Robert De Niro

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York, United States

Amongst the best actors of his generation, Robert De Niro is known for his exceptional method acting skills. His formidable acting talent has impressed audience and critics alike in movies like Mean Streets, The Godfather Part II and Meet the Parents. The talented actor has also been applauded for his directorial skills in A Bronx Tale and The Good Shepherd.

Thierry Henry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Les Ulis, France

A football coach, Thierry Henry began his career as a player with Monaco team and later also played for Arsenal and Barcelona. A lethal striker, he became a record goal scorer for both France and Arsenal. He played a crucial role in the French victory in 1998 FIFA World Cup and Arsenal’s win in Premier League and the FA Cup.

Austin Butler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Anaheim, California, United States

Austin Butler is an American singer and actor. Butler started his acting career as a teenager, appearing in movies, such as Aliens in the Attic. He then went on to establish himself as a successful adult actor, playing important roles in popular films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Donnie Wahlberg

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Donnie Wahlberg is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Popularly known as the bad boy of New Kids on the Block band, Wahlberg faced up to 20 years in prison after he was charged with arson for setting The Seelbach Hilton on fire. The charge was later reduced and eventually dropped after he agreed to appear in public-service videos.

Davy Crockett

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1786

Birthplace: Limestone, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1836

American folk hero Davy Crockett, or the "King of the Wild Frontier,” was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and part of the Texas Revolution. He opposed the Indian Removal Act. He was killed by the Mexican army the Battle of the Alamo.

Maureen O’Hara

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Died: 2015

Maureen O'Hara was an Irish singer and actress. Dubbed The Queen of Technicolor due to her long and successful career throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Maureen O'Hara was popular for playing passionate, but sensible characters. In 2014, she received an Honorary Academy Award. In 2020, she was ranked first on Ireland's greatest film actors list published by The Irish Times.

Phoebe Bridgers

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, U.S.

Belinda Carlisle

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Belinda Carlisle is an American singer, author, and musician. She was part of the Go-Go's where she was the lead singer; during the first half of the 1980s, the Go-Go's was one of the most successful and popular all-female bands. In 2011, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a member of The Go-Go's.

Lil Pump

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Lil Pump is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. He is counted among the most important rappers of the SoundCloud rap scene. Known for his hyperactive public persona, Lil Pump has often been criticised for using drugs, such as xanax, marijuana, and lean, without discretion. He has also been arrested on a number of occasions for various reasons.

Mae West

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1980

Mae West began her career as a child actor in vaudeville. She later appeared in films such as You Done Me Wrong and Go West, Young Man. She became famous for her signature double entendres and sexual liberty she projected on screen. She also wrote books and plays later.

Joyner Luca

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Joyner Lucas, previously known as “Future Joyner,” soared to fame with the tracks Lucky You and I'm Not Racist, and earned a Grammy nomination each, with them. He is also known for the popular track Ross Capicchioni and for his infamous feud with Canadian artist Tory Lanez. 

Marcus Garvey

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1887

Birthplace: Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica

Died: 1940

Marcus Garvey is remembered as an iconic Black separatist leader who believed that all African-origin people in Europe and America should go back to Africa. He established the Universal Negro Improvement Association, but his activism was not accepted by civil rights activists, who believed in racial integration and not segregation.

Sean Penn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Academy Award winner actor, Sean Penn, is known for his powerful and passionate performances. His work in Mystic River and Milk won him tremendous appreciation as an actor while Into the Wild and The Crossing Guard earned him positive review as a director. Sean Penn has also attracted media attention for his personal life, political views and humanitarian work.

Paige

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Retired wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis, better known as Paige, has won the Divas Championship twice and was also its the youngest winner. She was also the first NXT Women's Champion. Paige later appeared on shows such as Total Divas and Tough Enough, and films such as Santa's Little Helper. 

Helen McCrory

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Paddington, London, England

Died: 2021

Helen McCrory is a British actress known for playing real-life characters in films. In the 2017 New Year Honours, McCrory was appointed OBE for services to drama. Apart from being an actress, she also works closely with the London-based children's charity Scene & Heard, contributing as one of its honorary patrons.

Ted Hughes

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Mytholmroyd

Died: 1998

Poet and children’s author Ted Hughes is best remembered for his iconic poems The Hawk in the Rain, Birthday Letters, and Crow. He was married to poet Sylvia Plath, who eventually committed suicide at 30. Most people blamed him for mistreating Plath and indirectly causing her death.   

David Bromstad

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Cokato, Minnesota, United States

David Bromstad is an American television personality and designer who won the first season of the popular reality competition TV show HGTV Design Star in 2006. After winning the show, he landed an opportunity to host his own television shows on HGTV. He also has a line of accessories and home furniture available through Grandin Road.

Ederson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Osasco, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Francis Gary Powers

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Jenkins, Kentucky, United States

Died: 1977

Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot. His Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down in what came to be known as the 1960 U-2 incident. He was performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep inside Soviet territory when the incident occurred. He survived and later worked as a helicopter pilot for KNBC in Los Angeles.

Yoo Seung-ho

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea

South Korean actor Yoo Seung-ho soared to stardom as a child actor, with the movie The Way Home. He then starred in series such as The Emperor: Owner of the Mask and movies such as Joseon Magician. He has won honors such as the KBS, MBC, and the SBS awards.

Rudy Gay

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

V. S. Naipaul

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Trinidad and Tobago

Died: 2018

Born to Indian descendants in Trinidad, V. S. Naipaul grew up to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The author of iconic novels such as Half a Life and A House for Mr. Biswas, Naipaul was also knighted. His realistic depiction of developing countries and their miseries won hearts worldwide.

Alex Honnold

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Ed McCaffrey

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Lliana Bird

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: London

Lliana Bird has worked as a presenter for XFMLondon, Virgin Radio, and Capital Radio. She has also been a Sky News music commentator, has written for The Huffington Post, and owns a theater company. She also co-owns two charities, one for refugees and the other for women and children.

Margaret Hamilton

Listed In: Engineers

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Paoli, Indiana, United States

Credited with coining the term software engineering, computer scientist and systems engineer, Margaret Heafield Hamilton served as the Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, overseeing the development of the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program.  A prolific writer, she is also the founder of two software companies; Higher Order Software and Hamilton Technologies.

Larry Ellison

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison was Forbes’s sixth-wealthiest person in the world in 2019. He has been associated with Apple and Tesla, too. He once owned the world’s 12th-largest yacht. He is a certified pilot and also owns a tennis facility. A devoted philanthropist, he has taken The Giving Pledge.

Lady Colin Campbell

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Jamaican-born British writer, socialite, and TV personality, Lady Colin Campbell, is known for publishing four books about the British royal family, including a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. While her books about the royal family made her popular, she also faced criticism for some of her claims. She once kindled controversy for supporting sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, on TV.

Jiang Zemin

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Yangzhou, Jiangsu

Died: 2022

Chinese politician, Jiang Zemin, served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002. Qualified as an engineer, he joined the Chinese Communist Party when he was in college. Rising through the ranks, he eventually became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Minister of Electronic Industries. 

Nelson Piquet

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

While he initially excelled in tennis, Nelson Piquet later made a name for himself as one of Brazil’s top racers. A 3-time world champion, the Formula One star later also ventured into business. He owned a GPS-tracking company and also launched the racing team Piquet Sports.

Sib Hashian

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2017

Gene Kranz

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Jim Courier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Sanford, Florida, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Deen Castronovo

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Westminster, California, United States

Julian Fellowes

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt

Samuel Goldwyn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1879

Birthplace: Warsaw

Died: 1974

Glenn Corbett

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: El Monte, California, United States

Died: 1993

Ibrahim Babangida

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Minna, Nigeria

Ibrahim Babangida is a Nigerian former politician and Army general. He is best known for his service as the eighth President of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993. An influential politician, Ibrahim Babangida also served as the Chief of Army Staff from 1 January 1984 to 26 August 1985.

Dustin Pedroia

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Woodland, California, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Streatham, London, England, UK

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jorge Posada

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Leslie Groves

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1896

Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States

Died: 1970

US Army officer Leslie Groves is best remembered for his association with the Manhattan Project, which was aimed at developing atom bombs during World War II. He was also in-charge of building a place to house the War Department’s staff in a structure that later became the Pentagon.

Charlotte Kemp Muhl

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Gracie Gold

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Columba Bush

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: León

Columba Bush is a Mexican-American philanthropist who came to limelight after marrying American politician Jeb Bush. From 1999 to 2007, she served as First Lady of Florida and used her platform to deal with issues, such as substance abuse and domestic violence. She has also been active in advocating the artworks of artists like Salvador Dalí and Frida Kahlo.

Gustav Schwarzenegger

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Austria-Hungary

Died: 1972

Gustav Schwarzenegger was better known as actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s father than as the police chief of Austria. He was a master sergeant in Wehrmacht after his country was annexed by Nazi Germany. He was made a postal inspector after injuries he suffered in Russia ruled him out of the armed forces. He returned to the Austrian police force in 1947.

Tarja Turunen

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Kitee, Finland

Tarja Turunen is a Finnish singer-songwriter and an exponent of heavy metal. She is credited with co-founding the popular symphonic metal band Nightwish, where she peformed as the lead vocalist. The band's symphonic metal style, which was referred to as opera metal, inspired several other bands and performers.

Jessi Klein

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Mark Felt

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

Died: 2008

Mark Felt served as the FBI associate director from 1972 to 1973. He was widely suspected of being Deep Throat, the anonymous source who provided The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein vital information regarding the Watergate scandal, and eventually owned up a few years before his death.

Wesley Eure

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)