Olga Kurylenko

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Berdyans'k, Ukraine

Olga Kurylenko is a Ukrainian-French model and actress. She gained international recognition after playing a Bond girl in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace. Olga Kurylenko serves as an inspiration to many young girls as she overcame her difficult childhood to become the face of popular brands like Clarins and Bebe.

Josh Duhamel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Minot, North Dakota, United States

Josh Duhamel is an actor and former fashion model and has appeared as one of the main protagonists in the Transformers films. Some of his other films are, When in Rome, Life as We Know It, New Year's Eve, Safe Haven and Love Simon. He has also acted in television and has starred in video games.

Claude Monet

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1840

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1926

Claude Monet was a French painter. The founder of French Impressionist painting, Monet's painting Impression, soleil levant gave rise to the term Impressionism. Often dubbed the driving force behind Impressionism, Monet mastered the art of painting the same scene several times so as to capture the changing of the light. Since his death, his paintings have sold for record prices.

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Crown Prince of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum is the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his senior wife, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum. An alumnus of the London School of Economics, he writes poetry and is a skilled skydiver and a scuba diver.

Condoleezza Rice

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

The 66th United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made history in 2005 when she became the first female black Secretary of State. She is also the first female to serve as National Security Advisor, a position which she served from 2001 to 2005. One of the most powerful women in the world at one point of time, she has been depicted in Hollywood films.

Patrick Warburton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Patrick Warburton is best known as David Puddy in Seinfeld, Lemony Snicket in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the title character in The Tick. He won multiple awards for The Civilization of Maxwell Bright and has lent his voice to characters such as Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove. 

Brian Keith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1997

Brian Keith is best remembered for playing Bill Davis in the sitcom Family Affair and Judge Milton C. Hardcastle in Hardcastle and McCormick. He also starred in the 1961 movie The Parent Trap and played President Theodore Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion. He died of suicide by gunshot.

Laura San Giacomo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Laura San Giacomo is best known for her award-winning portrayal of Cynthia in the movie Sex, Lies, and Videotape. She has also played significant roles in the film Pretty Woman and in the series Saving Grace, Just Shoot Me!, and NCIS. She is also associated with charities related to disabilities.

Travis Barker

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Fontana, California, United States

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is known for his mohawk and tattoos. He has also been part of bands such as The Transplants, +44, and Box Car Racer, and starred in the reality series Meet the Barkers. He owns a record label and a clothing brand, and has written a memoir.

McLean Stevenson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Normal, Illinois, United States

Died: 1996

Comedian McLean Stevenson is best remembered for his Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated role of Henry Blake in the series M*A*S*H. He also appeared on Match Game and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and gained fame as Larry Alder in Hello, Larry. He also appeared in Condo and Dirty Dancing.

Torrence Hatch

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Better known by his stage name Boosie Badazz, rapper, singer, and songwriter Torrence Hatch first became popular as a member of the hip hop collective, Concentration Camp, in the 1990s. In the ensuing years, he became a key figure in the Southern hip hop scene. His career has been marred by frequent legal hassles and drug issues.

Yanni

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Kalamata, Greece

Yanni is a Greek keyboardist, pianist, composer, and music producer. He achieved international recognition by organizing and producing concerts at historic monuments, such as Taj Mahal, Burj Khalifa, and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Adhering to his one world, one people philosophy, Yanni works with musicians of various nationalities to create music that incorporates an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.

Veronica Lake

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1973

Veronica Lake is best remembered for playing the quintessential femme fatale in various film noirs, pairing up with Alan Ladd. She popularized the peek-a-boo hairstyle but changed it to encourage simpler hairstyles during World War II. She suffered from alcoholism and eventually died due to hepatitis and kidney ailments. 

Gary Vaynerchuk

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Babruysk

Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian-American internet entrepreneur who co-founded the restaurant-reservation app Resy and the winery Empathy Wines, apart from launching the YouTube webcast Wine Library TV. He has chaired VaynerX, been the CEO of the social-media consulting firm VaynerMedia, and authored several books, including a business bestseller. 

Frederick Banting

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: Alliston, New Tecumseth, Canada

Died: 1941

Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician. In 1923, Banting and Scottish biochemist John James Rickard Macleod received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential. Aged 32 at that time, Banting remains the youngest Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine. He was knighted by King George V in 1934.

Mamie Eisenhower

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1896

Birthplace: Boone, Iowa, United States

Died: 1979

Mamie Eisenhower was the First Lady of the U.S. through her marriage to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Her love for elegant attires got her featured on the New York Dress Institute’s list of the best-dressed women. She gave rise to the Mamie Look and the Mami Pink shade.

Vanessa Bayer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Chip Gaines

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Chip Gaines is an American reality television star and entrepreneur best known for appearing in the HGTV reality television series Fixer Upper, which focuses on home design and renovation. The show stars Chip and his wife Joanna who run a home redecoration and renovation business in Waco, Texas. The show is credited with popularizing an interior design style called Farmhouse-chic.

Dick Powell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Mountain View, Arkansas, United States

Died: 1963

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Aaron Copland

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1900

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1990

Justin Gaethje

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Safford, Arizona, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Prayagraj, India

Died: 1964

Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the central figures of the Indian independence movement along with personalities like Mahatma Gandhi. He became the first prime minister of India and left behind such a legacy that his direct descendants continue to play an important role in Indian politics.

Bryan Stevenson

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Milton, Delaware, United States

Lawyer and social justice activist, Bryan Stevenson, is known for challenging bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system. He advocates for the poor, fights for children’s rights, and condemns the death penalty. He is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. He was honored with the Benjamin Franklin Award from the American Philosophical Society.

Louise Brooks

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Cherryvale, Kansas, United States

Died: 1985

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Fred Haise

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Fred Haise is an American retired engineer, NASA astronaut, and test pilot. He also served as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. He was part of Apollo 13 and is one of 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon. Fred Haise is the recipient of prestigious awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

D. B. Sweeney

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Shoreham, New York, U.S.

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Astrid Lindgren

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden

Died: 2002

Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer remembered for authoring children's book series and children's fantasy novels. In 1967, the Astrid Lindgren Prize was established in her honor. Lindgren was honored with the Right Livelihood Award in 1994 for her work as a children's writer. In 2017, it was revealed that Lindgren is the 18th most translated author in the world. 

Curt Schilling

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Samuel Umtiti

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Samuel Umtiti is a French football player who currently plays for the France national team and Barcelona. Over the years, Umtiti has helped Barcelona win two La Liga titles and three Copa del Rey. He was part of the 2018 team that won the World Cup; Umtiti scored the only goal to help France beat Belgium in the semi-final match. 

Bill Hemmer

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Journalist Bill Hemmer is best known as the anchor of the Fox News shows America's Newsroom and Bill Hemmer Reports. He has previously been a reporter for CNN and has reported from places such as Haiti and Camp Fallujah. He co-established the MUDEC scholarship to assist financially backward students. 

Laura Ramsey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Brandon, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Barbara Hutton

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1979

Sacheen Littlefeather

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States

Died: 2022

Ed White

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Died: 1967

Robert Fulton

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birth Year: 1765

Birthplace: Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Died: 1815

Wendy Carlos

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Stella Maeve

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Nyack, New York, United States

Stella Maeve is best known as Julia Wicker from The Magicians and as Nadia from Chicago P.D. Fans also loved her as Sandy in the movie The Runaways, and in her short appearances in series such as Gossip Girl and House. Stella and actor Benjamin Wadsworth have a child together.

Francisco Lindor

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Caguas, Puerto Rico

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

DeVonta Smith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Amite City, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Harland Williams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian-American actor and stand-up comedian Harland Williams was initially interested in drawing, painting, and poetry and had also worked briefly as a forest ranger. Apart from appearing in minor roles in movies such as Dumb and Dumber, he has been a voice actor and a children’s book author, too.

Brian Dietzen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Barrington, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Mason Gooding

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

P. J. O'Rourke

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, U.S

Died: 2022

Noussair Mazraoui

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Leiderdorp, Netherlands

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Brian Gleeson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Taylor Hall

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Zhang Yimou

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Part of the Chinese Fifth Generation of filmmakers, Zhang Yimou is best known for his Academy Award-nominated films Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, and Hero. His most expensive film, The Great Wall, was, however, a box-office failure. He also directed part of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.

Sherwood Schwartz

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2011

Leopold Mozart

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1719

Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany

Died: 1787

German violinist and composer Leopold Mozart is best remembered as the father and music teacher of legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. However, Leopold was often blamed for exploiting his son’s musical talent by pushing him to perform as a child. He also had a troubled relationship with his adult son.

Kyle Orton

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Altoona, Iowa, USA