Famous People Who Might Have Needed A Memory Foam Mattress

If you are one of those people who enjoy your sleep and have no trouble in getting to sleep - spare a thought for those who seem to spend their nights counting sheep. However there are some famous people who even if they had owned a memory foam mattress they wouldn't be in bed, asleep long enough to benefit.

Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have survived on 4 hours sleep and could take short naps of 30 minutes and wake energised and refreshed. Even after long battles he would be able to carry on and sleep little.

Some more famous people who only had a few hours sleep - can you name the famous American inventor who only slept for 5 hours a day?