
230. Hideki Tojo, General (1884 - 1948) : Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during WW2. 
231. Hippocrates (460 - 370 BC): "Father of Medicine" > Greek physician and philosopher, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. 
232. Hiram Bingham : American archeologist > discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu in August 1911. 
233. Hirohito (1901 - 1989) : Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He is one of the world's longest-reigning monarchs. He was the Emperor during the WW2. 
234. Ho Chi Minh (1890 - 1969) : born Nguyen Sinh Cung > the founder and first President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969 and its first Prime Minister from 1945 to 1955. 
235. Homer (born 8 BCE) : Ancient Greek poet who authored the "Illiad and the Odyssey" , the earliest work of Greek literature. 
236. Howard Carter : English Archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes in Egypt in 1922. 
237. Humphrey Bogart: famous US actor (1899-1957). He was selected as the Greatest Male Star of classic American drama in 1999. 
238. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758 - 1805 ) : British Royal Navy Office > one of the greatest Naval Commanders in history, led the British victories in Napoleonic Wars. 
239. Ian Brady & Myra Hindly  : The Moors Murders > a series of child killings between 1963 - 1965. 
240. Ian Douglas Smith  (1919 - 2007) : 8th Prime Minister of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1964 - 1979. He serve as fighter pilot with Royal Air Force durign WW2. 
241. Ian Macdonald : produced the smallest book in the world in 1976, it was called "A Three  Point Type Catalogue in Use at Gleniffer Press", measured 2.9 x 1.5 mm. 
242. Ibnu Abi Ubaydah of Valencia : a leading astronomer in the 9th century. 
243. Ibnu Hayyan : the founder of modern chemistry. 
244. Ibnu Nafis :  described the Circulation of Blood in the 13th Century, 300 years before William Harvey discovered it. 
245. Ibnu Sina : Abu Ali Ibn Sina > the greatest physician until the modern era. His famous book 'Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb' remained a standard textbook even in Europe for over 700 years. 
246. Idi Amin: Ugandan Politician > in1971 he led the military coup that siezed power in President Obote's absence and became President himself. He was laer overthrown and fled to Libya. 
247. Isaac Newton (Sir)  (1643 - 1727) : English polymath - a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.
248. Isaac Pitman (Sir) (1813 - 1897) : English publisher - developed the most widely used system of shorthand known now as Pitman Shorthand. 
249. Indira Gandhi(1917 - 1984) : the Prime of India from 1966 - 1977 and again in 1980 until her assassination in 1984. Daughter of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru  and mother of Rajiv Gandhi. 
250. Ivan The Great @ Ivan III Vasilyevich (1440 - 1505) : credited for ending the dominance of the Tatars over Russia. 
251. Ivan The Terrible @ Ivan IV Vasilyevich (1530 - 1584) : the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. 
252. J. Presper Eckert &  John W. Mauchly: invented the first completely electronic computer between 1942 and 1946 called ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. 
253. J.B. Dunlop: a veterinary surgeon who invented a pneumatic tyre for his son's bicycle. 
254. Jalaludin Akbar: Mogul emperor of India (1542 - 1605)
255. James Earl Carter.Jr @ Jimmy Carter: the 39th President of the US (1977 - 1981).
256. James Byron Dean a.k.a James Dean (1931-1955) : American actor, one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s. He died in a car crash on 30 September 1955 near Cholame, California, U.S.A
257. James Callaghan(1912 - 2005) : full name Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 - 1979. 
258. James Cook (Captain) (1728-1779) : the greatest explorer of the 18th century. He was the first to approach Australia from the East. 
259. James Dewey Watson (1928 -      ) : US Biochemist > He, Francis Crick , Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins helped to determine the structure of DNA molecule. 
260. James Madison (1751 - 1836) : 4th President of the United States (1809 - 1817). 
261. James Monroe (1758 - 1831) : 5th President of the United States (1817 - 1825)
262. James Ogilvie (Sir) : the first to used envelope to send letter in 1696. 
263. James Riddle Hoffa (1913 - dissapeared 1975) : declared dead on 30 July 1982 > American labour Union Leader, his dissapearance under mysterious circumstances in 1975. 
264. James Starley : "the father on cycle industry" > developed a most unusual bicycle in 1871, called the Aeriel which had a large front wheel . 
265. James Watt (1736 - 1819) : a Scottish inventor > constructed the first steam engine to have a separate condenser. The electrical unit the 'watt' was named  in his honour.
266. Jane Fonda (1937 -      ) : full name Jane Seymour Fonda> an American actress and activist. 
267. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964) : the first Prime Minister of India (1947 - 1964)
268. Jean-Baptiste Constant Moans : the first known stamp dealer in Brussels in 1855. 
269. Jean-Baptiste-Jolly : discovered the basic principle of dry-cleaning in 1825. 
270. Jesse James (1847 - 1882) : Born Jesse Woodson James > American outlaw, bank and train robber. He was shot and killed by Robert Ford on 3 April 1882. 
271. Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) : Born Johnny Allen Hendrix> American guitarist, songwriter and singer.  He died as a result of a barbiturate overdose. 
272. Joan of Arc (1412 - 1431) :a young girl who lead and army of 10,000 to relieve the town of Orleans which was under the siege by the British in 1429. She was captured by the Duke of Burgundy and was executed on 30 May 1431 at the of just 19 years old. 
273. Joe Louis @ Joseph Louis Barrow (1914 - 1981) : American Professional Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 - 1949. 
274. Johann Vaaler: of Norway who invented the Paperclip in 1900. 
275. Johann Christopher : designed the Clarinet in 1700. 
276. Johann Sebastian Bach : (1685-1750) > master of choral and instrumental music, over 1000 of his compositions survive even today. 
277. Johannes Guterberg : From Germany > began printing moveable type during 15th century.
278. John Adams  (1735 - 1826) : 2nd President of the United States (1797 - 1801). 
279. John Alcock (Captain) & Lt. Arthur Whitten-Brown : the first to fly across the Atlantic in 1913. 
280. John Cadbury: (1801 - 1889) >  founded the Cadbury chocolate company in Birmingham, England. 
281. John Christie (1899 - 1953): full name John Reginald Halliday Christie > English serial killer and serial rapist during 1940s and early 1950ss. He murdered at least 8 people including his wife. He was executed on 15 July 1953. 
282. John Davidson Rockefeller (1839 - 1937) : American businessman > one of the wealthiest Americans of all time, one of the richest people in history. 
283. John Dillinger (1903 - 1934) : real name is John Herbert Dillinger > an American gangster - he was shot and killed by the special agents on July 22, 1934.
284. John Edgar Hoover (1895 - 1972) : American Attorney > the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1935 - 1972. 
     John Fitch : an American who design the first successful steamboat in 1787. 
285. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963) : 35th President of the United States (1961 - 1963) - assassinated in Dallas on 22 November 1963. 
286. John Harrington (Sir) : designed the first modern flush toilet in 1589. 
287. John Logie Baird : Scottish Electrical Engineer - invented Television in 1925. 
288. John Major (Sir) (1943 -     ) : Prime Minister of United Kingdom from 1990 until 1997.
289. John Mark : regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark. 
290. John Montague: a British politician in the mid of 18th century, developed a habit of eating beef between slices of toast, to avoid interrupting his long hours of playing cards. He was also the 4th Earl of Sandwich, hence the name of his favourite snack.
291. John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848) : 6th President of the United States (1825 - 1829). 
292. John Spilsbury : invented the Jigsaw Puzzle in 1760s. 
293. John Tomlynson : the first known stamp collector on record on 7th May 1840. 
294. John Walker : invented the matches by accident in 1827. 
295. John Wayne @ Marion Robert Morrison (1907 - 1979) : an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age. 
296. John Wayne Gacy (1942 - 1994) : American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Chicago, Illinois. Knows the "The Killer Clown". Executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center on May 10, 1994. 
297. Johnny Weissmuller (1904 - 1984) : a Hungarian-born ethnic German American Olympic swimmer. Between 1932 and 1948 he played the character of Tarzan in 12 MGM folms made from the stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. 
298. Jomo Kenyatta (1897 - 1978) : Prime Minister of Kenya (1963 - 1964) & then President of Kenya (1964 - 1978) 
299. Jonathan Scobie (Reverend): invented the first known rickshaw to escort his wife around Yokohama, Japan. 
300. Josef Mengele (Dr.): Chief Medical Officer, Auschwitz Camp, WW2 > accused of being directly responsible for the deaths of 400,000 people. 
301. Joseph Force Crater (1889 - 1939) :American lawyer > declared legally dead on June 6, 1939, he mysteriously vanished and his case was never solved. 
302. Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827 - 1912): the first to use antiseptics for surgery in 1865. 
303. Joseph Merlin : the first person to wear Roller Skates in 1760 in London. 
304. Joseph Nicephore Niepce:French inventor who took the world's first photograph. In 1822, he developed an early combustion engine, the pyreolophore. 
305. Joseph Schwamberger: Commander of the Jewish Gettho at Prewzemysl, Poland. responsible for the deaths of 150,00 Jews during WW2. 
306. Joseph Stalin (1878 - 1953) : real name Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin> led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. 
307. Josip Broz Tito (1892 - 1980): Yugoslav Communist revolutionary and politician > During WW2 he led the Yugoslav Partisans. He was President of Yugoslavia from 1953 until his death in 1980. 
308. Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 - 1995) : Argentine Racing Driver - he was the World Grand Prix champion  a record five times (1952: 1954-57). 
309. Juan Sebastian Elcano (1486 - 1526) : best known for having completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the Spanish ship Victoria on the Magellan Expedition. 
310. Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) : American actress > rose to International fame in "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939. 
311. Julian Huxley (1887 - 1975): Full named is Sir Julian Sorell Huxley > First Director General of the UNESCO from 1946 till 1948. 
312. Julius Caesar: (100 - 44BC) > Roman General and statesman - became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.
313. Julius Kambarage Nyerere(1922 - 1999) : First President of Tanzania (1964 - 1985). 
314. Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904 - 1967) : American theoretical physicist who served as the Director of the Manhattan Project that developed the Atomic Bomb, WW2. 
315. Kantaro Suzuki (1868 - 1948) : Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April 1945 to 17 August 1945. He was prime minister at the time of Japan's surrender on 15 August 1945. 
316. Karl Benz : built his first car in 1885, but did not last long - he crashed it into a wall. 
317. Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) : a German born philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. He is best known for the 1848 pamphlet "The Communist Manifesto". 
318. Katherine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) : born Katharine Houghton Hepburn> American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. 
319. Khalaf Abul-Qasim Al-Zahrawi :famous surgeon in the 11th century. Many of the modern surgical instruments are of exactly the same design as those devised in the 10th century by Al-Zahrawi..
320. King Alfred: (849-899 AAD) > Kind of Wessex, founder of the English nation. 
321. King Arthur: A semi-legendary war leader of the Britons > his victory against the invading Saxonstemporarily halted their settlement in south-west England. 
322. King Khafra: the Egyptian Pharaoh who built the Sphinx in about 2,600 BC. 
323. Kirkpatric Macmillian : a Scottish blacksmith who invented the frist pedal-driven bicycle in 1839. 
324. Konrad Adenauer: a German stateman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 - 1963. 
325. Kublai Khan : (1215 - 1294) - grandson of Genghis Khan > the great ruler in world history. Founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty in China. 
326. Lady Nancy Astor: the first female MP to sit in the House of Commons.
327. Lao Tzu : legendary Chinese Philosopher, founder of Taoism. 
328. Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (1899 - 1953) : a Soviet politician  and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin's Secret Police Chiefs. 
329. Lee Harvey Oswald(1939 - 1963) - U.S Marine Veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963.
330. Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940) : full name Lev Davidovich Bronstein > a Russian revoluntionary, politician and political theorist. A central figure in the 1905 Revolution, October Revolution of 1917 and Russian Civil war. 
331. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519): chiefly known for his art "The Mona Lisa", one of the greatest inventors of all time. 
332. Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Ballaghan of Cardiff: Commonly known as Jim Callaghan, a British Prime Minister from 1976 - 1979. 
333. Leonid Liyich Brezhnev: President of the Soviet Union in 1977. 
334. Levi Strauss: creator of Levis brand.
335. Lizzie Andrew Borden (1860 - 1927) : American woman - tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. 
336. Louis Armstrong: Black US Jazz musician and singer > his most famous song being "What's a Wonderful World."
337. Louis Bleriot : French Aviator > the first man to fly across the English Channel. 
338. Louis Braille : invented Braille's system in 1824. 
339. Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895) :French Chemist >  renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination.
340. Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) : The last King of French during the French Revolution. He was executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 at the aged of 38. 
341. Luciano Pavarotti (1935 - 2007) : Italian Operatic Tenor, one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. 
342. Ludwig van Beethoven: Famous German Composer 
343. Luigi Galvani(1737 - 1798) : Italian physician > invented Galvanometer in 1820. 
344. Luke The Evangelist  : one of the 4 evangelists - author of both Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
345. M.H. Sherman : the man who put up the famous "HOLLYWOOD" sign in Los Angeles in 1923. 
346. Lyndon Baines Johnson(1908 - 1973) : 36th President of the United States (1963 - 1969). 
347. Mae West @ Mary Jane "Mae" West (1893 - 1980) : an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. 
348. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) : full name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi > A key figure in India's struggle for home rule - assassinated by a Hindu extremist on 30 January 1948 at the aged of 78. 
349. Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) : Chairman of the Chinese Party from 1943 to 1976, founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949. 
350. Marco Polo (1254 - 1324): an Italian merchant from Venice. In 1271, he joined his father and uncle on an overland journey to the Far East. He ended up staying in China for 17 years employed by the emperor Kublai Khan. 
351. Marcus Junius Brutus: (86-42 BC) - Roman Politician > join in the plot to kill Julius Caesar. 
352. Marcus Tito  : created a shorthand in 63 B.C. to record the speeches of Cicero, a Roman Stateman.
353. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - 2013): Born Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 - 1990. 
354. Margaretha Geertruida Zelle @ Mata Hari : a professional dancer and a spy for both the French and the German during the First World War. 
355. Maria Salomea Sklodowska @ Marie Curie : discovering polonium and radium
356. Marie Curie (1867-1934) : her real name was Maria Salomea Sklodowska-Curie - Polish Physicist > the first woman to win a Nobel Price, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. 
357. Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793) : the last Queen of France, executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793. Wife of Louis XVI. 
358. Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) : born Norma Jeane Mortenson > an Amerivan actress and model, the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. Died of Barbiturate Overdose on 4 August 1962. 
359. Mark Anthony @ Marcus Antonius(83 BC - 30 BC) : a Roman politician who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic. 
360. Mark Spit (1950 -     ) : full name Mark Andrew Spitz > American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. The most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olymics in Munich, winning 7 gold medals.
361. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) : full name is Samuel Longhorne Clemens  > an American writer > the greatest humorist the United States has produced. 
362. Marlon Brando: famous US film Actor > remembered for his film "The Last Tango in Paris" (1972).
363. Martin LUther (1483 - 1546): German Priest > the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.  
364. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) : American Baptist Minister > leader of the Black civil-rights movement. He was assassinateed in 4 April 1968. 
365. Martina Navratilova (1956 -    ) : a Czech-American professional tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players of all time, ranked as the world No. 1 in Woman's singles for 332 weeks. 
366. Mary Ann Cotton(1832 - 1873) : English woman convicted murderer who was executed for poisoning her stepson and is believed to have been a serial killer who killed many others. She was hanged at Durham Gaol on 24 March 1873. 
367. Mary I (1516 - 1558) : also known as Mary Tudor and "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponenst, Queen of England and Ireland in 1553, the first woman to rule England in her own right. 
368. Mary Pickford @ Gladys Louise Smith (1892 - 1979) : a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A pioneer in the American film industry, the most popular actresses of the silent film era. 
369. Maslamah al-Majriti : the first original mathematician and astronomer of al-Andalus, wrote a number of works on mathematics and astronomy. 
370. Matthew Flinders : (1774-1818) > the last of the great European navigators to explore the coast of Australia. 
371. Matthew the Apostle: one of the twelve apostles of Jesus > one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew. 
372. Matthew Webb: the first person to swim the English Channel on 24 May 1875. 
373. Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744 - 1812) : Founder of the Rothschild Banking Dynasty. 
374. Mercedes Jellinek : Daughter of the racing driver Emile Jellinek aged 11-years old, gave her name to Daimler Mercedes (Mercedes Benz). 
375. Michael Faraday : the first person to make an electric motor in 1821. 
376. Michael Jackson (1958-2009) : born Michael Joseph Jackson - an American singer, songwriter, dancer & philanthropist - one of the most significant figures of the 20th century - died of Cardiac arrest on 25 June 2009. 
377. Michelangelo di Lodovico Bounarroti Simoni: Famous Italian Sculptor, painter and architect (1475-1584). 
378. Mike Tyson (1966 -      ) : real name Michael Gerard Tyson : American professional Boxer > world heavyweight champion from 1987 - 1990. 
379. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-2022) : President of the Soviet Union (1990 - 1991) 
380. Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) : full name Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu > an Albanian-Indian Catholic Nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and is a Catholic Saint. 
381. Muammar Gaddafi (1942 - 2011): full named Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi > A Libyan revolutionary who ruled Libya from 1961 until his assasination by the rebel forces  of the National Liberation Army in 2011. 
382. Muhammad Ali: former name Cassius Clay > a black Muslim and the only man to have won the World Heavyweight Championship in Boxing 3 times (1964, 1974 and 1978). 
383. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) : the founder of Pakistan. 
384. Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khawarizmi : invented the subject of Algebra. The word "Algorithm"  is derived from his name. 
385. Muhammad XII of Granada (1460 - 1533) : real name is Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII > the 22nd and the last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia. 
386. Musa Ibn Nusayr (640 - 716) : Arab Governor who served under the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I > he directed the Islamic conquest of the Visigoth Kingdom. 
387. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: The founder of Modern Turkey and First President of a Secular Turkish Republic in 1923. 
388. Mutsuhito @ Emperor Meiji (1852 - 1912) : the 122nd Emperor of Japan > his reign associated with the Meiji Restoration of 1868 which ended the Tokugawa Shogunate. 
389. Nebuchadnezzar II (King) (605 BC - 562 BC) : the King of Babylon who built the Hanging Garden of Babylon aroung 600 B.C. 
390. Neil Armstrong : the first man to step foot on the moon on 20 July 1969. 
391. Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013) : born Rolihlahla Mandela>first President of South Africa (1994 - 1999), the country's first black head of state. 
392. Nero @ Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37 AD - 68 AD) : Roman Emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.
393. Neville Chamberlain (Sir) : invented the first game of snooker when he was serving with the British Army in India in 1875. 
394. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) : real name Niccolo di Bernardo del Machiavelli> Florentine diplomat, Author, Philosopher and Historian. He is best known for his political treatise "The Prince". 
395. Nicholas II @ Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (1868 - 1918) : the last reigning Emperor of Russia. He and his families were murdered during the Bolsheviks October Revolution on 17 July 1918. 
396. Nicholas Cugnot : A French Artillery officer, invented the first mechanically powered vehicle to be used on road in 1763. 
397. Nicolae Ceausescu: (1918-1989) > Romanian dictator > President of Romania (1974 - 1989). He and his wife Elena were executed by the Firing Squad on 25 December 1989. 
398. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) : Polish astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center. 
399. Niels Bohr: Danish Physicist (1885-1962) > During WW2 he fled from the Nazis to the US, where he worked on the Atomic Bomb. 
400. Nizam al-Mulk @ Abu Ali Hasan ibn Ali Tusi (1018 - 1092) > vizier of the Seljuk Empire - viewed by many historians as the "most important statesman in Islamic History". 
401. Nostradamus @ Michel de Nostredame (1503 - 1566) : French Astrologer, apothecary, physician & reputed seer > best known for his book tha allegedly predicting future events. 
402. Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1131) : Persian polymath >known for his contribution in Mathematics, astronomy, philosophy and poetry.  One of his poetry became widely known to the English-reading world's in a translation by Edward Fitzgerald is "The Ribaiyat of Omar Khayyam" (1859. 
403. Otto Hahn (1879 - 1968) : German Chemist, a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 
404. Otto von Bismarck: appointed Prime Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I > led the unification of Germany under Prussion leadership.  
405. P.L. Wingo : in April 1931, he started a journey from California to Istanbul, Turkey for 19 months and he walked all the way backwards. 
406. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973) : famous Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer. 
407. Patrice Emery Lumumba (1925 - 1961) : First Prime Minister of the Democratic of the Congo from 24 June 1960 till 5 September 1960. 
408. Pasqua Rosee : a Muslim Turk who coffee to England in 1650 and opened the first coffee House in Lombard Street in the City of London. 
409. Patty Hill Smith & Mildred Hill : composed the famous song "Happy Brithday to You" in 1892. 
410. Paul Joseph Goebbels(1897 - 1945) : Nazi party leader in Berlin - committed suicide together with his wife and six childrens. 
411. Pele @ Edson Arantes do Nascimento: (1940 - 2022) : Brazillian professional footballer - regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. 
412. Peter I @ Peter The Great (1672 - 1725) : the Tsar of Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. 
413. Pierre Curie (1859-1906) : French Chemist, Physicist and pioneer in Crsytallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel. 
414. Plato (428-423 BC) : ancient Greek philosopher > considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy. 
415. Pliny The Elder : the Roman scholar who published the first known encyclopedia "Historia naturalis" in AD 77. 
416. Pol Pot (1925 - 1998) : Cambodian dictator - led the deaths of over a million people from executions, forced labour and ill-treatment. Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until his overthrow in 1979.  
417. Pontius Pilate : the 5th Govrenor of the Roman Province of Judaea > best known for being the official who presided over the Trial of Jesus and ultimately ordered his curxifixion.
418. Prince Fumimaro Konoe (1891 - 1945) : Prime Minister of Japan from 1937 - 1939 and from 1940 - 1941. He spoke of Japan's aim to create a "New Order" in Asia. 
419. Ptolemy (100 - 160 AD): Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer etc. > wrote about a dozen scientific treatises. 
420. Pythagoras (570 - 495 BC) : Greek philosopher > The first to say the earth is round.
421. R.A. Fessenden : the first person to transmit speech by radio during Christmas Eve in 1906. 
422. Rajiv Gandhi (1944 - 1991) : Prime Minister of India (1984-1989) - he took office after the assassination of his mother, then-prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. He was assassinated in 21 May 1991 at the aged of 46. 
423. Ralph Fults (1911 - 1993) : a depression-era outlaw and escape artist associated with Raymond Hamilton, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow of the Barrow Gang. 
424. Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) : real name James Ramsay MacDonald > Prime Minister of United Kingdom from 1929 until 1935. 
425. Rasputin @ Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869 - 1916) : a Russian mystic and faith healer - he befriend the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia. 
426. Raymond Fernandez (1914 - 1951)  & Martha Jule Beck (1920 - 1951) : The Lonely Heart Killer > American serial killer, suspected to having killed up to twenty victims during a spree between 1947 and 1949. Bothwere executed at Sing Sing prison on March 8, 1951. 
427. Raymond Hamilton (1914 - 1935) : a member of a notorious Barrow Gang. He was executed on May 10, 1935 at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville  by electric Chair. 
428. Rene Theophile Laennec (Dr.) : a French doctor - invented the Stethoscope in 1814. 
429. Richard I @ Richard The Lionheart (1157 - 1199) : King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He was a Christian Commander during the Third Crusade against his Muslim counterpart Saladin. 
430. Richard Burton: famous Welsh actor(1925-1984) > married the actress Elizabeth Taylor.
431. Richard Gluecks: Inspector-General of all Concentration Camp during WW2 > vanished without a trace after WW2. 
432. Richard Milhouse Nixon (1913 - 1994) : 37th President of the United States (1969 - 1974) > His presidency saw the US involvement in Vietnam War, Apollo 11 Moon Landing etc.. He is the only US President to resign from office as a result of the Watergate Scandal. 
433. Richard Trevithick : a Cornish engineer designed a steam carriage in 1801. 
434. Roald Amundsen : Norweigian explorer > the first to reach South Pole on 14 December 1911. 
435. Robert Baden-Powell, Lord: British Army General > founder of the Scout Movement.
436. Robert Anthony de Niro (1943 -    ) : American actor and film producer - considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. 
437. Robert Boyle: English Chemist (1627-91)> invented an air pump. 
438. Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive (1725-1774) > the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. 
439. Robert Newton Ford (1861 - 1892) : commonly known as Robert Ford > an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. 
440. Robert Peary : American explorer > the first to reach the North Pole in 1909. 
441. Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (Sir) (1788 - 1850) : British Prime Minister (1841 0 1846). Founder of the modern Conservative party. 
442. Robert The Bruce: King of Scotland (1274-1329) > led the Scots against the English and won Scottish Independence. He was crowned the King in 1306 after the execution of the Scottish Leader Sir William Wallace. 
443. Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676 - 1745) : First Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742. 
444. Robert Watson-Watt : invented "RADAR" stand for "Radio Detecting and Ranging" in the 1920s. 
445. Robert Wilhelm Bunsen: a German professor of Chemistry - developed the Bunsen Burner in 1855. 
446. Robin Hood: a legendary outlaw thought to have lived in Sherwood Forest near Nottingham during the Middle Ages. 
447. Roger Bannister (Dr.)  : an English doctor > the first to run a mile in 4 minutes in 1954. 
448. Rolf Guenther: German SS Officers who carrying out Hitler's programme for exterminating  the Jews. He dissapeared after the war and his where-abouts are unknown. 
449. Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004) : born Ronald Wilson Reagan > 40th President of United States (1981 - 1989). He was a well-known film actor in 40's and 50's. 
450. Rudolf Diesel (1858 - 1913) : full name Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel >German engineer who invented the Diesel Engine. In 1913 he disappeared on a Channel crossing and his body was never found. 
451. Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) : full name Rodolfo Pietro Fillberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella> an Italian actor, well-known silent films actor. 
452. Ruhollah Ayatollah Khomeini (1900 - 1989) : Iranian Religious leader > founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
453. Saddam Hussein (1937 - 2006): 5th President of Iraq from 1979 unti his overthrow in 2003. He was executed by hanging on 30 December 2006 at the aged of 69. 
454. Salman Rushdie (1947 -    ) : Indian Born-British and American novelist > his novel " The Satanic Version" (1988) became the subject of several assassination attempts and death threats. 
455. Salomon de Caus: a Frenchman who was the first person to suggest steam power for ships in 1615. 
456. Sarah Osborne (1643 - 1692): a colonist in the Massachusetts Bay, one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. 
457. Samuel Morse (1791 - 1872): invented the Morse Code on 4 September 1837. 
458. Septimius Severus (145 - 211) : The Roman emperor who banned gladiator fights in 200 AD.
459. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha: the founder of Buddhism. 
460. Siegfried Marcus: designed the first vehicle to be powered by a petrol engine in 1875. 
461. Sigmund Freud(1856 - 1939) : Born Sigismund Schlomo Freud > Austrian neurologist founder of psychoanalysis. 
462. Simon Bolivar : South American soldier (1783-1830) > liberated six South American Republics from Spain. Upper Peru was named Bolivia in Bolivar's honour. 
463. Sitting Bull (1834 - 1890): American Indian Chief who led the Sioux at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. He defeated the US 7th Cavalry commanded by General Custer. He also appeared in the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 with Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill.
464. Snorri Thorfinnsson (1004 - 1090): considered to be the first child of European descent to be born in the Americas. 
465. Socrates (470 - 399 BC) : Greek philosopher from Athens - the founder of Western philosophy
466. Spartacus (103 - 71 BC) : a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile war. 
467. Spencer Perceval: British Prime Minister elected in 1809 > shot dead by John Bellingham in 1812. 
468. Spencer Tracy (1900 - 1967) : full name Spencer Bonaventure Tracy > American actor - known for his natural performing style and versatility. He was ranked the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute in 1999. 
469. Stanley Baldwin: British Prime Minister twice (1924-29 & 1935-37) > blamed for Britain's unpreparedness for war in 1939.
470. Stephen William Hawking(1942 - 2018) : British theoretical physicist, cosmologist > known for his Theory of Black Holes. 
471. Steven Allan Spielberg (1946 -     ) : American filmmaker - a major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster. 
472. Subhas Chandra Bose (1897 - 1945): Indian nationalist,Leader of Indian National Army (1943-1945). 
473. Suleiman I @ Suleiman the Magnificent (1494 - 1566) : Ottoman Sultan, over his administration,the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people. 
474. Tamerlane (1320 - 1405) : Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire, the modern-day Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. 
475. Ted Bundy @ Theodore Robert Bundy (1946 - 1989) : American serial Killter who kinapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls during the 70s. He was executed by electrocution on January 24, 1989. 
476. Ted Cass Hinton (1904 - 1977) : a Dallas County, Texas, deputy sheriff, the youngest of the posse that ambushed and killed Bonnie & Clyde near Gibsland, Louisiana on 23 May 1934. 
477. Tenzing Norgay (1914 - 1986): a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. The TIME Magazine named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. 
478. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858 - 1919) : 26th President of the United States (1901 - 1909).
479. Theodosius I  (379 - 395) : also known as Theodosius The Great > the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire. He stopped the Olympic games because they were considered to be a sport for non-religious or pagan people.
480. Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931): US Inventor > inventing the phonograph in 1827 and the electric light bulb in 1878. He also introduced one of the first cinematographs and improved Alexander Bell's telephone. 
481. Thomas Beecham (Sir): British conductor > founder of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1947. 
482. Thomas Carlyle: Scottish Historian (1795-1881) > Famous and a leading writer of the Victorian era. 
483. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935): better known as Lawrence of Arabia > a leader in an Arab revolt against the Turks. His action drove the Turks out of Syria. 
484. Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) : American Founding Father who served as the 3rd President of the United States (1801 - 1809). Author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. 
485. Thomas Neil Cream (1850 - 1892) : Scottish-Canadian medical doctor and serial killer > poisoned his victims with strychnine.He was hanged on 15 November 1892. 
486. Thomas Plucknett : invented a two-wheeled machine with a circular blade to cut grass and corn in 1805. 
487. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924) : 28th President of United States (1913 - 1921).
488. Tony Blair (1953      ) : Real name Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair > Prime Minister of U.K from 1997 - 2007. 
489. Tuthankhamen (1341 BC - 13223 BC) : Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who lived from 1361 to 1352 BC. He was only 9 years old when he became King. 
490. Vaclav Havel  (1936 - 2011): the last President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 - 1992 and the First President of the Czech Republic from 1993 - 2003. 
491. Vasco da Gama (1460 - 1524) : the Portuguese explorer, the first man to sail from Europe to India and back. 
492. Victor Emmanuel II(1820 - 1878) : King of Sardinia, the first King of an Independent united Italy since the 6th century. 
493. Vivian Ernest Fuchs (Sir) (1908 - 1999) : English scientist-explorer. He led the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition which reach the South Pole overland in 1958. 
494. Vlad III (1431 - 1476) : Known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula -ruler of Wallachia in 1436. He was killed in the Battle in 1477. 
495. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov @ Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) : Russian revolutionary > founder and leader of the Bolsheviks in 1903. The first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 till his death in 1924. 
496. W.A. Cockran (Mrs.) : invented the dishwasher in 1889. 
497. W.G.Gosse : Discover the Ayers Rock in 1873, an enormous stone in the Australian outback nerar the town of Alice Springs. 
498. Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) : his full name is Walter Elias Disney, American animator, film producer. A pioneer of the American Animation industry. He made his first Mickey Mouse film in 1928 and created other famous animal characters such as Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy. 
499. Walter Hunt: invented the Safety Pin in 1849. 
500. Walter Raleigh (Sir)  (1553 - 1618) : English Statesman, soldier, writer and explorer > helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I. 
501. Walter Rauff : Commander of a German Unit which provided gas trucks for concentration camps durign WW2 > responsible for the deaths of 250,000 people. 
502. Warren Hastings (1732-1818) : the First British Governor of India
503. Wiley Hardemann Post : the first man to fly solo around the world in 1933. 
504. Wilhelm Von Roentgen: the German scientist, discovered the X-Ray in 1895. 
505. William Addis : made the first toothbrush in 1780. 
506. William Booth: British founder of the Salvation Army. 
507. William Caxton : published the first book to be printed in Britain title "Dictes and Sayenges of the Philosophers" on 18 November 1477. 
508. William Daniel Jones (1916 - 1974) : a member of the Barrow Gang, American criminal folklore. Died of gunshot wound on August 20, 1974 at the aged of 58. 
509. William Edward Gladstone(1809 - 1898) : Prime Minister of the U.K (1892 - 1894).
510. William Harvey (1578 - 1657): published his findings on the Circulation of Blood in 1628. 
511. William Herbert Wallace(1878 - 1933): an Englishman convicted in 1931 of the murder of his wife, Julia in Liverpool's Anfield. 
512. William Huskisson : the Member of Parliament for Liverpool. On the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on 15th September 1830, he was run over by Stephenson's Rocket and died - the first fatal accident in the history of railways. 
513. William Paterson : Scottish Financier who suggested the Bank of England to be setup in 1694. His idea was approved by King William III on 27 July 1694. 
514. William Penn (1644 - 1718) : English writer > founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. 
515. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) : an English playwright, poet and actor > regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. 
516. William Taynton: a 15 year-old London Office boy, the first person to have his image transmitted by television on 2 October 1925. 
517. William The Silent (1533 - 1584) : also known as "William of Orange" > the founder of Dutch Republic. 
518. William Wallace (Sir) (1270 - 1305) : a Scottish knight > one of the main leders during the First War of Scottish Independence. 
519. William Webb Ellis : During the football match at Rugby School in 1823, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it. This is how Rugby was invented. 
520. Winston Leornard Spencer Churchill (Sir) (1874-1965): led Britain to victory during WW2, Prime Minister of UK from 1940-1945 and 1951 - 1955.  
521. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: (1756 - 1791 > the greatest classical composer in history. 
522. Wright Brothers : Orville Wright (1871 - 1949) & Wilbur Wright (1867 - 1912) > American aviation pioneers > inventing, building and flying the world's first successful airplane.
523. Yasser Arafat : Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) - awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993. 
524. Yitzhak Rabin (1922 - 1995) : 5th Prime Minister of Israel > 
525. Yuri Gagarin (1934 - 1968) : the first man to travel in Space on Vostok 1 in 1961. He died in air crash  on 27 March 1968 at the aged of 34. 

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1. 1000 Fantastic Facts - Peter Eldin: Grandreams Limited, 1999.
2. Islam Way : Muslims Contribution to Science
3. Islam Compass : How Islamic Inventors Change the World.
4. Famous Military
5. The First in Record
6. Women in Military History
7. Islamic Contribution to Science
8. Islamic Medicine : 1000 years ahead of its times.

Notes:

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20 October 2022 : 23 Rabiulawal 1444H: 5.32 pm