A look at famous Australians including actors, authors, artists, athletes, businessmen, politicians, singers, and Australian men & women of note.

The Encyclopedia of Alabama offers a brief biography of Alabama native Hank Aaron.

A detailed biography of Olympic athlete Jesse Owens.

Learn about the challenges Jackie Robinson had to deal with while being the first African-American to play major league baseball.

Carl Lewis is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career and achievements as a gold medal winning track and field athlete.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marion Jones, an American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2007, however, she admitted to using...

Article on former tennis pro Billie Jean King, with career highlights and an overview of her personal life. Dated November 2010.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bob Hayes, an American sprinter who, although he was relatively slow out of the starting block and had an almost lumbering style of running, was a remarkably powerful sprinter with as much...

This resource provides a biographical sketch of Hank Aaron. This African American baseball player is one of the greatest of all time.

Find out more about the legendary first baseman. Born Henry Louis Gehrig in New York City on June 19, 1903, the future sports icon was the son of German immigrants.

A biography of Alexis Lapointe, a Canadian from Quebec who was said to have possessed immense strength and speed.