Camila Cabello
Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1997
Birthplace: Cojímar, Cuba
Cuban-American singer and songwriter, Camila Cabello, first gained fame as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. She is also a solo artist and released her debut solo album in 2018. She is the recipient of Billboard Women in Music award for Breakthrough Artist. She is also an upcoming actress who has appeared in a few TV shows.
Kyrie Irving
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
A six-time NBA All-Star, Kylie Irving has played for the Nets, Celtics, and Cavaliers. He won the gold in the Rio Olympics and the FIBA World Cup, as part of the U.S. national basketball team. He starred in the Pepsi series Uncle Drew and the movie of the same name.
Jessica Biel
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1982
Birthplace: Ely, Minnesota, United States
Well known actress Jessica Biel gained immense recognition with the television series 7th Heaven and film Ulee’s Gold. The actress, who initially began as a vocalist and model, later proved her acting skills by working in movies of diverse genres like horror, action thriller, romantic comedy and historical drama. Her notable work include The Sinner, Total Recall and The Illusionist.
Alexander Graham Bell
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birth Year: 1847
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1922
Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist, inventor, and engineer. He is credited with inventing the first functional telephone. He is also credited with co-founding America's major telephone company AT&T, which has been going strong since 1885. Bell's later life was marked by his groundbreaking work in aeronautics, hydrofoils, and optical telecommunications. He was also an ardent supporter of compulsory sterilization.
Jayson Tatum
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
American basketball player Jayson Tatum was one of the best players in his school basketball team and played for the Duke University’s team, Duke Blue Devils, before being drafted by Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2017. Jayson Tatum is fast becoming one of Celtic’s most impactful player and also has the potential to become an NBA superstar.
Julie Bowen
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1970
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Julie Bowen is an American actress whose performance in the television series Modern Family earned her six successive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, out of which she won twice. But what's really impressive and inspirational about this Marylander is that she achieved all this wearing a pacemaker in her chest all the way through—a real-life Iron Woman!
Jean Harlow
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1911
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1937
Jean Harlow was an actress and sex symbol. Nicknamed the Platinum Blonde and Blonde Bombshell, Harlow was famous for her femme fatale screen persona. She became one of the biggest Hollywood stars despite being in the industry for not more than nine years. Her life and career inspired several movies, such as Harlow and Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell.
Nathalie Kelley
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Lima
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Antonio Rüdiger
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Katherine Waterston
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1980
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Waterston is an American actress best known for playing important roles in popular films, such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Alien: Covenant. Director and playwright, Adam Rapp, dedicated his three-play collection The Hallway Trilogy to Katherine Waterston.
James Doohan
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1920
Birthplace: Vancouver
Died: 2005
Canadian actor James Doohan was initially a soldier in the Canadian army and had even sustained injuries in World War II. He later soared to fame with his Saturn Award-nominated role of Montgomery Scott in the Star Trek film and TV franchise. He also voiced the character in various video games.
Buddy Valastro
Listed In: Food Experts
Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Baker Buddy Valastro, who owns Buddy V's Ristorante and Carlo's Bakery, gained fame as a reality star with his show Cake Boss. He has also appeared on shows such as Kitchen Boss, Buddy's Bakery Rescue, and Next Great Baker. He suffered a brutal hand injury in 2020.
Herschel Walker
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Wrightsville, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
The first to score over 7,000 points in the heptathlon, Jackie Joyner-Kersee is considered by many as one of the greatest female athletes ever. While in school, she excelled in sports such as volleyball, basketball, and track, and also did well in studies. She later won three Olympic golds medals.
David Faustino
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Georg Cantor
Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1845
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died: 1918
Georg Cantor is remembered as the man behind the set theory of mathematics. Not known to many, he was a skilled violinist, too. He was one of the first to explore infinity. His final years were riddled with mental ailments, when he believed Shakespeare’s plays were written by Francis Bacon.
Tobias Forge
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Linköping, Sweden
Bobby Driscoll
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Died: 1968
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Shraddha Kapoor
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Maine Mendoza
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1995
Birthplace: Santa Maria, Bulacan
Maine Mendoza is a Filipino television personality and actress. She is best known for playing Yaya Dub in the popular TV variety show, Eat Bulaga! Over the years, Maine Mendoza has won several awards, such as the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress, which she won for her performance in the 2015 movie My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore.
Miranda Richardson
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Southport
Chief Joseph
Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1840
Birthplace: Wallowa River
Died: 1904
Chief Joseph, a leader of the Nez Percé tribe of Native Americans, had initially agreed to the U.S. demand of them moving into a reservation in Idaho. However, fearing retaliation after his men killed a few whites, he attempted an escape to Canada, leading his people through an arduous trek.
Laura Harring
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1964
Birthplace: Los Mochis, Mexico
Laura Harring is a Mexican-American actress best known for playing Camilla and Rita Rhodes in the neo-noir mystery film Mulholland Drive, for which she won an ALMA Award. Before establishing herself as an actress, Laura Harring achieved popularity by entering beauty pageants; in 1985, she was crowned Miss USA, becoming the first Hispanic woman to win the title.
Brian Cox
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Brian Cox is an English physicist and former musician. He has presented numerous science programs for BBC radio and TV, especially the Wonders of... series. He is also the author of several popular science books. He has been lauded for his efforts to publicize science and was awarded the British Association's Lord Kelvin Award in 2006.
Lee Radziwill
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1933
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2019
Lee Radziwill was an American interior decorator and public-relations executive. The younger sister of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Radziwill was a well-known socialite and often featured in lists, such as The Guardian's 50 best-dressed people over 50. Despite an unsuccessful attempt to forge an acting career, Radziwill managed to hog the limelight due to her fashion sense.
John Carter Cash
Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1970
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Aarti Mann
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1978
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Charlie Brooker
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Reading
Charlie Brooker is best known for creating the science-fiction series Black Mirror. He has also written for shows such as Brass Eye and hosted shows such as Screenwipe and Gameswipe. He is known for his signature style of sarcastic criticism of society. He is also a creative director of Zeppotron.
Jamsetji Tata
Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1839
Birthplace: Gujarat, India
Died: 1904
Legendary Indian industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata established the Tata Group and the city of Jamshedpur, too. The Father of Indian Industry also founded the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, which was the only Indian hotel with electricity back then. His legacy was carried forward by subsidiaries such as Tata Steel.
Benedict of Nursia
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 0480
Birthplace: Norcia, Italy
Died: 0547
The only valid mention of Saint Benedict is found in the Dialogues of St. Gregory I. Of the many legends about him is the one in which he rolled himself against bushes to inflict wounds, just to escape the Devil who showed the image of a beautiful woman to him.
Toby Turner
Listed In: Social Media Stars
Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Osborn, Mississippi, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Matthew Ridgway
Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1895
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, United States
Died: 1993
Perry Ellis
Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1940
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Died: 1986
Mercedes Mason
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1983
Birthplace: Linköping, Sweden
Swedish-American actor/model Mercedes Mason is best known as Zondra from the series Chuck and as Isabel from The Finder. Fans also loved her in the films Sniper: Legacy and Quarantine 2: Terminal and the series Fear the Walking Dead. A polyglot, she speaks languages such as French and Persian.
Jennifer Warnes
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Tone Loc
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Alison King
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1973
Birthplace: Leicester, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Thomas Barbusca
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 2003
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States of America
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Doc Watson
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1923
Birthplace: Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2012
Michael Thomas
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Harnaaz Sandhu
Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 2000
Birthplace: Chandigarh, India
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Anatoly Dyatlov
Listed In: Engineers
Birth Year: 1931
Birthplace: Atamanovo, Russia
Died: 1995
Anatoly Dyatlov was the deputy chief-engineer of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. He oversaw the safety test that eventually ended in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Dyatlov was later imprisoned for his negligence but was released in 1990, as part of an amnesty. His recorded memoirs were later released on YouTube.
Jaylen Barron
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Reno, Nevada
Lorenzo Musetti
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 2002
Birthplace: Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Perry McCarthy
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1961
Birthplace: Stepney, East London, England
Perry McCarthy is a British racing driver who competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1996 and 2003. Although he was part of the Andrea Moda Formula team, McCarthy never competed in Formula One. Perry McCarthy is also known for playing The Stig in the motoring TV show, Top Gear.
Montana of 300
Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Tyler Florence
Listed In: Food Experts
Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Keely Hodgkinson
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 2002
Birthplace: Atherton, Greater Manchester, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Santonio Holmes
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Belle Glade, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Zico
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Zico is a Brazilian former football player renowned for his excellent technical skills. Counted among the best passers and finishers of all time, Zico was often called the White Pelé. Zico is also counted among the greatest players of all time and is widely regarded as one of the best free kick specialists in history.