Famous People - Facts for Kids

Johann Sebastian Bach grew up in a family of musicians, and his father, Johann Ambrosius, showed him how to play the violin when he was a young boy.

Albert Einstein played Mozart’s music when stuck on difficult problems, saying it helped him think.

Plato’s school was built in a lovely grove of olive trees just outside Athens — on a piece of land called the “Akadēmeia,” named after a legendary hero, Akademos.

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, in a small red brick house that you can still visit today!

Michael Jackson practiced his famous dance moves for hours in front of mirrors to perfect them.