Born 1923

He was a high school dropout who became head of one of the world’s largest corporations.

Pritzker was the matriarch of one of Chicago’s wealthiest, most influential families.

As the longtime Bears owner, McCaskey was one of the most powerful women in sports.

Ebert’s quest to find the soldier who rescued her became a social media sensation.

He determined the root cause of the deadly neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

He won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1953.

He created the Sparko Box in 1967, the first commercially available karaoke machine.

He won 16 PGA Tour events and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

She won a Tony Award for her performance in “A Little NIght Music.”

He won a controversial Nobel Peace Prize.