Famous People - Facts for Kids

As of 1997-1998, there were 110 public schools in the United States named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Before becoming an artist, Vincent van Gogh worked as an art dealer, a teacher in England, and even as a preacher in Belgium.

Hernán Cortés helped build and lead Spanish settlements in the Caribbean after he arrived in Hispaniola and later took part in the conquest and government of Cuba, where he served as a town leader and helped run new Spanish towns before his expedition to Mexico.

Johann Sebastian Bach's works are now stored in a special library in Leipzig, Germany, where people from around the world come to study them.

Ludwig van Beethoven's image has appeared on German currency, stamps, and countless souvenirs, making him one of the most recognizable figures in classical music.