Sidney Franklin (July 11, 1903-April 26, 1976)

Born Sidney Frumklin to Orthodox Jewish parents, Franklin went on to  become the first Jewish American bullfighter. He studied in Mexico for several years before making his debut in Spain in 1929. In August of that year he met Ernest Hemingway, who wrote of Franklin's work in his book Death in the Afternoon. Franklin's autobiography, Bullfighter from Brooklyn, was published in 1952.