Marisa Tomei

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

American actress, Marisa Tomei, gained fame when she starred in the 1992 film My Cousin Vinny. She received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film. She was also appreciated for in the movies In the Bedroom and The Wrestler. What Women Want, Anger Management, The Ides of March, Cyrus, The Big Short and Avengers: Endgame are some of her other notable films.

Jay-Z

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Jay-Z is an American rapper and songwriter and is one of the world's best-selling music artists. His debut album Reasonable Doubt was hugely successful in 1996 and since then he has gone on to release many more acclaimed and successful albums. He has been charged with assaulting a record executive and was given a three-year probation sentence in January 2000.

Jeff Bridges

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Considered one of the most celebrated actors of his generation, Jeff Bridges is known for his natural acting and his versatility. He has starred in acclaimed films like Fat City, Starman, Tron, Jagged Edge, Fearless, Against All Odds, The Big Lebowski, True Grit and Hell or High Water. He received a Best Actor Oscar for the 2009 film Crazy Heart.

Nick Vujicic

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Nick Vujicic is an Australian American motivational speaker and Christian evangelist. Born with a rare disorder called tetra-amelia syndrome, which is characterized by the privation of arms and legs, Vujicic founded an international non-profit organization called Life Without Limbs in 2005. In 2007, he established a motivational speaking company named Attitude is Altitude.

Max Baer Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Max Baer Jr. is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer best known for portraying the dim-witted Jethro Bodine in the popular television sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies. Although his role in the series increased his popularity, it also subdued his acting career as he became a victim of typecasting. Max Baer Jr. then turned his attention towards directing and producing.

Kim Seok-jin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Gwacheon-si, South Korea

As a member of the popular South Korean boy band BTS, Kim Seok-jin is idolized in Korea and drooled over by girls across Asia. One of the most popular singer-songwriters in Korea, Kim Seok-jin is popular for his falsetto voice. Also a well-known philanthropist, Kim is a UNICEF Honors Club inductee.

Fred Armisen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Victor French

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States

Died: 1989

Victor French was an American actor remembered for playing important roles in television series, such as Carter Country, Highway to Heaven, and Little House on the Prairie. The son of actor and stuntman Ted French, Victor followed in the footsteps of his father and started his career as a stuntman before establishing himself as a successful actor.

Dan Bongino

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

One of the best-performing Republican commentators on social media, Dan Bongino has donned many hats, from being an NYPD officer and a secret-service agent, to hosting a top-20 podcast and writing bestselling books. Though he was thrice unsuccessful in his run for Congress, Dan claims he loves “owning the libs.”

Tyra Banks

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States

Tyra Banks became the first black woman to grace the covers of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and GQ. She became so successful as a model that she used her popularity to try her hand at acting, singing, writing, and producing. She is only one of seven women to appear consistently on Time magazine's world's most influential people list.

Tony Todd

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Tony Todd’s 6’5” frame made him the perfect choice for the titular role in the Candyman movie franchise. He also played Reverend Zombie in the Hatchett franchise and William Bludworth in the Final Destination film series. He also voiced The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Kevin Sussman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Kevin Sussman is an American comedian and actor best known for his portrayal of Stuart Bloom in the popular TV series, The Big Bang Theory. He is also credited with co-creating a couple of television comedies, namely The Second Coming of Rob and The Ever After Part.

Max Holloway

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Gary Rossington

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Rainer Maria Rilke

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1875

Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Died: 1926

Bohemian-Austrian poet and author Rainer Maria Rilke is best remembered for his numerous poetry collections and his only novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. His works contain metaphors, contradictions, and elements drawn from Greek mythology. Though most of his works were in German, he had also written in French.

Gemma Jones

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

Gemma Jones is an English actress best known for playing Madam Poppy Pomfrey in the popular Harry Potter film series. A talented actress, Jones won the prestigious British Academy Television Award for playing Mary in the critically acclaimed television film, Marvellous.

Mario Maurer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand

Mario Maurer is a Thai model and actor known for playing important roles in films, such as The Love of Siam and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. One of the most bankable stars in Thailand, Maurer has been a part of highly successful films like Pee Mak, Thailand's highest-grossing film. Over the years, he has won many prestigious awards.

Frank Reich

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Freeport, New York, United States

Frank Reich is an American former football player who played as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He is currently serving as the head coach for the popular NFL team, The Indianapolis Colts. Over the years, he has also been part of the coaching team for Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, and Philadelphia Eagles.

Pappy Boyington

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Died: 1988

Albert Bandura

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Mundare, Canada

Died: 2021

Albert Bandura is a Canadian-American psychologist who has made significant contributions to several fields of psychology, such as personality psychology, therapy, and social cognitive theory. Regarded as the greatest living psychologist, Bandura is also counted among the most influential psychologists ever. He has been honored with over 16 honorary degrees. In 2016, Albert Bandura received the National Medal of Science.

Nafessa Williams

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Chelsea Noble

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA

Horst Buchholz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 2003

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Edith Cavell

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1865

Birthplace: Swardeston, Norfolk, England

Died: 1915

Edith Cavell was a British nurse best remembered for saving the lives of many soldiers from both camps without discrimination. She helped nearly 200 Allied soldiers escape from Belgium during World War I. Her decision to help both German and Allied soldiers without discrimination landed her in trouble; Edith Cavell was accused of treason and sentenced to death.

Ronnie Corbett

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Edinburgh

Died: 2016

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Deanna Durbin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died: 2013

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Joe Thomas

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Stephen James Hendry

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Wink Martindale

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee, USA

Shannon Briggs

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Kanawut Traipipattanapong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Patricia Wettig

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Cincinnati

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Sergey Bubka

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Luhansk, Ukraine

Russian star pole-vaulter Sergey Bubka had started training at age 9. He soared to fame after winning the world championship in Finland at age 15 and later became the first to jump 6.1m. He won the 1988 Seoul Olympic gold and shattered the global men’s pole vault record 35 times.

Suzanne Malveaux

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, United States

Bernard King

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Roberta Bondar

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

Canadian neurologist, educator, scientist, astronaut and photographer Roberta Bondar CC OOnt FRCPC FRSC is noted as the first female astronaut and the first neurologist of Canada to travel into space. She flew as part of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-42 and performed over forty experiments in Spacelab. She later served as head of an international team of researchers at NASA.

Dina Asher-Smith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Orpington, Kent, England

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Paul McGrath

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Greenford, England

Legendary Irish footballer Paul McGrath has been a dependable center back for teams such as Manchester United and Aston Villa. Born as an illegitimate child of a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, he was raised in an orphanage. In spite of being a sporting genius, he has had alcohol issues.

Tahith Chong

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Willemstad, Curaçao

Though born to a Curaçao-based footballer, Dutch footballer Tahith Chong had never watched football before the 2006 World Cup. He left for the Netherlands to train at 8 and never looked back. The Manchester United winger, who is currently on loan with Club Brugge, is of African and Chinese descent. 

Chris Hillman

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, US

Corliss Williamson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Diogo Jota

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Massarelos, Porto, Portugal

Diogo Jota is a Portuguese football player who plays for the popular Premier League club, Liverpool. Before signing with Liverpool, Diogo Jota played for other popular teams like Atlético Madrid and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jota is also a prominent member of the Portugal national team.

Francisco Franco

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: Ferrol, Spain

Died: 1975

Francisco Franco overthrew the Second Spanish Republic by leading the Nationalist forces as their general during the Spanish Civil War. Subsequently, Franco ruled over Spain as a dictator from 1939 to 1975. He had such an impact as a dictator that the period between the Nationalist victory and Franco's death is known as Francoist Spain in the history of Spain.

Dylan Alcott

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

One of Australia’s greatest wheelchair sportspersons, Dylan Alcott has mastered both wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. He is also one of the rare few to have won Paralympic gold medals in two sports, both basketball and tennis. In 2021, he declared his wish to retire from tennis after the Australian Open.

Freddy Cannon

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Lynn

Eric S. Raymond

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Boston

Orlando Brown

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Orlando Brown is an American actor, singer, and rapper. After starting his career as a child actor, Brown went on to establish himself in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, his personal life, entangled with legal issues, has overshadowed his professional achievements so far. He has been arrested several times with various charges.

Lillian Russell

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1860

Birthplace: Clinton, Iowa, United States

Died: 1922

Jim Hall

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Buffalo

Died: 2013

Abdelhamid Ben Badis

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Constantine, Algeria

Died: 1940