Chris Evans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Chris Evans is best known for his role as Captain America in several Marvel films, including The Avengers. He was initially cast in teen films such as Not Another Teen Movie and later also appeared as Human Torch in two Fantastic Four films. He has also appeared on Broadway.

Tim Allen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States

Tim Allen is an actor who has had a major impact on the lives of many children because of his work on The Santa Clause and the Toy Story franchises, for which he was named a Disney Legend in 1999. He is also a respected comedian who deals with subjects, such as social awkwardness, politics, gender differences, and everyday life.

Kat Dennings

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Kat Dennings is an American actress who gained international fame after appearing in the popular TV series 2 Broke Girls. Known for her attractive curvaceous figure, Kat Dennings has been the dream girl of men around the world. A teetotaler who practices Transcendental Meditation, Dennings serves as an inspiration to people who believe in sobriety.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

From being one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men to winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ray Marcus in Nocturnal Animals, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has done it all. Starting off as a child actor, he later gained fame with his impressive performances in Nowhere Boy and the Kick-Ass franchise.

Ashley Olsen

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States

Ashley Olsen is best known for appearing as Michelle Tanner, with her twin sister, Mary-Kate, in the hit sitcom Full House. The sisters starred in many projects of Dualstar Entertainment. They now own a number of fashion brands and have also co-written a book based on fashion.

Stellan Skarsgård

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden

One of the most decorated and popular Swedish actors of all time, Stellan Skarsgård has made quite an impact in Hollywood. Skarsgård is also known for his interesting take on religion. A non-religious artist, he condemns the Bible and the Quran as violent. In 2009, he joined other non-religious personalities in writing an article explaining the importance of secularity.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States

Mary-Kate Olsen began her career when she was 9 months old, starring in Full House with her twin, Ashley. Since then, the Olsen twins have starred in several Dualstar productions, launched a fashion brand, and written a book. Mary-Kate is also a competitive equestrian and has struggled with anorexia nervosa.

James Maxwell

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1831

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Died: 1879

Scottish physicist James Maxwell’s contributions included the formulation of the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation and the production of the first light-fast color photograph. His Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution explored the kinetic theory of gases. He has also written poems and was an Elder of the Church of Scotland.

W B Yeats

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1865

Birthplace: Sandymount, Ireland

Died: 1939

Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, playwright, and prose writer W. B. Yeats is remembered as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Known for works such as The Tower, he also helped establish the Abbey Theatre. An occult enthusiast, he was also part of The Ghost Club.

Steve-O

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

British-born American comedian and TV personality, Steve-O, gained international fame with his performance stunts in the TV series Jackass. Following a nomadic childhood, he graduated from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and began his career as a clown. He eventually started appearing on TV shows and became popular.

Ally Sheedy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Paul W. S. Anderson is best known for directing sci-fi movies based on video games, such as the Resident Evil franchise and Mortal Kombat. His Event Horizon was panned by critics initially but went on to achieve a cult following later. He also created the Death Race series of films.

Richard Thomas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Richard Thomas is best known for his Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of John-Boy Walton in The Waltons. He also played significant roles in the 1990s’ miniseries It and the spy thriller series The Americans. A talented stage actor, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Musical Christmas Carol.

Malcolm McDowell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Malcolm McDowell’s journey from selling coffee and waiting tables at his parents’ pub, to becoming a Hollywood veteran is truly inspirational. Best known as Alex DeLarge from Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, McDowell is loved for his villainous roles. He has also voiced characters in animated features and video games.

Paul Lynde

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States

Died: 1982

Paul Lynde was an American comedian, actor, game show panelist, and voice artist. Lynde was much-loved and admired by his peers and often featured in lists, such as the most-liked TV stars. Throughout his life, Lynde was rumored to be homosexual and was popular among the homosexual community. In 2020, it was revealed that Lynde's biopic was in the making.

DJ Snake

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Paris, France

DJ Snake is a French record producer and DJ. He is best known for his English-Spanish song Taki Taki, which won several awards, including BMI Latin Awards. Over the years, Snake has won many prestigious awards, such as Billboard Music Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2019, he was ranked 16th on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs list.

John Forbes Nash Jr.

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2015

The inspiration behind the movie A Beautiful Mind, John F. Nash was a legendary mathematician whose work in the area of game theory earned him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. In his later years, he was riddled with mental illness. He later died in a car crash.

Mary Wickes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 1995

Mary Wickes was an American actress who often played professional women, housekeepers, and nuns in films and TV series. A tall woman with a distinctive voice, Wickes proved to be a popular comedian. She was often cast to play wisecracking characters, such as Nurse Dora Pickford in the 1942 drama film Now, Voyager.

Basil Rathbone

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Died: 1967

Basil Rathbone was an English actor best remembered for playing private detective Sherlock Holmes in 14 movies made between 1939 and 1946. Renowned for playing morally ambiguous characters, Rathbone won the prestigious Tony Award for his portrayal of Dr. Austin Sloper in The Heiress. Basil Rathbone has been honored with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Grigori Perelman

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman is best known for his work on geometry, especially Riemannian geometry, geometric analysis, and geometric topology. He declined many prizes, such as the Fields Medal and the Millennium Prize. His proof of the Poincaré conjecture was named the Breakthrough of the Year by Science magazine.

Ben Johnson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Foraker, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 1996

Kingsley Coman

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Paris, France

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Winfield Scott

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1786

Birthplace: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States

Died: 1866

Luke James

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Hassan Whiteside

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Ethan Embry

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California, United States

Ethan Embry is an American actor known for playing important roles in TV series like Sneaky Pete, Once Upon a Time, and Brotherhood. After starting his acting career at the age of 12, Ethan Embry went on to establish himself as a successful adult actor, appearing in films like Sweet Home Alabama and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.

Fernando Pessoa

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal

Died: 1935

Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, translator, and publisher. A prolific writer, he is considered one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. While he mostly wrote in the Portuguese language, he also wrote in English and French occasionally. Besides writing under his own name, he also wrote under approximately 75 other names.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Ogwashi Ukwu, Nigeria

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and political figure. She served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2006 before serving as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Nigeria from 17 August 2011 to 29 May 2015. Ngozi also served as the Minister of Finance on two separate occasions; from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2015.

Brande Roderick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Novato, California, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jessica Caban

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Jessica Caban is an American model and actress who won the first edition of the reality competition show Model Latina. Beginning her career in the early 2000s, she represented Jennifer Lopez’s line in one of her first assignments. She later modeled for many magazines and appeared in several commercials. 

Slim Dusty

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

Died: 2003

Iconic Australian country singer Slim Dusty mirrored the Australian bush life through his songs. His masterpieces include A Pub with No Beer, the first gold-certified Australian track. He earned a record 45 Golden Guitar honors at the Tamworth Country Music Awards but lost his battle with cancer at 76.

Hannah Storm

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Oak Park

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Siegfried Fischbacher

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Rosenheim, Germany

Died: 2021

One half of the German-American entertainer duo Siegfried & Roy, Siegfried Fischbacher teamed up with his partner Roy Horn to perform awe-inspiring stunts with white tigers and lions. They hosted one of Las Vegas’s most visited shows, till Horn was severely injured after a tiger attacked Horn on stage.

Luis Walter Alvarez

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: San Francisco

Died: 1988

Experimental physicist and Nobel laureate Luis Walter Alvarez is best remembered for inventing the liquid hydrogen bubble chamber, which enabled the discovery of countless short-lived resonance particles. The University of California, Berkeley professor and MIT scientist had also been part of the development of the atomic bomb.

Klaus Iohannis

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Sibiu

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis, who is also the National Liberal Party leader and had initially been a physics teacher, calls himself a “firefighter.” Though he has pledged to fight against corruption in Romania, Iohannis believes his country is not yet ready for the legalization of same-sex marriages. 

Greg Daniels

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Four-time Emmy-winning comedy writer, producer, and director Greg Daniels is known for his work on shows such as The Office, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Saturday Night Live. He initially wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. He also created the Amazon series Upload and the Netflix series Space Force.

Disha Patani

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Disha Patani is an Indian actress best known for her work in the Hindi film industry. Patani is renowned for her performance in the 2017 biographical sports drama film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, which narrates the story of former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Patani's portrayal of Priyanka in the film earned her many awards including Stardust Awards.

Leeann Tweeden

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Manassas

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Red Grange

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1903

Birthplace: Forksville, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1991

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Kathy Burke

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Camden, London, England, UK

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Rivers Cuomo

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

G. V. Prakash Kumar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Chennai

G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film composer, singer, producer, and actor. After starting his career as a music composer in Tamil films, Prakash Kumar went on to establish himself as an actor. One of the most acclaimed music composers in the Tamil film industry, Prakash Kumar has received several prestigious awards like Filmfare Awards South and MTV Awards.

Florent Malouda

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Cayenne, French Guyana

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Thomas Young

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1773

Birthplace: Milverton

Died: 1829

Often referred as The Last Man Who Knew Everything, British polymath Thomas Young made significant contributions to a wide range of subjects like vision, light, energy, musical harmony etc. Especially famous for Wave Theory of Light, he also made significant contribution in deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Young-Helmholtz theory, Young temperament and Young's Modulus carry his legacy to these days.

Paavo Nurmi

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1897

Birthplace: Turku, Finland

Died: 1973

Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish athlete who specialized in long-distance and middle-distance running. Nicknamed the Flying Finn, Nurmi dominated important distance running events in the early 20th century. He won nine gold medals and three silver medals across three Olympics in 1920, 1924, and 1928. Paavo Nurmi also set 22 official world records during his career.

Sarunas Marciulionis

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Oxford, England

Died: 1957

Alan Hansen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alan Hansen is a former footballer who played as a defender for popular clubs, such as Liverpool. He was also one of the important members of the Scotland national football team. After retiring as a player, Hansen became a football pundit and is known for his honest views. In 2006, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.

Sarah Connor

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Delmenhorst, Germany

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Katie Lou Samuelson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Vahide Perçin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: İzmir, Turkey

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)