10. Bob Morales
The movie La Bamba memorialized Richie Valens death in a tragic plane crash and shed light on his relationship with his brother Bob Morales…
9. The Road Warriors
Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal took the world of professional wrestling by storm in the 1980s and 1990s. Due to their…
8. 54th Massachusetts Infantry Brigade
After President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the state of Massachusetts raised several groups of…
7. The Mannings
Archie Manning was a prolific NFL quarterback in the 1970s and two of his sons, Peyton and Eli, also played quarterback in…
6. Ziauddin Yousafzai
Ziauddin Yousafzai was an educational activist in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. He encouraged his daughter to make the most…
5. Warrick Dunn
When Warrick Dunn was a senior in high school, his mother (an off-duty police officer) was killed while accompanying a friend to…
4. Richard Davis Winters
The HBO docudrama Band of Brothers was based on the true story of a small group of soldiers who fought together during…
3. The Griffeys
In 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and his son, Ken Griffey Jr., hit back-to-back homeruns while playing for the…
2. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
In 1936, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. graduated from West Point. Four years later, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the US Army’s…
1. The Ripkens
During the latter half of the 20th century, the last name Ripken became synonymous with Major League Baseball…