Sarah Hyland

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Best known for portraying Haley Dunphy in the sitcom Modern Family, Sarah Hyland is a celebrated Hollywood actress. Despite undergoing 16 surgeries, including several kidney surgeries, Sarah went on to become a critically acclaimed actress. In 2018, she revealed that she had contemplated suicide because of her health issues. She has had two kidney transplants in the past.

Katherine Heigl

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Beginning her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models, Katherine Heigl made her film debut with That Night. However, the role that catapulted her to stardom was that of Dr. Isobel Stevens on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy. The talented actress subsequently appeared in movies like Knocked Up and Life As We Know It and TV series Suits.

Colin Hanks

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States

The oldest son of Tom Hanks, Colin Hanks followed in his father's footsteps to become an actor and filmmaker. Although he left Loyola Marymount University without earning a degree, he went on to establish himself in the American film and TV industry. Also a sports enthusiast, he supports American football team, Los Angeles Kings.

Zachary Taylor

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1784

Birthplace: Barboursville, Virginia, United States

Died: 1850

Zachary Taylor was the 12th U.S. president, from March 1849 till his death in July 1850, thus spending just 16 months in office. His heroism in the Mexican–American War had earned him the title of major general. A novice in political affairs, he was the last president who owned slaves.

Billy Connolly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Billy Connolly is a retired stand-up comedian, actor, and musician. Known for his observational and idiosyncratic comedy, Connolly is widely considered one of the most influential and greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He has also worked with the British charity, Comic Relief and has appeared in a documentary and a live stage show for the charity.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Gilbert, Arizona, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Hande Erçel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Oscar Robertson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Charlotte, Tennessee, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Baruch Spinoza

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1632

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died: 1677

Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza is best remembered for his rationalist ideas and his posthumously released book Ethics. He opposed Rene Descartes’s ideas and believed that God was an abstract entity. He was later expelled from the Jewish society, while his books were banned by the Catholic Church.

Scott Joplin

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1868

Birthplace: Texarkana, Texas, United States

Died: 1917

Composer and pianist Scott Joplin, or the King of Ragtime, had written more than 100 original ragtime pieces. His most iconic piece was the Maple Leaf Rag. He had also written two operas, including Treemonisha. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize. The film The Sting featured his compositions.

Stephen Merchant

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Bristol

Known for co-writing The Office, British comedian Stephen Merchant was born to a nurse mother and a plumber father. He began his career with the radio and then stepped into stand-up comedy. Over the years, he has used his 6’7” frame to the best in his performances.

Dale Carnegie

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Maryville, Missouri, United States

Died: 1955

Writer and academic Dale Carnegie is best remembered for his work on courses in areas such as corporate training, self-improvement, and salesmanship. He started his career as a salesperson. He wrote many books, including the international bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People, and was a successful lecturer, too.

Beth Phoenix

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Elmira, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Pete Best

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Chennai

Pete Best is an English musician and drummer. Sometimes referred to as the Fifth Beatle, Best worked with the Beatles during the band's early years but was dismissed from the band in 1962. Pete Best has been depicted in many movies about the Beatles. In the 1979 film, Birth of the Beatles, Best was portrayed by Ryan Michael.

Denise Crosby

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Denise Crosby is an American model and actress best known for playing Tasha Yar in the popular sci-fi TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Before establishing herself as a prominent actress, Denise Crosby worked as a model and turned heads when she posed nude for one of the issues of Playboy magazine in 1979.

Garret Dillahunt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Castro Valley, California, United States

Garret Dillahunt is best known as Dr. Jody Kimball-Kinney from The Mindy Project and as Burt Chance from Raising Hope. He has also appeared in major roles in Fear the Walking Dead, Hand of God, and Deadwood, and has been part of films such as 12 Years a Slave.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2008

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Junípero Serra

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1713

Birthplace: Petra, Spain

Died: 1784

Junípero Serra was a Roman Catholic priest who is credited with founding the Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda. He is also credited with founding nine of the 21 Spanish missions in California. On 25 September 1988, Junípero Serra was beatified in the Vatican City by Pope John Paul II. On 23 September 2015, he was canonized by Pope Francis.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1864

Birthplace: Albi, France

Died: 1901

French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most significant figures of the Post-Impressionist period. He was also an illustrator and poster painter, who was known for his colorful depictions of cabaret from Paris's Moulin Rouge. His painting The Laundress sold for US$22.4 million at a 2005 Christie’s auction.

Conleth Hill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Irish actor Conleth Hill is best known for playing Varys in the HBO series Game of Thrones. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he made his Broadway debut in the play Stones in His Pockets. An accomplished stage actor, he is the recipient of two Laurence Olivier Awards. He also acts in TV shows and films. 

Lola Glaudini

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for playing Elle Greenaway in the popular police procedural crime drama TV series, Criminal Minds. Glaudini started her acting career by playing interesting roles at the Mark Taper Forum, where she also won a Drama-Logue Award. She then went on to establish herself as a film and TV actress.

Peyton Meyer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jimmy Graham

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Goldsboro, North Carolina

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Danielle Nicolet

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Ben DiNucci

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Rudy Tomjanovich

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Hamtramck, Michigan, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Dwight Schultz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Donald Dunn

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Died: 2012

Elena Satine

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia

Elena Satine is a Georgian-American singer and actress known for playing important roles in American TV series, such as Magic City, Revenge, and The Gifted. She is also known for playing superhero characters, such as Mera and Lorelei in Smallville and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. respectively.

Candy Darling

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA

Died: 1974

Jeremiah Brent

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Modesto, California, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Alben W. Barkley

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1877

Birthplace: Lowes, Kentucky

Died: 1956

Karine Vanasse

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Amanda Wyss

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Manhattan Beach, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

Died: 2005

John Lindsay

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2000

Frank Caprio

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Liu Shaoqi

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1898

Birthplace: Huaminglou, Changsha, China

Died: 1969

Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and theorist. He served as the vice-chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966. From 1959 to 1968, he served as the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, implementing several policies of economic reconstruction in the country. For 15 long years, Liu was the third most influential man in China.

Third Lapat

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand

Thai pop singer Lapat Ngamchaweng, better known as Third Lapat or Third Kamikaze, soared to fame with the boy bands Nine by Nine and Trinity. His track Love Warning became a huge hit. He has also endorsed brands such as McDonalds and appeared on the show The Mask Temple Fair.

Dee Ocleppo

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Arundhati Roy

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Assam

Apart from her bestselling books such as The God of Small Things, Man Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy is also known for her left-wing political activism. Born to a Syrian Christian mother and an Indian Hindu father, Roy had initially studied architecture and worked as a script writer.

Emir Kusturica

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Emir Kusturica is a Serbian actor, screenwriter, film director, producer, and musician. Counted among the most famous European filmmakers of his generation, Kusturica is renowned for his naturalistic and surreal films. Over the course of his illustrious career, Emir Kusturica has won several prestigious awards including a Silver Bear and two Palme d'Or awards.

Clem Burke

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Alexander Suvorov

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1729

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: 1800

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov was a distinguished Russian General, remembered for winning every battle that he had commanded. Known for his thumping victories at the Battle of Rymnik and Siege of Izmail during the Russo-Turkish War and for his contributions during the French Revolutionary Wars, he won many awards and tittles and wrote several military manuals, including The Science of Victory.

George Moscone

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Died: 1978

Paul Tagliabue

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was initially a lawyer who had worked with Covington & Burling. He is also part of the board of directors of Georgetown University and the Latin American retailer Netshoes. Apart from investing in business and higher education, he also participates in global public policy discussions.

Todd Beamer

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States

Died: 2001

Steve Yeager

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Carlo Collodi

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1826

Birthplace: Florence, Italy

Died: 1890

Carlo Collodi was an Italian journalist, author, and humorist. He is best remembered for his popular children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. The novel and its title character Pinocchio achieved international recognition when Disney adapted it into an animated musical fantasy film titled Pinocchio; the film went on to become one of the greatest films ever produced by Disney.

Dave Bing

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)