Randy Moss

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Rand, West Virginia, United States

NFL wide receiver Randy Moss set a record for the highest number of receiving touchdowns in a season. The Minnesota Vikings player became the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1998 and retired after playing with the San Francisco 49ers. He gave rise to the term “getting mossed.”

Sophia Lillis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Sophia Lillis is best known as Beverly Marsh from the iconic horror movie It and its sequel. Fans also loved her as Nancy Drew in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, as Gretel in Gretel and Hansel, and as Sydney in the series I Am Not Okay with This. 

Chuck Yeager

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Myra, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2020

U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager was the first human to break the sound barrier, when he flew the Bell X-1 in 1947. He was a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot in World War II and also fought in the Vietnam War. He inspired the novel and movie The Right Stuff.

Peter Gabriel

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Chobham, Surrey, England

Man of Peace recipient and six-time Grammy-winner Peter Gabriel was the lead singer of Genesis but switched to a solo career in 1977. He co-founded the first online music download platform, OD2, and the WOMAD festival, apart from contributing to human rights, with groups such as Witness and The Elders.

Kelly Hu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Kelly Hu is best known for her roles in Nash Bridges and Sunset Beach, and in films such as The Scorpion King. She has won the Miss Teen USA and the Miss Hawaii USA pageants and has worked for the rights of Asian Americans and for safeguarding Hawaiian ecology. 

Stockard Channing

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, United States

Stockard Channing is an American actress best known for playing Abbey Bartlet on the political drama TV series The West Wing. Over the years, Channing has been contributing to the success of many TV series as an actress, for which she has received 13 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. A seven-time Tony Award nominee, Channing is also an important stage actress.

Memphis Depay

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Moordrecht, Netherlands

Dutch footballer Memphis Depay is best known as a forward for Barcelona. Starting his senior career with PSV Eindhoven, he later also played for Manchester United and Lyon. He was also part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup third-place-winning Dutch squad and was the Eredivisie top scorer in 2014-15.

Jerry Springer

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Highgate, London, England

Died: 2023

English-born American television presenter, actor, politician, and musician Jerry Springer is a multifaceted man. A qualified lawyer, he shifted to politics from law as a young man. After a few years, he moved to journalism and found considerable success. As a TV presenter, he is best known for the tabloid talk show, The Jerry Springer Show. 

Mena Suvari

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Mena Suvari soared to fame with her SAG Award-winning role of Angela Hayes in American Beauty. Fans also loved her in the American Pie movies and the horror anthology American Horror Story. She also appeared as Edie in Six Feet Under. Mena endorses Lancôme cosmetics and uses cruelty-free products only.

Kim Novak

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kim Novak is best known as Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The two-time Golden Globe-winning actor also starred in movies such as The Mirror Crack'd and The Man with the Golden Arm, and the series Falcon Crest. She quit acting after an unpleasant experience while shooting for Liebestraum.

Mike Krzyzewski

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Mike Krzyzewski is a men's basketball coach currently affiliated with Duke University. He played basketball in the United States Military Academy and served as an officer in the United States Army for a few years. He later joined the coaching staff at the Indiana Hoosiers. He has been with Duke University since 1980 and plans to retire soon. 

George Segal

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States

Died: 2021

George Segal is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and his Golden Globe-winning performance in A Touch of Class. He pioneered the trend of retaining the Jewish surname in showbiz. He is a skilled banjo player and has also released three albums.

Neal McDonough

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Oliver Reed

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Wimbledon, London, England

Died: 1999

Oliver Reed was an English actor who was considered one of the most bankable actors at the peak of his career. Characterized by his hellraiser lifestyle and macho image, Reed's problem with alcohol addiction was highly publicized and overshadowed his acting achievements. He often got into trouble because of his drinking habit and was once arrested for disturbing the peace.

Henry Rollins

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Henry Rollins is an American musician. Rollins is credited with forming the Rollins Band, which was active from 1987 to 2006. He is also credited with founding the publishing company and record label 2.13.61, Inc. Also a well-known activist, Henry Rollins has campaigned for various causes, including the promotion of peace movement and LGBT rights.

Robbie Williams

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Robbie Williams is one of the most popular and successful English singer-songwriters of his generation. Having sold 75 million records, Williams is one of the best-selling music artists ever. His lasting impact on British culture earned him the 2017 Brits Icon Award. Also a well-known philanthropist, Williams has established a charity organization called Give It Sum in his home town.

Peter Tork

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Died: 2019

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Hal Moore

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States

Died: 2017

Tony Dalton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Laredo, Texas, United States

Actor Tony Dalton began his career with off-Broadway productions such as A Streetcar Named Desire. The American-born Mexican actor was more of a Mexican movie and TV star till he starred in the American crime drama Better Call Saul. He also played Robert Avila in the Emmy-winning series Sr. Avila.

Aqib Talib

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Susan Oliver

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1990

Susan Oliver was an American actress, aviator, and television director. She achieved popularity after appearing in popular TV series like Star Trek. Susan Oliver also achieved fame as an aviator; in 1967, she became only the fourth woman to fly a single-engined airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Sarojini Naidu

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1879

Birthplace: Hyderabad, India

Died: 1949

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and political activist. An important figure in the Indian Independence Movement, she was a proponent of anti-imperialistic ideas, women's rights, and civil rights. Her illustrious career as a poet earned her the nickname Nightingale of India. After India became independent, she became the first woman to hold the office of Governor in the Dominion of India.

General Aung San

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1915

Died: 1947

Revered as a hero and as the Father of the Nation in Burma (now Myanmar), Aung San was instrumental in his country’s fight for independence from the British. The founder of the Myanmar Armed Forces, San was unfortunately assassinated a few months before Burma achieved independence.

Thomas Robert Malthus

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1766

Birthplace: Surrey, England

Died: 1834

Thomas Robert Malthus was an English economist and demographer, who viewed poverty as man’s unavoidable destiny. Author of An Essay on the Principle of Population; he believed that increase in national food production results in feeling of well-being, leading to population growth, which in turn results in poverty. Commonly referred as Malthusianism, it made immediate impact on British social policy.

Carol Lynley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2019

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Bristol, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1991

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Joe Estevez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Ken Carter

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Fernwood, Mississippi, United States

Lin Gengxin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Shenyang, China

Lin Gengxin is a Chinese actor best known for his portrayal of Yinti in the popular television series, Scarlet Heart. One of the most bankable actors in China, Gengxin has starred in many box office hits like My Old Classmate and Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon. He is often featured on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.

William Shockley

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1989

American physicist, inventor and Nobel laureate William Bradford Shockley Jr received the Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain in 1956 for their researches on semiconductors and for discovering the transistor effect while working at the Bell Labs. He later became a proponent of eugenics while serving as a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University.

Grant Wood

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: Anamosa, Iowa, United States

Died: 1942

Bess Truman

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1885

Birthplace: Independence, Missouri, United States

Died: 1982

Pierluigi Collina

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Bologna, Italy

Named "Best Referee of the Year" by FIFA for six consecutive times, Pierluigi Collina has a degree in economics from University of Bologne. His aptitude for the job was discovered when at seventeen he took up a course in refereeing and shortly began officiating in numerous high profile matches. Although retired, he is still involved with football in various capacities.

Denise Austin

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: San Pedro, California, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Richard Mille

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Draguignan, France

Georges Simenon

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1903

Birthplace: Liège, Belgium

Died: 1989

Georges Simenon was a Belgian writer who published nearly 500 novels during his illustrious career that spanned several years. Simenon is credited with creating one of the most popular fictional detectives of all time, Jules Maigret. A self-proclaimed Casanova, Simenon claimed in 1977 to have had sex with 10,000 women since his 13th birthday.

David Naughton

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States U.S.

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Omar Torrijos

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Santiago, Panama

Died: 1981

Omar Torrijos was a Panamanian political leader who served as the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Although he was never officially elected as the president of Panama, Torrijos held titles, such as Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution. One of the most influential Panamanian personalities during his generation, Omar Torrijos introduced many social reforms in Panama.

Kendall Fuller

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Jesseca Liu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Kedah, Malaysia

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Eddie Robinson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Jackson, Louisiana, United States

Died: 2007

Andrew Bryniarski

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Pati Behrs

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Turkey

Died: 2004

Pati Behrs was a Russian-American actress and prima ballerina. In addition to being a celebrity, Pati Behrs was also an animal rights advocate who worked closely with the California-based non-profit corporation, Actors and Others for Animals. She presented Actors and Others with her famous baby grand piano, which was later sold to help animals in need.

Luke Ridnour

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Rupiah Banda

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Gwanda

Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda is known for his efforts to reduce corruption. Born in Southern Rhodesia, present-day Zimbabwe, he was sponsored by a preacher and later studied at the Rusangu University in Zambia. He made headlines when he married his second wife, who was 30 years his junior.

Donald Sumpter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Harold Lasswell

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1902

Birthplace: Donnellson, Illinois, United States

Died: 1978

Daniel Portman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Best known as Podrick Payne from the iconic series Game of Thrones, Scottish actor Daniel Portman is the son of actor Ron Donachie. Beginning his acting career at age 16 with the thriller Outcast, he later also appeared in the Scottish soap River City. A fairly good singer, he has a baritone voice.

Brina Palencia

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Oklahoma, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1805

Birthplace: Düren, Germany

Died: 1859

German mathematician Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet is remembered for his invaluable contribution to number theory. He pioneered the concept of a function, expressed through the equation y = f (x). Though his parents wanted him to become a merchant, his mastery of math made them change their minds.