Academic, Physicist, Scientist(1824–1907)Lord Kelvin was an Irish physicist who developed a temperature scale based on absolute zero, named the Kelvin scale.SynopsisLord Kelvin helped develop...
Scientist, Doctor, Surgeon(1852–1922)William S. Halsted was a pioneer of scientific surgery who opened a surgical school at Johns Hopkins University.SynopsisIn 1885, William S. Halsted...
Author(1811–1863)William Makepeace Thackeray was a 19th-century novelist known for such works as Vanity Fair and Barry Lyndon.SynopsisWilliam Makepeace Thackeray’s fame rests chiefly on the...
Astronomer, Chemist, Physicist, Scientist, Photographer(1800–1877)William Henry Fox Talbot was a chemist who was the first to develop the photographic negative.SynopsisIn 1840, William Henry Fox...
Journalist, Scientist, Medical Professional, Physiologist, Doctor(1578–1657)William Harvey was a 17th-century British physician who became the first to document an understanding of blood circulation.SynopsisWilliam Harvey,...
Scientist(c. 1910–c. 2004)William Pickering was a rocket scientist who oversaw many American forays into space in the 1950-1970s.SynopsisIn 1944, New Zealander William Pickering joined...
Scientist, Physiologist(1860–1927)Willem Einthoven was a physiologist who discovered the electrical properties of the heart and developed the EKG.SynopsisWillem Einthoven was born on May 21,...
Chemist, Scientist(1908–1980)Willard Libby was a chemist whose technique of carbon-14 dating provided an extremely valuable tool for a variety of scientists.SynopsisWhile associated with the...
Film Actor, Actor, Television Actor, Rapper(1968–)Will Smith transitioned from successful rapper to Hollywood A-lister, starring on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before headlining such...
Physicist, Scientist(1845–1923)Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a Nobel-winning German scientist who is credited with the discovery of X-rays.SynopsisIn 1895, while experimenting with electric current flow...
Soccer Player(1984–)Soccer midfielder Wesley Sneijder starred for AFC Ajax, Real Madrid and Internazionale, and led the Netherlands to a runner-up finish at the 2010...
Biologist, Scientist(1929–)Werner Arber is a microbiologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1978 for his work in molecular genetics.SynopsisWerner Arber's research was on...
