Jennifer Lawrence

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Indian Hills, Kentucky, United States

One of the extremely talented and successful actresses of Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence is known for her performances in movies like Silver Linings Playbook, Hunger Games and Joy. The acclaimed actress, who supports numerous charitable causes, made her debut as a teenage actor in television and soon gained recognition with series, The Bill Engvall Show, and the movie, The Poker House.

Joe Jonas

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Casa Grande, Arizona, United States

American singer, songwriter and actor Joe Jonas shot to fame as the lead vocalist of the famous pop-rock band, Jonas Brothers. Later, he released a solo album, Fastlife and also formed another band, DNCE before once again joining his brothers for a single, Sucker. He has also appeared in various films and television shows.

Ben Affleck

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States

Ben Affleck is actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He started as a child actor and attained fame after winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing ‘Good Will Hunting’ in 1997. He has been involved in a number of successful and critically acclaimed films. He’s had issues with alcoholism and has been accused by women of inappropriate behaviour.

Julia Child

Listed In: Food Experts

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States

Died: 2004

Julia Child gained fame with her culinary show The French Chef and her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She also founded The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. She received several Emmys and the Peabody Award for her work, and had a rose named after her.

Nipsey Hussle

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Los Angeles

Died: 2019

Nipsey Hussle was an American rapper who left behind quite a legacy when he was fatally shot at the age of 33. His death was met with a strong artistic response as more than 50 murals dedicated to him were painted in Los Angeles alone within a few months after his death. As a rapper and activist, Hussle influenced several youngsters.

Chief Keef

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chief Keef is a hip-hop sensation who has revolutionized the drill and trap sub-genres. His track I Don’t Like was remixed by Kanye West and was featured on the Billboard Rap Top 20. He was dropped by the label Interscope for several legal issues and then formed his own label.

Anthony Anderson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Compton, California, United States

Anthony Anderson of All About the Andersons fame gained fame as Andre in Black-ish and as Bryan Brown in The Bernie Mac Show. He has also hosted To Tell the Truth and been a judge on Iron Chef America, apart from appearing in films such as The Departed and Transformers.

Debra Messing

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Debra Messing is an American actress who received five Primetime Emmy and seven Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Grace Adler in the popular sitcom Will & Grace. For her contribution to television, Debra Messing was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. 

Natasha Henstridge

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Canadian actor Natasha Henstridge is best known for her performances in the Species movies. She was also part of the films The Whole Nine Yards and Would Be Kings, winning the Gemini Award for the latter. She has also appeared in the series Eli Stone and The Secret Circle.

Song Ji-hyo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

South Korean actress and model, Song Ji-hyo, is a prominent figure in the South Korean entertainment industry and has appeared in many hit TV shows and films. Beginning her career as a model, she soon branched out into acting. One interesting fact about the actress is that she has a degree in tax accounting!

Melinda Gates

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Melinda Gates, ex-wife of software magnate Bill Gates, is the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She previously worked at Microsoft and managed projects such as Microsoft Encarta and Expedia. She has authored a book, too, and has won several honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Peter Hermann

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: New York City, U.S.

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Abiy Ahmed

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Beshasha, Ethiopia

Abiy Ahmed is an Ethiopian politician and the current prime minister of Ethiopia. Since becoming the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed has been lauded for launching a wide program of economic and political reforms in Ethiopia. He also played a major role in ending the 20-year Eritrean–Ethiopian War for which he was honored with the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

Boban Marjanović

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Boljevac, Serbia

Boban Marjanović is a Serbian basketball player who plays for the Serbia national basketball team. In 2017, he helped his team win the silver medal at the EuroBasket in Turkey. He also plays in the NBA and is currently a part of the Houston Rockets. Apart from being a basketball player, Boban Marjanović is also an actor.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inãrittu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican filmmaker, Alejandro Gonzalez Inãrittu, is known internationally for his films about the human condition. Beginning his entertainment career as a radio host, he started composing music and producing films as the years went by. The recipient of many prestigious awards, he is the first Mexican filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Walter Scott

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1771

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Died: 1832

Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and playwright. Scott's ability as a writer and his knowledge of history made him a pioneering figure in the formation of the historical novel genre. An influential writer, many of his works remain classics of Scottish as well as English-language literature. Scott was admired by other prominent writers like Letitia Elizabeth Landon.

Rose Marie

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2017

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is an English football player. He is an important member of the England national team and the Premier League club Liverpool. In 2012, he became the second-youngest player to play for England at the UEFA European Football Championship, only behind the legendary player Wayne Rooney. He also represented his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Mike Connors

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States

Died: 2017

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Carlos Pena Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Santa Clara, California, United States

American beach-volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings was born to a baseball player father and a volleyball player mother, and was naturally drawn toward sports. She later attended Stanford on a sports scholarship and won three gold medals at the Olympics. She is married to fellow beach-volleyball player Casey Jennings

Oscar Peterson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Montreal

Died: 2007

Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had initially wished to be a trumpeter but switched to the piano because of a lung ailment. He was the first living person, apart from a king, to get a commemorative Canadian stamp. He used a signature handkerchief between performances.

Eric Bieniemy

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Eric Bieniemy is an American football coach, currently working as the offensive coordinator for National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. A former player, Eric Bieniemy stirred controversy while representing the San Diego Chargers in 1993; he harassed a female parking attendant by grabbing her by the neck, for which he was arrested in Boulder, Colorado.

Stieg Larsson

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Skelleftehamn, Sweden

Died: 2004

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and journalist. He is best remembered for his Millennium trilogy of novels, which were adapted as three films in Sweden. After his sudden death, due to a heart attack, Stieg Larsson was posthumously honored with several awards, such as the Glass Key award, Galaxy British Book Award, and Anthony Award.

Stephen Breyer

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Stephen Breyer is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and jurist. Since August 1994, Breyer has been serving as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court after being nominated by President Bill Clinton in May 1994. He is also credited with writing several influential textbooks while working as a lecturer and law professor at Harvard Law School in the 1960s. 

Quinton Aaron

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Tony Robinson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Homerton, London, England

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Emily Kinney

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Nebraska

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Ethel Barrymore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1879

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1959

Louis de Broglie

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: Dieppe

Died: 1987

Louis de Broglie was a French aristocrat and physicist who made important contributions to quantum theory. His de Broglie hypothesis, which suggests that all matter has wave properties, is one of the most important features in the theory of quantum mechanics. In 1929, de Broglie was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work.

Belinda Peregrín

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Belinda Peregrín, tagged as "Princess of Latin Pop" by international press is best known for her commercially hit studio albums like Belinda and Utopía and singles like Vivir, which made her the third best-selling female Mexican act. She also had screen success with films like The Cheetah Girls 2 and Mexican telenovelas like Amigos x siempre.   

Zaira Nara

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Boulogne, Argentina

Argentine-born Lebanese model and host Zaira Nara has graced the covers of top-notch magazines such as Cosmopolitan and has campaigned for brands such as Pantene. The sister of football agent Wanda Nara, Zaira has a huge fan base on Instagram. She replaced Wanda in Bailando 2011 during the latter’s pregnancy.

Pat Priest

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Bountiful, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Carol Thatcher

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: London

Carl Edwards

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Jim Dale

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

David Zayas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico

David Zayas is a Puerto Rican actor known for playing important roles in American TV series like Dexter, Oz, and Gotham. His portrayal of Angel Batista in Dexter earned him a Satellite Award and a nomination for the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award.

Bobby Caldwell

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: New York City

Stanley Milgram

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 1984

Social psychologist Stanley Milgram was inspired by the suffering of the Jews during the Holocaust to understand what drove people to harm others, and thus created his Milgram experiment. He also taught at prestigious institutes such as Harvard and Yale. His studies also included the six degrees of separation concept.

Wendy Hiller

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Bramhall, Cheshire, England

Died: 2003

Huntz Hall

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1999

Vernon Jordan

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Jill Haworth

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Hove, Sussex, England

Died: 2011

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Tommy Aldridge

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Jimmy Webb

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Elk City

AnnMaria De Mars

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, United States

Samuel Roukin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Southport, England, UK

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Gary Kubiak

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Nicolas Roeg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: London

Nicolas Roeg was an English cinematographer and film director. He is best remembered for directing films like Performance, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Don't Look Now, and The Witches. A highly influential filmmaker, Nicolas Roeg is credited with inspiring other prominent directors like Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, and Danny Boyle.

Gene Upshaw

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Robstown, Texas, United States

Died: 2008

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)