Dwight D. Eisenhower

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1890

Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States

Died: 1969

The 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower held office from 1953 to 1961. An army officer During World War II, he was part of many successful operations. He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and his two terms as president saw widespread economic prosperity in USA. He is ranked high among American presidents.

Usher

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Roger Moore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Stockwell, London, England

Died: 2017

Widely regarded as one of the most popular actors to play the iconic secret agent James Bond in films, Roger Moore was more than just an actor. He was also well-known for his humanitarian work, so much so that he was knighted in 2003 by Queen Elizabeth II for services to charity.

Ralph Lauren

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Fashion designer and businessman Ralph Lauren is the founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar fashion enterprise. Beginning his career as a salesman for a tie company, he went on to launch his own fashion lines and established himself as a popular name in the fashion industry within years. He is known to be a generous philanthropist.

Rowan Blanchard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Rowan Blanchard is best known as Rebecca Wilson from Spy Kids: All the Time in the World. Named one of Time’s Most Influential Teens in 2015, she also appeared as Riley Matthews in the Disney series Girl Meets World and was seen in the series The Goldbergs and Snowpiercer, too.

Harry Anderson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.

Died: 2018

Harry Anderson is best remembered for is Emmy-nominated role of Judge Harry Stone in Night Court and for his portrayal of Dave Barry in Dave's World. He was also a skilled magician and participated in magic shows such as Harry Anderson's Sideshow. He has also written several books.

Stacy Keibler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Rosedale, Maryland, United States

Actress, dancer, and model, Stacy Keibler, has appeared in many TV shows including What About Brian. Prior to becoming an actress, she was a professional wrestler known for her work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She has appeared in eleven WWE video games. She is popular for her beauty and is considered a sex symbol.

Lori Petty

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Lori Petty is best known as Lolly from Orange Is the New Black and Daddy from Prison Break. She was a graphic designer in Nebraska before becoming an actor. She has also been seen in films such as A League of Their Own, Tank Girl, and Free Willy. 

Jared Goff

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Novato, California

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Cliff Richard

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Lucknow, India

The third-top-selling artist in UK Singles history, Cliff Richard has sold over 250 million records. He charted 67 top-ten and 14 number-one singles in the U.K. He mostly performed with his backing band, The Shadows, and redefined the rock-and-roll genre with singles such as Move It, which inspired The Beatles.

Lillian Gish

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States

Died: 1993

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Ben Whishaw

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Clifton

Ben Whishaw is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Norman Scott in a British TV comedy-drama series titled A Very English Scandal, which earned him several prestigious awards, such as a Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award. Ben Whishaw has also received other prestigious awards, including British Independent Film Award.

John Wooden

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Hall, Indiana, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

William Penn

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1644

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1718

William Penn was a writer and one of the earliest members of the Quakers. He is credited with founding the Province of Pennsylvania. He also oversaw the planning and development of the city of Philadelphia. Penn has several universities and schools named in his honor, including the William Penn University in Iowa. 

Max Thieriot

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Los Altos Hills, California, United States

Max Thieriot is best known as Dylan Massett from Bates Motel and as Clay Spenser from SEAL Team. Fans also loved him in movies such as Catch That Kid and House at the End of the Street. He also co-owns a vineyard and distributes wine through the brand Senses.

E. E. Cummings

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1894

Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1962

Steve Coogan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Middleton, United Kingdom

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Hannah Arendt

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Linden - Mitte, Hanover, Germany

Died: 1975

Hannah Arendt was a political theorist. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most prominent political thinkers, Hannah Arendt's articles and books have had a significant influence on philosophy and political theory. Her life and work inspired the 2012 biographical drama film, Hannah Arendt. Her work has also inspired several biographies written by popular authors.

Stephen A. Smith

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Stephen A. Smith is an American sports journalist, sports radio host, and sports television personality. Known for his use of popular catchphrases, such as stay off the weed and blasphemous, Smith has been playing a major role in the success of ESPN's First Take. He also appears on SportsCenter and hosts his own radio show, The Stephen A. Smith Show.

Lin Dan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Longyan, Fujian, China

With 666 career wins, including two Olympic and two World Cup golds, Lin Dan is one of the veterans of Chinese badminton. He is the only player to achieve a Super Slam, winning all nine major badminton titles. Known for his fitness and attacking style, Dan retired at 37.

Jon Seda

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jay Pharoah

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Greg Evigan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Katherine Mansfield

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Wellington

Died: 1923

Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand modernist writer best remembered for her short stories. Her life and career inspired several films, plays, novels, and TV series. In 1973, she became the subject of a BBC miniseries titled A Picture of Katherine Mansfield. In 2011, actress Kate Elliott played Mansfield in a TV biopic titled Bliss.

Thomas Keller

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, United States

Brandon Weeden

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Éamon de Valera

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 1975

Irish statesman Éamon de Valera served as the 3rd President of Ireland from 1959 to 1973. An influential political leader in 20th-century Ireland, he played a key role in introducing the Constitution of Ireland. Prior to becoming the president, he served as Taoiseach on three different occasions. He was an austere, stern, and unbending figure.

Glenn Maxwell

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Kew, Australia

Glenn Maxwell is an Australian professional cricket player who represents the national cricket team in one day internationals and twenty20 internationals. Often referred to as the Big Show, Maxwell is renowned for his improvisation and dramatic, high-risk shot making. Over the years, he has also had a major impact on twenty20 franchise cricket, such as the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Thomas Dolby

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Esra Bilgiç

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Isaac Mizrahi

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Justin Hayward

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Swindon

Marcia Barrett

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Saint Catherine Parish

Jamaican-British singer Marcia Barrett soared to fame as part of the iconic group Boney M. Later, as a solo artist, she released albums such as Survival. She eventually launched her own record label, Xoah Records. She has also struggled with and put her career on hold for ovarian cancer.

Udo Kier

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Lindenthal, Germany

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

C. Everett Koop

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2013

C. Everett Koop was a pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. Previously, he had been a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He was well-known for his support of the rights of children with disabilities and his work with AIDS patients. 

Joseph Plateau

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1801

Birthplace: Brussels

Died: 1883

Belgian physicist and mathematician Joseph Plateau was a pioneer of the modern animation and movie industry, as he invented the phenakistiscope, the world’s first device to create an illusion of motion through images. He also laid down the structure of soap films through Plateau's laws.

Robert Webber

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States

Died: 1989

Arleen Sorkin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Kathleen Rubins

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Farmington

Kathleen Rubins is a microbiologist and NASA astronaut. In 2016, she became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. She traveled to the International Space Station and returned to Earth after a few months. She has spent a total of 300 days, 1 hour, and 31 minutes in space. 

Jim Jackson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Mobutu Sese Seko

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Died: 1997

Mobutu Sese Seko was a Congolese military officer and politician. From 1965 to 1997, Mobutu served as the president of Zaire. During his long reign as the president, Mobutu garnered notoriety for nepotism and corruption. His life and work inspired Belgian filmmaker, Thierry Michel, to make a three-part documentary titled Mobutu, King of Zaire.

Wesley Matthews

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: San Antonio San Antonio, Texas

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Steve Cram

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Gateshead, England

Steve Cram is a British former athlete who dominated the middle-distance running event during the 1980s alongside other athletes like Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe. During the summer of 1985, Cram set world records in the mile run, 2000m, and 1500m during a 19-day period. He is the first person to run 1500m under three-and-a-half minutes.

Jiří Procházka

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Hostěradice, Czechia

Jiří Procházka is a Czech mixed martial artist and the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He first achieved national prominence in 2011 when he won the gold medal at the Czech National Championships for Muay Thai. Jiří Procházka also won the inaugural Czech GCF Light Heavyweight Championship title as well as the inaugural Rizin FF Light Heavyweight Championship title.

Joey Travolta

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, USA

David Strickland

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove, Long Island, New York (state) New York, United States U.S.

Died: 1999

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Carrie Nye

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2006

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

John Dean

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Akron

Nikolai Volkoff

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Split, Croatia

Died: 2018

Initially part of the Yugoslavian weightlifting team, Nikolai Volkoff later moved to Canada and then to the US, where he began competing for the wrestling promotion WWWF, now known as WWE. He usually played the Russian villain in his matches and later teamed up with The Iron Sheik to form a tag team.