Neil Armstrong

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States

Died: 2012

The first person to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong was an astronaut and aeronautical engineer. Prior to his trip to the Moon, he became NASA's first civilian astronaut to fly in space. After resigning from NASA, he taught in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He was a Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee.

Mark Strong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: London, England

Mark Strong is best known as Prince Septimus from Stardust, Lord Blackwood from Sherlock Holmes, and Frank D'Amico from Kick-Ass. He has also narrated documentaries such as Who Do You Think You Are?, performed in Shakespearean theater, and sung for punk bands. He has appeared in many Guy Ritchie films.

Maureen McCormick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Maureen McCormick is an American actress, author, and singer. She achieved popularity for playing Marcia Brady in the popular TV series The Brady Bunch. She then went on to reprise her role as Marcia Brady in several Brady Bunch spin-offs and films. McCormick's reputation as a bankable actress has suffered due to her own struggles with drug addiction and depression.

James Gunn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

At the age of 12, James Gunn started making 8 mm zombie films in the woods near his home along with his brothers. What started as a fun activity, eventually helped Gunn establish a career in filmmaking. Apart from filmmaking and acting, he is also interested in music and writing; he founded a band in 1989 and wrote a novel in 2000.

Patrick Ewing

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. He also won gold medals at the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games as part of the US men's national basketball teams. In 2008, Patrick Ewing was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for his individual career.

Olivia Holt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Germantown, Tennessee, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

John Huston

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri, United States

Died: 1987

Director/screenwriter John Huston is known for making his films with nominal editing and featuring novel adaptations and themes of religion, colonialism, and war. He is known for his Academy Award-winning direction in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and also appeared as an actor in films such as The Cardinal.

Loni Anderson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2025

Loni Anderson is best known for her Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated performance as Jennifer Marlowe in WKRP in Cincinnati. She has also voiced Blondie Bumstead in two TV films, and has appeared in films such as A Night at the Roxbury. She later raised awareness about COPD, a lung disease.

David Chang

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Arlington County, Virginia, United States

David Chang revolutionized the culinary world with his brand Momofuku, which owns several noodle bars across the world, including a 2-Michelin-star restaurant. He has produced the Netflix shows Ugly Delicious and Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Several issues of his food magazine Lucky Peach have been NYT bestsellers.

Anthony Edwards

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

John Saxon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2020

American actor and martial artist, John Saxon was best known for the film Enter the Dragon where he co-starred with the legendary Bruce Lee. The famous character actor of Western and horror films, in his extensive career spanning six decades, worked in more than 200 films and television shows including three Nightmare on Elm Street movies, The Appaloosa and Dynasty.

Mimi Keene

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: England

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Robert Taylor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Filley, Nebraska, United States

Died: 1969

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Harold Holt

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Stanmore

Died: 1967

Harold Holt was an Australian politician and the 17th prime minister of Australia. On 17 December 1967, Holt disappeared while swimming in rough conditions at Cheviot Beach. Following his disappearance, which gave rise to several conspiracy theories, Harold Holt was presumed dead. The Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre in Melbourne is named in his honor.

Herb Brooks

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2003

Lolo Jones

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

While she believes missing out on the gold medal at the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was her most painful experience, American hurdler and bobsledder Lolo Jones is still quite a star. She has penned a memoir and has also appeared on shows such as Celebrity Big Brother.

Roy Benavidez

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Cuero

Died: 1998

Adam Yauch

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2012

Rapper and bass guitarist Adam Yauch, better known by his pseudonym, “MCA,” was a founding member of the hip-hop and rap rock Beastie Boys. He also owned a film distributing company and was a practicing Buddhist who supported the Tibetan independence movement. He died of parotid cancer.

Mark Labbett

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Tiverton, England, United Kingdom

Mark Labbett gained fame as the “chaser” on the game show The Chase and its subsequent versions. He is known by his nickname “The Beast” on these shows. He has also appeared on several other shows, such as Mastermind, Countdown, SUDO-Q, Celebrity Juice, and The Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

Jesse Williams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Jesse Williams is best known as Dr. Jackson Avery from Grey's Anatomy. He has also been part of films such as The Cabin in the Woods and The Butler, and has done voice-work for video games such as Markus in Detroit: Become Human. Williams is also associated with Black activism.

Kajol

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Mumbai

Padma Shri-winning Indian actor Kajol, daughter of yesteryear actor Tanuja, holds the record for the most Filmfare Award wins as the “Best Actress,” along with Nutan, her aunt. She is known for teaming up with Shah Rukh Khan in hit Hindi films such as Baazigar and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Louis Walsh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Kiltimagh, Ireland

Louis Walsh is an Irish TV personality and music manager. In the 1990s and 2000s, Walsh managed three of Ireland's most prominent pop acts— Westlife, Boyzone, and Johnny Logan. A controversial personality, Louis Walsh has been accused of sexual harassment and making homophobic comments in the past.

Roman Gabriel

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Jonathan Silverman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Joan Hickson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England

Died: 1998

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Sophie Winkleman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Sophie Winkleman is an English actress who is known for her work across all three major acting mediums: films, television and stage. After her wedding with Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Prince Michael of Kent, Sophie Winkleman became part of the British royal family. In 2020, she was made the Royal Patron of the Children's Surgery Foundation.

Rick Derringer

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Fort Recovery

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Kara Tointon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Essex, England, UK

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Pat Smear

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: West Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Wanda Ventham

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Brighton, England

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Guy de Maupassant

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1850

Birthplace: Tourville-sur-Arques, France

Died: 1893

Guy de Maupassant was a French author who wrote 300 short stories during his illustrious career. Widely regarded as the father of the modern short story, Maupassant's stories are characterized by economy of style and depicted human lives in pessimistic terms,

Helene Fischer

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Helene Fischer is a German singer, dancer, actress, and TV presenter. She attended the Frankfurt Stage & Musical School to study singing and acting. She made her debut in 2005 and found immediate success. Eventually, she started singing in English as well. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including 17 Echo awards and four "Krone der Volksmusik" prizes. 

Wendell Berry

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Henry County

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

David Baldacci

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Tom Thomson

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1877

Birthplace: Claremont, Pickering, Canada

Died: 1917

Tom Thomson was a Canadian artist best remembered for producing some of Canada's most iconic works, namely The West Wind and The Jack Pine. Thomson's work has had a profound influence on Canadian art and he is often regarded as an unofficial member of the famous Group of Seven as he died shortly before the establishment of the iconic group.

Selma Diamond

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Died: 1985

Paul Rand

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1914

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1996

Janet McTeer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Wallsend, England

Janet McTeer soared to fame with her Tony-, Drama Desk-, and Olivier Award-winning performance as Nora in the play A Doll's House. Fans also loved her Academy Award-nominated performances as Mary Jo Walker in Tumbleweeds and Hubert Page in Albert Nobbs, and her Emmy-nominated role in Into the Storm.

Wayne Bridge

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Southampton, United Kingdom

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Genelia D'Souza

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Hun Sen

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Stueng Trang District, Cambodia

Hun Sen is a Cambodian politician and the current prime minister of Cambodia. Having assumed office in 1985, Hun Sen is one of the world's longest-serving leaders and the longest-serving Cambodian head of government. Over the years, he has been accused of abusing power as a number of activists, environmentalists, and politicians have been arrested and murdered under his government.

Parley Baer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1914

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Died: 2002

Terri Clark

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Terri Clark is a Canadian country music artist who is popular in both Canada and USA. Born into a family of music lovers, she began her career playing gigs at bars. Her first single was a moderate success and helped her get a footing in the music industry. She has since released numerous hit albums and has won many awards. 

Scott William Winters

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Niels Henrik Abel

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1802

Birthplace: Finnøy

Died: 1829

Born to a pastor, Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel first showcased his mathematical skills in his cathedral school and later became a pioneer of various mathematical concepts. He died of tuberculosis, amid poverty, before he could learn that he had been appointed to teach at the University of Berlin.

Daniëlle van de Donk

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Valkenswaard, Netherlands

Danielle van de Donk is a Dutch football player who plays for the Netherlands women's national football team. She played a major role in her team's gold medal finish at the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2017. In 2019, Danielle van de Donk helped her team win the runner-up trophy at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Pete Burns

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Port Sunlight

Died: 2016

Dead or Alive lead vocalist Pete Burns was a legendary musician of the 1980s. The son of a Holocaust survivor mother, he had a troubled childhood and quit school. He made his androgynous looks and his bisexuality his signature style. Plagued with surgery-related health issues, he died of a cardiac arrest at 57.

Stefanie Joosten

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Roermond, Netherlands

Dutch-born Stefanie Joosten initially studied Japanese language and culture at Leiden. Her interest later took her to Japan, where she began modeling. She voiced the character Quiet in a Metal Gear game in both its English and Japanese versions. She has also appeared in TV series, short films, and feature films.

Ahsaas Channa

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)