Robert Downey Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Robert Downey, Jr is an American actor who is best known for his performances in the movie Chaplin as well a in the Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes film series. The son of filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr, he entered the world of acting early, fought a successful battle with drug and alcohol addiction and proved his talent and versatility with his impressive body of work.

Heath Ledger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Perth, Australia

Died: 2008

An Australian actor, Heath Ledger grabbed limelight in America with the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You. However, it was role in Brokeback Mountain that made him a star and earned him comparisons with greats actors like Marlon Brando. The brilliant actor gave his last performance as Joker in The Dark Knight which became a massive success.

Maya Angelou

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 2014

Poet, author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou was a champion for black feminism and is best remembered for her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing. The recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and over 50 honorary degrees was also a child sex abuse survivor.

Natasha Lyonne

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Best known as Nicky Nichols from Orange Is the New Black and Nadia Vulvokov from Russian Doll, Emmy-nominated actor Natasha Lyonne began her career at age 6, with Pee-wee's Playhouse. Fans loved her as Jessica in the teen-comedy franchise American Pie. Natasha has struggled with legal issues and heroin addiction.

David Cross

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Roswell, Georgia, United States

David Cross is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Cross is credited with creating and developing popular TV series, such as The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and Freak Show. In 2013, the co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, revealed that David Cross was one of the first investors of Kickstarter, a public benefit corporation.

Hugo Weaving

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Uch Ibadan organogram, Ibadan, Nigeria

Hugo Weaving is a British actor best known for playing the roles of suave villains, such as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy. Apart from being an actor, Weaving is also an animal rights activist; he serves as an ambassador for a non-profit animal protection charity called Voiceless. Over the years, he has played an important role in popularizing Voiceless.

Graham Norton

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Clondalkin, Ireland

Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, and actor, Graham Norton, is an eight-time BAFTA TV Award winner. He is best known for his comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show. His innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style have made him a fan favorite. He is openly gay and is the winner of one Gaytime Award.

Anthony Perkins

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, United States

Died: 1992

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Muddy Waters

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Issaquena County, Mississippi

Died: 1983

Grammy-winning blues singer McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, is considered the father of modern Chicago blues. He is remembered for his tracks Hoochie Coochie Man and Rollin' Stone, with the latter inspiring the name of the band The Rolling Stones. He shaped the rock and roll genre.

Eric Andre

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Craig T. Nelson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States

Craig T. Nelson is an American stand-up comedian and actor. One of the earliest members of the popular comedy troupe The Groundlings, Nelson went on to form his own comedy team along with Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson. Also an avid racer and motorsports fan, Nelson founded the Screaming Eagles Racing in 1992.

Todrick Hall

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Arlington, Texas, United States

Rapper/choreographer Todrick Hall gained fame after appearing in the ninth season of American Idol. His YouTube videos, featuring his songs and parodies, too, became viral. He has also been a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race and is openly gay. He has also appeared as Billy Flynn in the play Chicago.

David Blaine

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States

David Blaine is a one of the most popular magicians and illusionists globally who fascinates others with his magic tricks, endurance stunts and extreme performances. His famous stunts include Frozen in Time and Above the Below. He started as a street performer and later began doing television shows.

Sarah Gadon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Nancy McKeon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Westbury, New York, United States

Nancy McKeon is an American actress known for researching her characters and roles. For instance, she spent several hours with a police force before playing Jinny Exstead in the police procedural drama TV series The Division. Also known for her skills as a dancer, McKeon competed in the 2018 season of Dancing with the Stars.

Amanda Righetti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: St. George, Utah

Amanda Righetti is best known as Grace Van Pelt from the series The Mentalist. She has also starred in the horror films Friday the 13th and Return to House on Haunted Hill. Fans also loved her as Maddie Kenner in the series Colony and as Hailey Nichol in The O.C.

Isoroku Yamamoto

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1884

Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

Died: 1943

Isoroku Yamamoto was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During World War II, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet and oversaw operations such as the Pearl Harbor attack. He died when his fighter plane was shot down by the U.S. Air Forces. 

Austin Mahone

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Jill Scott

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Bea Benaderet

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1968

Christine Lahti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan, United States

With an acclaimed television, stage and film career spanning over four decades, Christine Lahti bagged in her first Academy Award nomination for her performance in Swing Shift and took the statue home for her directorial debut, Lieberman in Love. For her role in Chicago Hope, she earned a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Tad Lincoln

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1853

Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States

Died: 1871

Andrei Tarkovsky

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Zavrazh'ye, Russia

Died: 1986

Andrei Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian writer, theatre director, filmmaker, and film theorist. Renowned for making movies that explored metaphysical and spiritual themes, Tarkovsky is often regarded as one of the most influential and greatest directors in the history of world cinema. The recipient of many prestigious awards, Andrei Tarkovsky's work continues to influence several filmmakers around the world.

James Roday

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Reuben Foster

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Alabama, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Lorraine Toussaint

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jack Del Rio

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Castro Valley, California, USA

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Clive Davis

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1932

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

Josephine Skriver

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Danish model Josephine Skriver, known for her work with Gucci and Armani, was discovered by an agent when she was in New York City with her school soccer team. Raised by a gay father and a lesbian mother, and conceived through IVF, she is also a prominent LGBT activist.

Caroline McWilliams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA

Died: 2010

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Hugh Masekela

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Emalahleni Local Municipality, South Africa

Died: 2018

A pioneer of South African jazz, instrumentalist Hugh Masekela excelled in the trumpet and introduced South African music to countries such as the U.S. He was also a vocal anti-apartheid activist, played for the Jazz Epistles, and was known for his iconic albums such as Hope and Johannesburg.

Phil Morris

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Iowa City

Peter Vaughan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Died: 2016

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Kenneth Mars

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Chicago

Died: 2011

Georg von Trapp

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1880

Birthplace: Zadar, Croatia

Died: 1947

Georg von Trapp, or Captain von Trapp, was an Austrian naval officer who led the Trapp Family Singers, the family that inspired the play and the film The Sound of Music. An able military man, he had also been part of World War II and was knighted by the Austrian government.

Gong Hyo-jin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Sinwol-dong

Gong Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress known for playing Yang Mi-sook in the film Crush and Blush, for which she won a couple of Best Actress awards. Thanks to her association with successful rom-com dramas, Gong is regarded as the queen of romantic comedies in Korea. She is also regarded as an influential fashion icon by young Korean women.

Dorothea Dix

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1802

Birthplace: Maine, US

Died: 1887

Dorothea Dix was an American advocate who fought for the welfare of the mentally ill. She helped create the first generation of mental asylums in the United States. Dix also played a key role during the Civil War, serving as a Superintendent of Army Nurses. In 1979, Dorothea Dix was made an inductee of the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Elmer Bernstein

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 2004

Barry Pepper

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Campbell River, Canada

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Gil Hodges

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Princeton, Indiana, United States

Died: 1972

Collette Wolfe

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: King George, Virginia, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Thaddeus Stevens

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1792

Birthplace: Danville

Died: 1868

Thaddeus Stevens was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a Radical Republican leader. He played a major role in ending slavery and chaired the House Ways and Means Committee during the American Civil War. He was also known for ill-treating the ex-Confederates during Reconstruction.

Daniela Bobadilla

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Joe Chen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Taiwanese actor Joe Chen, also known as the Queen of Idol Dramas, soared to fame with her roles in series such as The Queen of SOP, Swordsman, and Cruel Romance. She met her Malaysian boyfriend, Alan Chen, on the Chinese dating reality show Meeting Mr Right II.

Stephan Bonnar

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Hammond, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Berry Oakley

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Chicago

Died: 1972

Cherie Lunghi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Nottingham, England

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Alexa Nikolas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Tris Speaker

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Hubbard, Texas, United States

Died: 1958

Kelly Price

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Starting her music career as a background vocalist for singers such as Mariah Carey and George Michael, Kelly Price later made her mark in the industry with albums such as Soul of a Woman and Mirror Mirror. The Grammy-nominated singer is also known for her breast cancer activism.