American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Frederick W. Smith
Biography of Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx overnight delivery service. Mr. Smith is an entrepreneur who capitalized on the trends of growing global economy and the rise of internet commerce.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: General Chuck Yeager, Usaf
Biography with photos and audio on Chuck Yeager, an Air Force pilot credited with being the first man to break the sound barrier. Site includes photos, audio and text.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: General Colin L. Powell, Usa
Biography on the former Secretary of State, Colin Powell who rose through the ranks to become military general before becoming the first African-American to reach the high rank of Secretary of State, appointed by George W. Bush.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: General David H. Petraeus, Usa
Biography of Army General David Petraeus examines his life and career as an expert military leader and mastermind of counterinsugency in Iraq and Afghanistan.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Usa
A biography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. He is best known for his role as Commander of Operation Desert Storm. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: George H. W. Bush
Read about the life of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: George Lucas
A great review of the accomplishments of this talented writer and director. Links to an interview and photos.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Gertrude B. Elion, m.sc.
A biography of Gertrude B. Elion, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with George Hitchings and Sir James Black, despite not having trained as a doctor but as a chemist. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Glenn T. Seaborg, ph.d.
A biography of Glenn Theodore Seaborg. He discovered the plutonium that was used in America's atomic bomb in World War II. He made many other important discoveries, but also worked for decades to promote nuclear disarmament and the safe...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Gore Vidal
A biography of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, one of America's greatest writers. He was also a well known political commentator. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Harold Prince
A biography of Harold Prince. He has produced and directed many familiar musical theater shows on Broadway, such as Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, and has won 21 Tony Awards for his work. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Henry R. Kravis
A biography of Henry R. Kravis, a highly successful investment banker and a philanthropist. Kravis has been instrumental in negotiating massive corporate acquisitions with the biggest companies in America. Includes a profile, videos, and...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Hilary Swank
A biography of actress Hilary Ann Swank, who won two Oscars for Best Actress. We learn of how difficult her early life was where her family had little money and lived in a trailer park. She says it was her mother who believed in her and...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: J. Carter Brown
Read about the life of John Carter Brown, long-time Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He is remembered for vastly expanding the gallery's collection and the breadth of its exhibitions, and for making world class...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James A. Michener
A biography of best-selling novelist James A. Michener. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his book, and its follow-up musical, about his World War II experiences. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James Cameron
A biography of James Cameron, a Canadian-born filmmaker whose movie The Titanic won an astounding eleven Academy Awards. More recently, he has explored the depths of the ocean in a specially designed submarine. Includes a profile,...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James D. Watson, ph.d.
A biography of James Dewey Watson who, along with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1962. Watson was later the first person to lead the Human Genome Project....
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James Earl Jones
A biography of James Earl Jones, a well-known African American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in film. He has won two Tony Awards and an Oscar. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James Rosenquist
A biography of James Albert Rosenquist, one of the foremost artists of the Pop Art Movement. Having worked as painter of advertising billboards, he applied his skill of painting on a large scale to his own art. Includes a profile,...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Jeffrey P. Bezos
A biography of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon.com. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Jeremy Irons
A biography of British actor Jeremy Irons, a brilliant and versatile actor who has played a wide range of movie and stage characters for which he has won an Oscar and a Tony Award. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Jessye Norman
A biography of Jessye Norman, a classical soprano opera singer. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Joan Didion
A biography of author Joan Didion, a novelist and screenwriter with a penetrating eye for social observation. She received the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: John C. Mather, ph.d.
A biography of John C. Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in astrophysics. He persuaded NASA to build and launch the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), which was able to send back information that...