Kelly Preston

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Died: 2020

Considered one of the most underrated actresses, the late Kelly Preston left her mark in both films and television shows and across a variety of genres. The charming actress starred alongside big Hollywood actors including her husband John Travolta and made her presence felt in most of them.

Jerry Rice

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Jerry Rice is a former American footballer. He played primarily for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Thanks to his several records and accomplishments, Rice is considered one of the greatest players and the greatest wide receiver in the history of NFL. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him second on its Football's 100 Greatest Players list.

Paul Simon

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

One half of the popular musical duo Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon is a singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters of all time. His career, which has spanned more than 60 years, has been so influential that Time named him among the 100 People Who Shaped the World in 2006.

Caleb McLaughlin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States

Caleb McLaughlin is best known as Lucas Sinclair from the Netflix series Stranger Things, a role that earned him a NAACP Image Award. He has also played Young Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King. He made his film debut with the 2020 movie Concrete Cowboy.

Marie Osmond

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Ogden

Marie Osmond is an American singer, talk show host, author, actress, and philanthropist. A multi-talented individual, Osmond has been equally successful as a singer and actress. She is also credited with co-founding a non-profit organization called Children's Miracle Network which aims at improving the lives of children by raising money for children's hospitals across North America.

Ashanti

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York, United States

Ashanti is an American singer, record producer, songwriter, model, and actress. A talented musician, Ashanti became the first woman to occupy the number one and number two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Also known for her humanitarian work, Ashanti works tirelessly towards several causes, including raising awareness about issues pertaining to domestic violence.

Margaret Thatcher

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Died: 2013

United Kingdom’s first female Prime Minister and also the longest serving Prime Minister in the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher served three consecutive terms in the office from 1979 till 1990. Her political views and leadership approach, known as Thatcherism, got her the nickname of Iron Lady. Though controversial, she prominently ranks high in the list of the best British Prime Ministers.

Kate Walsh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States

Kate Walsh is best known as Dr. Addison Montgomery from Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. Fans also loved her as Mrs. Baker from the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Kate is also known for her political activism. She has also launched a beauty and lifestyle brand named Boyfriend LLC.

Nancy Kerrigan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is best known for her 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championship win. She has also won medals at the 1991 and 1992 World Championships and the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. She was attacked and injured by a man hired by her rival Tonya Harding’s former husband. 

Jimin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jerry Jones

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Businessman Jerry Jones is best known for being the owner of the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys since 1989. An alumnus of the University of Arkansas, he launched many businesses as a young man and suffered a series of failures before finally finding financial success. Besides his business ventures, he has appeared in a few TV programs.

Paul Pierce

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Former Boston Celtics basketball player Paul Pierce led his team to two NBA Finals and won one NBA championship. He later also played for teams such as the Los Angeles Clippers. The 10-time NBA All-Star was also named the NBA Finals MVP in 2008. Shaquille O'Neal named him “The Truth.”

Tiffany Trump

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

The only child of US President, Donald Trump, and his second wife, Marla Maples, Tiffany Trump has worked as a model in the past. As a teenager, she aspired to become a musician and released her debut single in 2011. She later took up a few modeling assignments. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2020.

Sammy Hagar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Doc Rivers

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Doc Rivers is a former American basketball player, who in his thirteen seasons played primarily for Atlanta Hawks and was known for his defence. After retirement, he picked up coaching responsibilities for Orlando Magic and in his first year was awarded NBA Coach of the Year. Later, he led Boston Celtics to NBA championship. He is currently the coach of Philadelphia 76ers.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

An English comedian, actor, writer, and director, Sacha Baron Cohen, is the creator of many fictional satirical characters, including Ali G and Borat Sagdiyev. He adopts a variety of accents and guises while playing these characters. He has been criticized for passing sexist and sexual comments. He is a mildly controversial figure and has been involved in a few lawsuits.

Melinda Dillon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, United States

Died: 2023

Melinda Dillon is an American actress whose performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which marked her Broadway debut, earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1963. She then went on to earn two Academy Award nominations for delivering powerful performances in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice.

Harris Faulkner

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Newscaster and TV host, Harris Faulkner, is currently associated with  Fox News Channel.  She hosts her own prime time political franchise called Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner and also a daily daytime show The Faulkner Focus. A much-respected figure in the TV industry, she is the recipient of six Emmy Awards and the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Demond Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Best known for his role in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, Demond Wilson had begun his career with dance and theater. A Catholic altar boy in his childhood, he later also became a minister, formed the Restoration House of America, and penned books on the New Age Movement.

Brian Hoyer

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: North Olmsted, Ohio, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Faisalabad

Died: 1997

Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, also known as the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali," belonged to the Patiala “gharana” of classical music. He revolutionized Qawwali, even collaborating with Western artists and composing for Hollywood movies such as Dead Man Walking and The Last Temptation of Christ, and many Hindi movies, too.

Robert Walker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Died: 1951

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Rudolf Virchow

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1821

Birthplace: Swidwin, Poland

Died: 1902

Rudolf Virchow was a German physician, pathologist, anthropologist, biologist, prehistorian, editor, writer, and politician. Nicknamed the Pope of medicine by his colleagues, Virchow is credited with founding the field of social medicine. He is also widely regarded as the father of modern pathology.  Rudolf Virchow was the first person to name diseases, such as thrombosis, leukemia, ochronosis, embolism, and chordoma.

Nell Tiger Free

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Allen Covert

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Allen Covert is best known for his performance as Alex in the film Grandma's Boy. He is often seen in films with Adam Sandler, some of them being Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and 50 First Dates. He also co-owns the children’s e-book publisher Cherry Tree Books.

Tisha Campbell-Martin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Rhett Akins

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Kiele Sanchez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

An actress best known for her role in the A&E Network drama The Glades, Kiele Sanchez has been active in the entertainment industry for two decades. As a child, she experienced stage fright and started acting to overcome her fear. It didn’t take her long to develop a genuine love for acting, and she became a professional actress.

Pooja Hegde

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Brian Dawkins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Jermaine O'Neal

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

Yves Montand

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Monsummano Terme, Italy

Died: 1991

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Gad Saad

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary-psychologist Gad Saad is best-known for applying evolutionary-psychology to marketing and consumer behaviour. He is a professor of marketing at Concordia University, an advisory fellow for the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and the Concordia University Research Chairman in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. He hosts the YouTube channel The Saad Truth and writes a blog for Psychology Today.

Beverly Johnson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Buffalo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Mary Williams

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1967

Billy Bush

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Lillie Langtry

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1853

Birthplace: Jersey

Died: 1929

Susan Blommaert

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Chicago, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Preet Bharara

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Firozpur, Punjab, India Punjab, India

Chip Foose

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States

Cornel Wilde

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Prievidza, Slovakia

Died: 1989

Starting his career with Broadway, Cornel Wilde later gained fame for his Academy Award-nominated role of Frédéric Chopin in A Song to Remember. Though he had made it to the US Olympic fencing team in 1936 and had also joined Columbia University to become a physician, he decided to focus on acting instead.

Art Tatum

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Died: 1956

Lou Saban

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Brookfield, Illinois, USA

Died: 2009

T'Keyah Crystal Keymah

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Antonio Di Natale

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Nana Mouskouri

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Chania, Greece

Greek pop icon Nana Mouskouri soared to fame all over Europe with her track The White Rose of Athens. She has sung in a wide range of languages, including German, Italian, Chinese, and Dutch. Dubbed Europe’s Barbra Streisand, she also sang the theme song of the Oscar-nominated movie The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

Avneet Kaur

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Jalandhar, Punjab

Indian actor Avneet Kaur soared to fame with her role of Yasmine in Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga. Fans also loved her as Charumitra in Chandra Nandini, as Khushi in Hamari Sister Didi, and on the dance shows Dance India Dance Li'l Masters and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5. 

Hawick Lau

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: British Hong Kong

Chinese actor Hawick Lau Hoi-wai had been exposed to the world of films since childhood, owing to his legendary actor father Lau Dan. Best known for series such as A Kindred Spirit, he made headlines for after his split with his ex-wife, actor Yang Mi. 

Robert Lamm

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York United States

Legendary American artist Robert Lamm is also a keyboardist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He penned hits like Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. Lamm has been a guest lecturer on music production at Stanford University. He also lectured at New York University on songwriting. 

Joshua Wong

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: British Hong Kong

Joshua Wong is a Hong Kong politician and activist who achieved popularity after playing an important role in the Umbrella Movement, which was part of the 2014 Hong Kong protests, for which he was included in Time magazine's list of Most Influential Teens of 2014. In 2015, he was named by Fortune magazine as one of the world's greatest leaders.