Kobe Bryant

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2020

The former professional basketball player, Kobe Bryant, was drafted into NBA immediately after his school and went on to become one of the most successful basketball players of his generation. During his career of two decades, the Los Angeles Lakers player created numerous new records. He authored a book and one of his poems even inspired an animated short film.

River Phoenix

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Madras, Oregon, United States

Died: 1993

Actor, musician, and activist, River Phoenix. was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor, Joaquin Phoenix. The child of “hippyish” parents, he had an unconventional upbringing. He began acting as a young boy and enjoyed a successful career. The promising young man died of a drug overdose when he was just 23.

Seth Curry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard/point guard Seth Curry, son of Dell Curry and brother of Stephen Curry, began his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies. He is a two-time NBA D-League All-Star and has had successful runs with the Liberty Flames and the Duke Blue Devils in college.

Jeremy Lin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States

Taiwanese-American professional basketball player Jeremy Lin is famous for being the first Asian American to win an NBA championship. He has played for numerous teams in his career, the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) being the latest. He loves music and has collaborated with the rapper MC Jin on the single "The First Opponent."

Lil Yachty

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Mableton, Georgia, United States

Lil Yachty, known for his signature red braids, soared to fame when his SoundCloud track One Night went viral through a comedy video. He calls his music bubblegum trap and mumble rap, and uses sounds from animated features such Charlie Brown. He has also modeled for Kanye West's fashion line.

Shelley Long

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Shelley Long is best known for her Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning performance as Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers. She later reprised the role in Frasier. Fans also loved her in films such as Irreconcilable Differences and Hello Again, and as DeDe Pritchett in the series Modern Family.

Barbara Eden

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States

Barbara Eden is an American actress known for playing Jeannie in the TV series I Dream of Jeannie. Over the years, Barbara Eden has made significant contributions to television for which she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also honored with a Doctor of Laws degree by the University of West Los Angeles.

Keith Moon

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Wembley, England

Died: 1978

Keith Moon was an English drummer whose drug addiction and self-destructive behavior overshadowed his contribution to the rock band The Who. His drumming continues to attract appreciation from critics. Several other drummers like Dave Grohl and Neil Peart have cited Moon's drumming style as an influence. In 1982, he was inducted posthumously into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame.

Scott Caan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Scott Caan is an American actor and musician. He is credited with co-founding the now-defunct hip hop group The Whooliganz. As an actor, he is known for playing Detective Sergeant Danny Williams in the police procedural TV series Hawaii Five-0. Also a humanitarian, Scott Caan is closely associated with organizations, such as Surfers Healing, Life Rolls On, and TheraSURF.

Eugene Curran Kelly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1996

Actor, dancer, singer, and filmmaker, Gene Kelly, was one of the most popular Hollywood figures in the 1940s and 1950s. Among his other achievements, he is credited to have popularized the genre of musical films in Hollywood. As a filmmaker, he often experimented with camera techniques and special effects. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952.

Taysom Hill

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Vera Miles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Boise City, Oklahoma, United States

Retired actress Vera Miles is best known for her role in the classic 1960 film Psycho and its sequel. Crowned Miss Kansas in 1948, she ended up becoming the third runner-up in the Miss America contest. She started acting soon after and formed a close professional relationship with Alfred Hitchcock, appearing in many of his films.

Rick Springfield

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Rick Springfield is best known for his Grammy-winning single Jessie's Girl. He also gained fame for his portrayal of Noah Drake in the soap General Hospital and Dr. Irving Pitlor in True Detective. He has also written an autobiography and a novel, both New York Times bestsellers.

Julian Casablancas

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Julian Casablancas is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. He is credited with co-founding the rock band The Strokes. Thanks to his success as a singer and songwriter, Casablancas has inspired many other musicians, such as Alex Turner. In 2004, Courtney Love released a song about Julian Casablancas titled But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You.

Jay Mohr

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Verona, New Jersey

Jay Mohr gained fame with films such as Jerry Maguire and Paulie, and series such as Action, Ghost Whisperer, and Gary Unmarried. He later launched the podcast Mohr Stories. He also hosted the Fox Sports show Jay Mohr Sports and earned an Emmy nomination for Last Comic Standing.

Trixie Mattel

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Drag queen Trixie Mattel won Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and ranked sixth in Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She has also co-hosted UNHhhh and The Trixie & Katya Show. Mattel has also released several music albums, hosts a podcast, and is a bestselling author.

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Switzerland

Died: 1965

Ray Park

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Glasgow

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Jusuf Nurkić

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Chrissy Costanza

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Erin Foster

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Cedella Marley

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

The daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley and his singer wife Rita Marley, Cedella Marley dons many hats. She is not just a singer but is also a successful fashion designer, an author, and an entrepreneur. She began her singing career with The Melody Makers and now heads her father’s record label.

Trace McSorley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Natalie Coughlin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Vallejo, California, United States

Natalie Coughlin is an American retired competitive swimmer. A 12-time Olympic medalist, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in the history of the modern Olympics to win six medals in one Olympics event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also became the first woman to win gold medals in two successive Olympics, she won the mdeals in the 100-meter backstroke event.

Rex Grossman

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Annie Ilonzeh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Grapevine, Texas Grapevine, Texas, U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Cortez Kennedy

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Osceola, Arkansas, United States

Died: 2017

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Andrew Rannells

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Alexandra Roach

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Actor Alexandra Roach was already a regular on the Welsh soap Pobol Y Cwm by her teens. She later trained at the National Youth Theatre and then at RADA. She played the younger version of Margaret Thatcher in the biographical drama The Iron Lady. She also played Mary Boleyn in The Tudors.

Neil Cicierega

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Joanne Froggatt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Chris Fowler

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Denver

August Ames

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada

Died: 2017

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

P. J. Washington

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Bob Crosby

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States

Died: 1993

Sonny Jurgensen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Georges Cuvier

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1769

Birthplace: Doubs, France

Died: 1832

Georges Cuvier was a French zoologist and naturalist. A major figure in the early 19th century's research of natural sciences, Cuvier played an important role in establishing the fields of comparative paleontology and anatomy by comparing fossils with living animals, for which he is sometimes regarded as the founding father of paleontology.

Edwyn Collins

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Edinburgh

Indiana Massara

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: Coolbinia, Perth

Better known as Rooney from Chicken Girls, singer-actor Indiana Massara is also known for her chartbusting single Drama. An athletic person since childhood, Massara was, however, initially rejected in auditions for being too tall. She walked the LA Fashion Week at 13 and has a huge fan base on Instagram.

Jonathan M. Wainwright

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1883

Birthplace: Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Died: 1953

Juan Manuel Márquez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Iztacalco, Mexico City, Mexico

Juan Manuel Márquez is a Mexican former boxer who became only the third Mexican boxer to win world championship titles in four weight classes. Counted among the greatest boxers of all time, Márquez was renowned for his toughness, speed, and technical skills. In 2020, Juan Manuel Márquez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. 

Oliver Hazard Perry

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1785

Birthplace: South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States

Died: 1819

Sol Kerzner

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Troyeville

South African business tycoon Sol Kerzner established two of his country’s top hotel groups, Southern Sun Hotels and Sun International. His portfolio included lavish resorts in the Bahamas and Dubai. Born to vegetable sellers, he had initially wished to be a mechanic. He was also an avid boxer, with a volatile temper.

Robert Mulligan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2008

Alice Glass

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Toronto

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Halimah Yacob

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Queen Street, Singapore

Singaporean politician and former lawyer Halimah Yacob is the eighth and incumbent President of Singapore.  She ran for the 2017 presidential election as an independent and won an uncontested election thus becoming the first female President of Singapore. She earlier served as Member of Parliament during 2001-17 as member of People's Action Party and also as parliament Speaker during 2013-17.   

Julio Franco

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic

Dominican baseball player and coach Julio Franco made headlines as one of the oldest players of the MLB, playing even in his late 40s. While he began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, he later also represented teams such as the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers.

Dean Karnazes

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States

Dean Karnazes began running for fun while in kindergarten; taking diversionary routes while returning home from school. Slowly, he started taking it more seriously, running a marathon to the South Pole in 2002, embarking on the Endurance 50: 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days in 2006.  Currently a businessperson, he has also written a book on marathon.

Flex Wheeler

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Ray Ferraro

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Trail