Hailee Steinfeld

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Actress, singer, and songwriter Hailee Steinfeld first gained fame as Mattie Ross in the drama western film True Grit. Some of her family members are in the entertainment field and they introduced her to acting when she was a child. She also has a keen interest in music and has released two extended plays and 17 singles.

Rey Mysterio

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Chula Vista, California, United States

Wrestler Oscar Gutierrez, better known by his stage name, Rey Mysterio, was trained by Rey Misterio, Sr. He was initially known as “La Lagartija Verde" and "The Green Lizard.” He popularized his signature high-flying lucha libre style and the 619 Kick. He currently plays for the SmackDown brand, under WWE. 

Rita Moreno

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Humacao, Puerto Rico

Rita Moreno is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Renowned for her work in film, television, and theater in a career spanning more than seven decades, Rita is among a few elite performers to have received all four major American entertainment awards: Tony, Grammy, Emmy, and an Oscar. Among Rita Moreno’s numerous accolades is the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Nikki Sixx

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States

Nikki Sixx, the co-founder, songwriter, and bassist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, has also worked with side bands such as Sixx:A.M. Sixx owns a clothing line, has been part of radio shows such as Sixx Sense, and has written a bestselling memoir. He is also a talented photographer.

Teri Garr

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Lakewood, Ohio, United States

Died: 2024

Teri Garr is best known for her Academy Award-nominated role of Sandra Lester in Tootsie. Fans also loved her in Mr. Mom, One from the Heart, and After Hours. After revealing her long struggle with multiple sclerosis, she began raising awareness about the condition and retired from acting.

Marco Pierre White

Listed In: Food Experts

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Leeds, England

Marco Pierre White is known as the world’s first celebrity chef and became the youngest and the first British chef to win three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali, and has appeared on culinary shows such as Hell's Kitchen and Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars.

Alexa Demie

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Mos Def

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia

Died: 2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, and political prisoner. An outspoken critic of Communism and the Soviet Union, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn helped raise awareness of the Gulag, a government agency that oversaw forced labor camps set up in accordance with Vladimir Lenin's order. His non-fiction text The Gulag Archipelago was a highly influential work and sold millions of copies.

Brenda Lee

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Brenda Lee is a singer best-known for performing country music and pop. One of the earliest pop singers to enjoy a contemporary international following, Lee was among the most-charted singers during the 1960s. A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Lee is the only female performer to be inducted into both the Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.

Jermaine Jackson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Karla Souza

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Karla Souza is a Mexican-American actress best known for her portrayal of Laurel Castillo in the popular legal thriller television series, How to Get Away with Murder. An acclaimed and prominent actress in the Mexican film industry, Karla Souza is the recipient of the Premios Luminus, ACE Award, and Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival Award.

Gary Dourdan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Gary Dourdan is best known as Warrick Brown from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Shazza Zulu from A Different World. He also portrayed Mickey Monroe in the film Righteous Villains. He previously worked as a doorman at a rehearsal studio. He owns a huge collection of vintage cars.

Robert Koch

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1843

Birthplace: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Died: 1910

Robert Koch was a German microbiologist and physician. One of the prominent co-founders of modern bacteriology, Koch is credited with creating and improving laboratory techniques and technologies in the field of microbiology. He is also credited with making important discoveries in public health. In 1905, Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on tuberculosis.

Courtney Henggeler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Ashley Hinshaw

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: La Porte, Indiana, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Max Born

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland

Died: 1970

From being home-schooled for being too sickly to attend school, Max Born went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to quantum mechanics. Being a Jew, with the rise of the Nazi power, he lost his professorship at the University of Göttingen, and moved to Cambridge.

DJ Yella

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Max Martini

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Woodstock, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Jack Griffo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Samantha Ponder

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Samantha Ponder is an American sportscaster. From 2012 to 2014, she was one of the most trusted sideline reporters for ESPN, reporting on Thursday Night College Football and basketball. Her hard work paid off when she was made the host of ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown.

Hector Berlioz

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1803

Birthplace: La Côte-Saint-André, France

Died: 1869

Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic conductor and composer who was highly regarded in places like Russia, Britain, and Germany. Although he did not achieve fame as a composer, Berlioz became renowned internationally for his skills as a conductor. He also wrote musical journalism, which includes his influential work, Treatise on Instrumentation. 

Tana Ramsay

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Croydon, London, England

Tana Ramsay is an English author famous for writing many cookbooks. The wife of popular chef Gordon Ramsay, Tana has appeared on several cooking shows, including the American version of MasterChef. A multi-talented personality, Tana Ramsay has also competed in a British reality television series called Dancing on Ice, where she was eliminated in the fourth week.

George Mason

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1725

Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia

Died: 1792

Nikki Benz

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Mariupol, Ukraine

Nikki Benz is a Canadian pornographic actress who worked as a stripper prior to her porn career. She has also appeared on the cover of Penthouse magazine and was named the Penthouse Pet of the Month in April 2010. Nikki Benz has received many awards, including an XBIZ Award. In 2016, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

Dilip Kumar

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Peshawar, Pakistan

Died: 2021

An iconic figure of Indian cinema, actor Dilip Kumar has delivered hits like Madhumati, Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam and Kohinoor in his six decades career. His brilliant portrayal of tragic roles had earned him the nickname of The Tragedy King. The veteran actor has been the recipient of prestigious honours like Filmfare Awards, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Viswanathan Anand

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess player and former world champion. The first grandmaster from India, Anand is also one of the few chess players to have gone past an Elo rating of 2800, only the fourth player in history to do so. Renowned for his quick moves, Anand is widely regarded as the greatest rapid player of our time.

Lynda Day George

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: San Marcos, Texas, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Bess Armstrong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Rider Strong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Malcolm Brogdon

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Mo'Nique

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Woodlawn, Maryland, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Condola Rashad

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Condola Rashad is an American actress known for her work on Broadway, for which she has received four Tony Award nominations so far. Rashad is the youngest person to have received four Tony Award nominations. Her performance in a play called Ruined earned her a Theatre World Award under the Best Debut Performance category in 2009.

Xosha Roquemore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Pranab Mukherjee

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Mirity, West Bengal, India

Died: 2020

An Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was a veteran with a political career spanning over five decades. He occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India, such as Defence, Finance and External Affairs. He was honored with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 2019.

Stevie Young

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Maila Nurmi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2008

Maila Nurmi’s glamorized horror character Vampira made her a favorite at nightclubs and even got her a show. Vampira originated from a Hollywood party that Nurmi had attended, dressed like an Addams Family character. While she had a child with Orson Welles, she was a close friend of James Dean.

Carlos Gardel

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1890

Birthplace: Toulouse, France

Died: 1935

Carlos Gardel was a French Argentine composer, singer-songwriter, and actor. Widely regarded as the most important personality in the history of tango, Gardel is the world's most famous tango singer of all time. Remembered for his baritone voice, Gardel is often referred to as The King of Tango. His life inspired the 1939 musical film, The Life of Carlos Gardel.

Allie LaForce

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Vermilion

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Carlo Ponti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Magenta, Italy

Died: 2007

Big Mama Thornton

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Ariton, Alabama, United States

Died: 1984

Margaret Hoover

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Colorado, United States

Margaret Hoover, the great-granddaughter of former American president Herbert Hoover, is best known as the host of the PBS show Firing Line. The conservative political commentator has also written a book. She supports LGBT rights and is on the boards of several institutions, such as the Hoover Institution.

Yalitza Aparicio

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexican actor Yalitza Aparicio is best known for her Academy Award-nominated debut performance as Cleo in the film Roma. Though initially aspiring to be a school teacher, she later switched to acting. She is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and has graced the cover of Vogue México.

Betsy Blair

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Cliffside Park, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2009

Michael Lang

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Brooklyn

Alex Russell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Marie Windsor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Marysvale, Utah, U.S.

Died: 2000

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Roy Hibbert

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Roy Hibbert is a Jamaican-American retired basketball player best known for his achievements in the NBA. A two-time NBA All-Star, Hibbert has played for popular teams like Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets. In the 2013-14 NBA season, Roy Hibbert was the runner-up for the prestigious NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Leighton Baines

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Kirkby, England

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Marietta, Georgia, USA