Prince

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2016

Singer-songwriter, dancer, and musician, Prince is is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. He was considered a guitar virtuoso and could also play several other instruments. With worldwide sales of over 150 million records, he is ranked among the best-selling music artists of all time. He was also well known for his flamboyant persona.

Liam Neeson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Ballymena

The recipient of multiple awards, actor Liam Neeson has been ranked among  the '100 Sexiest Stars in Film History'. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, he first rose to prominence in the 1990s with his title role in the epic drama film Schindler's List. Since then, he has appeared in many other critically acclaimed films.

Bear Grylls

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

A former Special Air Service serviceman and honorary lieutenant-colonel, Bear Grylls is best known as an adventurer who does interesting things—from eating goat testicles to drinking elephant dung juice—in the TV series Man vs. Wild. Also known for his charity and humanitarian efforts, Bear was appointed OBE in 2019 for services to charity, young people, and the media.

Allen Iverson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States

Former professional basketball player, Allen Iverson, is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential basketball players of all time. He retired after playing 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for various teams. At the time of his retirement, he was an 11-time NBA All-Star. A popular star, he has made a few cameo appearances in films.

Dean Martin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, United States

Died: 1995

An actor, singer, and comedian, Dean Martin earned the nickname The King of Cool for his effortless self-assurance and charisma. One of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Dean performed in nightclubs and concert stages and appeared in film and TV productions. Such is his popularity that his songs continue to be featured across popular culture.

Emily Ratajkowski

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Signed with Ford Models at 14, American model Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski later graced the cover of GQ Turkey and was recommended by Ben Affleck for her role of the sassy mistress in Gone Girl. Her oomph factor made sure she got a place on Maxim's "Hot 100" list in 2014.

Bill Hader

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Bill Hader is an American actor and comedian. He is credited with creating the popular HBO series Barry. A product of Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader's journey from being a below-average student at school to becoming a popular personality in the American film and TV industry continues to serve as an inspiration to many.

Tom Jones

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

Tom Jones is a Welsh singer who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. His life and work inspired the 2016 musical, Tom: A Story of Tom Jones. In 2005, for his services to music, Tom Jones was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Karl Urban

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand

Karl Urban is one of the most popular actors from New Zealand. He established himself in the American film industry by playing the role of Éomer in two of the three Lord of the Rings film series. Apart from acting, he plays a key role in supporting The KidsCan Charitable Trust, which provides essentials to over 16,000 disadvantaged children.

Christian McCaffrey

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Anna Kournikova

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Anna Kournikova was once world no. 8 in singles tennis rankings, in spite of never having won a singles title. She was no. 1 in doubles, teaming up with Martina Hingis. Following her retirement from tennis due to a spinal issue, she became a popular TV personality.

George Ezra

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

George Ezra is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He achieved popularity after releasing his debut album Wanted on Voyage, which peaked at number one in the UK. It was also one of the best-selling albums in the UK in the year 2014. In 2019, George Ezra was honored with the Brit Award under the British Male Solo Artist category.

Lance Reddick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 2023

Lance Reddick is an American musician and actor. Over the years, Reddick has contributed immensely to the success of several TV series, such as Oz, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Wire, Fringe, and Bosch. He has also been entertaining children and adults alike by providing his likeness and voice for video games like Quantum Break and Destiny series.

Michael Cera

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Brampton, Canada

Michael Cera is best known for his award-winning roles in Arrested Development, Superbad, and Juno. He has played voice roles, too. His work in theater earned him a Tony nomination. He has also toured as a bassist with an indie rock group and has released an album, True That.

Fetty Wap

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.

Rapper Willie Junior Maxwell II, better known as Fetty Wap, rose to fame with his Billboard-charting and two-time Grammy-nominated debut track Trap Queen. He often wears the Haitian flag. He has often found himself in the midst of lawsuits for offenses ranging from copyright infringement to assault.

Iggy Azalea

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Rapper Iggy Azalea is known for her viral and chart-topping tracks Pu$$y, Two Times, and Fancy. A high-school dropout, she had worked illegally in Miami, before she hit the jackpot with her Billboard-topping debut album, The New Classic. She was the first non-American female rapper to top the Billboard chart.

Jessica Tandy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Died: 1994

Jessica Tandy was an English-American actress who completed the triple crown of acting in 1990 after winning Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and Primetime Emmy Award. She is also the oldest actress to win an Oscar. Also known for her good looks, Tandy was named in People magazine's list of 50 Most Beautiful People at the peak of her career.

Paul Gauguin

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1848

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1903

French Post-Impressionist artist, sculptor, and writer Paul Gauguin was a major figure in the Symbolist movement. He had worked as a stockbroker and businessman before gaining fame as an artist. He influenced the French avant-garde and modern artists such as Pablo Picasso and also led the way for Primitivism.

Swae Lee

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States

Swae Lee is an American singer, rapper and songwriter, who is considered as the “Songbird of the Generation” because of the melody he imparts to his songs. Born Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown, Swae Lee, who is part of the popular hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, was featured in the popular 2017 song Unforgettable. He is also known as ‘Kid The Great’.

Hirohiko Araki

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Hirohiko Araki is a Japanese manga artist best known for writing and illustrating the popular manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which has sold more than 100 million copies in Japan. Also a responsible citizen, Hirohiko Araki drew artwork depicting the Hiraizumi ruins in an attempt to raise awareness of the reconstruction efforts of the ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Jordan Clarkson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Mick Foley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Mick Foley is an American author, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest WWE wrestlers of all time, Foley played an important role in popularizing WWE's Attitude Era during the late-1990s. Also a well-known humanitarian, Foley's philanthropic work is centered around children; he often participates in Make-a-Wish Foundation events and makes surprise visits to children’s hospitals.

William Forsythe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States

Virginia Apgar

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1974

Thurman Munson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States

Died: 1979

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Poppy Drayton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Surrey, England, UK

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Ken Osmond

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Glendale, California, USA

Larisa Oleynik

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Santa Clara, California, United States

Larisa Oleynik is an American actress who achieved popularity in the 1990s when she became a teen idol. She became famous during her teenage years, so much so that she was described as 'the proverbial girl next door' and 'one of America's favorite 15-year-olds'. Despite her fame, Larisa Oleynik managed to stay humble during her period as a teen idol.

James J. Braddock

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States

Died: 1974

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Superstar Billy Graham

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

L.A. Reid

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Kim Rhodes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

John Turner

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England

Died: 2020

John Turner was the Canadian prime minister from June to September, 1984, for only 79 days, which was the second-shortest tenure in the history of Canada. He had been the leader of the Liberal Party, and of the Opposition, and had held important posts, such as the minister of finance.

Damien Hirst

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Bristol

Artist Damien Hirst first gained fame in the 1980s. A master of conceptual art, he creates everything from paintings and installations to sculptures and drawings, with topics ranging from mortality and beauty to rebirth and technology. One of his creations featured dead animals preserved in formaldehyde, while another featured rows of multicolored spots.

Orhan Pamuk

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey

Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, and academic. He is the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of the best-known writers from Turkey, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages. He began writing in the 1970s and is the author of several novels and non-fiction works in both English and Turkish. 

Gwendolyn Brooks

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas

Died: 2000

Juan Luis Guerra

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Jim Walton

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas, United States

A member of the Walton family—the world’s richest family— James Walton has inherited retail giant Walmart along with his siblings. A graduate from the University of Arkansas, the billionaire is also the chairman of Arvest Bank and heads newspaper company, Community Publishers Inc. He played football during his younger days and leant to pilot planes. He has four children.

Kym Whitley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Beau Brummell

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1778

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1840

Johnny Clegg

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died: 2019

Johnny Clegg was a South African singer-songwriter, musician, dancer, anti-apartheid activist, and anthropologist. An important white figure in the internal resistance to apartheid and a prominent figure in South African popular music, Johnny Clegg formed the band Juluka which became the first South African group in the apartheid era to have a black man as well as a white man.

Judie Aronson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Amrita Rao

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Listed In: Architects

Birth Year: 1868

Birthplace: Townhead, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Died: 1928

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, and artist. He was married to fellow artist Margaret Macdonald, and they both were influential on the European design movements Art Nouveau and Secessionism. Mackintosh is considered one of the most important figures of Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). In his later years, he worked largely as a watercolorist. 

Gavin Leatherwood

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Maui, Hawaii, United States

Actor, Gavin Leatherwood, is best known for his role in Netflix's series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He loved to act from a young age and decided to pursue his passion as a career. He made his debut in the mid-2010s and has since appeared in many TV and web series. He also plays the guitar, ukulele, and piano. 

Nikki Giovanni

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Knoxville

Died: 2024

David Montgomery

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Cha Seung-won

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Model-turned-actor Cha Seung-won stunned his fans when in 2014, he admitted that he wasn’t his son Noah’s biological father. Known for his films such as Jail Breakers and series such as Bodyguard, he is all set to star in the Korean remake of the BBC drama series Criminal Justice.

Tim Richmond

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Ashland, Ohio, United States

Died: 1989

Ekaterina Makarova

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Introduced to tennis at the tender age of 6, Ekaterina Makarova later became world no. 1 in doubles and no. 8 in singles. The four-time Grand Slam winner has also earned a gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Elena Vesnina. She is known for her signature left-handed slice serve.