Conor McGregor

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

The highest paid fighter of Ultimate Fighting Championship, Conor McGregor is one of the most famous athletes in the world. His ascent from humble beginnings to becoming ‘The Notorious’ has been fuelled by McGregor’s mastery of martial arts, skilful fighting style and powerful punches. He is the first fighter to hold both UFC Featherweight Championship and UFC Lightweight Championship simultaneously.

Gerald Ford

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: 2006

Gerald Ford Jr served as the 38th president of US from August 1974 to January 1977. His 895 day-long stint as the American president is the shortest in US history for any president who did not die in office. In a controversial act, he granted a presidential pardon to his predecessor Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal.

Dan Reynolds

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Dan Reynolds is an American singer, record producer, and songwriter. He is credited with founding the popular pop-rock band, Imagine Dragons, for which he serves as the lead vocalist. Also known for his philanthropic efforts, Reynolds helped form The Tyler Robinson Foundation, which helps young people battling cancer. He also supports people struggling with mental health.

Jane Lynch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States

Best known for her Emmy-winning performance as Sue Sylvester in Glee, Jane Lynch has also played major roles in the series Two and a Half Men and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She has also voiced characters in animated films such as Wreck-It Ralph. 

Harry Dean Stanton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: West Irvine, Kentucky, United States

Died: 2017

Harry Dean Stanton was an American musician, singer, and actor. A self-made man, Stanton established himself as an actor by playing supporting roles in popular films, such as The Godfather Part II and Alien. A lovable person, Harry Dean Stanton was celebrated by singer Deborah Harry and the music band Pop Will Eat Itself.

Woody Guthrie

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Okemah, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 1967

Legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie is best remembered for his songs such as This Land Is Your Land and Cocaine Blues, and the concept album Dust Bowl Ballads. He inspired artists such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and performed with a guitar labeled “This machine kills fascists.”

Ingmar Bergman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden

Died: 2007

Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish filmmaker and screenwriter. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and accomplished filmmakers of all time, Ingmar Bergman continues to serve as an inspiration for filmmakers like Woody Allen. His work has also influenced other prominent directors like Martin Scorsese, Thomas Vinterberg, and Richard Ayoade.

Matthew Fox

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Abington Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Matthew Fox is a former American actor best known for playing Jack Shephard in the popular drama TV series Lost, for which he received several nominations for various awards, including Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. He retired from acting after facing accusations of mistreating women. He is also an ardent photographer.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: London, England

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is credited with creating and writing one of the greatest TV series of the 21st century, Fleabag. She is also famous for contributing as the executive producer and head writer of another highly-acclaimed TV series, Killing Eve. In 2020, she was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world.

Gustav Klimt

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1862

Birthplace: Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria

Died: 1918

Austrian symbolist painter, Gustav Klimt, was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His primary subject was the female body, and he produced numerous paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects. He was known for his deliberate painting style. He successfully avoided personal scandal despite having an active sex life.

William Hanna

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico, United States

Died: 2001

William Hanna was an American animator, best known for creating popular cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry, the Flintstones, and Scooby-Doo. He co-founded the Hanna-Barbera company, along with his longtime partner Joseph Barbera. Their team had produced more than 3,000 half-hour shows for 150 television cartoon series that won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards.

Dale Robertson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Harrah, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 2013

Dale Robertson was an American actor who achieved popularity in the 1950s, playing important roles in Western films, such as Return of the Texan and The Outcasts of Poker Flat. In 1985, he was honored with a Golden Boot Award for his contribution to Western films and TV series. 

Serge Gnabry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany

German footballer Serge Gnabry was scouted by VfB at age 12. Though he also excelled in track and field, too, he later chose football. At the 2016 Olympics, he helped Germany win the silver and was also the joint top-scorer. He is part of the philanthropic initiative Common Goal.

Gertrude Bell

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1868

Birthplace: Washington, United Kingdom

Died: 1926

Born into a wealthy English family, Gertrude Bell was an explorer at heart and went down in history for her journeys across the Middle East and for helping establish the Hāshimite dynasty in Iraq. Though she graduated in history from Oxford, being a woman, she wasn’t awarded a degree.

Rosey Grier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Lee Kwang-soo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Namyangju, South Korea

Lee Kwang-soo is a South Korean actor, model, and entertainer. He is best known for his work in the popular variety show Running Man, for which he has won several awards, such as SBS Entertainment Awards. He has also been honored with other prestigious awards like Korea Drama Award, APAN Star Award, and SBS Drama Award.

Anne Hegerty

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Westminster, London, England

TV personality and quizzer Anne Hegerty is best known as a “chaser” on the game show The Chase. She has also been a participant of the reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! She had initially been a journalist and a feature writer with the South Wales Argus.

Terry-Thomas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1990

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Darrelle Revis

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA

David Mitchell (Comedian)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Salisbury, England

David Mitchell performs as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, along with Robert Webb. The duo gained fame with shows such as the BAFTA-winning Peep Show, and the sketch-comedy shows The Mitchell and Webb Situation and That Mitchell and Webb Sound. Mitchell also writes for popular dailies.

Jackie Earle Haley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Northridge, Los Angeles, California

Jackie Haley was an American actor and comedian who has had a long career of over five decades and is known for playing supporting roles. He has also produced and directed TV commercials and owns the production company, JEH Productions.

Robert Stephens

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Bristol, England, UK

Died: 1995

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Polly Bergen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Died: 2014

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Sid Haig

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States

Died: 2019

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Loni Love

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Loni Love is an American comedian, actress, television host, and author. Love won the prestigious Daytime Emmy Award under the Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host category in 2018 for her work in the popular syndicated talk show, The Real. A former electrical engineer, Loni Love has worked in popular companies like Xerox Holdings Corporation and General Motors.

Bebe Buell

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Bebe Buell is a singer whose personal life has overshadowed her professional achievements. She gained notoriety between 1972 and 1978 for her highly-publicized relationship with Todd Rundgren. She is also known for her relationships with many rock musicians, including Steven Tyler, who fathered her daughter Liv Tyler. A former model, Buell was named Playmate of the Month in November 1974.

Vincent Pastore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Ryan Sweeting

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Nassau, The Bahamas

Ryan Sweeting is an American former tennis player who served as a practice partner during the 2006 World Group semifinal for the U.S. Davis Cup team. Sweeting won his only ATP World Tour singles title in 2011 when he defeated Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori in straight sets in the final of the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Rolando McClain

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Athens, Alabama

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Alexis Skyy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Long Island City, New York City, New York

Kyle Gass

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: California

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Bill Millin

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Regina

Died: 2010

Bill Millin was a British piper who served as Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser's personal piper during World War II. He is best remembered for playing his instrument whilst under fire during the Normandy landings. His action during the Normandy landings was depicted in the American epic war film, The Longest Day, where he was played by Leslie de Laspee.

Jim Gordon

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Alisha Wainwright

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

Ian Nepomniachtchi

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Bryansk, Russia

Russian super grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi is known for winning titles such as the 2020/21 Candidates Tournament. He has a good record against world champions such as Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, and Garry Kasparov. He is also a professional player of the online strategy game Dota and plays on chess.com as lachesisq.

Jamey Johnson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Enterprise, Alabama Enterprise, Alabama, US

Franklin Graham

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Asheville

The son of evangelist Billy Graham, Franklin Graham followed in his father's footsteps to become a missionary and an evangelist. He now heads both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse. He has also produced Christian-themed movies and docu-dramas such as Second Chance and Facing Darkness.

John Chancellor

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1996

Steve Stone

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: South Euclid, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Harrison Butker

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Stan Shaw

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vladimir Kulich

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Prague, Czechia

Vladimir Kulich is a Czech-Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of Buliwyf in the 1999 American historical action film, The 13th Warrior. He has also appeared in popular TV series like Vikings. Prior to his acting career, Vladimir Kulich played professional ice hockey and tried his hand at many other things, including a whitewater river rafting business.

Shiv Nadar

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India

Padma Bhushan-winning Indian billionaire businessman Shiv Nadar is known as the founder and chairman of the IT company HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. While he transformed HCL from an IT hardware company into an IT enterprise, by 2021, he also turned himself into the third-richest Indian.

Deborah Mailman

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Mount Isa, Australia

Jonas Hofmann

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Heidelberg

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jerry Rubin

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Cincinnati

Died: 1994

Samir Handanović

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Samir Handanović is a Slovenian football player who plays as a goalkeeper. The current captain of the popular Italian club, Inter Milan, Handanović has been playing for the team since 2012, winning tournaments like Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, and Serie A. Counted among the best goalkeepers of his generation, Samir Handanović was named Slovenian Footballer of the Year thrice.

Tim Hudson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Sara Canning

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Gander, Canada

Initially interested in figure skating, Canadian actor Sara Canning switched to acting in junior high school. The actor who has been part of The Vampire Diaries and A Series of Unfortunate Events, was rumored to have been married to a guy who died later, though she hasn’t acknowledged such rumors.

Ken Murray

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1903

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Died: 1988