Jon Favreau

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Flushing, New York, United States

Best known for directing movies like the Iron Man, Chef, The Jungle Book and The Lion King, Jon Favreau began by performing at improvisational theatre and later made his acting debut with film Rudy. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous films and television shows but it is his work as a filmmaker that has brought him much fame.

Rebecca Ferguson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Rebecca Ferguson achieved international recognition after playing Elizabeth Woodville in the TV miniseries, The White Queen. Her performance in the miniseries was so impressive that Tom Cruise handpicked her to star in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation after watching her portray Elizabeth Woodville. Thanks to her impressive stunts, she was chosen to reprise her role in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

John Lithgow

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States

A Harvard alumnus and a Fulbright scholar, John Lithgow began his career with Broadway and later also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Known for his Emmy-winning performances in 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, and The Crown, Lithgow is also an American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.

Evander Holyfield

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Atmore, Alabama, United States

Evander Holyfield is an American retired boxer who reigned as the undisputed champion in the late 1980s under cruiserweight division and in the early 1990s under heavyweight division. The only four-time world heavyweight champion, Holyfield remains the only boxer in the history of boxing to reign as an undisputed champion in two weight classes.

Lil Durk

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Englewood, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lil Durk is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. He is credited with founding a rap collective and record label called Only the Family (OTF). Over the years, Lil Durk has faced many legal issues, including his arrest for unlawfully carrying a weapon. He has also been involved in feuds with other rappers, such as Tyga, The Game, and Tay600.

Michael Gambon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Cabra, Ireland

Actor Michael Gambon is best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the popular Harry Potter movie series. Not surprisingly, Gambon is one of the most recognized faces in the world and a favorite actor among Harry Potter fans. Ranked 28th in Ireland's greatest film actors list published by The Irish Times, Gambon was knighted for hisservices to drama, in 1998.

Gillian Jacobs

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Gillian Jacobs is an American actress who burst onto the acting scene as a stunning Juilliard graduate with the glow of a star in the making, as described by The New York Times. A teetotaler, whose faith in sobriety was reinforced while reading the book Go Ask Alice, Gillian Jacobs serves as a role model to many of her fans.

Robert Reed

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States

Died: 1992

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Trey Parker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Conifer, Colorado, United States

Trey Parker is an American animator, writer, composer, filmmaker, actor, and voice actor. Parker is credited with co-creating one of the most popular animated sitcoms of all time, South Park. He is also credited with co-developing The Book of Mormon along with Matt Stone.

Peter Tosh

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Westmoreland, Jamaica

Died: 1987

Abandoned by his parents as a child, Peter Tosh grew up learning music by watching others perform. Part of the Jamaican reggae group Bob Marley and the Wailers, he advocated for legalization of marijuana. He loved unicycling. He was shot dead during a robbery attempt by three gunmen.

Hunter King

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Ventura County, California, United States

Born in California as Haley Ashley King, Hunter King made her acting debut with a small role in the science-fiction series Roswell and later played the main characters in the noted television drama series like Hollywood Heights. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series twice. 

Chris Kattan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan

Died: 1995

Remembered for his varied contribution to astrophysics, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is perhaps best known for his work on the evolution of massive stars. Today known as Chandrasekhar limit, it contributed to final understanding of supernovas, neutron stars, and black holes. A prolific writer, he also did significant work on energy transfer by radiation in stellar atmospheres and convection on solar surface.

Ty Pennington

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia

Ty Pennington is a well-known American television host, actor, and self-made carpenter. He has hosted several reality series including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired on ABC television and TLC program Trading Spaces. The two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner has endorsed many prominent brands as a model. He is also an author and philanthropist.

Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Amory, Mississippi, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

LaWanda Page

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Died: 2002

Joe Bryant

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

John Le Carré

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Poole, Dorset, England

Omar Gooding

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Katja Herbers

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Katja Herbers is a Dutch actress best known for playing Dr. Helen Prins in the television series Manhattan. She also has a successful theatre career and is among the few Dutch actresses to have made it big in Hollywood. Over the years, Herbers has become a household name in the USA by appearing in TV series like Westworld and Evil.

Jennifer Holliday

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Riverside, Texas, United States

Ken Stott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Ken Stott is a Scottish actor best known for his performance in the play Broken Glass, for which he received the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award in 1995. He has also won a couple of BAFTA Scotland Awards for his performance in Hancock and Joan and The Missing. Ken Stott achieved international recognition after portraying Balin in the Hobbit film series.

Michael Steele

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

Michael Steele was the first African-American to chair the Republican National Committee, from 2009 to 2011. He has also worked with MSNBC, Fox News, and the online magazine The Root. He was the lieutenant governor of Maryland, from 2003 to 2007, and a partner at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.

Steve Doocy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Algona, Iowa, USA

Peter Max

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Berlin

Louis Oosthuizen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Mossel Bay, South Africa

Louis Oosthuizen is a South African golfer best known as the winner of the 2010 Open Championship which was held in Scotland. In addition to winning the 2010 Open Championship, Oosthuizen has also finished runner-up in the other three major championships. In 2013, he became the fourth-ranked golfer in the world according to the Official World Golf Ranking.

Caroline Catz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Manchester, United Kingdom

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Jason Reitman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Jason Reitman, a Canadian-American film director, is best known for directing the films such as Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air, and Young Adult.  Also a screenwriter, producer, and actor, Reitman has received one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe, and four Academy Award nominations. 

Tracy Griffith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Juanita Moore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1914

Birthplace: Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.

Died: 2014

Art Parkinson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Moville, Ireland

Although he impressed audiences as Rickon Stark in Game of Thrones, child actor Art Parkinson was not allowed to watch the series due to its adult content. The Irish actor has also appeared in films such as San Andreas and voiced a character in Kubo and the Two Strings.

Yayan Ruhian

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Tasikmalaya, Indonesia

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Thundercat

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Heikki Kovalainen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Suomussalmi, Finland

Finnish F-1 racing driver, who has driven for teams such as Caterham-Renault, Lotus F1, and McLaren. He was the 100th driver to win a F-1 Grand Prix. Though he has competed in the Australian and Brazilian Grand Prix, he scored his only win at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2008.

Brad Daugherty

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Arleigh Albert Burke

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1901

Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado, United States

Died: 1996

Rodney Scott Carrington

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Longview, Texas

George Nader

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States

Died: 2002

American actor/writer George Nader is best known for his iconic films such as Sins of Jezebel and Congo Crossing. With his 6’1” frame, the actor mostly earned "beefcake" roles. Though not openly gay, he lived with his partner Mark Miller. An eye injury later forced him to retire from acting.

Vanessa Marshall

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Benjamin Salisbury

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Desmond Harrington

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Leigh Hunt

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1784

Birthplace: Southgate, London, England

Died: 1859

Known for poems such as Abou Ben Adhem, 19th-century English poet, critic, and essayist Leigh Hunt had founded the newspaper The Examiner, with his brother. Apart from critiquing the politics, theater, and art of his time, he also criticized Prince Regent George, an act that put him behind bars briefly.

Charles, Prince Napoleon

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Carlo Urbani

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Castelplanio

Died: 2003

Microbiologist Carlo Urbani, a parasitic infections expert, was working at the WHO Hanoi office when the deadly and contagious disease SARS had started to spread across the world in 2003. He alerted the WHO headquarters in Geneva about the disease, thus saving many lives, though he eventually succumbed to it.

Drew Dober

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Sammis Reyes

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Talcahuano, Biobío, Chile

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Lionel Hollins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Arkansas City, Kansas, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Jonathan Haidt

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.

Miguel Ãngel Asturias

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1899

Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala

Died: 1974

Miguel Ãngel Asturias was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, journalist, playwright, and novelist. He played a significant role in spreading the importance of indigenous cultures. In 1966, he was honored with the International Lenin Peace Prize. In 1967, he became only the second Latin American author to win the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature.

J. A. Happ

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Peru, Illinois, United States