Famous People

Ada Lovelace

The mathematician who wrote the first program for a computing machine. Born in London on 10 December 1815 at 13:00 local time.

The physicist who built the model of the atom and a school of quantum mechanics. Born in Copenhagen on 7 October 1885 at 08:00 local mean time.

The director who taught cinema to hold an audience in suspense. Born in London on 13 August 1899 at 03:00 GMT.

Author of The Trial and The Metamorphosis, who asked that his manuscripts be burned. Born in Prague on 3 July 1883 at 22:00 local mean time.

The first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Kolkata on 7 May 1861 at 02:30 local mean time.

The doctor who became a comandante of the Cuban revolution. Born in Rosario on 14 June 1928 at 03:05.

The president who ended slavery and held the Union together. Born in Hodgenville on 12 February 1809 at 06:54 local mean time.

The singer who set the pattern of a pop career for forty years. Born in Bay City on 16 August 1958 at 07:05 Eastern Standard Time.

Singer of the Rolling Stones, performing into a seventh decade. Born in Dartford on 26 July 1943 at 02:30 British Double Summer Time.

Co-author of the Beatles' song catalogue. Born in Liverpool on 18 June 1942 at 14:00 British Double Summer Time.

The musician who changed his face from record to record. Born in London on 8 January 1947 at 09:00 GMT.

The songwriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Duluth on 24 May 1941 at 21:05 Central Standard Time.