Benjamin Harrison served as president from 1889 to 1893, overseeing the admission of six states to the Union — more than any other president. The grandson of President William Henry Harrison, he signed the Sherman Antitrust Act and presided over a major expansion of the federal government.

H. P. Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos — a shared fictional universe of cosmic horror that has become one of the most influential bodies of weird fiction ever written. Though largely unrecognized in his lifetime, his work profoundly influenced Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, and countless others.

Robert Plant's extraordinary vocal range and physical stage presence made him one of the defining rock vocalists of the 20th century. As the frontman of Led Zeppelin, he helped create hard rock and heavy metal, recording immortal albums including Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti.

Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest prime minister at age 40 following the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi in 1984. His tenure is associated with economic liberalization and the introduction of computers and technology into Indian governance. He was himself assassinated by a suicide bomber in 1991.

Isaac Hayes was a pioneering soul and funk musician who won an Academy Award for the theme from Shaft (1971), becoming the first Black composer to win that award. He was a core writer and producer for the Stax Records sound and later found a new generation of fans as the voice of Chef on South Park.

The controversial leader whose nationalist policies contributed to the breakup of Yugoslavia and the wars of the 1990s. He was later tried for war crimes at The Hague, where he died during the trial in 2006.