Emma Watson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Paris, France

English actress, model, and activist, Emma Watson first gained prominence as a child artiste in the Harry Potter film series. The daughter of lawyers, she was determined to go to college despite her busy acting career and graduated from Brown University. A staunch feminist, she is actively involved with organizations that work for the betterment of women.

Leonardo da Vinci

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1452

Birthplace: Anchiano, Italy

Died: 1519

Widely regarded as one of the greatest painters ever, Leonardo da Vinci was an extremely talented polymath. While his work The Mona Lisa became the most famous portrait, his drawing The Vitruvian Man became a cultural icon. A man well ahead of his time, Leonardo is also known for his notes on science and invention.

Emma Thompson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Paddington, London, England

One of the most celebrated British actresses, Emma Thompson has received plaudits for her work in films, television and stage. Her film credits include Howards End, The Remains of the Day as well as Sense and Sensibility which she also wrote. Her television appearances include miniseries Angels in America. The award winning actress is also an author, activist and comedian.

Christopher Stapleton

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Five-time Grammy-winning country artist Chris Stapleton is best known for hits such as Parachute. He has also co-written tracks such as Kenny Chesney's Never Wanted Nothing More. Before going solo, he was part of the bands The SteelDrivers and The Jompson Brothers. His music blends country with bluegrass and soul.

Elizabeth Montgomery

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1995

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery had a flourishing acting career that spanned five decades. Throughout her career, she touched the lives of many with her charitable work and political activism. Such was her popularity that after she succumbed to cancer, a bronze statue of her famous character Samantha Stephens from the TV series Bewitched was erected in Massachusetts.

Luke Evans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Pontypool, Wales

Luke Evans is one of the most successful and popular actors from Wales. Also a decent singer, he released his debut studio album, At Last, in 2019; he studied music under the tutelage of an established singing coach named Louise Ryan. Since he is openly gay, Luke Evans serves as an inspiration to the gay community around the world.

Seth Rogen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

Canadian actor Seth Rogen established himself as a bankable and popular comic actor when he starred in Hollywood films Knocked Up in 2007 and Funny People in 2009. His other notable films are Steve Jobs, The Interview, Like Father, Long Shot and An American Pickle. He is active in raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease and is an open marijuana user.

Leonhard Euler

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1707

Birthplace: Basel

Died: 1783

Leonhard Euler was a Swiss physicist, mathematician, logician, geographer, astronomer, and engineer. He is credited with making influential and important mathematical discoveries, such as graph theory and infinitesimal calculus. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time, Leonhard Euler also made pioneering contributions to analytic number theory and topology.

Julia Butters

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2009

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Child actor Julia Butters is best known for her roles as Trudi Fraser in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and as Anna-Kat Otto in the sitcom American Housewife. She has also appeared in series such as Transparent and movies such as 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Alice Braga

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil

Alice Braga is one of the most popular Hollywood actresses from Brazil, having appeared in popular films like I Am Legend, Repo Men, The Rite, Predators, and Elysium. An openly bisexual actress, Alice Braga serves as an inspiration to the LGBT community, especially bisexuals.

Luis Fonsi

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi became an international sensation with the track Despacito, which was the most-watched video on YouTube till November 2020. Also known for tracks such as Aquí Estoy Yo, he has broken several Guinness records and won five Latin Grammy awards. He also supports children with cancer.

Roy Clark

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Meherrin, Virginia, United States

Died: 2018

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Ghostemane

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Lake Worth, Florida

Eric Whitney, better known as Ghostemane, started his career playing guitar covers and then moved to metalcore. He gained fame with his signature style of merging rap and metal. He later delivered hits such as John Dee and has been part of groups such as Nemesis and Seven Serpents.

Frank Vincent

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2017

Frank Vincent was an American actor, author, and musician best known for appearing in many Martin Scorsese movies, such as Raging Bull, Casino, and Goodfellas. Known for his large frame, Frank Vincent was often cast to play the role of gangsters. In 1999, his service to the entertainment industry was honored with an Italian American Entertainer of the Year Award.

Michael Ansara

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Syria

Died: 2013

Michael Ansara is best remembered as Cochise from the series Broken Arrow and Kane from Buck Rogers. Fans also loved him as Commander Kang in the series Star Trek and as the voice of Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series TV franchise. He was once married to Barbara Eden.

Henry James

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1843

Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States

Died: 1916

Henry James was an author, regarded as one of the greatest novelists ever to write in the English language. One of his novellas titled The Turn of the Screw has been the most analyzed ghost story in the history of English language literature. While his works have been adapted into films, he has been the subject of several other stories.

Claudia Cardinale

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: La Goulette, Tunisia

Claudia Cardinale is a Tunisian-born Italian actress who played important roles in some of the most popular Italian and French movies of the 1960s and 1970s. After achieving immense popularity as an actress in Italy, Cardinale starred in the 1963 American comedy film The Pink Panther, which increased her popularity. Claudia Cardinale was also renowned for her beauty.

Danny Pino

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Danny Pino is an American actor best known for playing Detective Scotty Valens in the police procedural crime drama TV series Cold Case, for which he won the Imagen Award for Best Actor—Television. In 2015, he won another Imagen Award under the Best Supporting Actor-Television category for playing Nick Amaro in the series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Samantha Fox

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Mile End

Samantha Fox soared to fame as a Page 3 topless model in The Sun. She then released Billboard-charting pop tracks such as Touch Me and Naughty Girls. She has also appeared in a few films, in the sitcom Charles in Charge, and on reality shows such as Celebrity Big Brother. 

Emile Durkheim

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1858

Birthplace: Épinal, France

Died: 1917

Emile Durkheim was a French sociologist. He is credited with establishing the discipline of sociology for academic purposes and is widely regarded as the chief architect of modern social science. During his lifetime, Emile Durkheim published several works on topics like morality, religion, and education. He also played a major role in the development of sociology and anthropology as disciplines.

Jason Sehorn

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States

Former football cornerback Jason Sehorn was associated with the NFL teams New York Giants and St. Louis Rams. His proposal to actor/model Angie Harmon on The Tonight Show was highly publicized, but they divorced after a 13-year marriage. He is an ESPNU analyst and has won the Superstars competition thrice.

Corrie ten Boom

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands

Died: 1983

Born to jeweler and watchmaker Casper ten Boom, Corrie ten Boom followed in her father’s footsteps and became the first female licensed watchmaker in the Netherlands. She and her family hid scores of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. Corrie later penned The Hiding Place, based on her experiences.

Jacquees

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Lois Chiles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Houston, Texas

Lois Chiles is an American actress known for playing Dr. Holly Goodhead in the popular James Bond movie, Moonraker. Although her film career seemed to be blossoming after her appearance as a Bond girl, Chiles decided to take a three-year hiatus from her career due to a personal loss, which affected her career badly. Chiles' career hasn’t recovered since then.

Thomas F. Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Best known for his roles in the popular sci-fi film Back to the Future and its sequels, Thomas Francis Wilson has featured in a number of movies and television series and videogames. The American actor, comedian and voice-over artist also lent his voice to muscular characters in animation series like Batman and SpongeBob. He is a podcaster and a YouTuber.  

A. Philip Randolph

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Crescent City

Died: 1979

Ennis Cosby

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1997

The only son of comedian Bill Cosby, Ennis Cosby made headlines when he was shot dead at 27, in an attempted robbery on a deserted Southern California road. He was dyslexic and discussed his disability with the children he taught as a student-teacher at the Alfred E. Smith Elementary School.

Lita Grey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1995

Michael Kamen

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 2003

Flex Alexander

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Dara Torres

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Beverly Hills

Dara Torres is an American retired competitive swimmer. A 12-time Olympic medalist, Torres won four gold medals in three different Olympic Games. In 2008, she became the first swimmer to compete in five Olympic Games, representing the United States. At the age of 41, Dara Torres was also the oldest swimmer to be a part of the U.S. Olympic team. 

Andy Daly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York, US

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Michael Cooper

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Thomas Hart Benton

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Missouri

Died: 1975

Yoon Hyun-min

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: South Korea

South Korean actor, Yoon Hyun-min, is best known for his role in the crime drama TV series Tunnel. A sports enthusiast as a child, he began his career as a  baseball player for the Hanwha Eagles. He eventually quit sports to act. He started with roles in stage plays and moved on to TV dramas and feature films.

Ed O'Brien

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Oxford, England

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Hugh Thompson, Jr.

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Atlanta

Died: 2006

Dave Edmunds

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Cardiff

Damien Dante Wayans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Mandira Bedi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Susanne Bier

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Glenn Shadix

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Arshile Gorky

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Khorgom, Vilayet of Van, Ottoman Empire

Died: 1948

Arshile Gorky, a powerful Armenian-American painter of 20th century, is counted among founding fathers of abstract expressionism. His experience, suffering and loss during Armenian genocide strongly influenced his development as an artist. With notable works like Landscape in the Manner of Cézanne and Nighttime, Enigma, Nostalgia, Gorky emerged as one of the major artists whose works defined American abstract expressionism.

Sam McMurray

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Paula Pell

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland

Harold Washington

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Chicago

Died: 1987

Joe Davis

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1901

Birthplace: Whitwell, Derbyshire, England

Died: 1978

Marty Wilde

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Blackheath

Marty Wilde is an English songwriter and singer best known for being one of the first British pop singers to emulate the success of American rock and roll. He recorded several hit singles during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Also known as the father of Kim Wilde, Marty Wilde is credited with writing many of Kim's hit singles.

Jean Willes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1989

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)