This man was awarded a Nobel Prize for his brilliant creation of the game theory that is still used by economists today. This scholar was recently depicted in the film A Beautiful Mind. Can you name this thinker?

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"Had he been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation...when all the odds were against us, a leader of sober judgement might well have concluded that we were finished." Can you name this statesman who overcame recurrent depression to lead his nation in its darkest hour?

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In the 19th century, this brilliant German pianist and composer of sonatas, symphonies, and chamber music brought new power and possibilities to orchestral music by adding brass and percussion instruments. In spite of deepening isolation and despair due to mental illness–compounded by gradual hearing loss–this legendary artist continued to compose extraordinary music until his death in 1827.

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She played Helen Keller on Broadway and two "identical" roles in the 1960s TV show that bore her name–yet she suffered for most of her adult life from bipolar disorder. Now she's turned her triumph over mental illness into an autobiography, and a made-for-TV-movie called, A Brilliant Madness. Who is this real-life miracle worker?

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Though wrecked repeatedly by mental illness, this revered patriot ushered in a new birth of freedom while serving his country in its highest office during its most wrenching crisis. Can you name this man whose likeness is probably in your pocket right now?

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In 1963, baseball fans around the world celebrated as he hit his 100th career homer. But running the bases wasn't always as easy as this Gold Glove winner made it look. Over two decades later, his autobiography told the story of his strikeouts–and home runs–in dealing with mental illness. Do you remember this all-star centerfielder from New England?

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Growing far beyond his humble beginnings as a shorthand reporter, this English novelist is recognized today as one of the most beloved literary figures of all time. A nearly obsessive writer, his 34-year career produced such classics as David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. Who was this literary phenomenon?

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This prolific twentieth-century writer–the author of more than thirty full-length plays, two novels, and a number of short stories–won Pulitzer Prizes for two of his most popular works A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Although he enjoyed great success, he also suffered from mental illness; a fact that reflected in many of his plays, which explore what he called "the unlighted sides" of human nature. Can you name this dramatist, who also penned Glass Menagerie and Night of the Iguana?

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Although a hand injury prevented him from pursuing a career as a pianist, he loved piano music so much that he gave his wife a piano as a wedding gift. And though early in his career, his passion for poetry and literature led him to write musical criticism, it is for his contributions as a composer that he is best remembered. Despite persistent symptoms of mental illness, including auditory and visual hallucinations, he penned over 130 compositions, including symphonies and chamber music, often collaborating with contemporaries like Chopin and Brahms. Do you know this musical luminary?

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This British novelist, essayist, and critic used a technique called stream of consciousness, revealing the lives of her characters by revealing their thoughts and associations; often while experiencing both feverish writing periods and gloomy weeks. Her most famous novel, To the Lighthouse, written in 1927, examines the life of an upper middle class British family, and portrays the fragility of human relationships and the collapse of social values. Can you name this leader of the literary movement of modernism?

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This literary legend wrote such classics as A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Sun Also Rises. A veteran of World War I and a correspondent during several other wars, this complex man won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Can you name this papa of American literature?

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This pianist and composer was at the forefront of the bebop movement in the 1940s and 50s. Though his highly individual style was at first unpopular, he contributed a long list of standards to the jazz repertoire, including Straight, No Chaser and 'Round Midnight. His recordings, which often coincided with erratic behavior, influenced a new generation of legends such as Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. And in the 1960s his work at last became popular with mainstream fans, earning him the cover of Time magazine in 1964. Can you name this giant of jazz?

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