Pop Smoke

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Canarsie, New York, United States

Died: 2020

Sandra Oh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Ontario, Canada

A Canadian-American actress of Asian descent, Sandra Oh became the first Asian actress to win two Golden Globe awards and the first Asian woman to host the award ceremony. She is also the third actress of Asian origin to host the TV show, Saturday Night Live. In 2019, she was named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world list.

Ben Simmons

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Ben Simmons, son of Australian basketball player Dave Simmons, initially played for LSU and was then drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers. Ben was named the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year and the NBA All-Star in 2019 and 2020. He has also played for the Australian national team.

Gisele Bündchen

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Horizontina, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Regarded as the epitome of supermodel, Gisele Bündchen is credited with bringing an end to the heroin chic era of modeling and ushering in a healthy look with curves. She pioneered and popularized the horse walk and is considered the only remaining supermodel. 

Carlos Santana

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico

Guitarist Carlos Santana rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with his rock band Santana. He introduced elements of Latin American jazz in his rock music to create unique songs. He is the recipient of ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone magazine listed him on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists in 2015.

Chris Cornell

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Died: 2017

Singer, songwriter, and musician Chris Cornell rose to fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. One of the key figures of the 1990s grunge movement, he also had a successful solo career. Unfortunately, he suffered from depression and died of suicide at the peak of his career.

Julianne Hough

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Orem, Utah, United States

Julianne Hough shot to fame with Dancing with the Stars, in 2007, and eventually won two seasons and returned as a judge. Fans also remember her as Sandy from Grease Live! She aced the U.S. Country charts with her debut album and was also a judge on America's Got Talent.

Judy Greer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Judy Greer is an American actress and director who established herself in the film industry through sheer hard work and determination. A self-made woman, Judy Greer has received several honors for her work in films and TV. Judy Greer is also credited with popularizing meditation, especially Transcendental Meditation.

Diana Rigg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Died: 2020

English actress Diana Rigg had a wide-ranging career in films, television and theatre that spanned over six decades. Memorable roles of Diana include Emma Peel in television series The Avengers, which made her a sex-symbol; Mrs. Danvers in television drama Rebecca that won her an Emmy Award; and title role in the play Medea that won her a Tony Award.

Edmund Hillary

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand

Died: 2008

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, as part of the British expedition led by John Hunt. Hillary also reached both the poles. He later served as an ambassador to Nepal and founded the Himalayan Trust to help the people of Nepal.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Alycia Debnam-Carey is best known as Lexa from the sci-fi series The 100. She initially gained fame with the reality show Next Stop Hollywood. Fans also loved her in the films Into the Storm and Friend Request and in the series McLeod's Daughters and Fear the Walking Dead.

Terri Irwin

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, United States

American–Australian naturalist Terri Irwin is best known as the co-host of The Crocodile Hunter, along with her husband, the late animal expert Steve Irwin. She has also been part of shows such as Croc Files and Crikey! It's the Irwins, and helped in the development of Australia Zoo.

Gregor Mendel

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1822

Birthplace: Hynčice, Vražné, Czechia

Died: 1884

A scientist, meteorologist, mathematician, and biologist, Gregor Mendel is considered the founder of the modern science of genetics. He conducted a series of experiments on pea plants between 1856 and 1863, establishing many rules of heredity. Besides his work on pea plants, he also described novel plant species and conducted experiments with hawkweed and honeybees.

Dean Winters

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Dean Winters is an American actor best known for playing Ryan O'Reily in the popular television drama series, Oz. Before landing his role in Oz, Winters performed stand-up comedy at clubs, such as the Comedy Cellar and Catch a Rising Star. Despite facing a setback caused by health issues in 2009, Dean Winters made a comeback with 30 Rock.

Steven Adams

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand

Steven Adams is a New Zealand basketball player who is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Renowned for his humility and down to earth personality, Steven Adams is much loved and respected in the United States. 

Ray Allen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Merced, California, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Omar Epps

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Brooklyn

John Francis Daley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Wheeling, Illinois, United States

John Francis Daley is best known as Sam Weir from Freaks and Geeks and as Dr. Lance Sweets from Bones. He is also part of the band Dayplayer. He has teamed up with Jonathan Goldstein to co-write films such as Spider-Man: Homecoming and co-direct/write the fifth National Lampoon's movie Vacation.

Donna Dixon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, US

Donna Dixon is an American actress and model. In 1976, she won the Miss Virginia USA pageant and followed it up by winning the Miss District of Columbia World title the next year. She then established herself as an actress, appearing in TV series like Bosom Buddies. She is also the wife of popular actor, musician, and filmmaker Dan Aykroyd.

Francesco Petrarch

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1304

Birthplace: Arezzo, Italy

Died: 1374

Legendary Renaissance poet and the father of humanism Petrarch is remembered for his poems addressed to a certain Laura. While his lawyer father pushed him into studying law, Petrarch’s love for literature made him quit the domain after 7 years, following which he focused on writing. 

Cormac McCarthy

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Renonwed as one of the most gifted contemporary writers, Cormac McCarthy is distinguished for his unique writing style and graphic depictions of violence. His novels depict wayward characters in the rural American South and Southwest. He shot to fame with his novel All The Pretty Horses and bagged in Pulitzer Prize for his post-apocalyptic novel The Road.

Josh Holloway

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: San Jose, California, U.S.

Josh Holloway is an American actor, producer, and model. He is best known for playing James Ford in the drama television series, Lost, for which he was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Award and Saturn Award. Known for his good looks as much as for his acting skills, Josh Holloway started his career as a print and runway model.

Wendy Richard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England

Died: 2009

Wendy Richard is best remembered as Shirley Brahms from Are You Being Served? and as Pauline Fowler from EastEnders, and won the British Soap Award for Special Achievement for the latter. She died of breast cancer at 65 but documented the final months of her life in a BBC documentary.

Dwayne Wayans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Tosca Musk

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: South Africa

South African filmmaker, Tosca Musk, has produced and directed several TV programs, films, and web series. Beginning her career in the early 2000s, she teamed up with Jeff Macpherson to produce the web series, Tiki Bar TV. Her movie, Simple Things, received the California Independent Film Festival Slate Award. She is also the founder of the streaming service Passionflix.

Shaquem Griffin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Florida

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Kim Carnes

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Lola Albright

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States

Died: 2017

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Stephen Strasburg

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Frank Whaley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Peter Forsberg

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Peter Forsberg is a Swedish former ice hockey player. Forsberg is considered one of the greatest players in the history of ice hockey. He is best known for winning a gold medal at the 1994 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Peter Forsberg was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Shaquill Griffin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Joey Bragg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Union City, California

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Aimee Mullins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Born without fibular bones, Aimee Mullins had to have her legs amputated below the knee as an infant. Undeterred, she grew up to be a Paralympic record-breaker, competing as a track and field athlete with prosthetic legs. She has walked the ramp for Alexander McQueen and has starred in films, too.

Mike Ilitch

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 2017

Alberto Santos Dumont

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birth Year: 1873

Birthplace: Santos Dumont

Died: 1932

Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont was born to an affluent coffee plantation owner and studied engineering in France. He was the man behind the first public flight in a winged aircraft in Europe. Later, the use of planes in warfare made him so depressed that he committed suicide.

Chuck Daly

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2009

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Sally Ann Howes

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: St. John's Wood, London, England, UK

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Tantoo Cardinal

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Tantoo Cardinal is a Canadian actress known for playing important roles in popular films like Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall, and Black Robe. One of the most popular aboriginal Canadian actresses, Cardinal was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2009 for her contributions to the development of Aboriginal performing arts in the country.

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: West Drayton, England

Carlos Alazraqui

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Reed Diamond

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Troy Smith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Enrique Peña Nieto

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Atlacomulco de Fabela

Mexican politician Enrique Peña Nieto served as the 64th President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. He was previously the Governor of the State of Mexico. He joined politics in the mid-1980s as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was a controversial president and his tenure saw a rise in drug trade and corruption.

Nicola Benedetti

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Elliot Lee Richardson

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1920

Died: 1999

DJ Screw

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Smithville, Texas, United States

Died: 2000

Htin Kyaw

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Kungyangon Township, Myanmar (Burma)

Former Burmese president Htin Kyaw had an elite education, which took him to London, Tokyo, and Massachusetts. A close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, Kyaw became the president in 2016 following the end of Myanmar’s military leadership, as Suu Kyi was barred from holding the post.

Miklós Fehér

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Tatabánya, Hungary

Died: 2004

Jin Goo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Jin Goo is a South Korean actor known for his portrayal of Jin-tae in the critically acclaimed 2009 crime drama film Mother, for which he received many awards, including the prestigious Grand Bell Award and Blue Dragon Film Award. Over the years, he has also won other awards, such as KBS Drama Award, Asia Artist Award, and APAN Star Award.