Jessica Alba

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Pomona, California, United States

Actress Jessica Alba is is known as a successful businesswoman. She acted in films like Honey, Fantastic Four, Valentine’s Day, Little Fockers and the Sin City franchise and while she was appreciated in some, she often received flak for her acting from critics. She hit the jackpot when she founded the company 'Honest', which sells baby care products and household goods.

Penelope Cruz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Alcobendas, Spain

Penelope Cruz is a Spanish model and actress who has had major success in the American entertainment industry. Also known for her work as a philanthropist, Cruz has been touching the lives of many for the past several years. Apart from donating money to charity, Cruz has also volunteered in India and Uganda. She has also advocated for PETA's anti-fur campaign.

Bridget Moynahan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, United States

Bridget Moynahan is an American actress known for playing important roles in popular movies like the John Wick film series and I, Robot. From being a tomboy who loved playing soccer, basketball, and lacrosse at school to becoming a famous model and then an actress, Bridget Moynahan has had quite an inspiring and interesting journey so far.

Ann-Margret

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Valsjöbyn, Sweden

Swedish-American actress and singer Ann-Margret was initially described as a female version of Elvis Presley due to her vibrant contralto voice. The winner of five Golden Globe Awards, Ann-Margret had a major impact as an actress throughout the 1960s. Her affair with Elvis Presley was depicted in the 2005 miniseries Elvis in which she is portrayed by Rose McGowan.

Oskar Schindler

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Svitavy, Czechia

Died: 1974

Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist who displayed extraordinary dedication and courage to save the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. Oskar Schindler's act is viewed by many as the kind of act that restores faith in humanity.  His inspirational and heart-warming story was adapted into an Oscar-winning film titled Schindler's List.

Harper Lee

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Monroeville, Alabama, United States

Died: 2016

Harper Lee was an American novelist who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Despite publishing only two books, Lee was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature, such was her impact in the world of literature. A friend of Truman Capote, Lee has been portrayed by popular actresses in Capote's biographical films.

Jay Leno

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, United States

Emmy-winning stand-up comedian Jay Leno is best known for his shows The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show, both on NBC. The Television Hall of Fame inductee is also an avid car collector and is associated with several charitable initiatives, such as the Love Ride.

James Monroe

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1758

Birthplace: Monroe Hall, Virginia, United States

Died: 1831

James Monroe, a Founding Father of the U.S., served as the American president from 1817 to 1825. He opposed European colonialism and issued the Monroe Doctrine. He had also been a U.S. secretary of state, the Virginia governor, a U.S. Senate member, and the American ambassador to Britain and France.

Mariya Putina

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Maria Vorontsova, the eldest daughter of Russian president Vladimir Putin, is a pediatric endocrinologist and Putin's advisor in genetic engineering. She has also co-written a book on idiopathic stunting in kids. She is currently a PhD candidate at Moscow’s Endocrinology Research Centre and is married to Dutch entrepreneur Jorrit Faassen.

Harry Shum Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Actor and Dancer Known for His Role as ‘Mike Chang’ on the Fox Television Series ‘Glee’

Harry Shum Jr. is an actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer. He is best known for his work in films like Step Up 2: The Streets, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, and Crazy Rich Asians. Also a popular TV actor, Harry's award-winning portrayal of a bisexual person in Shadowhunters gained him a large fan following within the LGBT community.

Mary McDonnell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Melanie Martinez

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Astoria, New York, United States

Melanie Martinez is an American actress, photographer, visual artist, screenwriter, director, singer, and songwriter. Characterized by her baby doll-inspired outfits and unique hair color, Martinez claims to have an alter ego, a fairy tale version of herself. Melanie Martinez is also renowned for putting together impressive visuals in her music videos. 

Ferruccio Lamborghini

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Renazzo di Cento, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died: 1993

Born to a farmer, Ferruccio Lamborghini started fiddling with his father’s tractors and was soon able to make full tractors out of scratch. He gradually created an auto empire named after him that is world-renowned for its luxury sports cars and SUVs. He retired to devote himself to winemaking later.

Jorge Garcia

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Actor and comedian, Jorge Garcia, is best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the TV series, Lost. An alumnus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), he also studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school. Besides acting in TV shows and films, he performs as a stand-up comedian as well.

Lionel Barrymore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1878

Birthplace: Philadelphia

Died: 1954

One of the earliest members of the famous Barrymore family of actors, Lionel Barrymore remains best known for his portrayal of Mr. Potter in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. Unlike many of his descendants, Barrymore also composed music. For his contribution to motion picture and radio, Barrymore was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bruno Kirby

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2006

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Victoria De Angelis

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Elisabeth Rohm

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany

Elisabeth Röhm is best known as Kate Lockley from Angel and as Serena Southerlyn from Law & Order. Fans also loved in movies such as American Hustle. She was named to Maxim’s Hot 100 in 2002 and was also a skilled horseback rider earlier but quit it after an accident.

Drew Scott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

Drew Scott is best known for hosting Property Brothers and Buying and Selling with his twin brother, Jonathan. The twins are also owners of the brands Scott Living and Dream Homes, and have founded Scott Brothers Entertainment, with another bother. An avid philanthropist, he was named a "Habitat Humanitarian."

Madge Sinclair

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Died: 1995

The Kingston-born American actress, who began her career with the New York Shakespearean Festival, acted in a number films and television series and won Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the crime drama Gabriel's Fire. Madge Sinclair was also a voice artist in the famous animated film The Lion King, released a year before she succumbed to leukaemia.

Juan Mata

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Burgos, Spain

Known as an attacking midfielder from Spain, Juan Mata is a promising young footballer who plays for the Spanish national team and Manchester United. Born to a footballer father, he began his career with the Real Madrid youth team. While at Chelsea, fans called him Johnny Kills.

Kurt Gödel

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic

Died: 1978

Hailed as one of the greatest logicians since Aristotle, Kurt Gödel was Austrian-born American mathematician, logician, and philosopher, who earned international stardom for his incompleteness theorem. Also credited with developing a technique called Gödel numbering, he later started working on Mathematical Platonism, a philosophical theory that failed to attract wide acceptance.

Marcia Strassman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2014

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Diego Simeone

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Diego Simeone is an Argentine former football player who was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. An important player for his country, Simeone also represented Argentina at the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. Simeone also won two Copa América titles for Argentina. He is currently serving as the coach of Atlético Madrid.

Terry Pratchett

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Beaconsfield, England

Died: 2015

Chelsie Kryst

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan, United States

Died: 2022

Elena Kagan

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

The fourth woman to become part of the Supreme Court of the United States as its member, Elena Kagan was nominated by Barack Obama in 2010 to serve as an Associate Justice of the Court. She played a major role in the Cooper v. Harris case by writing the majority opinion of the case.

William Guarnere

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2014

John Daly

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Carmichael, California, United States

Golfer John Daly, or "Long John,” has won various PGA championships and is known for his victory in the 1995 Open Championship, over Costantino Rocca. He has also released music albums and a line of video games known as John Daly's ProStroke Golf. He owns a golf-course design firm, too.

Jimmy Barnes

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Glasgow

Kari Wuhrer

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Brookfield, Connecticut, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Samantha Akkineni is one of South India's go-to actresses when it comes to playing the female lead in romantic-comedy films. One of the most bankable actresses, she works hard to raise funds for the Pratyusha Support charitable trust, which she founded in 2014. She also donates her earnings from inauguration events, endorsements, and product launches to support the foundation.

Saddam Hussein

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Al Awja, Iraq

Died: 2006

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq as its president from 1979 to 2003. Described as one of the last of the great dictators of the 20th century, his regime caused the deaths of at least 250,000 Iraqis. Saddam was deposed in 2003 when a U.S led coalition invaded Iraq. Accused of crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death in 2006.

Jonathan Gilbert

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Jonathan Gilbert is a former American actor best known for playing Willie Oleson in the popular Western historical drama TV series, Little House on the Prairie. The adopted son of actor Paul Gilbert and actress Barbara Cowen, Jonathan Gilbert quit acting in 1984 and moved away from California to start life afresh as a stockbroker.

Kenneth Kaunda

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Chinsali, Awemba North, Northern Rhodesia

Died: 2021

Kenneth Kaunda is a Zambian former politician. He served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. A major figure in Zambia’s struggle for independence from British rule, he became the first president of independent Zambia. As the president, he implemented many educational and economic reforms to accelerate the rate of modernization in the country.

Michael Carbonaro

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Oakdale, New York, United States

Best known as the star of the hidden-camera reality series The Carbonaro Effect, Michael Carbonaro is a magician who has also delivered an award-winning performance in Another Gay Movie. Openly gay, he is married to American actor Peter Stickles. He has also appeared on shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and CSI Miami.

Yi Sun-sin

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1545

Birthplace: Hansung

Died: 1598

Yi Sun-sin was a Korean military general and admiral best remembered for his famous victories during the Imjin war, where his troops were victorious against the Japanese navy. Since the Imjin war, Yi Sun-sin has been revered in Korea as a national hero. Most of his victories were achieved despite being outnumbered by the enemies.

Vic Sotto

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Kim Gordon

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Stephanie Corneliussen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Best known as Joanna Wellick from Mr. Robot, Stephanie Corneliussen was scouted by a modeling agency at 13 and soon won the Supermodel of Scandinavia contest. Apart from being a trained ballet dancer, the openly bisexual Danish actor-model is also vegan and a prominent animal rights activist.

Jon Pall Sigmarsson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

Died: 1993

The first person to win the World’s Strongest Man title four times, Icelandic bodybuilder Jon Pall Sigmarsson is remembered for his Herculean strength and his crowd-pulling aggression. He called himself a Viking and would chant at the audience mid-performance. He died of a heart attack while deadlifting in his gym.

Nikki Grahame

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Northwood, London, England

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Sig Hansen

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA

Barry Larkin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Denzel Ward

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Jackson Galaxy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

James Baker

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Attorney James Baker was made the White House chief of staff and then the secretary of the treasury by President Ronald Reagan. He managed George H. W. Bush’s 1988 presidential campaign and became the White House chief of staff under him, witnessing the Gulf War and the Cold War.

Bradley Wiggins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

British road and track cyclist Bradley Wiggins scripted history by becoming the first British racer to win the Tour de France, in 2012. Though born to Australian track cyclist Gary Wiggins, he was initially a fan of football but turned to cycling after watching the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.  

DeMarcus Lawrence

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Susanne Klatten

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Bad Homburg, Germany

Susanne Klatten is a German businesswoman and billionaire heiress. The daughter of Herbert Werner Quandt, who is credited to have saved BMW from near bankruptcy, Klatten inherited her father's 50.1% stake in chemicals and pharmaceutical manufacturer Altana after his death. According to Forbes magazine, Klatten is the richest woman in Germany.