Martin Luther King Jr.

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Died: 1968

A leader in the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr. is best remembered for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience. A man of Christian faith who was inspired by Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent activism, he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial inequality.  

Dove Cameron

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States

Dove Cameron is a popular actress and singer who mesmerized the audience with her performance as the eponymous characters in the famous comedy series, Liv and Maddie. As an openly bisexual artist, she also serves as an inspiration to the LGBTQ community all over the world.

Pitbull

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Rapper Pitbull is best known for his chartbusting songs I Know You Want Me and Timber. He also sang the 2014 FIFA World Cup theme, We Are One (Ole Ola). The winner of 35 Billboard Latin Music Awards, he has also collaborated with artists such as Jennifer Lopez.

Drew Brees

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

After 5 years with the San Diego Chargers, NFL quarterback Drew Brees joined the New Orleans Saints. In 2010, he was the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and the co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Drew is considered one of the best passers in NFL.

Regina King

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Regina King was first noticed when she appeared in the series 227 and then gained fame with her role in Jerry Maguire. Her performance as Sharon Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk won her both the Academy and the Golden Globe awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Ben Shapiro

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States

A strong conservative political commentator, author, media host and lawyer, Ben Shapiro became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the US at the age of seventeen and at twenty published his first book. The host of a daily political podcast ,The Ben Shapiro Show, he has frequently invited criticism for his views on various issues like same-sex marriage and abortion.

Lloyd Bridges

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: San Leandro, California, United States

Died: 1998

The father of actors Beau and Jeff Bridges, Lloyd Bridges was an American actor who played important roles across all the three major acting mediums. Apart from his acting career, which spanned more than 60 years, Bridges was also known for his involvement in groups, such as Heal the Bay and the American Oceans Campaign. 

Grace VanderWaal

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2004

Birthplace: Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Grace VanderWaal is a singer-songwriter who began her career as a YouTuber, uploading videos of her original songs and covers. She also started performing in local shows, gaining attention for her distinctive vocals. She won the TV competition show, America's Got Talent (AGT), in 2016 and received the 2017 Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award.

Skrillex

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

The side-mulleted American DJ Skrillex is best-known for bringing dubstep music to the mainstream. The illustrious musician, songwriter, and singer began his journey as a solo artist and has bagged in eight Grammy Awards. Distingusihed for giving electronic dance music a face, DJ Skrillex owns astonishing YouTube views and earns enviable touring revenue.

Ronnie Van Zant

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Jacksonville

Died: 1977

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Jamie Clayton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: San Diego, California

Actress and model Jamie Clayton is best known for starring in the Netflix original series Sense8. Beginning her career as a makeup artist, she eventually ventured into acting and found success. She is transgender and was appreciated for playing a transgender character in Sense8. Out magazine honored her as part of their annual "Out 100" awards in 2011.

Eddie Hall

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Eddie Hall is a British former professional strongman who won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Previously, he had won the UK's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man competitions many times. As a young man, he trained as a bodybuilder and entered the strongman circuit. He is the subject of the documentary titled Eddie: Strongman.

Bernard Hopkins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Bernard Hopkins is an American retired boxer who held several world championships between 2001 to 2012 in two weight classes. Nicknamed The Executioner, Hopkins is widely regarded as one of the modern era's greatest boxers. A highly strategic boxer, Bernard Hopkins was also renowned for his speed, power, and counterpunching skills.

Charo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Murcia, Spain

Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco-guitarist Charo, whose birth year remains a subject of dispute for several years, is known for her seductive deep voice with Spanish accent, unrestrained and exuberant manner, and the catch-phrase cuchi-cuchi. She has released albums like Guitar Passion, featured in films like The Concorde...Airport '79 and guest starred in TV series like The Love Boat.

Deebo Samuel

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Inman, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Mario Van Peebles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Mexico

Mexican-born American director and actor Mario Van Peebles gained fame with films such as USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and New Jack City, both of which he directed and appeared in. He is the son of director Melvin Van Peebles and portrayed him in his biopic Baadasssss!

Moliere

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1622

Birthplace: Rue Saint Honoré, Paris, France

Died: 1673

Moliere was a French poet, playwright, and actor. Considered one of the greatest French-language writers of all time, Moliere's plays are often performed at the Comédie-Française and have been translated into several languages. Moliere had a huge impact on the French language and is widely regarded as the creator of modern French comedy.

Chad Lowe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Chad Lowe, younger brother of actor Rob Lowe, is best known for his Emmy-winning performance as Jesse McKenna in the series Life Goes On. Fans also loved him as Byron Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars. He won a Sarasota Film Festival award for his direction in Beautiful Ohio.

Jessy Schram

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Skokie, Illinois

Jessy Schram is an American model and actress known for playing important roles in TV series like Veronica Mars, Life, Falling Skies, and Once Upon a Time. After starting her career as a child model, Jessy Schram went on to establish herself in the American entertainment industry. Schram is also a singer-songwriter and has collaborated with artists like Joan Baby.

Andrea Martin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Portland, Maine, United States

American-Canadian actor Andrea Martin is best known for her roles in movies such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She has also won Tony and Drama Desk awards for her performances in plays such as My Favorite Year and Pippin. Her one-woman show Nude, Nude, Totally Nude was a hit.

James Nesbitt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Margaret O'Brien

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Margaret O'Brien is an American actress who achieved popularity during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She started her career as a child actress and achieved immense popularity, eventually receiving a Juvenile Academy Award in 1944. Margaret O'Brien also achieved fame as a TV actress and has two stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Captain Beefheart

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Glendale, California, U.S.

Died: 2010

Eddie Cahill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Eric Dier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Cheltenham, England

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Kellita Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA

Gene Krupa

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1973

Frank Thornton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Dulwich, London, England

Died: 2013

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Edward Teller

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: 2003

Edward Teller was one of the famous "Martians,” or eminent Hungarian scientists who had migrated to the U.S. A prominent chemical engineer and nuclear physicist, he was part of the team that created the world’s first atomic bomb and also designed the first hydrogen bomb, or thermonuclear bomb.

Rachel Roy

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: San Bernardino County, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Kleio Valentien

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Texas, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Darren Chen

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Taiwan

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Randy White

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Mihai Eminescu

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1850

Birthplace: Botoșani, Romania

Died: 1889

Considered the national poet of Romania, Mihai Eminescu was a major figure of Romanticism in Romanian literature. Starting as an editor for the paper Timpul, he later penned iconic poems such as Luceafărul, or The Evening Star, and stories such as Sărmanul Dionis and Cezara. He, unfortunately, died in a mental asylum.

Maria Schell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: 2005

Maria Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actress who achieved immense popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, when she was considered one of the leading actresses of German cinema. Maria Schell is best remembered for her portrayal of Dr. Helga Reinbeck in the 1954 Austrian-Yugoslavian war drama film The Last Bridge, which earned her the Cannes Best Actress Award in 1954.

Pierre S. du Pont

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1870

Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Died: 1954

Marc Trestman

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Loie Fuller

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1862

Birthplace: Illinois

Died: 1928

Delino DeShields

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Seaford, Delaware, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Ivor Novello

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1893

Birthplace: Cardiff

Died: 1951

Mary Pierce

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Valentina Zenere

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Valentina Zenere is an Argentinian actress, singer, and model. She is best known for playing Ámbar Smith in the popular Argentine-Mexican telenovela, Soy Luna. Her portrayal of Smith in the telenovela not only earned her several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards but also established her as an actress on the world stage.

Archibald Gracie IV

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1858

Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Died: 1912

Best known as the author of The Truth About The Titanic (currently Titanic: A Survivor's Story), Archibald Gracie IV was one of the few who survived the sinking of RMS Titanic. Beginning his career as colonel of the 7th New York Militia, he later became a real estate agent, concurrently carrying out researches on history, particularly the Battle of Chickamauga.

Giulia De Lellis

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Italy

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Christina Wilson

Listed In: Food Experts

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States

Ryan Corr

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Melbourne

Shane McMahon

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Entrepreneur and wrestler Shane McMahon is the son of WWE CEO Vince McMahon and wrestling performer and politician Linda McMahon. Shane heads Ideanomics as its vice-chairman and is a minority owner of WWE. He was previously the CEO of YOU On Demand. He has won several titles as a wrestler.

Steve Mac

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Surrey, England, UK

Matt Holliday

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Stillwater

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Darya Klishina

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Tver, Russia

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)