Jim Whittaker Mountaineer
Whittaker was the first American to summit Mount Everest.
From This is True for 12 April 2026
Known for their business and/or finance abilities.
Whittaker was the first American to summit Mount Everest.
From This is True for 12 April 2026
Roberts got rich from a singular idea: freezing burritos.
From This is True for 9 November 2025
Jack’s life was a series of building blocks that make him a star in a specialized field.
From This is True for 20 July 2025
Moser wanted to make furniture the old-fashioned way, and took an odd route to get there.
From This is True for 9 March 2025
He was famous well before he started selling cookies.
From This is True for 18 August 2024
Martin was a huge influence in the music industry, even though she wasn’t a musician herself.
From This is True for 14 July 2024
Starting with a passion when he was 10, Cuscuna created a career like no other.
From This is True for 28 April 2024
Bob started offering gluten-free products long before the craze began, and then it gets interesting.
From This is True for 18 February 2024
“I had one idea that never changed in my mind: that you should use your wealth to help people.”
From This is True for 8 October 2023
Born in South Carolina, Belser studied English and took a minor in art. He then studied French literature. So it seems unlikely he would be known as a graphic artist; he was self-taught in that field. He worked for magazines and a design studio before starting his own design firm, specializing in advertising for lawyers … Read more
From This is True for 1 October 2023