Who Am I Trivia: 100 Famous People Quiz Cards

I served as the 16th US president and delivered the Gettysburg Address. Who am I?

I developed the theory of relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. Who am I?

I starred in 'Some Like It Hot' and sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' in 1962. Who am I?

I wrote 37 plays, including 'Hamlet' and 'Romeo and Juliet.' Who am I?

I delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Who am I?

I was an Italian polymath who painted the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper.' Who am I?

I was crowned the 'King of Pop' and released the best-selling album 'Thriller.' Who am I?

I served as the longest-reigning British monarch, holding the throne for 70 years. Who am I?

I commanded the Continental Army and served as the first US president. Who am I?

I was the 'King of Rock and Roll' who lived at Graceland in Memphis. Who am I?

I was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Who am I?

I was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Who am I?

I co-founded an animation empire, created Mickey Mouse, and opened Disneyland in 1955. Who am I?

I became the first human to walk on the Moon in July 1969. Who am I?

I was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who created 'The Starry Night.' Who am I?

I hosted an iconic daytime talk show for 25 seasons and founded Harpo Productions. Who am I?

I held over 1,000 patents and invented the phonograph and practical incandescent light bulb. Who am I?

I was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who said I could float like a butterfly. Who am I?

I was a Mexican painter known for vibrant self-portraits and depictions of pain. Who am I?

I was a German composer who wrote my Ninth Symphony while completely deaf. Who am I?

I co-founded Apple Inc. and introduced the original iPhone in 2007. Who am I?

I sparked the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 by refusing to surrender my seat. Who am I?

I was a Spanish artist who co-founded the Cubist movement and painted 'Guernica.' Who am I?

I was known as the 'People's Princess' and married Prince Charles in 1981. Who am I?

An apple allegedly inspired my formulation of the laws of universal gravitation. Who am I?

I launched the record-breaking Eras Tour and released albums like '1989' and 'Midnights.' Who am I?

I crowned myself Emperor of the French before meeting final defeat at Waterloo. Who am I?

I was nicknamed 'The Sultan of Swat' and hit 714 home runs in Major League Baseball. Who am I?

I was the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Who am I?

I was a Jamaican reggae pioneer who recorded 'No Woman, No Cry' with the Wailers. Who am I?

I starred in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and later served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Who am I?

I served as the first US Treasury Secretary and appear on the ten-dollar bill. Who am I?

I adopted the glam rock persona Ziggy Stardust and sang 'Space Oddity.' Who am I?

I was a French peasant girl who led troops at Orléans during the Hundred Years' War. Who am I?

I served as Britain's prime minister during World War II and popularized the 'V for Victory' sign. Who am I?

I wrote the memoir 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and recited a poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration. Who am I?

I was a silent screen star who created 'The Tramp' character with a mustache and cane. Who am I?

I was declared dictator in perpetuity before Roman senators assassinated me on the Ides of March. Who am I?

I released the hit albums 'Like a Virgin' and 'Ray of Light' during my pop career. Who am I?

I developed alternating current electrical systems and patented the coil that bears my name. Who am I?

I escaped slavery and made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people on the Underground Railroad. Who am I?

I was a theoretical physicist with ALS who wrote 'A Brief History of Time.' Who am I?

I led the Pop Art movement and produced silkscreen prints of Campbell's soup cans. Who am I?

I was an English novelist who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility.' Who am I?

I was the flamboyant lead singer of Queen who wrote and sang 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' Who am I?

I observed Jupiter's four largest moons with an improved telescope and supported heliocentrism. Who am I?

I wrote 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' on the very same day. Who am I?

I was the only US president elected to four terms, leading the nation through the Great Depression. Who am I?

I was a jazz singer nicknamed 'Lady Day' who recorded the anti-lynching anthem 'Strange Fruit.' Who am I?

I published 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859 after studying wildlife in the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?

I won an Academy Award for 'Good Will Hunting' and voiced the Genie in Disney's 'Aladdin.' Who am I?

I served as US First Lady for 12 years and chaired the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Who am I?

I was an Austrian musical prodigy who composed 'The Magic Flute' and over 600 works before dying at 35. Who am I?

I was a martial arts icon and philosopher who starred in the 1973 film 'Enter the Dragon.' Who am I?

I was an English crime novelist who created the detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Who am I?

I spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first Black president in 1994. Who am I?

I was crowned the 'Queen of Soul' and demanded 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' in my signature hit. Who am I?

I pioneered the detective fiction genre and wrote the gothic poem 'The Raven.' Who am I?

I won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era. Who am I?

I led the Rough Riders in Cuba and became the 26th US president, inspiring the teddy bear. Who am I?

I headlined Woodstock in 1969 with an electric guitar rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' Who am I?

I was a gravelly voiced jazz trumpeter nicknamed 'Satchmo' who sang 'What a Wonderful World.' Who am I?

Born Samuel Clemens, I wrote 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' under a riverboat pen name. Who am I?

I wore ruby slippers as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' and sang 'Over the Rainbow.' Who am I?

I carved the statue of David and spent four years painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Who am I?

I was a Golden Age Hollywood actress who patented frequency-hopping technology used in modern Wi-Fi. Who am I?

I wrote an algorithm for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and am considered the first computer programmer. Who am I?

I cracked the German Enigma cipher at Bletchley Park and pioneered artificial intelligence. Who am I?

I traveled to France in 1921 to become the first African American woman to earn an international pilot license. Who am I?

I was a Florentine diplomat who wrote the pragmatic political treatise 'The Prince' in 1513. Who am I?

I danced in a banana skirt in Paris and gathered intelligence for the French Resistance during World War II. Who am I?

I was an investigative journalist who faked insanity to expose asylum abuses and circled the globe in 72 days. Who am I?

I wrote the gothic novel 'Frankenstein' at age 18 during the rainy summer of 1816 in Switzerland. Who am I?

I served as scientific director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos laboratory. Who am I?

I was an ancient Neoplatonist philosopher and mathematician murdered by a mob in Alexandria in 415 AD. Who am I?

I was a Norwegian polar explorer whose expedition became the first to reach the South Pole in December 1911. Who am I?

I was an Italian Baroque painter who depicted powerful heroines, including 'Judith Slaying Holofernes.' Who am I?

I was an Italian-American physicist who built Chicago Pile-1, the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. Who am I?

Born Eric Arthur Blair, I wrote the dystopian political novels 'Animal Farm' and '1984.' Who am I?

I became the first African American congresswoman in 1968 and ran for US president in 1972. Who am I?

I was a Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Law and created the first Periodic Table. Who am I?

I was an African American Arctic explorer who reached the North Pole alongside Robert Peary in 1909. Who am I?

My X-ray diffraction image Photo 51 proved critical to discovering the double-helix structure of DNA. Who am I?

I started as the graffiti artist SAMO before creating acclaimed Neo-expressionist paintings featuring crowns. Who am I?

I was a Danish astronomer known for precise planetary observations and wearing an artificial metal nose. Who am I?

I escaped slavery and delivered the renowned 1851 speech 'Ain't I a Woman?' in Ohio. Who am I?

I was a silent screen comic dubbed 'The Great Stone Face' who performed lethal stunts in 'The General.' Who am I?

I was a self-taught English paleontologist who discovered the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton in Lyme Regis. Who am I?

I was an American author who addressed racial tensions in 'Notes of a Native Son' and 'The Fire Next Time.' Who am I?

I was a NASA mathematician whose calculations verified the flight trajectory for John Glenn's 1962 orbit. Who am I?

In what calendar year was Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky?

How many total days did Queen Elizabeth II reign as British monarch?

In what year did Neil Armstrong walk on the surface of the Moon?

How many career home runs did Babe Ruth hit in Major League Baseball?

In what year was William Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon?

How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win during her career?

In what year did the Titanic sink, claiming the life of billionaire John Jacob Astor IV?

How many states participated in the first US presidential election in 1789?

In what year did Amelia Earhart disappear over the Pacific Ocean?

How many numbered symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven complete during his lifetime?