A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. The biography of this esteemed mathematician was both a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the award-winning film of the same name.

Bat

Panamanian baseball player has been labeled best closer in the history of Major Baseball League. He won five World Series titles with New York Yankees.

I said "I have a dream", and that dream was that some day all men would be equal. In 1968 my life was ended by a sniper's bullet.

Best Picture Oscar in 2004, It was the third film of a trilogy.

Radioactive by Lauren Redness. Their passion for each other bled into their passion for their work, and vice-versa — and in almost no time at all, they were on their way to their first of their Nobel Prizes.

Flea

Argentine football manager and retired professional footballer. He is currently the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata.

An Indian social and political leader, I was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist.

Best Picture Oscar in 2003: This film was based on a Broadway musical which was based on a book which was based on a play which was based on a real-life story.

The Way I Am, Autobiography. He is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar.

Scorpion

The baseball player is described as one of the best MLB pitchers of all times, and the second Dominican baseball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

As Roman Emperor I had guards to safeguard my person, unfortunately it was my wife Agrippina, who killed me - with poisoned mushrooms.

Best Picture Oscar in 2009? This film had two directors, for location purposes.

The Lost City of Z by David Grann. This biography tells the story of this archaeologist who vanished in the Amazon along with his son in 1925, supposedly in search of an ancient lost city.

Octopus

Argentine former professional basketball player with over a 23-season professional career, he became one of only two players to have won a EuroLeague title.

In 1940 I met my untimely demise with the aid of an ice-pick wielded by one Ramon Mercader. A Russian revolutionary and intellectual, I wrote many books, was imprisoned on several occasions and ultimately exiled to Mexico.

Best Picture Oscar in 2008? This film was based on a 2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy.

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. This biography follows a doctor who’s worked for decades to eradicate infectious diseases around the globe, particularly in underprivileged areas.

Seahorse

During his 25-year career, this Mexican boxer was a five-time world title winner, in three different divisions. He was inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

A Mexican revolutionary, I evaded capture by President Woodrow Wilson's men, only to be assassinated on my own ranch in 1923.

Best Picture Oscar in 2007? This film also won Best Directing and Best Adapted Screenplay.