Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
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...
Benjamin Solomon Carson
September 18, 1951 • Detroit, Michigan Neurosurgeon, motivational speaker, philanthropist, author Ben Carson is one of the most fa...
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 ...
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...
Kit Carson
Born: December 24, 1809 Madison County, Kentucky Died: May 23, 1868 Fort Lyon, Colorado American frontiersman, soldier, western guid...
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 ...
Mary Cassatt
Born: May 23, 1845 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died: June 14, 1926 Mesnil-Beaufresne, France American painter and artist ...
Mike Cassidy
Chief Executive Officer of Xfire Born Michael Cassidy, c. 1963. Education: Attended Berklee College of Music; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...
Oleg Cassini
Born Oleg Cassini Loiewski, April 11, 1913, in Paris, France; died from a cranial blood vessel break, March 17, 2006, in Manhasset, NY. Fashion designer. No other American designer enjoyed...
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Cast
Bravo Television's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a reality makeover show that became the surprise television hit of 2003. In each episode the "Fab Five" team of...