Princess Diana

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Died: 1997

The first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Diana was a member of the British royal family. As a princess, she became known for her unconventional approach to charity work. She was celebrated as a style icon and fashionista as well. She divorced Charles in 1996 and died in a tragic car accident the following year.

Liv Tyler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: New York, United States

Liv Tyler is one of the most popular American actresses. Apart from acting, she is also known for her activism; she is an ardent supporter of the United Nations Children's Fund. She also donates to the Women's Cancer Research Fund. Tyler practices transcendental meditation as she believes it helps her make better decisions.

Léa Seydoux

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Passy, Paris, France

Léa Seydoux is a critically acclaimed French actress who gained international recognition after playing a Bond girl in Spectre. Also known for her modeling career, Seydoux has posed for popular magazines, such as Vogue, L'Officiel, and Numéro. She became the face of Prada's 2013 and 2014 campaign for its fragrances.

Dan Aykroyd

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada

Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is credited with co-founding the popular blues and soul revivalist band The Blues Brothers along with legendary comedian John Belushi. The Blues Brothers was conceived as a musical sketch for Saturday Night Live; its popularity turned it into an actual band and was later made into a film.

Daniel Ricciardo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Perth, Australia

Daniel Ricciardo is an Italian-Australian racing driver. He currently competes in Formula One for McLaren. Over the years, Ricciardo has had eight Grand Prix victories, including a win at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, in Formula One. He has also received several awards like BRDC The Bruce McLaren Trophy. In 2014, he was named GQ Australia Sportsman of the Year.

Pamela Anderson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Ladysmith, Canada

Actress and model, Pamela Anderson, is known as a sex symbol. She featured regularly in the Playboy magazine and acted in television series Home Improvement, Baywatch and VIP. Baywatch was hugely popular and gave her international recognition. Pamela Anderson has also acted in several films. She is an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organisation.

Hilarie Burton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Sterling, Virginia, United States

Hilarie Burton is an American actress known for her work in TV series One Tree Hill. Also known for her good looks, Burton has graced the covers of popular magazines and is often named in lists like Hottest Women and Sexiest Women. Over the years, Burton has played an important role in exposing certain celebrities for their sexual misconduct.

Missy Elliott

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Four-time Grammy-winning rapper Missy Elliott, known for her chartbusting tracks such as Get Ur Freak On, was ranked fifth on Billboard’s 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time list. She was initially part of the R&B group Sista and then collaborated with Timbaland in the collective Swing Mob. 

Debbie Harry

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Debbie Harry is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is credited with co-founding the popular rock band Blondie, which pioneered the American punk rock and later the new wave genre. Also a well-known philanthropist, Debbie Harry works with charities that fight against endometriosis and cancer.

Olivia de Havilland

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Died: 2020

The veteran actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland shot to fame with Gone With the Wind and later established her cinematic career with movies like To Each His Own and The Heiress. Her rivalry with her sister and the court battle against a powerful studio also made headlines.

Andre Braugher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Died: 2023

Andre Braugher is best known for his Emmy-winning performances as Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and as Nick Atwater in Thief. Fans also loved him as Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz in BoJack Horseman, and in the movies City of Angels and Poseidon. 

Tate McRae

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: Calgary, Canada

Tate McRae became a budding pop star even before she graduated. She started her musical journey at the age of thirteen and since then there has been no stopping. She hogged the limelight for her song One Day. She topped TikTok and Billboard with her single, You Broke Me First. She has also choreographed rseveral music videos and television shows.

Jamie Farr

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Jamie Farr is an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of Maxwell Q. Klinger in the popular war comedy-drama TV series, M*A*S*H. In 1985, Jamie Farr was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the American entertainment industry.

Claire Forlani

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Twickenham, London, England

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Alan Ruck

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

Alan Ruck is an American actor who started his career in Broadway. After being born into a working-class family, Alan Ruck worked hard to establish himself as an actor in the American film and TV industry. He has been an important actor since landing his breakthrough role as Cameron Frye in the 1986 teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Carl Lewis

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

A dominant sprinter and long jumper, Carl Lewis has won ten Olympic medals, nine of them gold. From 1981 to 1991, he topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events, slowly starting to lose his dominance thereafter, eventually retiring in 1997. Currently a businessperson, he has also appeared in films and television productions.

Walter White

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Died: 1955

Sydney Pollack

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Died: 2008

Sydney Pollack is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning direction in the film Out of Africa and was also nominated for the same award for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and Tootsie. He also acted in films such as Eyes Wide Shut and series such as Will & Grace.

Storm Reid

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Storm Reid is best known for her Teen Choice Award-nominated role of Meg Murry in A Wrinkle in Time. She had earlier gained fame as a child actor in the movie 12 Years a Slave. She later appeared in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us and the series Euphoria.

Keith Whitley

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Bedford, Kentucky, United States

Died: 1989

Keith Whitley was an American singer whose career was cut short by his sudden death at the age of 34. Before his death, due to alcohol intoxication, Whitley recorded two albums, which spawned 12 chart-busting singles. His third and final studio album was released posthumously.

Karen Black

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Died: 2013

A multifaceted personality, Karen Black was an actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. In the 1970s, she appeared in many major studio and independent films, mostly playing eccentric and unconventional characters. She became known as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned five decades and she continued working until shortly before her death.

Raini Alena Rodriguez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Bryan, Texas, United States

Raini Rodriguez is best known for her Imagen Award-winning role of Trish in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. Fans also loved her as Maya Blart in the Paul Blart film franchise and as Tess Torres in Prom. She voiced Sammy in the sci-fi series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.

Gottfried W. Leibniz

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1646

Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany

Died: 1716

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a significant logician, mathematician, and philosopher of the Enlightenment era. He laid down his own concepts of differential and integral calculus. He was behind the invention of the mass-produced mechanical calculator and modified the binary number system. He also laid down a separate library cataloging system.

Leslie Caron

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Seine, Paris, France

French-American actor Leslie Caron is best known for her BAFTA-winning roles in The L-Shaped Room and Lili. She has also won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. A seasoned actor, she began her career as a ballerina. She has also been a jury member at various international film festivals.

Charles Laughton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1899

Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Died: 1962

Charles Laughton is best known for his Academy Award-winning performance in The Private Life of Henry VIII and his Academy Award-nominated roles in Mutiny on the Bounty and Witness for the Prosecution. He played Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He was also a skilled Shakespearean theater actor.

Melissa Peterman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Edina, Minnesota, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Ignaz Semmelweis

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1818

Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary

Died: 1865

Almost 2 decades before germ theory was laid down, Ignaz Semmelweis became the first physician to suggest that hand-washing could prevent the spread of puerperal fever and related deaths. Ironically, after being ridiculed for his theory, he died in a mental asylum, due to an infection from a wound.

Ahn Jae-hyun

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Ahn Jae-hyun is best known for his award-winning performance in the series Cinderella with Four Knights. He has also been part of the series Reunited Worlds and The Beauty Inside. He initially gained fame as a model and was featured at events such as the Korea Heritage Fashion Show.

Hannah Murray

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Bristol, England

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Rhea Durham

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida

Rhea Durham is an American model known for gracing the cover of many prominent fashion magazines, such as Elle, Marie Claire, and French Vogue. She also appeared on TV in 2001, guest-starring as herself in one of the episodes of Spin City. Her popularity increased in 2009 when she married popular actor Mark Wahlberg in Beverly Hills, California.

Estee Lauder

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Corona, New York, United States

Died: 2004

Amanda Seales

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Cat Zingano

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Winona, Minnesota, United States

Mixed martial artist Cat Zingano, who currently represents Bellator MMA, is a world champion in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions and had begun training in martial arts at 12. A brown belt and a world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, she also teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Thai, and wrestling.

Julianne Nicholson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

George Sand

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1804

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1876

Nineteenth-century French author Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, better known as George Sand, became a leading figure of the Romantic era of Europe. She is best remembered for works such as La Petite Fadette and had numerous affairs, the most notable of them being the one with composer Frédéric Chopin.

Jared Keeso

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Listowel, Canada

Canadian actor Jared Keeso is best known for his Canadian Screen Award-winning role of Ben Chartier in the series 19-2. He also created and appeared in the award-winning comedy series Letterkenny. Fans also loved him as Don Cherry in two TV films. He played junior hockey before venturing into films.

Henry Simmons

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Fred Schneider

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Farley Granger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: San Jose, California, USA

Died: 2011

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Geneviève Bujold

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Montréal, Canada

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Shirley Hemphill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Died: 1999

Sufjan Stevens

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Sonoya Mizuno

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Sonoya Mizuno is an English actress, ballet dancer, and model. She started her professional career as a model, working for world-renowned brands, such as Saint Laurent, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton. Thanks to her skills as a ballet dancer, which she learnt at the Royal Ballet School, Mizuno landed roles in dance films like High Strung, which kick-started her film career.

Patrick Kluivert

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Patrick Kluivert was one of the star Dutch footballers of his time who played as a striker for clubs such as Ajax, Barcelona, and AC Milan. The UEFA Euro 2000 Golden Boot winner has also managed teams such as Netherlands and Cameroon. He later held administrative positions at Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

Chosen Jacobs

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jean Marsh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Stoke Newington, London, England, UK

Died: 2025

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Lucas Vázquez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Curtis, Spain

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Lisa Blount

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

Died: 2010

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

William Wyler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1902

Birthplace: Mulhouse, France

Died: 1981

William Wyler was a Swiss-German-American film producer and director. He is remembered for winning the Oscar for Best Director on three occasions. Wyler holds a record 12 nominations for the Oscar for Best Director. He is credited with helping numerous actors achieve stardom. Fourteen performers, including Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, and Olivia de Havilland won Oscars under William Wyler's direction.

Twyla Tharp

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Portland

Twyla Tharp is an American dancer, author, and choreographer. She is credited with founding Twyla Tharp Dance, which she formed in 1966. In 1976, Twyla Tharp choreographed Push Comes to Shove, which is now regarded as the finest example of crossover ballet. Twyla Tharp has received several prestigious awards, including two Emmy Awards and the National Medal of the Arts.