Queen Latifah

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Queen Latifah is an American musician and actress whose song U.N.I.T.Y. played a major role in raising awareness about women's rights worldwide. Dubbed Queen of Jazz-Rap, Latifah has influenced several soul, R&B, and hip-hop artists like Remy Ma, Lil' Kim, Ivy Queen, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, and Eve among other artists. As an actress, Latifah has won several prestigious awards.

Lily Collins

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Guildford, England

Born to a famous musician Phil Collins, Lily Collins first faced the camera at the age of two. As an adult, she gained recognition with Mirror Mirror and then followed it up with The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and Rules Don't Apply. The British-American actress, who has become extremely successful, is also a model and a published author.

Adam Levine

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Three-time Grammy-winning Maroon 5 singer and guitarist Adam Levine had started his career with the band Kara's Flowers, which went defunct later. He has also judged the reality show The Voice. Adam owns a production company and a music label. He also has his own fragrance line and clothing collection.

Grover Cleveland

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1837

Birthplace: Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1908

Grover Cleveland, a Democratic Party member, was the President of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and then again from 1893 to 1897. He is known for his campaign for political reform and fiscal conservatism. However, he was unable to deal with the economic depression in his second term as President, which led to massive decline in his popularity.

Vanessa Williams

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Charley Pride

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Sledge, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2020

Charley Pride was an American professional baseball player, guitarist, and singer. During the 1970s, Pride became the best-selling singer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. In his illustrious career, Pride won many awards including three American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards. In 2000, Pride was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Mike Rowe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Mike Rowe is an American narrator, television host, and former opera singer. He has narrated popular programs on the Discovery Channel, such as How the Universe Works and Deadliest Catch. Also an activist, Rowe joined hands with the 'Association of Equipment Manufacturers' in 2010 in order to create jobs in the manufacturing sector through a campaign named "I Make America".

Peter Graves

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2010

Peter Graves won a Golden Globe for playing Jim Phelps in the series Mission: Impossible and its revival. Fans also loved him as Captain Clarence Oveur in the movie Airplane! and its sequel. He won an Emmy for hosting the show Biography and also narrated the interactive video-game film Darkstar.

Sutton Foster

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Statesboro, Georgia, United States

Sutton Foster is an American actress, dancer, and singer.  She is best known for her performance on the Broadway stage and has won two Tony Awards under the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical category.

Ciara Bravo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Alexandria, Kentucky, United States

Ciara Bravo is an American actress who started her acting career at the age of nine. After establishing herself as a child artist, she went on to appear in teen TV series like Red Band Society. Also a talented voice actress, Bravo has voiced important characters in many animated films and series like Open Season 3 and Special Agent Oso.

Irene Cara

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 2022

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

John C. Calhoun

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1782

Birthplace: Abbeville

Died: 1850

John C. Calhoun was an American political theorist and statesman. From 1825 to 1832, he served as the seventh vice president of the US. Before becoming the vice president, Calhoun served as secretary of war, a position which he used to modernize and reorganize the United States Department of War. He was played by Arliss Howard in the film Amistad.

Wilfred Owen

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Oswestry

Died: 1918

Wilfred Owen was an English soldier and poet. One of the most important poets during World War I, Owen wrote about the horrors of gas warfare. His life and career inspired a docudrama titled Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale where he was portrayed by Samuel Barnett. In 1989, the Wilfred Owen Association was established to commemorate his life and poetry.

Brad Dourif

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Neville Chamberlain

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1869

Birthplace: Birmingham

Died: 1940

Neville Chamberlain was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, Chamberlain served as UK's prime minister from 1937 to 1940. Known for his signing of the Munich Agreement, which is also called the Munich Betrayal, Neville Chamberlain is regarded by many as one of the most controversial prime ministers of the UK.

John Updike

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2009

Michael J. Knowles

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Bedford Hills, New York, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Wilson Pickett

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Prattville, Alabama, United States

Died: 2006

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Rudolf Diesel

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birth Year: 1858

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1913

Rudolf Diesel was a German mechanical engineer and inventor best remembered for inventing the Diesel engine. After Diesel's demise, his engine became an important substitution for the steam piston engine. The engine became widespread in applications, such as agricultural machines, submarines, ships, and trucks. His life inspired the 1942 biographical film Diesel, in which he was played by Willy Birgel.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1844

Birthplace: Tikhvin, Russia

Died: 1908

While he grew up listening to Russian folk songs and church music, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov later joined the navy with his brother. One of the legendary Russian composers known as The Mighty Handful, he is remembered for his pieces such as Flight of the Bumblebee from the opera Tsar Saltan.

F. W. de Klerk

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Died: 2021

F. W. de Klerk served as the State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as the Deputy President from 1994 to 1996. He was also the National Party leader from 1989 to 1997. His government helped crush the apartheid system and established universal suffrage. 

Jang Na-ra

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

South Korean singer and actress Jang Na-ra is active in both the South Korean and Chinese entertainment industries. In the early 2000s, she gained fame with her hit studio album Sweet Dream. Following the album’s success, she started getting acting offers and soon became a popular actress as well. She is actively involved in charitable endeavors.

Jerry Cantrell

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Aislinn Derbez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

George Plimpton

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2003

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Peter Jones

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Maidenhead

Entrepreneur and reality star Peter Jones is best known for his stints on the shows Dragons' Den, American Investor, and Tycoon. He owns several businesses, including Wines4Business.com and Phones International Group. He received a CBE honor in 2009 and is also a luxury sports car enthusiast.

Madeline Carroll

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Brian Scalabrine

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Danneel Ackles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Luc Besson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Paris, France

Luc Besson is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. He started working in the film industry as an assistant to famous directors and learned the nuances of direction. He then moved on to direct films and launched his own production company. He is considered a key figure in the Cinéma du look movement. 

Urassaya Sperbund

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Pattaya City, Thailand

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Andre Rison

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Julia Goldani Telles

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Julia Goldani Telles is an American ballet dancer and actress best known for portraying the role of Sasha Torres in a comedy-drama TV series titled Bunheads. Apart from playing prominent roles in films and TV series, Julia Goldani Telles has also appeared in a number of ballet performances, such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and Sleeping Beauty.

Kris Dunn

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: New London, Connecticut, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Sophia Myles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: London, England

BAFTA-winning actor Sophia Myles is best known for her roles in the films Hallam Foe, Thunderbirds, and Tristan & Isolde. Fans also loved her in the series Moonlight and Spooks and as Erika in the Underworld franchise. She had initially abandoned her plans of studying at Cambridge to pursue acting.

Michael Reagan

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Ben Wilson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1984

Ivica Zubac

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian basketball player Ivica Zubac is best known for his association with the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers. Starting his senior career with Zrinjevac, he has also later played for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has also been part of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship silver-winning Croatian team.

Robert Donat

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Withington, Manchester, England

Died: 1958

Tink

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Calumet City, Illinois

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Frank McRae

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Alex Higgins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Died: 2010

Alex Higgins was a Northern Irish snooker player. Renowned for his fast play, which earned him the nickname Hurricane Higgins, Alex was one of the most iconic snooker players of his generation. Thanks to his popularity, he was also called the People's Champion and is credited with popularizing the game of snooker.

Shashi Kapoor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Kolkata

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Skal Labissiere

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Riley Wang

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Taiwan

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Brian Griese

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Ronnie Stanley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Virginia Williams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jeff LaBar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Darby, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2021

Stéphane Mallarmé

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1842

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1898

Stéphane Mallarmé was a French poet whose work inspired many artistic schools of the 20th century like Surrealism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Cubism. Over the years, his poetry has also served as an inspiration for many musical pieces, including Claude Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Mallarmé's work also influenced Man Ray's film, Les Mystères du Château de Dé.