Bill Clinton

In 1971, he first met Hillary Rodham. With similar political ambitions, the two had an awesome chemistry in between them and fell in love instantly. They tied the knot in 1975. In 1980, they were blessed with a daughter, Chelsea.

Bill Clinton was born as William Jefferson Clinton to William Jefferson Blythe and Virginia Cassidy Blythe. His father died several months before his birth.

Under the care of his maternal grandparents, while his mother was attaining a degree in nursing school, young Clinton learned to count and read. Interestingly, he was deeply inclined towards Baptism and regularly attended gospel music at the church since a young age.

He was a stellar student at the Hot Springs High School. An avid reader with leadership qualities, he developed an affinity for music and mastered playing saxophone. However, his real interest was in public service.

In 1963, he attended the Arkansas Boys State, where he was elected as the representative of the Boys Nation, which was scheduled to meet the then president, John F Kennedy. While this meeting turned to be influential for him, it was Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech that tempted him to become a public figure.

In 1968, he attained a B.S. degree in Foreign Science. During his college years, he found himself a significant place at the university politics. Post-graduation, he interned for Senator J. William Fulbright.

Upon graduating from Yale, he moved to Arkansas where he took up the position of a teacher at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Law School.

In 1974, though he lost the challenge to John Paul Hammerschmidt for a seat in the US House of Representative, his name was established in the political circles and he soon became a star of the Arkansas Democratic Party.

In 1976, he was elected as the attorney general and two years later, became one of the youngest governors in American history, defeating Republican Lynn Lowe

As Governor of Arkansas, he set out idealistic goals for state education and health care system. But his limited knowledge and inexperience led him to handle important issues abruptly, which brought him down from the position in 1980.

Unnerved by this, he worked at the Little Rock law firm for two years before bagging the Governor office back again. He admitted his past mistake and pleaded voters for a second chance, one that he retained for four consecutive terms.

He has been honoured with doctorate degree from various colleges and universities including Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, and New York. Countries across the globe have honoured him by naming institutions, roads and buildings in his name.

In 2001, he was the proud recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Additionally, he was awarded with the prestigious Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, a J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, a TED Prize and GLAAD Media Award recipient.