Biographies available in the FMS Library
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Biographies available in the FMS Library Aaron, Hank Abbott, Jim Adams, Abigail Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Grizzly Adams, Samuel Addams, Jane Adenauer, Konrad Alcott, Louisa May Alexander the Great Allen, Ethan Alonso, Alicia Anderson, Marian Angelou, Maya Antony, Marc Anthony, Susan B. Arafat, Yasir Archimedes Aristotle Arias, Oscar Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, Neil Arnold, Benedict Arthur, Chester A. Attila the Hun Attucks, Crispus Audubon, John James Ballard, Robert Baltimore, Lord Banneker, Benjamin Barton, Clara Barkley, Charles Beckwourth, James Beethoven, Ludwig van Begin, Menachem Bell, Alexander Graham Bergh, Henry Berkeley, Sir William Bethune, Mary McLeod Billy the Kid Bird, Larry Blackwell, Elizabeth American professional baseball player American professional baseball player Wife of John Adams, 2nd U.S. president 2nd U.S. president 6th U.S. president Mountaineer and grizzly bear tamer One of the Founding Fathers Early founder of continuing education German statesman Author of Little House on the Prairie series King of Macedonia Politician and military leader from the American Revolution Cuban ballerina African American operatic singer African American female poet (contemporary) Roman politician and general American civil and women’s rights leader Palestinian leader Greek mathematician, inventor, physicist, astronomer Greek philosopher and student of Plato Costa Rican politician and president Road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France seven times American aviator and former astronaut American general in Revolutionary War who became a traitor and joined the British forces 21st U.S. President Ruler of the Huns and fearsome enemy of the Roman Empire Black leader of colonial patriots French-American naturalist, painter, and ornithologist (a scientist who studies birds) Discoverer of the Titanic English politician and colonist American mathematician and astronomer Founder of the American Red Cross American basketball player African American mountain man, explorer, fur trader German composer and pianist Israeli politician and president Inventor of the telephone Founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Former governor of Virginia African American civil rights leader and educator 19th century American frontier outlaw American basketball player and coach First female doctor in the U.S. Bluford, Guion Bolivar, Simon Boone, Daniel Bourke-White, Margaret Brant, Joseph Braille, Louis African American U.S. Air Force colonel and astronaut Venezuelan political leader and revolutionary American pioneer and hunter and folk hero American photographer and documentary photographer Mohawk chief French inventor who created braille, a worldwide system used by blind and visually impaired people for writing and reading Bradford, William English leader of the Separatist settlers of Plymouth Colony Brandt, Willy German politician and Chancellor of West Germany Bridger, Jim Mountain man, trapper, scout, and guide Bridges, Ruby First African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South Brown, William Wells American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian Brown, John American abolitionist who advocated armed uprising against slavery Buchanan, James 15th U.S. President Buck, Pearl S. American author Buffalo Bill Frontier daredevil Burns, Anthony Fugitive slave who was arrested and tried under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Burton, Richard African explorer, Islamic scholar, and translator of The Arabian Nights Bush, Barbara Wife of former President Bush Bush, George 41st U.S. President Bush, George W. 43rd U.S. President Butcher, Solomon Photographer of American pioneer life Caesar, Julius Roman military and political leader Calamity Jane Frontierswoman and professional scout Calvin, John Influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation Canseco, Jose American professional baseball player Carver, George Washington African American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor Carter, Jimmy 39th U.S. President Carson, Rachel Naturalist, environmentalist, and author Cassatt, Mary American painter and printmaker Casals, Pablo Spanish painter and sculptor Chavez, Cesar Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist Champlain, Samuel de French explorer and navigator Cheng, Nien Chinese American author who wrote about the Cultural Revolution in China Chiang Kai-shek Political and military leader of 20th century China Churchill, Winston British politician and Prime Minister during World War II Clark, Will American baseball player Cleopatra Queen of Egypt Cleveland, Grover 22nd and 24th U.S. President Clemente, Roberto American professional baseball player Clinton, Bill 42nd U.S. President Cochran, Jacqueline American aviator and racing pilot Columbus, Christopher Navigator, colonizer, and explorer Coleman, Bessie Coolidge, Calvin Cook, Captain James Coronado, Francisco de Cortes, Hernan African American civil aviator 30th U.S. President English explorer, navigator, Captain of the Royal Navy Spanish conquistador who visited New Mexico Spanish conquistador whose expedition helped cause the fall of the Aztec Empire Cousteau, Jacques-Yves French scientist, author, filmmaker, explorer who studied the sea Crazy Horse Chief of the Oglala tribe Crockett, Davy Frontier adventurer Curie, Marie Physicist, chemist, and a pioneer in the field of radioactivity Damien, Father Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who cared for people with leprosy Darwin, Charles Naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution Davis, Jefferson American military officer and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War Dayan, Moshe Israeli military leader and politician de Mille, Agnes American dancer and choreographer Debussy, Claude French composer de Gaulle, Charles French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II de Paola, Tomie American author and illustrator of over 200 children’s books de Soto, Hernando Spanish explorer and conquistador de Valera, Eamon Irish leader and politician Dickenson, Emily American poet DiMaggio, Joe American baseball player for the New York Yankees Disney, Walt American film producer, director, and animator Domingo, Placido Spanish tenor opera singer and conductor Douglass, Frederick African American abolitionist, editor, and supporter of women’s rights Drake, Francis English sea captain, navigator, slave owner, and pirate Dubcek, Alexander Slovak politician, pacifist, and reformer of Czechoslovakia Duncan, Isadora American dancer and considered the creator of modern dance Earhart, Amelia American aviation pioneer, author, and adventurer Earp, Wyatt American officer of the law in various Western frontier towns Eastman, Charles Physician, reformer, and Native American leader Edison, Thomas A. Inventor of electricity Edmonds, Emma Civil War spy who dressed up as a man Edwards, Jonathan Colonial religious leader Einstein, Albert Physicist, mathematician, and genius Eisenhower, Dwight 34th U.S. President Elizabeth I, Queen Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 Enlai, Zhou First Premier of China, serving from 1949-1976 Eriksson, Leif Ewing, Patrick Feller, Bob Fillmore, Millard Flipper, Henry O. Norse explorer who is considered to be the first European to land in North America American professional basketball player American professional baseball player 13th U.S. President First African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy Fortune, Amos Ford, Gerald Ford, Henry Frank, Anne Franklin, Benjamin Francis, Saint Franco, Francisco Galileo Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Sampson, Deborah Garfield, James A. Garrison, Zina Gates, Bill George, King III Geronimo Gladstone, William Glenn, John Goddard, Robert Gooden, Dwight Goodall, Jane Gorbachev, Mikhail Goya, Francisco Graham, Martha Grant, Ulysses S. Greene, Joe Greene, Nathanael Gretzky, Wayne Griffey, Jr. Ken Griffith Joyner, Florence Gutenberg, Johann Hamilton, Alexander Hamer, Fannie Lou Hamm, Mia Harrison, Benjamin Harding, Warren G. Harrison, William Henry Hatshepsut Hawking, Stephen Haydn, Joseph Hayes, Rutherford B. Henry the Navigator at West Point African American who purchased his freedom in the 1700s and established a tanning business 38th U.S. President American founder of the Ford Motor Company Jewish writer and victim during the Holocaust of WW II American statesman, scientist, and writer Founder of the Catholic Franciscans and patron saint of animals (St. Francis of Assisi) Military general and head of state of Spain in 1930s Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer Political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms Woman who disguised herself to fight in the American Revolutionary War 20th U.S. President Professional tennis player American founder and chairman of Microsoft King of Great Britain and King of Ireland in late 1700s Apache warrior British statesman and Prime Minister for four terms in 1800s American astronaut and U.S. Senator Professor of physics and first person to build and launch a liquid-fueled rocket American professional baseball player British primatologist (researcher of monkeys) Last head of state of the Soviet Union Spanish romantic painter and printmaker of the late 1700s Dancer, choreographer, and influential figure in modern dance 18th U.S. President American professional football player Major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War Canadian professional hockey player American professional baseball player American track and field athlete German goldsmith and printer who introduced modern book printing First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury American voting rights activist and civil rights leader American professional soccer player 23rd U.S. President 29th U.S. President 9th U.S. President Female pharaoh of the eighteenth Egyptian dynasty British physicist and genius Austrian composer 19th U.S. President Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers Henson, Matthew Henry, Patrick Henderson, Rickey Herriot, James Heyerdahl, Thor African American explorer American statesman and speaker American professional baseball player British veterinary surgeon and writer Norwegian scientist and adventurer who traveled by raft from South America to the French Polynesia Hiawatha Founder of the Iroquois Confederacy Hidalgo, Miguel Catholic priest who became an activist to free Mexico from Spanish rule Hillary, Edmund New Zealand mountaineer and explorer Hirohito 124th emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 Hitler, Adolf Austrian-born German politician and leader of the Nazi party during World War II Hoover, Herbert 31st U.S. President Houdini, Harry Hungarian American magician and stunt performer Houston, Sam 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier Hudson, Henry English sea explorer and navigator Hughes, Langston African American poet Hull, Brett American professional hockey player Hussein, King King of Jordan Hussein, Saddam Former President of Iraq Hutchinson, Anne Pioneer settler in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Ishi Last surviving member of the Yani people of California Ivan the Terrible Grand Prince of Moscow, Russia in the 1500s Jackson, Andrew 7th U.S. President and military leader Jackson, Bo American professional baseball player Jackson, Jesse American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Jackson, Mahalia African American gospel singer Jackson, Joe American professional baseball player Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Confederate general during the American Civil War James, Jesse American outlaw, bank and train robber, and murderer Jaruzelski, Wojciech Last communist leader of Poland Jay, John First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Jefferson, Thomas 3rd U.S. President and author of the Declaration of Independence Joan of Arc Peasant girl who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years’ war Johnson, Andrew 17th U.S. President Johnson, James Weldon African American author, politician, journalist, poet, educator, lawyer Johnson, Lyndon B. 36th U.S. President Johnson, Magic American professional basketball player Johnson, Randy American professional baseball player John XXIII, Pope Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1958-1963 Jones, John Paul Well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War Jones, Mother American labor and community organizer Joplin, Scott African American composer and pianist Jordan, Michael American professional basketball player Joseph, Chief Nez Perce Native American leader Joyner-Kersee, Jackie American heptathlon and long jump athlete Juarez, Benito Juana, Sor President of Mexico for five terms during the 1800s Self-taught scholar, poet of the Baroque school, and nun of New Spain Kahlo, Frida Mexican female painter who was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico Kandinsky, Wassily Russian painter and art theorist Keller, Helen American deaf/blind author, political activist, and lecturer Kennedy, John F. 35th U.S. President Khan, Genghis Founder of the Mongol Empire Khan, Kublai Founder of the Yuan dynasty in China and 5th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Khomeini, Ayatollah Iranian religious leader and politician and leader of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 Khrushchev, Nikita Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War (1950s-60s) King, Coretta Scott American author, activist, and widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. King, Jr., Martin Luther American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African American civil rights movement Lafayette, Marquis de French aristocrat and general in the American Revolutionary War Lange, Dorothea American documentary photographer and photojournalist LaSalle, Rene-Robert French explorer of Canada and North America Lee, Robert E. Career U.S. Army officer and general in the American Civil War LeMond, Greg American professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France three times Lemieux, Mario American professional hockey player Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Russian revolutionary who led the October Revolution of 1917 Leonardo da Vinci Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, botanist, writer Lewis, Carl American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals Lincoln, Abraham 16th U.S. President Lindbergh, Anne Morrow American aviator, author, and wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh Lincoln, Mary Todd Wife of Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President London, Jack American author who wrote The Call of the Wild Lord, Bette Bao Chinese American writer and civil activist Louis, Joe World heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949 Luther, Martin German priest who began the Protestant Reformation MacArthur, Douglas American general, Chief of Staff, and military leader during WWII Mac, Andy American professional skateboarder Madison, James 4th U.S. President Magellan, Ferdinand Portuguese explorer Malcolm X African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist Mandela, Nelson President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 Marconi, Guglielmo Italian inventor who developed a radio telegraph system Marion, Francis Military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War Marshall, George American military leader, Chief of Staff, Secretary of State Marshall, Thurgood First African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court Masterson, Bat Buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, fisherman, gambler, and frontier lawman in the American Old West Masaryk, Tomas Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician who became the first president of Czechoslovakia Socially and politically influential New England puritan minister connected to the Salem witch trials Matisse, Henri 20th century French artist Mays, Willie American professional baseball player McAuliffe, Christa American teacher and one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster McKinley, William 25th U.S. President Meir, Golda 4th Prime Minister of Israel Mendes, Chico Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist, and environmental activist Millay, Edna St. Vincent American lyrical poet and playwright Mitchell, Kevin American professional baseball player Monet, Claude A founder of French impressionist painting Monroe, James 5th U.S. President Montana, Joe American professional football player Montgomery, L.M. Author of Anne of Green Gables Moses, Grandma American folk artist Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Influential composer of the classical era Muhammad Founder of the religion of Islam Muir, John Scottish-born American naturalist and author Munch, Edvard Norwegian Symbolist painter and printmaker Napoleon Bonaparte Military and political leader of France in the early 19th century Nehru, Jawaharial First prime minister of India from 1947 to 1964 Nixon, Richard 37th U.S. President O’Connor, Sandra Day First female member of the U.S. Supreme Court O’Grady, Scott U.S. Air Force fighter pilot O’Keeffe, Georgia American modern artist O’Neal, Shaquille American professional basketball player Oakley, Annie American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter Oglethorpe, James British general and founder of the colony of Georgia Olajuwon, Hakeem American professional basketball player Owens, Jesse American track and field athlete Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979 Paige, Satchel American professional baseball player Paine, Thomas Author, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers Parnell, Charles Stewart Irish Protestant landowner and nationalist political leader Parks, Rosa African American civil rights activist Patton, George S. U.S. Army officer and general in World War II Pele Brazilian professional soccer player Penn, William Founder and real estate entrepreneur in the 1600s and 1700s in the Province of Pensylvania Peron, Juan Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina Perot, Ross American businessman from Texas who ran for President in 1992 and 1996 Perkins, Frances First woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet Peter the Great Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725 Piccolo, Brian American professional football player Picasso, Pablo Spanish painter and sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement Mather, Cotton in art 14th U.S. President American solider and explorer who mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase Pippen, Scottie American professional basketball player Pitcher, Molly Nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War Pocahontas Indian chief’s daughter who assisted colonial settlers at Jamestown in present-day Virginia Poe, Edgar Allan American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic Polk, James K. 11th U.S. President Polo, Marco Merchant from Venice who went on an epic journey to Asia Ponce de Leon, Juan Spanish explorer who became first Governor of Puerto Rico Pol Pot Leader of the communist movement in Cambodia Powell, Colin African American four-star general and Secretary of State Presley, Elvis Popular American singer and cultural icon referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll” Price, Leontyne African American operatic soprano Puckett, Kirby American professional baseball Pushkin, Aleksandr Russian author and poet of the Romantic era el-Qaddafi, Muammar Leader of Libya since he took power in 1969 Quinn, Anthony Mexican American actor, painter, and writer Raleigh, Sir Walter English explorer and author Reagan, Ronald 40th U.S. President Rembrandt Dutch painter and etcher Revere, Paul American silversmith and patriot in the American Revolution Ripken, Cal American professional baseball player Rivera, Diego Mexican painter, active Communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo Robinson, Jackie American professional baseball player Robinson, David American professional basketball player Rockne, Knute Norwegian American football player Rodney, Caesar American lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence Rodriguez, Alex American professional baseball player Roosevelt, Eleanor Advocate for civil rights and wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President Roosevelt, Franklin D. 32nd U.S. President Roosevelt, Theodore 26th U.S. President Ross, Betsy American seamstress who has been mistakenly credited for making the first American flag Rudolph, Wilma First American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games Ruth, Babe American professional baseball player Ryan, Nolan American professional baseball player Sacagawea Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition Sadat, Anwar 3rd President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez Mexican political leader, general, and President San Martin, Jose de Argentine general and prime leader of the struggle for Pierce, Franklin Pike, Zebulon Schweitzer, Albert Schultz, Charles Schubert, Franz Schwarzkopf, Norman Seattle, Chief Serra, Junipero Sihanouk, Prince Sitting Bull Smith, John Squanto Stalin, Joseph Standish, Miles Stowe, Harriet Beecher Strauss, Levi Stuyvesant, Peter Sukarno Sun Yat-sen Taft, William Howard Tamerlane Taylor, Zachary Tchaikovsky, Peter Teresa, Mother Thatcher, Margaret Thorpe, Jim Thucydides Tito, Josip Broz Tolkien, J.R.R. Trenary, Jill Trevino, Lee Van Buren, Martin Vespucci, Amerigo Walesa, Lech Wang, Dr. An Washington, Booker T. Washington, George Washington, Martha Wheatley, Phillis independence from Spain German physician and philosopher who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 Cartoonist and creator of Peanuts Austrian composer who wrote songs, symphonies, operas, chamber music, and piano music. U.S. Army general who was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991 Leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish Native American tribes in Washington state Spanish Franciscan friar who founded missions in California King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 Lakota Sioux holy man who lead his people during years of resistance to U.S. government policies English explorer and colonist Native American who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World First General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1953 Plymouth Colony leader American abolitionist and author German-Jewish immigrant to the U.S. who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans Dutch military leader First President of Indonesia Chinese revolutionary and political leader 27th U.S. President 14th-century conquerer of much of western and central Asia 12th U.S. President Russian composer of the Romantic era Albanian Catholic nun who ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying in Calcutta, India Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1979 to 1990 American athlete who won Olympic medals in the 1912 pentathlon and played professional American football, baseball, and basketball Ancient Greek historian Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman Author of The Lord of the Rings series American champion figure skater Mexican American professional golfer 8th U.S. President Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer Polish politician and trade union and human rights activist Chinese American computer engineer and inventor American political leader, educator, orator, and author 1st U.S. President Wife of George Washington, 1st U.S. President First professional African American poet Whitefield, George White, Ryan Whitman, Walt Wilder, Laura Ingalls Williams, Roger Wilson, Woodrow Winthrop, John Winfrey, Oprah Wyeth, Andrew Xiaoping, Deng Yao Yeager, Chuck Yeltsin, Boris Zapata, Emiliano Zedong, Mao Zenger, John Peter British religious figure, influential in the establishment of Methodism American teenager with HIV/AIDS who was expelled from middle school in 1984 American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist American author who wrote the Little House series American Protestant theologian and supporter of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. 28th U.S. President Political figure among the English Puritans who settled in Massachusetts American television host, producer, and philanthropist. American visual artist Leader of the Communist Party in China and reformer. American professional basketball player Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force and noted test pilot First President (1991-1999) of the Russian Federation Leading figure in the Mexican Revolution Chinese revolutionary, political theorist, and communist leader German-born American printer, publisher, journalist in NYC
