Oscar Isaac

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala

Described by Vanity Fair magazine as the best dang actor of his generation, Oscar Isaac specializes in playing biblical and real-life characters. Also an accomplished guitarist and singer, Isaac has made his presence felt on films, TV, and theatre. Widely regarded as a sex symbol, he was also named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world list.

Matthew Gray Gubler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Las Vegas

American actor, Matthew Gray Gubler, is best known for playing the character of Dr Spencer Reid in the popular and acclaimed television series Criminal Minds. He has also acted in films like 500 Days of Summer, Suburban Gothic and How to Be a Serial Killer. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for his role in the television series, The Beauty Inside.

Khabane Lame

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Ziguinchor, Senegal

Senegalese-Italian TikTok star Khabane Lame, a former factor worker, was laid off during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and began posting comedy videos on TikTok. In 2022, he became the world’s most-followed TikToker. He was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and also sealed partnerships with Hugo Boss and Binance.

Yuri Gagarin

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Klushino, Russia

Died: 1968

Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into outer space when he completed an orbit of the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 in 1961. Following this, he became a national hero in Russia. He had previously served as an Air Forces pilot. He tragically died in a MiG-15 crash.

Brittany Snow

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Brittany Snow is best known for her Young Artist Award-winning performance as Susan "Daisy" Lemay in Guiding Light. Fans also loved her in the series American Dreams, the movie Hairspray, and the Pitch Perfect film franchise. She co-founded the Love is Louder movement, meant to counter bullying in schools.

Bobby Fischer

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2008

Bobby Fischer began as a chess prodigy in his teens and went on to become the youngest "grandmaster," at 15. His participation in a politically controversial match in Yugoslavia led to the revocation of his U.S. passport and his arrest. He spent the final years of his life in Iceland.

Amerigo Vespucci

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1454

Birthplace: Florence

Died: 1512

Amerigo Vespucci was a merchant, navigator, and explorer. Credited with participating in two major voyages of the Age of Discovery, Vespucci's claim that the New World represented a new continent inspired cartographers to associate the name America (a Latinized form of his first name) to the newly discovered continents.

Sunisa Lee

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Apart from being the first Hmong-American to participate in the Olympics, Sunisa Lee has also won a gold, a team silver, and a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was also the 2019 world champion. Named to Time 100 in 2021, she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in Los Angeles.

Bow Wow

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Rapper Bow Wow, earlier known as "Lil Bow Wow,” was discovered by Snoop Dogg. He is best known for songs such as Bow Wow (That's My Name). He has also appeared in movies such as Like Mike and All About the Benjamins, and in series such as Entourage.

Raul Julia

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Floral Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Died: 1994

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Suga

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Buk District, Daegu, South Korea[

Min Yoon-gi, or Suga, gained fame as part of the South Korean pop band BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, the first K-pop group to earn a Billboard award. His first solo mixtape was featured at the third spot of Billboard's World Albums Chart. Suga has also written many tracks.

Linda Fiorentino

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Linda Fiorentino is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Bridget Gregory in the 1994 neo-noir erotic thriller film The Last Seduction, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a couple of prestigious awards, including the New York Film Critics Circle Award.

Will Geer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1902

Birthplace: Frankfort, Indiana, United States

Died: 1978

Actor and social activist Will Geer actively participated in the labor movements of the the 1930s and 1940s in New York and Southern California. He traveled across the U.S. with singer Woody Guthrie, during the Great Depression. Hollywood blacklisted him as a result of his leftist activities.

Juliette Binoche

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Paris, France

French actor Juliette Binoche began her career with stage productions. She soared to fame with her Academy Award-winning role of Hana in The English Patient and her Academy Award-nominated role of Vianne in Chocolat. She has also been a marked political activist and has supported the Cambodian charity Enfants d'Asie.

Keenon Jackson

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Compton, California, United States

Keenon Jackson is an American actor and rapper whose 2013 single My Nigga, for which he collaborated with Rich Homie Quan and Young Jeezy, won the 2014 BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group. One of the most controversial rappers of the current generation, Keenon Jackson was arrested in 2020 on robbery charges and was detained for arraignment.

Maite Perroni

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican actor Maite Perroni, known as The New Queen of The Telenovelas, soared to fame as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández in the Mexican telenovela Rebelde and as Alma Solares in the Netflix series Dark Desire. She became an international sensation with the Latin Grammy-nominated pop group RBD and later went solo.

Emmanuel Lewis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Emmanuel Lewis started as a child actor and is best known for his titular role in the sitcom Webster, a role that earned him four Young Artist Award nominations. He is a martial arts enthusiast and is known for his signature short stature. He has released two singles in Japan.

Brian Bosworth

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Brian Bosworth is an American actor known for playing important roles in films like Stone Cold and One Man's Justice. A former football player, Bosworth played for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. Renowned for making controversial comments and his flamboyant personality, Brian Bosworth discusses his internal conflict in a documentary film titled Brian and The Boz.

Bobby Sands

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Died: 1981

Robert Gerard Sands, better known as Bobby Sands, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) member, who died during a 1981 hunger strike, along with nine other strikers, protesting against the removal of Special Category Status from IRA prisoners. He had helped plot the 1976 Balmoral Furniture Company bombing.

Jean Louisa Kelly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Jean Louisa Kelly is best known as Tia Russell from the film Uncle Buck and as Kim Warner from the sitcom Yes, Dear. She has also been part of films such as Mr. Holland's Opus and The Fantasticks and has appeared on stage, in plays such as The It Girl.

Jeon So-mi

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Ontario, Canada

Cierra Ramirez

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Rupert Evans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Staffordshire, England

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Carlos Ghosn

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil

Carlos Ghosn is a French–Lebanese–Brazilian businessman who served as the CEO of Michelin North America. He also served as the chairman and CEO of Nissan and Renault. In 1999, he saved Nissan from near bankruptcy and turned around its fortune. In 2018, he was arrested in Japan for misusing Nissan's assets. He dramatically escaped from the custody is currently an internationally wanted fugitive.

Ángel Correa

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Stacey Dooley

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Investigative journalist Stacey Dooley is best known for presenting socially relevant BBC documentaries with themes such as child labor and gender equality. Some of her notable works are Blood, Sweat and T-shirts and the series Stacey Dooley Investigates. The MBE recipient has also won the reality contest Strictly Come Dancing. 

Katherine Parkinson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Hounslow, London, England

Katherine Parkinson is an English actress known for her portrayal of Jen Barber in the sitcom TV series The IT Crowd. Over the years, Parkinson has contributed immensely across popular mediums, such as film, TV, radio, and stage. Apart from receiving prestigious awards for her acting skills, Katherine Parkinson also attracted praise for her skills as a playwright in 2019.

Matt Barnes

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Santa Clara, California, USA

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Robin Trower

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Catford

John Cale

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Garnant, Wales

Experimental musician John Cale is best known as the co-founder of the rock band The Velvet Underground. The son of a coal miner father, he later developed a love for music that earned him a scholarship to the University of London. Prescribed opiates for his bronchial issues, he later struggled with addiction.

Joe Gilgun

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Chorley, Lancashire, England

Joe Gilgun is best known as Vinnie O'Neill from the series Brassic, Eli Dingle from the soap Emmerdale, and Jamie Armstrong from the soap Coronation Street. Fans also admired him as Woody in the film This Is England and its spin-off series. He has also starred in Misfits and Preacher.

Najee Harris

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Martinez, California, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: United States

One of the prominent speakers at the Republican National Convention 2020 and a vocal supporter of American President, Donald Trump, Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle is a senior advisor and top fundraiser at Trump’s re-election campaign. A former deputy district attorney, prosecutor, legal analyst at CNN and TV host at Fox News, Guilfoyle is rumoured to be the Donald Trump Jr.’s partner.  

Mickey Gilley

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

Samuel Barber

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1981

Mike Leach

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Susanville, California, United States

Taras Shevchenko

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1814

Birthplace: Morintsy, Ukraine

Died: 1861

Mickey Spillane

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York (state) New York, United States

Died: 2006

Kim Tae-yeon

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Wansan-gu, Jeonju, South Korea

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Joyce Van Patten

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Jordan Klepper

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Jeffrey Osborne

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Melina Perez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Melina Perez is a professional wrestler cum model. She is currently affiliated with Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). She received her training at Jesse Hernandez's School of Hard Knocks before beginning her wrestling career. She is also a model and has won many modeling competitions. She has appeared in five WWE video games.  

Cyrus Dobre

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Bobby Campo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Carl Betz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1978

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

José P. Laurel

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: Tanauan, Philippines

Died: 1959

The 3rd president of the Philippines, José P. Laurel had also led the country as its Commissioner of Justice and Minister of the Interior. His rule as a president, though, was largely nominal, as the Philippines was occupied by Japan back then. Charged with treason multiple times, he managed to escape trials.

Pastor Maldonado

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Maracay, Venezuela

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Ornella Muti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Kerr Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Exton, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)