Mike Tyson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Fort Greene, New York, United States

A former professional boxer who reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion for three years, Mike Tyson is considered a colossal figure in boxing. Claiming his first heavyweight title at the young age of 20, he went on to become one of the best heavyweights of all time. Also a controversial person, he was once imprisoned on rape charges.

Michael Phelps

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

The most decorated and successful Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps is a former competitive swimmer who has won a total of 28 Olympic medals. He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes ever and the greatest swimmer of all time. He has several world records and Olympic records under his belt.

Vincent D Onofrio

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York, United States

Vincent D'Onofrio is an American actor, director, and producer. Apart from playing important roles in popular films, such as Men in Black and Jurassic World, Vincent D'Onofrio is also renowned for his work off-stage. He is credited with co-founding the RiverRun International Film Festival, which continues to showcase best movies offered from the international and independent industry.

Lizzy Caplan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

An American actress and model, Lizzy Caplan is credited with popularizing sexologist Virginia E. Johnson by portraying the latter in the period drama television series Masters of Sex, for which she received critical acclaim and several nominations for prestigious awards, such as the Primetime Emmy Award.

Thomas Sowell

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina

One of the few personalities known for his disdain of self-promotion, Thomas Sowell is an important American social theorist and economist. Over the years, he has played a prominent role working as a faculty member of many prestigious universities, such as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Cornell University. 

Lena Horne

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States

Died: 2010

Lena Horne was an American singer, actress, dancer, and civil rights activist. Horne's 70-year acting career was embellished with several prestigious awards, such as Grammy Awards. Her life and career were depicted in many stage shows, where she was portrayed by actresses like Leslie Uggams, Nikki Crawford, and Ryan Jillian.

David Alan Grier

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Detroit

Susan Hayward

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1975

Susan Hayward was an American model and actress best known for playing characters based on true stories. During her illustrious acting career, which spanned 35 years, Susan Hayward won several prestigious awards, such as Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. She was also one of the most bankable Hollywood actresses throughout the 1950s.

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Lin Feng-Jiao

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan

Former Taiwanese actor Joan Lin Feng-jiao is best known as the wife of Hong Kong martial artist Jackie Chan. She had to drop out of school at age 12 due to her family’s poor financial condition. She won a Golden Horse Award for The Story of a Small Town.

Florence Ballard

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 1976

A. J. Brown

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Trevor Ariza

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Angela Sarafyan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Robert Ballard

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States

A retired US Navy officer, Robert Ballard is now an oceanography professor, a marine explorer, and an underwater archaeologist, who has discovered countless shipwrecks, including the RMS Titanic and Bismark. He has also discovered hydrothermal vents. His exploration has earned him many honors, such as the Hubbard Medal.

Monica Potter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Monica Potter is best known for her award-winning role of Kristina Braverman in Parenthood. She has also played a prominent role in Boston Legal and has appeared in films such as Con Air, Saw, and Patch Adams. She owns the company Monica Potter Home, which was featured on The Profit.

Molly Parker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Molly Parker is a Canadian actress, director, and writer. A trained ballerina, Parker started acting at the age of 14 and garnered attention for playing a necrophiliac medical student in the 1996 erotic thriller film Kissed. Over the course of her career, Molly Parker has won several prestigious awards, such as Genie Awards and Leo Award.

Katherine Ryan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan initially worked at a restaurant to support her education and then stepped into open mic and comedy nights. She has performed across Canada and the UK and even at the LA-based Comedy Store. Now an actor, too, she is also a 2-time skin cancer survivor.

Rick Gonzalez

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Terry Funk

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Hammond, Indiana, United States

Died: 2023

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Sebastian Maniscalco

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Colton Dunn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Normal, Illinois, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Rupert Graves

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Sanath Jayasuriya

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Matara, Sri Lanka Matara, Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon

Ralf Schumacher

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Hürth, Germany

Ralf Schumacher is a German former racing driver who first drove in Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix for the 1997 season. He is the younger brother of former Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher. He began karting at three and took to automobile racing as a young adult. He has since retired from motorsport and now mentors young drivers. 

Tubby Smith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Scotland, Maryland, USA

Cole Swindell

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Bronwood, Georgia, U.S.

Matisyahu

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania

Grammy Award-nominated American Jewish singer Matisyahu is best known for mingling hip-hop and reggae with beatboxing. Known for tracks such as Chameleon, he has also stepped into acting of late, with roles such as that of Tzadok in the 2012 supernatural thriller The Possession. His work often reflects Jewish themes.

Rick Stein

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Churchill, Oxfordshire, England

Celebrity chef Rick Stein has managed the U.K.’s Stein Hotel and Restaurant with his first wife, Jill Stein. He later became the head chef and co-owner of Rick Stein at Bannisters in Australia, with his second wife, Sarah. He has authored cookbooks and presented culinary shows such as Seafood Odyssey.

Fantasia Barrino

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: High Point, North Carolina

Fantasia Barrino is an American actress, R&B singer, songwriter, and author. She achieved popularity after winning the third season of the popular singing competition television series, American Idol. In 2012, she was ranked 32nd in VH1's list of 100 Greatest Women in Music. In 2014, Barrino was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

Daði Freyr

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland

Daði Freyr is an Icelandic musician best known as the frontman of a musical band named Daði & Gagnamagnið. In 2021, Freyr represented Iceland at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 10 Years and finished fourth. 

Yngwie Malmsteen

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

A Swedish electric guitarist/ neo-classical metal artist, Yngwie Johann Malmsteen rose to popularity in the 1980s and has, since then, released over 22 studio albums in his four decades of career till now. His solo debut album Rising Force, which won a nomination at the 1986 Grammy Awards, is regarded a significant release in the shred and neoclassical metal genres.

Allegra Versace

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Italian-American socialite Allegra Versace is the heiress of the international fashion line Versace. Daughter of designer Donatella Versace and model Paul Beck, Allegra has previously worked as a theatrical dresser and is the director of Gianni Versace S.p.A. She has had a long battle with anorexia.

Miles Austin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey, United States

Damian Jones

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Robert Bales

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Norwood, Ohio

Kerryon Johnson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Sterling Marlin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Columbia, Tennessee, United States

Murray Cook

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Cowra

Australian musician, writer and producer Murray Cook was one of the founding members of the children's band, the Wiggles. His famous works include The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow, Ant-Man and The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World. Cook was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010 along with three original members of the Wiggles.

Czesław Miłosz

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Šeteniai, Lithuania

Died: 2004

Nobel Prize-winning Polish-American poet Czesław Miłosz, known for the iconic Poem of Frozen Time, had made a lucky escape during the German invasion of Poland but had gone back using fake documents to be with his wife, Janina. He later became a Polish diplomat and also taught in the US.

Dave Van Ronk

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2002

Stanley Clarke

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Philadelphia

Tony Rock

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States

Mitch Richmond

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Seth Abner

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Bud Black

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: San Mateo, California, United States

John Gay

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1685

Birthplace: Barnstaple

Died: 1732

Marton Csokas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Invercargill, New Zealand

New Zealand actor Marton Csokas was born to an Australian mother and a Hungarian father. Known for his roles in series such as Shortland Street and films such as The Equalizer, he chiefly plays the villain. He has his own theater company and has played an award-winning role in the play Uncle Vanya.

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is a Dutch-British billionaire businesswoman. She is the owner of a 25% controlling interest in Heineken N.V., the world's second-largest brewer. The daughter of a prominent industrialist, she has a law degree from Leiden University. Upon her father’s death in 2002, she inherited about £3 billion, becoming one of the richest people in the country. 

Leonard Whiting

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)