Anya Taylor-Joy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Argentine-British actress, Anya Taylor-Joy, first gained international fame with her role in the period horror film, The Witch. She is trained in ballet dancing and began her career as a model when she was just 16. Her modelling career paved the way for acting and soon she was playing significant roles in TV series and films.

Channing Tatum

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Cullman, Alabama, United States

Actor, producer, and dancer Channing Tatum has been active in the entertainment industry for around two decades. He is best known for his leading role in the film Magic Mike. After dropping out of college as a young man, he started working as a dancer. Hollywood soon came calling and he proceeded to become a film star.

Aaron Judge

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Linden, California, United States

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge became the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year. In 2017, he made a single-season franchise home record with the Yankees. He became the first MLB rookie to win the Home Run Derby. His charity All Rise Foundation focuses on helping children become responsible citizens.

Giancarlo Esposito

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

The winner of Critics' Choice Television Award, Giancarlo Esposito is known for playing a variety of roles in films and TV series. From portraying drug dealers to policemen, Esposito has proved his versatility in the American film industry. He has also been featured in popular video games, such as Payday 2 and Far Cry 6.

Carol Burnett

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Carol Burnett inspired a lot of women and set off a chain reaction by hosting her groundbreaking show The Carol Burnett Show. Regarded as one of USA's most cherished entertainers, Carol continues to enhance the lives of millions, for which she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She has also won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Jet Li

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Beijing, China

Jet Li is one of the most popular Asian actors to have made it big in the American film industry. A martial artist and former Wushu champion, he won a national championship before retiring from competitive Wushu to focus on his acting career. Also a well-known philanthropist, Jet Li is closely associated with the Red Cross Society of China.

Marcus Aurelius

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 0121

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 0180

Marcus Aurelius played an important role in the Roman Empire. A Stoic philosopher, Marcus was part of the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana—a 200-year-long period of relative peace in the Roman Empire. Also a writer, his work Meditations is regarded by many as one of the greatest works of philosophy.

Kevin James

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Mineola, New York, United States

Kevin James’s performance as Doug in The King of Queens earned him an Emmy Award nomination. He was active in wrestling and football in school and is also known for delivering the 2007 Pepsi 400 NASCAR command. He has also voiced characters in films such as the Hotel Transylvania series.

Kane

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain

Kane is an American wrestler, actor, businessman, politician, and author. Apart from being the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, Kane is also one of the most popular WWE wrestlers of all time. He played an important role in popularizing WWE's Attitude Era throughout the late-1990s and early-2000s. He is regarded by some as the best wrestler of his generation.

Stana Katic

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Hamilton, Canada

Stana Katic is a Canadian-American actress known for playing Kate Beckett on the crime-comedy-drama TV series Castle. Apart from acting in films and TV series, Katic also works toward protecting the environment; in 2010, she established the Alternative Travel Project, which encourages people to abandon personal vehicles for a day to reduce the impact of personal vehicles on the environment.

Jordana Brewster

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Panama City, Panama

Jordana Brewster is an American model and actress best known for playing Mia in the Fast & Furious franchise. In 2009, she was honored at the Teen Choice Awards for her performance in Fast & Furious. Brewster is also renowned for her modeling skills and has posed for several magazines. In 2011, Maxim included her in their Hot 100 list.

Tom Welling

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Putnam Valley, New York, United States

Tom Welling is best known for his Teen Choice Award-winning role of the young Clark Kent in Smallville. Fans also loved him as Lt. Marcus Pierce in Lucifer and as Rob Meltzer in Judging Amy. He was an apparel model earlier and has also dabbled in production and direction.

Melania Trump

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Novo mesto, Slovenia

A former model as well as timepiece and jewellery designer, Melania Trump is the wife of 45th US President Donald Trump and the current First Lady of the United States of America. The Slovenian-American is only the second foreign born and the first naturalized citizen to hold the title.

Emily Wickersham

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Kansas, United States

Emily Wickersham is an American actress known for playing Eleanor Bishop in the popular action police procedural TV series, NCIS. Wickersham dropped out of Muhlenberg College after attending the private liberal arts college for two years. She then started focusing on her acting career and went on to establish herself as a film and TV actress.

Luke Bracey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Luke Bracey is an Australian actor whose sheer hard work and determination landed him prominent roles in popular films, such as The November Man, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Hacksaw Ridge. Luke Bracey is often cited as an inspiration for young and aspiring Australian actors and actresses.

Pablo Schreiber

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Ymir, Canada

Best known as George "Pornstache" Mendez from the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, Pablo Schreiber also amazed audiences with his role of Nickolas "Nick" Sobotka in The Wire. He was nominated for a Tony for his Broadway play Awake and Sing! and narrated the audiobook American Psycho.

Kamila Valieva

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2006

Birthplace: Kazan, Russia

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

David Hume

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1711

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Died: 1776

Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, and economist, David Hume, is considered one of the most important philosophers to write in English. His book, A Treatise of Human Nature, is counted among the most influential works in the history of philosophy. His works have influenced numerous thinkers, including German philosopher Immanuel Kant and Christian philosopher Joseph Butler.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: 1951

Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein is remembered for his works related to logic, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of language. He taught at the University of Cambridge for many years. He published only one book during his lifetime. Most of his manuscripts were collected later and published posthumously.

Daniel Padilla

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Daniel Padilla is a Filipino recording artist and actor. In 2015, Padilla became the first Pinoy artist to receive the Kids' Choice Award under the Global Slime Star category. He has also won several other awards, such as Myx Music Awards and Awit Awards. Also known for his philanthropic efforts, Padilla often participates in charity events.

Ma Rainey

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1886

Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States

Died: 1939

Jason Earles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Giorgio Moroder

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Urtijëi, South Tyrol

Italian composer and record producer Giovanni Moroder, also known as the Father of Disco, produced Take My Breath Away, the Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning track by Berlin, which was part of the Top Gun soundtrack. His scores for Flashdance and Midnight Express, too, won Academy Awards.

I. M. Pei

Listed In: Architects

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Guangzhou, China

Died: 2019

I. M. Pei was a Chinese-American architect who drew inspiration from the garden villas at Suzhou when he was young. He is credited with founding I. M. Pei & Associates, an independent design firm, in 1955. Today, the award-winning firm is known by the name, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Pei is known for designing structures like the Mesa Laboratory.

Joan Chen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Shanghai, China

Chinese-American actor Joan Chen initially came to be known for the films Little Flower and The Last Emperor and later appeared as Jocelyn 'Josie' Packard in the series Twin Peaks. She also delivered a multiple-award-winning role in The Home Song Stories and directed Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.

Jessica Lynch

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia

Frederick Law Olmsted

Listed In: Architects

Birth Year: 1822

Birthplace: Hartford

Died: 1903

Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, landscape architect, public administrator, and social critic. Dubbed the father of American landscape architecture, Frederick was responsible for co-designing several well-known urban parks including Walnut Hill Park, Prospect Park, Cadwalader Park, and Central Park. He is also remembered for his work on the landscape encircling the US Capitol building.

Jemima Kirke

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: London, England

Jemima Kirke is an English-American artist, actress, and director best known for her role as Jessa Johansson in the HBO series Girls. She is the daughter of Simon Kirke and was introduced to show business at a young age. After acting for a few years, she made her directorial debut in 2019. She is a reproductive rights activist as well.   

Cole Beasley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Mansour Bahrami

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Arak, Iran

Born to an Iranian hill tribesman, Mansour Bahrami grew up to be one of the greatest Iranian tennis players and a Wimbledon champion. The Islamic Revolution in his country later tagged tennis as capitalist, leading him to focus on gambling and backgammon, though he later returned to tennis.

John James Audubon

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1785

Birthplace: Les Cayes

Died: 1851

American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon is remembered mostly for his illustrations of North American birds. Born as an illegitimate child in France, he later moved to the US and then to Canada, for business, but ended up documenting birds. His best-known work is the pioneering ornithological work The Birds of America.

Tionne Watkins

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Debra Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: South Ozone Park, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Eugène Delacroix

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1798

Birthplace: Saint-Maurice, France

Died: 1863

Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who is widely regarded as the patriarch of the French Romantic school. As a muralist and painter, Delacroix's study of the optical effects of color inspired the work of the Impressionists. In fact, his work inspired a generation of impressionists.

Susannah Harker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Daniil Kvyat

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Ufa, Russia

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Claudine Auger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 2019

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Michael Dorman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Auckland

Michael Dorman is a New Zealand actor known for playing NASA astronaut Gordo Stevens in the American science fiction drama, For All Mankind. He is also known for his portrayal of John Tavner in Patriot. Apart from acting, Michael Dorman has also tried his hand at playing the guitar and singing.

Duane Eddy

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Corning, New York, USA

John Isner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

William Desmond Taylor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1872

Birthplace: Carlow, Ireland

Died: 1922

Actor-director William Desmond Taylor, a popular figure from the silent era of Hollywood, made headlines when he was found murdered in his LA bungalow. The case, which initiated a media frenzy, remains unsolved to date due to lack of evidence, in spite of a deathbed confession from actor Patricia Palmer.

Warren Clarke

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Oldham, England

Died: 2014

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Nyambi Nyambi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1765

Birthplace: Great Neston, England

Died: 1815

Melvin Ingram

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Hamlet, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Fredrik Eklund

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Akalla, Stockholm, Sweden

Fredrik Eklund is a Swedish real estate broker, TV personality, and former IT entrepreneur. He achieved international recognition when he became one of five brokers to be featured on the popular American reality television series, Million Dollar Listing New York. Fredrik Eklund is also credited with founding a real estate brokerage firm called Eklund Stockholm New York.

Gary Wright

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Cresskill, New Jersey, United States

Gary Wright is a  singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. He is credited to have helped establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music. His 1975 hit album The Dream Weaver brought him international fame. He embraced world music and the new age genre in the 1980s. He has also composed music for films. 

Adil Ray

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Birmingham

Fanny Blankers-Koen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Lage Vuursche, Netherlands

Died: 2004

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)