Looking at the lives of some of the world's most creative people, these succinct biographies use text and infographics to present 50 defining facts, dates, and achievements about each individual.

In an era of flamboyant and talented musicians, Jimi Hendrix stood alone, and he remains the quintessential guitar hero. As this portrait reveals, James Marshall Hendrix was a former paratrooper who bought his first guitar for five dollars, and made only three studio albums before his death at age 27.