Tycoons
This man started his company selling books out of a garage in Bellevue, Washington, circa July 1994
Jeff Bezos
This Hawaiian born pop-singer, who in 2014 released "Uptown Funk", has made appearances in two Super Bowls
Bruno Mars
Nicknamed "The Big Easy", this city is a dream come true if you enjoy seafood and jazz music
New Orleans
The hero of the Trojan War, he is said to have died from a heel wound as a result of a poisoned arrow. The greatest of all the Greek warriors, to boot.
Achilles
This English novelist, author of the world-famous books Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, is well-known for her social commentary, humor and use of biting irony
Jane Austen
This famous investor, known to some as the "Oracle of Omaha", is quoted as saying "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago"
Warren Buffett
This American singer, songwriter and TV personality stormed onto the scene in the late 2000's, releasing hits such as "California Girls" and "Firework"
Katy Perry
This city, which 1.5 million people call home, played an instrumental role during the American Revolution, including serving as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States
Philadelphia
The goddess of wisdom, courage, law and justice is also the patron goddess of the capital of Greece
Athena
This American author who, with a group of expats, spent much of the 1920's in Paris, is widely acclaimed for his "spare, tight prose" as exemplified in critically-acclaimed works such as The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
This tycoon, who at one point controlled 90% of the oil market, grew his wealth to nearly $500,000,000,000 in "today's" USD
John D. Rockefeller
Born and raised in New Jersey and nicknamed "The Boss", he has been enormously popular for decades with celebrated albums such as Born to Run and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen
This city, nicknamed the "Second City" after an 1871 fire forced enormous reconstruction, is widely known for its vibrant architectural center, deep-dish pizza and it's world-famous tourist attraction "The Bean"
Chicago
Roman poet of the Augustan period, he wrote "The Aeneid" and long after his death was depicted as something of a "tour guide" in Dante's Inferno
Virgil
One of the most well-known characters in Shakespeare's dramas, this character is famous for encouraging her husband into killing the reigning king, and in her final moments uttering the line "Out, damned spot!"
Lady Macbeth
This Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century
Andrew Carnegie
This singer-songwriter, hailing from England, has released hits I'm Not the Only One and How Do You Sleep?
Sam Smith
This city, dubbed the "Mile-High City", was only first settled in 1858 by a small group of westward-traveling gold prospectors
Denver
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Aesop's Fables
This former soldier and member of the Russian nobility authored some of the most celebrated works ever written, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
This individual made a fortune in the railroad and shipping industries, earning him the nickname "The Commodore"
Cornelius Vanderbilt
While gaining enormous popularity in the 70s, 80s and 90s, this band has gained many new young fans thanks to a trending video of a man drinking cranberry juice while riding a skateboard
Fleetwood Mac
Nestled deep in the state of Texas, this capital city, self-proclaimed as the "live-music capital of the world", has grown at a rapid clip, having more than doubled its population from 1990 to date
Austin
A Titan god of fire, this trickster is credited with the creation of humans from clay, and who defies the gods by stealing fire and giving it to mankind
Prometheus
In Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, this deranged character is consumed by rage, jealousy and anger, which destroy both him and those around him
Heathcliff