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El Cid

Name at birth: Rodrigo Diaz de VivarA central figure in the struggle between Christianity and Islam in medieval Spain, El Cid (from the Arabic as-sid, meaning "the lord") was an 11th century warrior…

Newt Gingrich

Name at birth: Newton Leroy McPhersonNewt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995-99 and one of the key leaders of the so-called Republican Revolution of the 1990s. A…

Paul Bremer

Name at birth: Lewis Paul Bremer IIIPaul Bremer is the United States diplomat who served as the de facto head of state of Iraq after the U.S. invaded that country in 2013. A 1963 Yale graduate with…

Elijah Muhammad

Name at birth: Elija Pool or Elijah PooleThe self-proclaimed "Messenger of Allah," Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. He grew up outside of…

Josip Broz Tito

Name at birth: Josip Broz Josip Broz, also known as Marshal Tito or simply Tito, was the Yugoslavian Prime Minister and President from 1943 until his death in 1980. A World War I officer in the…

Article 1

Section 1 [Legislative powers vested in Congress.] All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of…

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump is the daughter of former President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana. A tall and elegant blonde, Ivanka Trump began modeling as a teen, her career helped along by the Trump name…

Fulgencio Batista

Name at birth: Ruben Fulgencio Batista y ZaldivarFulgencio Batista grabbed power twice in Cuba by military coup, and ruled the small nation from 1933 to 1944, then again from 1952 until he was…

King Abdullah Biography

King Abdullah King of Saudi Arabia (2005–)Born: 1924Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah (formally known as Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud) officially assumed the Saudi throne in…