Lady Gaga

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Popular singer and songwriter, Lady Gaga has been active in the music industry since her teens. One of the world's best-selling music artists, she is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. A versatile performer, she is known for her consistent image reinventions in music. She is actively involved in philanthropy and social activism.

Reba McEntire

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

The Queen of Country Reba McEntire initially performed with the family band the Singing McEntires. She was discovered by Red Steagall and has since delivered 24 number one singles and 16 number one albums. She has won 12 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Female Artist, the highest to date.

Julia Stiles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Julia Stiles attained fame in the late 1990s when she portrayed a feminist teenager in 10 Things I Hate About You. As an adult, The Business of Strangers, Save the Last Dance and Hustlers are some of her acclaimed films. She has also starred in the Bourne film series. She has had a good run doing television series like Dexter and Riviera.

Vince Vaughn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Vince Vaughn began his career with a Chevron commercial and then impressed audiences with his portrayal of Trent Walker in Swingers. He has appeared in comedies such as The Break Up and Old School. He was also featured in the 1998 remake of Psycho. A libertarian, he opposes gun control. 

Rodrigo Duterte

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Maasin, Philippines

The current president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte took office at age 71, making him the oldest president of the country. His war on drugs has had a major impact in the Philippines. Known for his straightforward attitude in public, Duterte has admitted to killing three men in 1988 in an attempt to save a girl from being raped.

Jackson Wang

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong rapper, singer, and dancer Jackson Wang gained international popularity as a member of the South Korean boy group Got7. Born into a family with a rich legacy in sports, he played multiple sports as a teenager before he began his entertainment career. He is the recipient of many BreakTudo Awards.

Laura Harrier

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Derek Carr

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States

NFL quarterback Derek Carr, younger brother of former NFL player David Carr, has been playing for the Las Vegas Raiders since 2014. Derek has been named to Pro Bowl thrice and is a two-time MWC Offensive Player of the Year winner. He has also won the Sammy Baugh Trophy.

Conchata Ferrell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Loudendale, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2020

Emmy-nominated actor Conchata Ferrell was best known for her portrayal of housekeeper Berta in Two and a Half Men. She began her career with the off-Broadway show The Sea Horse, which won her a Drama Desk and an Obie award. She had also appeared in Krampus and Erin Brockovich.

Dianne Wiest

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Dianne Wiest is an American actress best known for appearing in Woody Allen films, such as Bullets over Broadway and Hannah and Her Sisters, with both the films earning her Oscars for Best Supporting Actress. She has also won other prestigious awards like the Primetime Emmy Award for her contribution to the TV industry.

Rick Barry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Ken Howard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: El Centro, California, United States

Died: 2016

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Anna Shcherbakova

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2004

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Died: 2017

Polish-American diplomat Zbigniew Brzezinski had been a counselor to President Lyndon B. Johnson and the National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter. He believed in the realist school of international relations. He also taught foreign policy and was seen in programs such as The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Dirk Bogarde

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: West Hampstead, London

Died: 1999

Amancio Ortega Gaona

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Busdongo de Arbás, Spain

Former chairman and founder of Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega Gaona is renowned for it's chain Zara. He set the ball rolling for the fast fashion movement in the mid-70s. He first ventured into retail in his early teens, 

Maxim Gorky

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1868

Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Died: 1936

Maxim Gorky was a writer and political activist. He is best remembered for founding the socialist realism literary method. Gorky, who was nominated for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature on five occasions, published several novels that were later adapted into plays, films, and operas. In 1938, Valery Zhelobinsky adapted Gorky's novel Mother into an opera.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Arequipa, Peru

Died: 2025

In March 2020, Chinese e-book platforms virtually banned Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa after he suggested that China was largely responsible for the origin of the COVID-19 virus. One of Latin American’s most respected authors, he has penned bestsellers such as The Feast of the Goat.

Byron Scott

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Alexander Grothendieck

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 2014

Alexander Grothendieck was a 20th-century mathematician who was a leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry. With his so-called "relative" perspective, he revolutionized many areas of pure mathematics. During his later career, he became a professor at the University of Montpellier. He is counted among the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.

Zoella

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Lacock, United Kingdom

Zoella is a British social media personality, author, and entrepreneur. After achieving popularity as a YouTuber, Zoella launched her own brand called Zoella Beauty in 2014. The same year, she also made her debut as a writer with the release of her novel Girl Online. Over the course of her career, Zoella has won several awards, including Teen Choice Awards.

Annabelle Davis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Height: 3'5" (104 cm)

Kagney Linn Karter

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Kagney Linn Karter is an American model, pornographic actress, and former stripper. Over the years, Karter has received many awards and nominations for her performance in pornographic movies. In 2012, she was featured in a BBC documentary titled Twilight of the Porn Stars which focuses on the porn industry and the lives of popular porn stars.

Nick Frost

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Hornchurch, London, England

Nick Frost is a British actor, screenwriter, author, comedian, producer, and painter. He is credited with co-creating a comedy horror streaming TV series titled Truth Seekers in which he played Gus Roberts. Frost is known for his frequent collaboration with his friend Simon Pegg; the two have co-written films like Paul (2011). Frost also supports charitable organizations like Humanists UK.

Jerry Sloan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: McLeansboro, Illinois, United States

Died: 2020

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Stan Wawrinka

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland

Stan Wawrinka is a Swiss tennis player who has won three Grand Slam titles so far in his career. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Wawrinka won the gold medal for Switzerland in the doubles event along with teammate Roger Federer. At the 2014 Davis Cup, Stan Wawrinka played a key role in the Swiss team's victory.

Bart Conner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

American gymnastics legend Bart Conner is the only male gymnast from his country to have won gold medals at all levels of national and international competition. A 2-time Olympic gold medalist, he also has a journalism degree. He now runs a gymnastics academy with his wife and Romanian Olympic champion Nadia Comaneci.

Shanna Moakler

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Shanna Moakler was the 1995 Miss New York USA and the first runner-up at the Miss USA contest that year. She has been a Playmate of the Month for Playboy. She has starred in Pacific Blue and in Meet the Barkers, appearing with her then-husband Travis Barker in the latter.

Berta Vazquez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Tracey Needham

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Luke Walton

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Iris Chang

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2004

Marlin Perkins

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Missouri

Died: 1986

Park Si-yeon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Busan, South Korea

Park Si-yeon is a South Korean actress best known for her performance in the 2006 film The Fox Family, for which she received the prestigious Baeksang Arts Award in 2007. Although she first became known as the girlfriend of singer-actor Eric Mun, Park Si-yeon has managed to earn respect for her acting skills over the years.

Annie Wersching

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Albert S. Ruddy

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Montreal

Henry Paulson

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Henry Paulson is an American financier, banker, and political figure. He is best known for his service as the US Secretary of the Treasury from 10 July 2006 to 20 January 2009. A respected banker, Henry Paulson was the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs prior to his role in the US Department of the Treasury.

Angela Rayner

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Stockport, England

Mujeeb Zadran

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Khost, Afghanistan

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Steve Mandanda

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Jimmie Dodd

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Died: 1964

Jo Seung-woo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Ant Anstead

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England

Ant Anstead is an English TV presenter and car builder. Having started his career as a police constable, Ant Anstead worked his way into pursuing a career as a car builder, which is what he loved doing the most. His passion for cars provided him with an opportunity to become a TV presenter—an inspiring story indeed.

John Amos Comenius

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1592

Birthplace: Nivnice, Moravia, Czech Republic

Died: 1670

John Amos Comenius was a Czech philosopher, theologian, and pedagogue. Regarded as the father of modern education, Comenius is credited with introducing many educational concepts and innovations such as education for women, equal opportunity for poor children, and universal and practical instruction among other innovations. He also led schools and served as an adviser for governments across Protestant Europe.

Mike Newell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Thomas Clarkson

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1760

Birthplace: Wisbech, England

Died: 1846

Wade Hampton III

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1818

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died: 1902

Barbora Strycova

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Pilsen, Czechia

Barbora Strycova is a Czech retired tennis player best known for winning the 2019 Wimbledon in the women's doubles event. She also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games along with Lucie Šafářová. Strycova was an important member of the Czech Republic team that dominated the Fed Cup for almost a decade; she won six Fed Cup titles.

Chris Long

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Srđan Todorović

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Srđan Todorović is a Serbian musician and actor. He has been part of many popular bands like Bezobrazno Zeleno, Radnička Kontrola, Disciplina Kičme, and Ekatarina Velika. Srđan Todorović is also known for playing important roles in films like Three Summer Days, War Live, and We Are Not Angels 2.