Benedict Cumberbatch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the most popular English actors of the current generation. Apart from his acting skills, he is also known for his charity work. In 2014, he was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world. In 2015, he was appointed a CBE for services to charity and performing arts.

Brian May

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Hampton, London, England

Queen guitarist and singer-songwriter Brian May is also a PhD in astrophysics. One of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time and Guitar World’s second-greatest guitarist, he received a CBE. He was a Chancellor of Liverpool at John Moores University, has worked with NASA, and fights for animal rights.

Vitali Klitschko

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Belovodskoe, Kyrgyzstan

Retired Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko, who is now a politician and the current mayor of Kyiv, is also known for his 6’7” frame. He was once the World Boxing Council world heavyweight title winner and earned the nickname Dr. Ironfist. He also holds a PhD from the physical science department of Kyiv University.

Edgar Degas

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1834

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1917

French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas is best remembered for his oil paintings and pastel drawings and for his signature use of dancers and bathing women as themes in his works such as Fin d'Arabesque and Woman in a Tub. He had also experimented with bronze sculptures and called himself a realist.

Anthony Edwards

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States

Stuart Scott

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2015

Sportscaster Stuart Scott is best remembered as an ESPN anchor. His signature style included catchphrases such as “booyah.” He mostly covered the NBA and NFL games. He received the Jimmy V Award for his long battle with appendix cancer and eventually died of the disease at age 49.

Richard Jordan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1993

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Campbell Scott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Campbell Scott is known to audiences for his roles as George Tunner in The Sheltering Sky and Richard Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel. He has also played significant roles in series such as Royal Pains and House of Cards, and delivered critically acclaimed direction in Big Night.

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Riverside, Illinois, United States

Died: 1985

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, one of the great-grandsons of Abraham Lincoln, was the last living descendant of Lincoln. A gentleman farmer, he owned his private farm, and was also a sailor. A qualified lawyer, he also represented Illinois Day as part of the New York World's Fair 1964.

Romee Strijd

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Dutch model Romee Strijd has been a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2015. She has also worked for brands like Alexander McQueen (brand), Michael Kors, and H&M. She began modeling as a teenager and has appeared in magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, and Maxim. She has also walked numerous runway shows for prominent designers. She is married with one child.

Helen Skelton

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Kirkby Thore, Cumbria, England

Best known for her work on BBC productions like Blue Pete, English television presenter Helen Skelton is also a trained lap dance teacher and an adventurer, who kayaked the entire length of River Amazon to raise fund for Sports Relief 2020. Author of Amy Wild: Amazon Summer, she is also the first person to reach South Pole using a bicycle.

Ramin Djawadi

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Duisburg, Germany

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Marcela Valladolid

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Chef Marcela Valladolid was the host of the Food Network television series Mexican Made Easy. A graduate of the Los Angeles Culinary Institute, she is also a classically trained pastry chef. She started her own catering company and soon began hosting cookery shows on TV. She has also authored several cookbooks.

Rachel Robinson

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Rachel Robinson is an American retired professor and registered nurse. She is best known as the widow of the popular baseball player, Jackie Robinson. She is credited with founding the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides leadership and educational opportunities for minority students. Rachel Robinson has been portrayed in a couple of films.

George Dzundza

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Rosenheim, Germany

Known to fans as Max Greevy from Season 1 of Law & Order, George Dzundza left the show when he realized it would not focus solely on his character. He was born to a Polish father and a Ukrainian mother and had spent his initial years in a refugee camp.

Pat Hingle

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA

Died: 2009

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Florence Foster Jenkins

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1868

Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1944

Florence Foster Jenkins was an American socialite who was often ridiculed and mocked for her poor singing ability, which in turn made her popular. Known as the world's worst opera singer, Jenkins became a musical cult-figure in New York City due to her technical incompetence as an amateur soprano. Her life inspired several plays and films, including Florence Foster Jenkins.

Kaitlin Doubleday

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Samuel Colt

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1814

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1862

Dennis Cole

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 2009

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Adam Morrison

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Glendive, Montana, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Ilie Năstase

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania

Once number 1 in singles, Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase created became the first European to cross $1 million in career prize money. A 3-time Davis Cup finalist, he won major titles such as the French Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon. He has also penned 2 French novels and a memoir.

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Baghdati, Georgia

Died: 1930

Vladimir Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet playwright, poet, artist, and actor. He was a prominent figure of the Russian Futurist movement in the pre-Revolution period leading to 1917. He produced a large and diverse body of work during his career. He admired Vladimir Lenin and supported the ideology of the Bolsheviks. He was popular outside Russia as well. 

Cherami Leigh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Known for her extensive work in films, video games, television and animation, Cherami Leigh made her way in the showbiz at the age of six. She also worked as DJ for Radio Disney and gave voices to several commercials and voice-over promotions.

Mangal Pandey

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1827

Birthplace: Nagwa, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died: 1857

Indian soldier Mangal Pandey was a significant figure in the Indian rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, or First War of Independence. Pandey was a sepoy of the British East India Company’s 34th BNI Regiment. His life inspired the Bollywood movie Mangal Pandey: The Rising. 

Trent Williams

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Longview, Texas, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Jinder Mahal

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Steven Anthony Lawrence

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Fresno, California, USA

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Trai Byers

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Muhammad al-Bukhari

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 0810

Birthplace: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Died: 0870

Following his pilgrimage to Mecca at 16 and his travels in Egypt, Muhammad al-Bukhari devoted all his time compiling Hadith, or the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic scholar is known for penning Al-Taʾrīkh al-kabīr and spent his final years in exile after disputes in Nishapur and Bukhara.

Herbert Marcuse

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1898

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 1979

The proponent of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, Herbert Marcuse largely influenced the leftist student revolts of the 1960s. Equipped with a PhD in German literature, he wrote Hegel’s Ontology and the Theory of Historicity, with Martin Heidegger. His Eros and Civilization spoke at length about capitalism.

Erin Cummings

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jim Norton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Bayonne

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Bobby Murphy

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States

Vicente Carrillo Leyva

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Mexico City

Max Fleischer

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1883

Birthplace: Kraków, Poland

Died: 1972

Zhu Zhu

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Beijing, China

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

A. J. Cronin

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1896

Birthplace: Cardross, Scotland

Died: 1981

A. J. Cronin was a Scottish novelist and physician best remembered for his 1937 novel The Citadel. The novel, which received the National Book Award in 1937, helped inspire the creation of the National Health Service. Many of his books, including The Citadel, have been adapted to films. His novella Country Doctor inspired a TV series titled Dr. Finlay's Casebook.

George McGovern

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Avon, South Dakota, United States

Died: 2012

Historian George McGovern had been the U.S. senator from South Dakota. He held important positions related to food, agriculture, and nutrition, too, and was named a World Food Prize laureate for his efforts in reducing world hunger. He had also advocated for the end of the Vietnam War.

Bernie Leadon

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Alessandra De Rossi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Edwin Schlossberg

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Artist and interactive designer Edwin Schlossberg is the husband of John F. Kennedy’s daughter Caroline Kennedy. Apart from designing structures such as Terrell Place, He has also authored several books, including Interactive Excellence and Einstein and Beckett. He has been part of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, too.

Matt Miazga

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States

American soccer player and Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has previously also represented the New York Red Bulls. Born to Polish immigrant parents in the U.S., Miazga is a staunch Christian and often expresses his religious views on social media. He was part of the American Olympic campaign in 2016.

Shane Dawson

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States

A social media celebrity, Shane Dawson was the King of You Tube for a decade beginning 2008 and garnered billions of views on his videos. However, recently, his past videos with racist content and other offensive jokes have attracted severe criticism and resulted in his popularity witnessing a massive drop.

Veronica Lario

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Bologna, Italy

Evelyn Glennie

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Aberdeen

Darlington Nagbe

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Nancy Carell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Cohasset, Massachusetts, United States

Nancy Carell is best known for her stint on the shows Saturday Night Live, The Office, and The Daily Show. She created the comedy series Angie Tribeca, along with her husband, Steve Carell. She also lent her voice to the character Helen Goode in the animated series The Goode Family.

Brent Grimes

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

George Fant

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)