Hugh Jackman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Australian actor Hugh Jackman’s Hollywood debut in the film X-Men made him a transatlantic actor and he went on to do the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2018. Some of his other prominent films are Kate & Leopold, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman, The Prestige and Australia. He is also a singer, songwriter and a dancer.

Josh Hutcherson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Union, Kentucky, United States

Josh Hutcherson is best known as Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games series of films, a role that earned him multiple Teen Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards. Two of his other notable films are Bridge to Terabithia and Zathura: A Space Adventure. He is a prominent LGBT ally.

Luciano Pavarotti

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Modena, Italy

Died: 2007

Luciano Pavarotti was an operatic tenor who went on to become one of the most loved and acclaimed tenors of all time. Nicknamed the King of the High Cs, Pavarotti is regarded as one of the best tenors of the 20th century. Also a well-known humanitarian, Luciano Pavarotti hosted annual charity concerts to raise money for various UN causes.

Calum Scott

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull, England

Calum Scott is a British singer-songwriter who achieved national recognition after competing in the ninth series of the popular reality television show Britain's Got Talent. An openly gay musician, Calum Scott serves as an inspiration to the LGBT community around the world.

Hiroyuki Sanada

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Sanada gained prominence when he starred alongside Tom Cruise, in The Last Samurai. It opened the gates of Hollywood for him which was followed by various television shows and films. He bagged in the Japanese Academy Award for Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai).

Iris Apatow

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: Los Banos, California, United States

Iris Apatow gained fame as a child actor, appearing as Arya in the Netflix series Love and as Charlotte in the film Knocked Up and its sequel, This Is 40. She is the daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actor Leslie Mann, and the younger sister of actor Maude Apatow.

Melvin Franklin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama

Died: 1995

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Darci Lynne Farmer

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 2004

Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Doris Miller

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States

Died: 1943

Doris Miller was a US Navy cook third class. He became the first black American to be honored with the Navy Cross for saving the lives of many sailors aboard West Virginia by manning an anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot down Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action while serving in World War II.

Seo Kang-joon

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Gunpo

South Korean actor and singer Seo Kang-joon is best known as part of the actors’ group 5urprise. He soared to fame with series such as Cheese in the Trap, Entourage, and Are You Human Too? The KBS Drama Award-winning artist has also appeared on the Netflix show Busted!

Lin Shaye

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Veteran actress, Lin Shaye, has been active in the entertainment industry since the early 1970s. She developed a love for acting as a young child and studied acting at the University of Michigan. Beginning her career with small roles in plays, she eventually branched out into films as well. She is considered a formidable character actress.  

Ryan Clark

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Marrero, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Chris Wallace

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Journalist, Chris Wallace ,is best known for his stint as the TV news anchor of the Fox News program Fox News Sunday. As an ambitious young man, he graduated from Harvard University and became a broadcast journalist. Over the years, he gained fame for his tough and wide-ranging interviews. He is the recipient of a Paul White lifetime achievement award.

Aleister Crowley

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1875

Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England

Died: 1947

Aleister Crowley was an occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician. He is credited with founding a religion called Thelema and promised his followers with guiding them into the Aeon of Horus, a time of self-realization. More than seven decades after his death, Crowley remains influential among those who revere counterculture and Western esotericism and is considered a prophet in Thelema.

Lane Frost

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado, USA

Died: 1989

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Li Wenliang

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China

Died: 2020

Chinese ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was one of the first to identify the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. In late 2019, he alerted his colleagues of an illness that resembled SARS but didn’t respond to usual treatment. He was reprimanded and later died of COVID-19. He is since regarded as a medical hero.

Adam Rich

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: New York City

Yvonne McGuinness

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Kilkenny, Ireland

Irish visual artist Yvonne McGuinness is renowned for her video installations and prints. Most of her art works revolve around themes of conflict between revealing and hiding one’s true self. She has also made several short films, such as Charlie's Place. She is married to Irish actor Cillian Murphy.

Jeffrey R. MacDonald

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: United States of America

Bode Miller

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Easton, New Hampshire, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Ramsay MacDonald

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1866

Birthplace: Lossiemouth

Died: 1937

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1872

Birthplace: Down Ampney, England

Died: 1958

Dick Gregory

Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 2017

Marion Jones

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Marion Jones became the first female athlete to win five track and field medals in a single Olympic game. She was, however, stripped of all her Olympic medals after she admitted to using steroids. She also spent 6 months in jail for being involved in a check-fraud case.

David Threlfall

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Burnage, Manchester, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Edith Stein

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland

Died: 1942

Edith Stein was a German Jewish philosopher who studied at the University of Freiburg and completed her dissertation on empathy. Always interested in Catholicism, she read the autobiography of the mystic Teresa of Ávila and converted to Christianity, and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp and is canonized as a martyr.

Deborah Foreman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Montebello, California, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Martie Maguire

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: York, Pennsylvania

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Suzanne Farrington

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 2015

Susan Anton

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Oak Glen, California, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Larry Scott

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Blackfoot, Idaho, United States

Died: 2014

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Marko Jarić

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Marko Jaric is a former basketball player who specialized in playing the shooting guard position, thanks to his height of 2.01 m. A popular player in European leagues, Jaric became the first player to win two consecutive Italian League championships with two different teams. He has also won gold medals at FIBA EuroBasket and FIBA World Cup, representing FR Yugoslavia.

Rick Parfitt

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Woking, Surrey, England

Died: 2016

Jonathan Crombie

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died: 2015

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Brian J. Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Nina Kraviz

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Irkutsk, Russia

Nina Kraviz is a Russian DJ, singer, and music producer. She studied dentistry and even practiced for some time while performing gigs as a side hustle. She then proceeded to study at the Red Bull Music Academy. She released her self-titled debut album in 2012 and then went on to launch her own record label. 

Chris Botti

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Tyler Blackburn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Richard Meier

Listed In: Architects

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Richard Meier is an American architect and abstract artist who is credited with designing many iconic buildings, such as the San Jose City Hall, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Getty Center, Los Angeles. Over the years Richard Meier has won several prestigious awards like the Pritzker Prize and the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award.

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Ashford, Ireland

Shola Ameobi

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Zaria, Nigeria

Nigerian former footballer Shola Ameobi is remembered for his long stint with English football club Newcastle United. He later also represented other clubs such as Notts County. Son of a pastor, he is quite religious and is associated with charitable organizations that work for religious freedom.

Tony Kubek

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

James DeMonaco

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Wilnelia Merced

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Caguas, Puerto Rico Caguas, Puerto Rico

Carlton Cole

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Croydon

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Eleanor Lee

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Daliah Lavi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Shavei Tzion, Israel

Died: 2017

Daliah Lavi was an Israeli actress, model, and singer. Throughout her career, Lavi played important roles in several European and American productions. As she was fluent in many languages, she acted in English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French-language films. Thanks to her impressive physique, she was also popular for playing a femme fatale in many films.

Ned Jarrett

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Conover, North Carolina, United States

Leon Lett

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Lyman Beecher

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1775

Birthplace: New Haven

Died: 1863

Known for his stance against alcoholism, publishing six time-honored sermons on it, Presbyterian minister Lyman Beecher also worked for women’s education. An active participant in theological controversies, adhering to the New School Presbyterian branch of schism, he was once tried for heresy. However, he is equally remembered for fathering thirteen children, seven of whom earned distinction in their chosen field.