William the Conqueror "Duke of Normandy" - Born 14 Oct 1024, Died 10 Sep 1087
Giles Corey - Accused "witch" of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. I have included a link to a page discussing the Salem Witch Trials and it details how he and approximately 20 others were condemned to death for being witches. All of them were innocent!
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - Explorer of the American Southwest. He set out in 1540 in search of the "Seven Cities of Gold" with an army of 1000 men!
King Ferdinand of Aragon - Sent Christopher Columbus on the voyage to the "New World"
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Former President of the United States! (He was my 4th Cousin, Twice Removed, or the 4th cousin of my Grandfather George Maxwell Gill!)