People

William Wordsworth

Born: April 7, 1770 Cookermouth, Cumberland, England Died: April 23, 1850 Rydal Mount, Westmorland, England English poet ...

Henry Clay Work

Little heralded even in histories of music that focus on popular song, American songwriter Henry Clay Work (1832–1884) nevertheless left a legacy that lived on in the memories of a...

John Wren

President and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Born c. 1952, in New York; married; children: two. Education: Earned undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees from...

Richard Wright

Born: September 4, 1908 Natchez, Mississippi Died: November 25, 1960 Paris, France African American writer The works ...

Frank Lloyd Wright

Born: June 8, 1869 Richland Center, Wisconsin Died: April 9, 1959 Phoenix, Arizona American architect The American ar...

Tammy Wynette

One of country music's most compelling rags-to-riches figures, American singer and songwriter Tammy Wynette (1942–1998) rose from dire poverty to become the first female performer ...

Malcolm X

Born: May 19, 1925 Omaha, Nebraska Died: February 21, 1965 New York, New York African American civil rights leader Af...

Sirius XM

Advertising and media

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radi

Deng Xiaoping

Born: August 22, 1904 Guangan, Sichuan Province, China Died: February 19, 1997 Peking, China Chinese politician and leader ...

Pope Benedict Xvi

April 16, 1927 • Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany Roman Catholic Pope For twenty-seven years, from 1978 until his death in 2005, John Paul II (1920–2005) served as pope ...

Xzibit

Rap artist, television show host, and film actor Born Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, January 8, 1974, in Detroit, MI; children: Tremayne (son). Addresses: ...

Scotland Yard

Security

Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from th

Sun Yat-sen

Born: November 12, 1866 Choyhung, Kwangtung, China Died: March 12, 1925 Peking, China Chinese president and politician ...

William Butler Yeats

Born: June 13, 1865 Dublin, Ireland Died: January 28, 1939 Roquebrune, France Irish poet and dramatist William Butler...

Yeezy

Consumer goods

Yeezy is an American media company, fashion brand, and record label founded by rapper, designer, and entrepreneur Kanye West (legally known as Ye as of 2021) on August 6, 2013. Most famous for its ass

Boris Yeltsin

Born: February 1, 1931 Butko, Siberia, Russia Russian president, politician, and government official Boris Yeltsin, who became president of Russia in 1...

Wu Yi

Vice-Premier of the State Council and Minister of Public Health for China Born in November of 1938, in Wuhan, in the Hubei Province, China. Education: ...

Zhang Yimou

Perhaps the most critically acclaimed filmmaker to emerge from mainland China in modern times, Zhang Yimou (born 1950) came to critical attention in the 1990s for his tense films t...

YouGov

Communication and Internet

YouGov is a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, headquartered in the UK, with operations in Europe, North America, the Middle Ea

YouTube

Communication and Internet

YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen,