Joe Burrow

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Ames, Iowa, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Michael Clarke Duncan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2012

Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the most popular actors best known for his portrayal of John Coffey in the fantasy drama film The Green Mile. Apart from acting in films and TV series, he was also featured in several video games, such as SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, and The Suffering: Ties That Bind.

Emily Dickinson

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1830

Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1886

Victorian-era poet Emily Dickinson apparently wrote around 1800 poems, mostly revolving around themes such as death and immortality. However, she was a recluse, dressed up in white, and mostly interacted with people through correspondence. Her poems were mostly without titles and had short lines, slant rhyme, and unconventional punctuation.

Raven-Symoné

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Atlanta

Raven-Symoné began as a child model. She gained fame as Olivia Kendall on The Cosby Show and then as Raven Baxter in the Disney series That's So Raven and Raven’s Home. At 7, she released her debut album and the Billboard Hot 100-charter That's What Little Girls Are Made Of.

Bobby Flay

Listed In: Food Experts

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is best known for his Food Network shows, such as the Emmy-nominated Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay. He launched many restaurants, such as the Las Vegas-based Mesa Grill and 19 outlets of Bobby's Burger Palace. He has also taught at the French Culinary Institute.

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Emmanuelle Chriqui is a Canadian model and actress. She is known for portraying important roles in films like You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Also known for her good looks, Emmanuelle Chriqui was voted the Most Desirable Women of 2010 in a poll conducted by a free online men's web portal called AskMen.

Kenneth Branagh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Irish actor, director, and producer, Kenneth Branagh, is a respected figure in Hollywood. Beginning his career as a theater artist in Northern Ireland, he eventually moved to films. He is famous for starring in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays. He has been nominated for the Academy Awards five times.

Melissa Roxburgh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Bae Suzy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea

Bae Suzy was signed as part of the South Korean all-girl group Miss A after being eliminated from Mnet Superstar K. She has appeared in series such as Dream High and movies such as Architecture 101. Her frequent brand endorsements have earned her the nicknames "CF Queen" and "Human Dior."

Susan Dey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Pekin, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Tacko Fall

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Dakar, Senegal

Height: 7'5" (226 cm)

Mako Iwamatsu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Died: 2006

Japanese-American actor Makoto Iwamatsu, or Mako, is remembered for his Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated role of Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles. He also appeared in Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, and Seven Years in Tibet. He delivered a Tony-nominated performance in Pacific Overtures and co-founded East West Players.

Teyana Taylor

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

R&B and hip-hop singer Teyana Taylor gained fame with MTV's My Super Sweet 16. She signed with Kanye West’s label and also appeared on the reality show Teyana and Iman, with her husband, NBA player Iman Shumpert. In December 2020, she announced her retirement from music through Instagram.

Michael Schoeffling

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Michael Schoeffling is an American former model and actor. He is known for playing important roles in films like Sixteen Candles, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Vision Quest, and Mermaids. After retiring from acting, Schoeffling started a woodworking shop and began producing handcrafted furniture. In 2005, he was named in Teen magazine's Biggest Hunks of the 1980s list.

Natti Natasha

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

Natti Natasha is a Dominican songwriter and singer whose debut studio album Iluminatti peaked at number three on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album was also certified Platinum by the RIAA. Iluminatti also won the Best Female Album award at the 2020 Tu Musica Urban Awards. Natasha draws inspiration from artists like Ivy Queen, Lauryn Hill, and Bob Marley.

Nia Peeples

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Singer/actor Nia Peeples is best known as Nicole Chapman from the series Fame and as Pam Fields from Pretty Little Liars. She has also appeared in The Fosters, The Young and the Restless, and Walker, Texas Ranger. She has also released Billboard-charting tracks such as Trouble and Street Of Dreams.

Susanna Reid

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Croydon, London, England

Journalist and anchor Susanna Reid is best known for co-presenting BBC Breakfast. She also ended up as the runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. She has appeared as the main host of shows such as Sunday Morning Live and Good Morning Britain, and is associated with Media Trust.

William Lloyd Garrison

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1805

Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1879

William Lloyd Garrison was an American journalist, abolitionist, social reformer, and suffragist. He is best remembered for founding The Liberator, an anti-slavery newspaper, which was published from 1831 to 1865. He also co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society which helped fight slavery in the United States. In the 1870s, William Lloyd Garrison was an important figure in the women's suffrage movement.

Anne Gwynne

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States

Died: 2003

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Wanda Nara

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Boulogne Sur Mer, Argentina

Wanda Nara is the wife of Argentine footballer Mauro Icardi. She previously came under the spotlight for cheating on her former husband, footballer Maxi Lopez. She has been a performer on revues such as Humor en Custodia and shows such as Tiki Taka - Il calcio è il nostro gioco.

Dorothy Lamour

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1914

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died: 1996

Dorothy Lamour was an American singer and actress best remembered for her performance in the Road to... films, a series of seven successful comedy films. She is also remembered for her work in radio. Dorothy Lamour's contribution to the motion picture and radio industry earned her a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ada Lovelace

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1815

Birthplace: London

Died: 1852

Ada Lovelace was a mathematician known for her work on the Analytical Engine, a mechanical general-purpose computer proposed by Charles Babbage. Many believe that Lovelace was the first to recognize the potential of computers. It is also believed that she published the first algorithm after realizing that the algorithm could be carried out by a machine like the Analytical Engine.

Harold Gould

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Fionnula Flanagan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Xavier Samuel

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Hamilton

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Victor McLaglen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1886

Birthplace: Stepney, East London, England

Died: 1959

Known for his collaborations with director John Ford, actor Victor McLaglen was a favorite of audiences of Westerns and even bagged an Oscar for his performance as Gypo Nolan in The Informer. Earlier, he was a carnival boxer and would often use the nickname Sharkey for his bouts.

Gloria Loring

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Alicia von Rittberg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Alicia von Rittberg is a German actress who achieved international fame after playing Emma in the 2014 American war film, Fury. An acclaimed actress in Germany, Alicia von Rittberg is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Bambi Award, which she won for her portrayal of Ida Lenze in the German drama TV series, Charité.

Vidyut Jammwal

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Tommy Rettig

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Jackson Heights, New York, United States

Died: 1996

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Meg White

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Detroit

Olivier Messiaen

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Avignon, France

Died: 1992

French composer and organist Olivier Messiaen is credited with creating melodically innovative scores, using what he called "modes of limited transposition." An ornithologist, too, he added bird songs into his compositions such as La fauvette des jardins and Catalogue d'oiseaux. His Messiaen: Concert A Quatre won a Grammy.

Summer Phoenix

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Winter Park, Florida, United States

American actress Summer Phoenix is also an active supporter of numerous charities and activist groups. Summer is a member of The Paper Cranes, an alternative band that plays the New York City club. She appeared in the movies Kate's Secret and in Russkies and later appeared in movies Wasted, Dinner Rush, and The Faculty. Summer played lead roles in the movies Esther Kahn and Suzie Gold. 

Randy Castillo

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Died: 2002

Matt Forte

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

Gabriela Spanic

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Ortiz, Guárico

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Douglas Kenney

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Died: 1980

James Armistead Lafayette

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1760

Birthplace: New Kent County, Virginia, or Elizabeth City

Died: 1830

James Armistead Lafayette was an enslaved African American. He is best remembered for his service in the Continental Army during the famous American Revolutionary War, where he worked under the command of a French aristocrat and military officer named Lafayette. He worked as a double agent, feeding the British with wrong information and disclosing accurate information to the Americans.

Eddie Jackson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Dion Waiters

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Grace Chatto

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Jordan Ta'amu

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Pearl City, Hawaii, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Soolking

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: El Hammamet, Algeria

Brian Molko

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Wilfried Bony

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Bingerville, Ivory Coast

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Brandon Staley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Perry, Ohio, United States

César Franck

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1822

Birthplace: Liège, Belgium

Died: 1890

Cesar Franck was a Belgian-born French Romantic composer, organist, pianist, and music teacher. Franck, who worked in Paris, is credited with popularizing new instruments made by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll all over France. From 1858 until his death in 1890, Franck also served as an organist at the Basilica of Saint Clotilde in Paris. Franck also taught future composers like Vincent d'Indy.

Greg Giraldo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2010

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1804

Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany

Died: 1851

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi was a German mathematician best remembered for his contributions to differential equations, dynamics, number theory, determinants, and elliptic functions. He is the first Jewish mathematician to work as a professor at a German university. Jacobi has a crater on the Moon named after him in recognition of his contribution to science.

Tommy Kirk

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)