1. Martha Stewart By: Rachael Barnes Martha Stewart was born on August 3, 1941. She was born and raised in New Jersey. Her mom taught her how to sew and cook and her dad taught her about gardening. She went to Barnard College and majored in arts. Martha Stewart is a business magnate, editor, an author, a homemaking advocate, a former fashion model and a stock broker. She wrote a lot of articles for New York Times and was a columnist for House Beautiful. She wrote many books about everything as cooking, weddings, gardening, and restoring old houses. Martha Stewart’s first successful career was being a stockbroker. She was the host of her own show . She currently lives in New York.