In 1964, he was one of the first three African Americans to compete in wrestling at the Games. He went on to have a distinguished coaching career.

After making the journey from prewar Germany to Madison Avenue opulence, she gave her name to one of New York’s most ...

Her best-selling book on the subject encouraged the world to tidy up homes and lives as death approached — as a gift for loved ones and to revisit memories.

Under his watch as president, the team brought on key players like Brett Favre, modernized Lambeau Field and once again ...

Although he wasn’t blind, he sang in three different gospel groups known as the Blind Boys before making a splash on the R&B and pop charts.

As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.

One of the starring acts at Woodstock, he and his band, the Fish, came out of the Bay Area’s psychedelic rock scene. He went ...

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...

Her large body of work, which included poetry, essays and autobiography, reflected her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice.

A former Olympian himself, he wrote the sport’s bible, coached the American team at five Winter Games and helped make Vermont ...

As a Villanova student, he captured the 1,500-meter event in the 1956 Games in Melbourne. No Irish athlete since then has won another Olympic gold medal in track and field.

Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel’s first female prime minister.