award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
