As a Co-Founder of Facebook, Eduardo Saverin is not only one of the world’s youngest billionaires, he’s also something of a household name. In 2010, the Brazilian-born entrepreneur was portrayed by actor Andrew Garfield in the hit movie “The Social Network”…
A man of single-minded purpose, Thaddeus Stevens spent his life vehemently fighting for racial and social equality in America. Born at the end of the 18th century, Stevens overcame poverty (and a club foot) to become a successful lawyer in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was fiercely opposed to slavery and bondage, and even defended several fugitives without fee…
A legendary personality, Gertrude Stein is best known for changing the fate of Pablo Picasso and other great artists of the 20th century. Born in Pennsylvania, Stein moved to Paris in 1903 when she was 29 years-old. Along with her brother, Leo, Stein turned her Parisian residence into a meeting place, or salon, for writers and avant-garde artists…
One of America’s most influential legal minds, Earl Warren, served as the 14th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Under his leadership, the court handed down several historic rulings that have been recognized by many as a “Constitutional Revolution” in the liberal direction…
A fourth-generation Texan, Beto O’Rourke is widely considered to be the new star of the Texas Democratic Party – a celebrity candidate who is often trailed by dozens of journalists, was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, and is accustomed to hearing comparisons between him and Barack Obama…
Not since Ben Franklin has an individual worked as hard as Arlen Specter has to improve Pennsylvania. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980 and represented Pennsylvania for 30 years, longer than anyone in the state’s history…
Following his 2021 confirmation, Pete Buttigieg became the youngest member of President Biden’s Cabinet, the first openly gay, Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, and the youngest person to ever serve as Transportation Secretary…
From an early age, Philippe of Belgium was groomed for one thing: to sit on his country’s throne. Belgium, a country with a constitutional monarchy in which the royal family plays a largely ceremonial role, crowned Philippe its seventh king in 2013…
As the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell is widely considered to be the world’s most powerful civil servant, as his influence on the economy is unrivaled. A lawyer by training, Powell started out practicing at different law firms, before turning towards investment banking…
For most people, the name Georges Lemaître probably doesn’t ring any bells. Yet Lemaître –Belgian Catholic priest, WWI military hero, theoretical physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and professor of physics –- was one of the most influential scientists of his generation. Born in 1894, Lemaître was a pioneer in offering a new conception of the cosmos, in a career that spanned the better part of forty years…
