Jack Harlow

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

William H. Macy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Miami, Florida

William H. Macy is a popular American actor whose career has spanned more than four decades. Apart from being an actor and director, Macy is also an avid woodturner, serving as an inspiration to several woodturners in the country. He also works closely with a nonprofit charitable organization called United Cerebral Palsy, serving as its national ambassador.

Kaya Scodelario

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Holloway, London, England

Kaya Scodelario was adored as Effy Stonem in Skins. She was also seen in Clash of the Titans, the Maze Runner movies, and Ted Bundy’s biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile. One of FHM's World's Sexiest Women, Kaya has dyslexia and was a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement.

Dana Delany

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Ozuna

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Two-time Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican singer Ozuna specializes in the Latin trap and reggaeton genres. He is known for his Billboard-charting albums such as Aura. He collaborated with DJ Snake, Selena Gomez, and Cardi B on the phenomenal hit Taki Taki and has been cast in the film F9.

Common

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Lizzie Velásquez

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States

Lizzie Velásquez is an American activist, author, motivational speaker, and YouTuber. Velásquez was subjected to bullying and cyberbullying due to Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome, a rare congenital disease, which prevents her from gaining weight. The hardship that she faced because of her condition inspired her to become a motivational speaker. Her story inspired the 2015 documentary film, A Brave Heart.

Neil Sedaka

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Singer, pianist, and composer Neil Sedaka initially co-founded the group The Tokens. Most of his collaborations have been with lyricists Phil Cody and Howard Greenfield. He has delivered hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Bad Blood. He also launched free online mini-concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annabeth Gish

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for playing important roles in TV series like The West Wing and The X-Files. Also known for her humanitarian efforts, Annabeth Gish has been supporting organizations, such as CARE International, Students Rebuild, and One Million Bones. She also serves on the board of The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company.

Charles Krauthammer

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2018

Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning column in The Washington Post, Fox News commentator and political expert Charles Krauthammer was also a qualified psychiatrist. He was rendered paralyzed from the waist down at 22, after an accident while studying medicine at Harvard, but completed his degree nevertheless.

Coco Gauff

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2004

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Coco Gauff is an American tennis player who became the youngest singles WTA Tour title-holder since 2004 when she won her first WTA title at the 2019 Upper Austria Ladies Linz at the age of 15. Coco Gauff, who has achieved a career-high ranking of 23 in singles, is the youngest player ranked by the WTA in the top 100.

Noel Fisher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Vancouver

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Glenne Headly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: New London, Connecticut, States

Died: 2017

Glenne Headly is best remembered for her Emmy-nominated roles in the TV film Bastard Out of Carolina and the series Lonesome Dove. She also won a CFCA Award for the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She had also delivered award-winning stage performances. She died midway while filming for Future Man.

Peaches Geldof

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Westminster, London, England

Died: 2014

Peaches Geldof, daughter of singer Bob Geldof and TV presenter Paula Yates, wrote for publications such as Elle Girl and The Guardian. She later presented her own TV shows, such as Peaches Geldof: Teen America, and modeled. Geldof was a Scientologist. She died of a heroin overdose at age 25.

Mikaela Shiffrin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Vail, Colorado, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

George MacKay

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Scatman John

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Monte, California, United States

Died: 1999

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Tristan Thompson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Brampton, Canada

Boston Celtics center/power forward Tristan Thompson, known for his rebounding skills, was initially drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and won the 2016 NBA Championship with them. He has also played for Canada’s national basketball team. Thompson has been in the news for his relationship and messy break-up with Khloé Kardashian.

David Draiman

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Lenny Montana

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1992

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

L (Kim Myung-soo)

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Seoul

South Korean entertainer Kim Myung-soo, also known as L, initially gained fame as part of the boy band Infinite and its sub-group, Infinite F. He is also known for his roles in films such as Master's Sun, Flower Band, and Cunning Single Lady. He has also released two bestselling photobooks.

Adam Clayton

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Chinnor, England

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Adina Porter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Paul Fix

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1901

Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States

Died: 1983

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Peter Breck

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 2012

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Leigh-Allyn Baker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Murray, Kentucky, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Tyrone Mings

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Bath, England, UK

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1764

Birthplace: Fallodon, Northumberland, England

Died: 1845

Harry Melling

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Mahmoud Darwish

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Al-Birwa

Died: 2008

Revered as the Palestinian national poet, Mahmoud Darwish was born in al-Birwa, a village that was ravaged by Israelis. He was exiled in Paris and Beirut for many years and was even once put in prison for reciting a poem. His writing style merged traditional Arabic forms with modern elements.

Caron Butler

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Connecticut, USA

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Edward O'Hare

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1914

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 1943

Edward O'Hare was an American naval aviator who became the United States Navy's first fighter ace of World War II in 1942, when he single-handedly took on an intimidating formation of nine heavy bombers. Edward O'Hare shot down five enemy bombers, making him the first naval aviator to receive the prestigious Medal of Honor in the Second World War.  

Mircea Eliade

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania

Died: 1986

Mircea Eliade was a Romanian fiction writer, historian of religion, professor at the University of Chicago, and philosopher. His stories and novels have been adapted into films, such as The Bengali Night, which was directed by Nicolas Klotz. His works have also influenced writers all over the world.

Johan Santana

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Tovar, Mérida, Venezuela

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Jacque Fresco

Listed In: Engineers

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Died: 2017

Jacque Fresco was an American futurist who lectured and wrote his views on various subjects, such as energy efficiency, sustainable cities, cybernetic technology, natural-resource management, and automation. His life and career inspired the 2006 semi-biographical film Future by Design. In 2016, Jacque Fresco was honored with a Novus Summit award for his work.

Rachel Renée Russell

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: St. Joseph, Michigan

Al Jaffee

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States

Died: 2023

Marco Andretti

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States

The son of IndyCar champion Michael Andretti, Marco Andretti too followed in his father’s footsteps and stepped into the racing arena. He has been winning races even before passing high school and scored his first SRX Series victory in 2021. He has also raced in Formula One and the American Le Mans series.

Pyper America Smith

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Spanish Fork, Utah

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Jordan Lane Price

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Yonatan Netanyahu

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 1976

Yonatan Netanyahu was an Israel Defense Forces officer best remembered for commanding Sayeret Matkal, an elite commando unit, during Operation Entebbe. The operation, which was a planned mission to rescue hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, was successful. However, Yonatan Netanyahu was killed in action. His life and career inspired the 2012 film Follow Me.

Candice Warner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Retired Australian Ironwoman and professional surf life saver Candice Warner was 14 when she began competing in the sport. She has also appeared on a few reality shows. She is married to Australian cricketer David Warner, and the two, apparently, were introduced to each other through Twitter.

Percival Lowell

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1855

Birthplace: Boston

Died: 1916

Born into the famous Brahmin Lowell family of Massachusetts, Percival Lowell studied at Harvard, where he excelled in math. He managed a cotton mill and also spent time in Asia as a diplomat. He is best remembered for initiating the discovery of Pluto and for studying the canals on Mars.

Geeta Basra

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Edgar Davids

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Paramaribo, Suriname

Born in Suriname, footballer Edgar Davids moved to the Netherlands as an infant and grew up to start his youth football career with Ajax. The retired Dutch defensive midfielder had successful stints with Ajax, Juventus, and Inter Milan. He also played for the Dutch national team, which he now serves as an assistant coach.

Hugo Wolf

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1860

Birthplace: Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

Died: 1903

Hugo Wolf was an Austrian composer best remembered for his art songs. Although he produced extraordinary musical pieces, his work was constantly affected by depression before he suffered a mental collapse in the late-1890s. Hugo Wolf is credited with producing some of the best-known lieders, a type of German song.

Lucy Fry

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Wooloowin, Australia

Lucy Fry is an Australian actress known for playing important roles in TV shows, such as Lightning Point, Mako: Island of Secrets, and Wolf Creek. For her portrayal of Eve Thorogood in Wolf Creek, Lucy Fry was nominated at the 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Award under the Best TV Actress category.

Mike Stoller

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: United States

Robin Duke

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Toronto