Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Baal Shem Tov
Born: c. 1700 Okopy, Poland Died: c. 1760 Polish religious leader The founder of modern Hasidism was the Polish-born Israel ben Elieze...
Eiji Toyoda
Born: September 12, 1913 Kinjo, Nishi Kasugai, Japan Japanese businessman and engineer Eiji Toyoda is a former chairman of the Toyota Motor Company. Hi...
Boris Trajkovski
Born June 25, 1956, in Strumica, Yugoslavia; died in a plane crash, February 26, 2004, near Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina. President of Macedonia. In two great moments of crisis, Boris Trajko...
P. L. Travers
British author P. L. Travers (1899–1996), although the author of many writings for children and adults, was best known for her 1934 book Mary Poppins ...
Michel Tremblay
The French Canadian writer Michel Tremblay (born 1942), in the words of the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia website, "is probably the most-produced playwright" in Canada "and arguabl...
Sarah Trimmer
Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810) was one of the founders of the Christian Sunday school, as well as an apologist, a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a d...
Harry S. Truman
Born: May 8, 1884 Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972 Kansas City, Missouri American president, vice president, and senator ...
Donald Trump
Born: 1946 New York, New York American businessman and real estate developer An American real estate developer, Donald Trump became one of the best ...
Sojourner Truth
Born: 1797 Ulster County, New York Died: November 26, 1883 Battle Creek, Michigan African American abolitionist One o...
Lily Tuck
Author Born in France in 1938; married and divorced first husband; married second husband (died, 2002); children: three sons. Education: Received deg...
Tim Tully
Neurobiologist Born c. 1954, in Washington, IL; son of William P. and Virginia L. Tully; married Nance; children: Benjamin, Schuyler (son). Education: ...
Tutankhamen
Born: c. 1370 B.C.E. Died: c. 1352 B.C.E. Egyptian king and pharaoh Tutankhamen was the twelfth king of the...
Desmond Tutu
Born: October 7, 1931 Klerksdorp, South Africa South African antiapartheid activist and religious leader In the 1980s Archbishop Desmond Tutu became So...
Mark Twain
Born: November 30, 1835 Florida, Missouri Died: April 21, 1910 Redding, Connecticut American writer and humorist Mark...
Lao Tzu
Born: Sixth century B.C.E. China Died: Sixth century B.C.E. China Chinese philosopher ...