Lily James

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Esher

English actress, Lily James, was born into a family of prominent actors and developed an early interest in performing. She studied acting and made her debut as a TV actress in the early 2010s. Since then, she has become a popular face in Hollywood as well, having appeared in many hit films. She is the recipient of many awards. 

Pharrell Williams

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Rapper-singer Pharrell Williams began his career with The Neptunes, the record-production duo he had formed with Chad Hugo. He was also part of the band N.E.R.D., as its lead vocalist. He is known for his Academy Award-nominated song Happy from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack and his 13 Grammy wins.

Maisie Williams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Bristol, England

English actress Maisie Williams shot to international fame with her debut role as Arya Stark in HBO’s medieval fantasy epic series Game of Thrones. She continued to entertain audience in the successive seasons of the series. Simultaneously, she has appeared in other projects like the movies, The Falling, The New Mutants , and the TV series, Doctor Who.

Gregory Peck

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: La Jolla, California, United States

Died: 2003

American actor Gregory Peck was one of the most famous movie stars between the 1940s and the 1960s. In 1999, Gregory Peck was ranked 12th in the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema list published by the American Film Institute. Also known for his humanitarian efforts, Gregory Peck was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.

Bette Davis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1989

Two-time Academy Award-winner Bette Davis, a prominent figure from the Golden Age of Hollywood, was known for playing unlikeable characters and her addiction to cigarettes both off and on screen. Fans loved her in All About Eve and Human Bondage. Bette was also the first female AFI Lifetime Achievement Award-winner.

Agnetha Faltskog

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Jönköping, Sweden

Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog was part of the iconic pop group ABBA, along with her husband, Bjorn Ulvaeus. After the group disbanded, Fältskog launched a solo career and also appeared in a film. She released an album in 2004, after a 16-year hiatus, and then again in 2013.

Hayley Atwell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Booker T. Washington

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1856

Birthplace: Westlake Corner, Virginia, United States

Died: 1915

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery but rose to be an advisor to many U.S. presidents and also became the director of the Tuskegee Institute. His Atlanta Compromise, initially accepted and later rejected by black leaders, urged the blacks to work for their freedom through education and not revolt.

Charlotte Flair

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte Flair, daughter of wrestler Ric Flair, is also known as “Nature Girl.” Apart from winning the 2014 NXT Women's Championship, she has also won the Raw Women's Championship four times and the SmackDown Women's Championship five times. She was also the first lady to headline a WWE pay-per-view event.

Colin Powell

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

Died: 2021

A veteran politician who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell was the first African-American Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party, he was an army man prior to entering politics. He was a  four-star general at the time of his retirement. After leaving politics, he pursued a career as a public speaker.

Sterling K. Brown

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Sterling K. Brown is best known as Christopher Darden from The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Randall Pearson from This Is Us. Named to TIME 100, he also became the first Black actor to win the Golden Globe for the “Best Actor in a TV Drama.” 

Spencer Tracy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1900

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Died: 1967

One of the most popular actors of classical Hollywood cinema, Spencer Tracy was known for his versatility, which helped him win two successive Oscars for Best Actor. In 1999, he was ranked the ninth greatest male star of Hollywood's Golden Age by the American Film Institute. Tracy is widely regarded as one of the finest actors of the 20th century.

Akira Toriyama

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Died: 2024

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese character designer and manga artist. The creator of one of the most popular manga series of all time, Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama is widely considered one of the most influential artists to have changed the history of manga; his creation Dragon Ball is often cited as a source of inspiration by several manga artists.

Zak Bagans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.

Zachary Bagans is best known as the host of the Travel Channel paranormal series Ghost Adventures and its spin-off, Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks. He was also part of the show Deadly Possessions and worked as a museum operator. He has also authored books, including a bestseller co-written with Kelly Crigger.

Thomas Hobbes

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1588

Birthplace: Westport, Wiltshire, England

Died: 1679

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher. Widely regarded as the co-founder of modern political philosophy, Hobbes is best known for his influential book Leviathan. Apart from political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes also contributed immensely to various other fields, such as ethics, theology, geometry, history, and jurisprudence.

Krista Allen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Ventura, California, United States

Krista Allen is best known for playing Billie Reed in the series Days of Our Lives. She also played the titular role in the erotic movie series Emmanuelle in Space. She has also been part of films such as Liar Liar and series such as Significant Mother. 

Yassine Bounou

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Cody Christian

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Portland, Maine, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Frank Gorshin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2005

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Juicy J

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Rapper Juicy J, younger brother of rapper Project Pat, established the hip-hop Three 6 Mafia, which delivered the Academy Award-winning track It's Hard out Here for a Pimp. Juicy J was also nominated for a Grammy for his and Katy Perry’s chartbusting track Dark Horse. He went solo later.

Max Gail

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Thylane Blondeau

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France

Known for her chiseled face, blue eyes, and full lips, French model Thylane Blondeau was no stranger to fame as a kid, being the daughter of footballer Patrick Blondeau and actor Véronika Loubry. She began modeling for Jean Paul Gaultier at 4 and later campaigned for brands such as L'Oréal.

Shin Min-a

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Yatap-dong

Shin Min-a is a South Korean actress and model who had the reputation of being the highest-paid endorser in her country. She has starred in popular television series like A Love to Kill, Arang and the Magistrate and Tomorrow, With You, and has won numerous awards for her acting prowess. She has appeared in several music videos and featured in the T Magazine.

Michael Moriarty

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Albert R. Broccoli

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Died: 1996

Producer Albert R. Broccoli, or Cubby, is best remembered for his work on several James Bond films, such as From Russia with Love and Goldfinger. He was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his contribution to films. He was also a horse-racing expert.

Judith Resnik

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States

Died: 1986

Judith Resnik was an American software engineer, electrical engineer, pilot, biomedical engineer, and NASA astronaut. She was the fourth woman and the first Jewish woman in space, logging 145 hours in orbit. Resnik, who died during the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, received several posthumous honors. Judith Resnik’s life and career inspired the 1990 TV movie Challenger.

Joseph Lister

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1827

Birthplace: Upton House, West Ham, England

Died: 1912

British surgeon Joseph Lister was a pioneer of antiseptic medicine usage and made a huge contribution to the development of preventive medicine for bacterial infection. His achievements have been honored by many, such as the makers of Listerine antiseptic and mouthwash, who named their product after him.

Tina Kunakey

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Toulouse

Tina Kunakey is a French model. As a young woman, she signed a contract with Mad Models Management, a Spanish modeling agency, and took part in many assignments. She has also appeared in a few TV series and music videos. She is married to actor Vincent Cassel and has one child with him.

Nigel Hawthorne

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Coventry, England

Died: 2001

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Daniel Caesar

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Walter Huston

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1883

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Died: 1950

Walter Huston was a Canadian singer and actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Howard in the 1948 American Western film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Walter Huston was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame a decade after his death.

Gale Storm

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Bloomington, Texas, United States

Died: 2009

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Mitch Pileggi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Robert Smalls

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1839

Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Died: 1915

John Le Mesurier

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Died: 1983

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Melvyn Douglas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1901

Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States

Died: 1981

Melvyn Douglas was an American actor who achieved popularity in the 1930s. Over the course of his illustrious acting career, Douglas won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, becoming one of the few actors to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Melvyn Douglas also won several other awards, including the prestigious Golden Globe Award. 

Michael A. Monsoor

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States

Died: 2006

Paula Cole

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Rockport

Pop Warner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1871

Birthplace: New York, United States

Died: 1954

Stewart Lee

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Wellington

Franklin Chang Díaz

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica

Franklin Chang Díaz is a Costa Rican American physicist, mechanical engineer, and former NASA astronaut. He is credited with founding the Ad Astra Rocket Company where he currently serves as the CEO. On May 5, 2012, Franklin Chang Díaz was inducted into the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Greg Mathis

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Herbert von Karajan

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria

Died: 1989

The principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for over 3 decades, Herbert von Karajan was a piano prodigy in childhood. Though a Nazi Party member, he later claimed he had not been too keen on joining the party. The three-time Grammy winner was also an avid sports lover.

Arthur Hailey

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Luton

Died: 2004

Andrea Arnold

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Dartford, United Kingdom

Oliver Luck

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Robert Bloch

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1994

Jane Asher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Willesden, London, England

Jane Asher gained fame as a child actor and later worked in movies such as Alfie and Deep End. She has also appeared in series such as Wish Me Luck and Holby City. She supports autism-related charities, has authored three novels, and owns a cake-making company and a kitchenware brand.

Haruma Miura

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan

Died: 2020

Once a popular child actor, Haruma Miura stormed the Japanese film scene after an impactful performance as Hiro in Koizora. He had also tried his luck in singing and had starred in series such as Last Cinderella. He shocked his fans by committing suicide by hanging at age 30.

Tommy Cash

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Dyess, Arkansas, USA