Mary-Louise Parker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

A popular American actress and Tony Award winner, Mary-Louise Parker is best known for her performance in the television miniseries, Angels in America, in 2003. Since 2007, she has been contributing articles to Esquire magazine. A dedicated transcendental meditation practitioner, Mary-Louise Parker has claimed that transcendental meditation has changed everything in her life.

Charli XCX

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Charli XCX began her career by posting songs on Myspace. She then began performing at parties, eventually gaining fame with collaborations such as I Love It, with Icona Pop, and Fancy, with Iggy Azalea. She released Billboard charters such as Boom Clap and co-wrote the Shawn Mendes-Camila Cabello hit Señorita.

James Baldwin

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

Died: 1987

Amongst the greatest writers of the 20th century and a leading literary voice in the civil rights movement, James Baldwin extensively explored issues like race, sexuality and humanity in his work. His best known work include his debut novel Go Tell It on the Mountain and his books of essays Notes of a Native Son and Nobody Knows My Name.

Peter O'Toole

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Leeds, England

Died: 2013

Peter O'Toole was a British actor who became popular as a Shakespearean actor with the English Stage Company and at the Bristol Old Vic. O'Toole, who holds the record for receiving the most number of Oscar nominations for acting without a win, has appeared on several greatest actors list in England and Ireland.

Carroll O’Connor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States

Died: 2001

Carroll O'Connor was an American actor, director, and producer. In a TV career that spanned 40 years, O'Connor popularized several fictional characters, including Archie Bunker from the sitcom All in the Family, for which he received four Emmy Awards. In 1996, he was ranked 38th on the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list published by TV Guide.

Wes Craven

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Died: 2015

Kristaps Porzingis

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Liepāja, Latvia

Kristaps Porzingis is a Latvian basketball player who currently plays professional basketball at the National Basketball Association (NBA) where he represents the Dallas Mavericks. Standing at 7’3, Porziņģis is one of the tallest players active in the NBA. Also an important player for his Latvian national team, Kristaps Porzingis won the Latvian Rising Star of the Year award in 2015.

Sam Worthington

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Kevin Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States

Filmmaker, actor, and comedian Kevin Smith first came to prominence in the mid-1990s with his low-budget comedy film Clerks. His unique style of comedy appealed to the audience, and he was able to establish himself in Hollywood within a few years. He also operates a website, an online blog, and a comic book store. 

Myrna Loy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States

Died: 1993

Myrna Loy was an American actress best remembered for playing femme fatale roles. Loy was able to break her stereotypical femme fatale on-screen image by playing Nora Charles in the 1934 comedy-mystery film The Thin Man. Although she never received an Academy Award nomination, Myrna Loy was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1991 for her contribution to cinema.

Penguinz0

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Penguinz0 is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and musician. He is best known for his live streams on Twitch as well as his commentary videos on YouTube. He is renowned for his deadpan delivery of comedic commentary and monotone deep voice. Penguinz0 is also credited with co-founding the esports organization Moist Esports.

Apollonia Kotero

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Isabel Allende

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Lima, Peru

Chilean author Isabel Allende is known for her bestselling Spanish-language novels The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts. The Chilean National Literature Prize-winner explores women’s perspectives and includes magic realism and autobiographical aspects in her works. She has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Mark Lee

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Canadian rapper Mark Lee performs as part of the South Korean boy band NCT, known for their Billboard-charting single such as The 7th Sense. He also became part of the K-pop supergroup SuperM in 2019. He has also been part of reality shows such as It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets.

Lamar Hunt

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, United States

Died: 2006

Businessman Lamar Hunt was a major promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States. He was the principal founder of the Major League Soccer (MLS) and American Football League (AFL). He was also the co-founder of World Championship Tennis. In 1982, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. 

Edward Furlong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Shimon Peres

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Wiszniew, Poland

Died: 2016

Shimon Peres had been both the president and prime minister of Israel (twice). He was also part of five political parties in his 70-year career and had held important cabinet posts such as the minister of finance. He won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

Joanna Cassidy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Butch Patrick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jack L Warner

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: London, Canada

Died: 1978

One of 12 children of Polish immigrants, Jack L Warner, along with three of his brothers, formed the iconic production house Warner Bros. Apart from producing the first talkie, The Jazz Singer, and iconic films such as Casablanca, they also launched the careers of the who’s who of Hollywood.

Jacinda Barrett

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland

Jacinda Barrett is best known as Diana Rayburn from the series Bloodline. A former model, she was one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. She has also been part of the films Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Poseidon, and the series The Real World: London.

Gary Merrill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1915

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1990

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Lance Ito

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Hallie Eisenberg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Jonas Blue

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Max Wright

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Kathryn Harrold

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Tazewell, Virginia

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Victoria Jackson

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Charlie Strong

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Batesville, Arkansas, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Nick Diaz

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Stockton, California, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Garth Hudson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Windsor, Canada

Died: 2025

Garth Hudson is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist often described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world." He was the keyboardist and saxophonist for the rock group The Band. He also played piano and accordion. During the peak of his career, he was a much sought-after and respected session musician. He was inducted into the London Music Hall Of Fame. 

Alice Evans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Bristol, England, UK

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Burgess Owens

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Nadia Bjorlin

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Jacob Collier

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: North London, England

Dingdong Dantes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Quezon City, Philippines

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Sandeep Lamichhane

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Aruchaur, Syangja, Nepal

Sandeep Lamichhane is a Nepalese cricketer who plays for the Nepalese national team as a right-arm leg-spin bowler. Besides his national team, he has also played for Twenty20 franchise sides across the world. As a boy, he trained at  Chitwan Cricket Academy and was named in Nepal's under-19 squad. He is also a singer and has a YouTube channel. 

Graham Hancock

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish author Graham Hancock spent his initial years in India, where his father was a surgeon. He later moved back to the UK and worked as a journalist for publications such as The Guardian and The Times. He is known to propagate pseudo-scientific theories through his books such as Underworld and Supernatural.

Jim Capaldi

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Died: 2005

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1834

Birthplace: Colmar, France

Died: 1904

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French painter and sculptor remembered for designing the Statue of Liberty. He is also credited with designing other iconic statues like The Lion of Belfort and Marquis de Lafayette. In addition to being a sculptor, Bartholdi also played an important role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, serving as a liaison officer to Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Simone Manuel

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Simone Manuel is the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming, She achieved this feat at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She started swimming at the age of four and swam across the pool on her second day of swim lessons.At the 2016 Olympics, she won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter medley.

Nehemiah Persoff

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Nehemiah Persoff is a retired actor and painter. In an extensive career spanning over half a century, he appeared in more than 200 films, TV shows, and stage productions. As a young man, he served in the US Army. He then began his acting career in the New York theater and started acting in films and TV shows as well. 

Skylar Diggins-Smith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Donna Air

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Wallsend, England

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Betty Bosmer

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Butch Vig

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA

Cassidy Gifford

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: New York City, U.S.

Edith Cowan

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1861

Birthplace: Geraldton, Australia

Died: 1932

Edith Cowan was an Australian social reformer best remembered for serving as a member of parliament; she was the first Australian woman to do so. She is also remembered for working for the welfare and rights of children and women. In recognition of her contribution, Cowan has been depicted on Australia's fifty-dollar note since 1995.

Cynthia Stevenson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Piedmont, California, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)