Jackie Chan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Jackie Chan is a martial artist, actor, film director, screenwriter and singer and is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing and innovative stunts in his films, which he performs himself. Rumble in the Bronx, Shanghai Noon and Rush Hour are some of his popular Hollywood films. He has a widespread following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Russell Crowe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand

Active in the film industry for over 35 years, Russell Crowe is an actor, film producer, director, and musician. Gaining international fame with his role in the epic historical film Gladiator in 2000, he is the recipient of several awards, including an Academy Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.

James Garner

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 2014

James Garner was an American actor and producer. He is credited with mentoring fellow actor and producer Tom Selleck. He is also credited with helping celebrities like Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood establish themselves in the film industry. He was also an avid golfer and racing enthusiast; he owned the American International Racers racing team for a couple of years.

Francis Ford Coppola

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers ever, Francis Ford Coppola was a prominent figure in the Hollywood Renaissance filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. A much revered and celebrated filmmaker, he is credited with directing some of the greatest films of all time, including The Godfather movie series.

William Wordsworth

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1770

Birthplace: Kingdom of Great Britain

Died: 1850

English poet William Wordsworth, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, released Lyrical Ballads in 1798, which set the tone for the Romantic Age of English Literature. Wordsworth was known for his poems I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, The Prelude, and The Solitary Reaper. He also served as the Poet Laureate.

Anne-Marie

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: East Tilbury, Essex, England

MacKenzie Scott

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Franck Ribéry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Franck Ribéry is a French football player who currently plays for the Italian football club, Salernitana. Ribéry plays as a midfielder and is renowned for his precise passing, pace, and skill. Recognized as one of the best footballers of his generation, Franck Ribéry was once referred to as the jewel of French football by former captain Zinedine Zidane.

Wayne Rogers

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2015

Wayne Rogers worked his fingers to the bone for years in regional plays and off-Broadway before he seized the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in M*A*S*H that made him a star. In later years, he found substantial success in the financial field as an investor, businessman, and stock analyst.

Allie Sherlock

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 2005

Birthplace: Cork, Ireland

Irish singer, songwriter, and guitarist Allie Sherlock came into the limelight in 2017 after a YouTube cover of hers went viral. Even though she had been uploading her music on YouTube since 2014, it was only in 2017 that she gained widespread attention. Since then, she has appeared in a few TV shows as well.

Tyron Woodley

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Ferguson, Missouri, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

John Oates

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

John Oates is an American guitarist, record producer, singer, and songwriter. One half of the popular pop rock duo Hall & Oates, John Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the musical duo. In 2017, Oates published his memoir, Change of Seasons.

Buster Douglas

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Kaitlan Collins

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Prattville, Alabama, United States

Kaitlan Collins is one of the most popular and influential American journalists of the current generation. As a White House correspondent for CNN, Collins traveled to at least six different countries with Donald Trump. She made headlines when she questioned Trump about Vladimir Putin, for which she was forbidden from attending a Trump administration press conference in 2018.

Tiki Barber

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Hugh O'Connor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 1995

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

David Frost

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Tenterden, Kent, England

Died: 2013

David Frost was an English media personality, journalist, television host, comedian, and writer. One of the most popular television interviewers of all time, Frost interviewed eight British prime ministers and seven American presidents in office. His interview with Richard Nixon was adapted into a play and film. He also played a key role in the establishment of TV-am in 1983.

Daniel Ellsberg

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Economist and political activist Daniel Ellsberg has also served as a U.S. military analyst and worked for RAND Corporation. He made headlines after releasing the Pentagon Papers to leading newspapers such as The New York Times. However, the charges of theft and conspiracy levelled against him were later dismissed.

Will Keith Kellogg

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1860

Birthplace: Battle Creek

Died: 1951

Ravi Shankar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Varanasi, United Provinces, British Raj

Died: 2012

Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar is best remembered for his pathbreaking collaborations with George Harrison and Yehudi Menuhin. The five-time Grammy-winner was trained in the sitar by Allauddin Khan and toured all over the U.S. and Europe, infusing Carnatic elements into Western music. He had also composed for Satyajit Ray.

Kevin Alejandro

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Janis Ian

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

Jeon So-min

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: South Korea

Jeon So-min is a South Korean actress best known for playing Oh Ro-ra in the 2013 television series Princess Aurora, for which she won a couple of awards, including the 2013 MBC Drama Award. Also an author, Jeon released her first book You Can Call Me After a Drink in 2020. She also serves as an ambassador for various causes.

Adrián Beltré

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Choi Si-won

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Choi Si-won is a South Korean model, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his association with the popular boy band, Super Junior. Regarded as one of South Korea’s most bankable actors and singers, Choi was named in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2016. Also a well-known philanthropist, Choi works closely with agencies like 'UNICEF Korea'.

Tony Dorsett

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Rochester, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Saad Lamjarred

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Rabat, Morocco

Aaron Lohr

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Aaron Lohr is a famed Disney actor, best known for portraying Mush in Newsies and Dean Portman in D3: The Mighty Ducks. He also voiced Max in A Goofy Movie. Lohr is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and serves the Avalon Malibu rehab center as its clinical director.

Ronde Barber

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Walter Winchell

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1897

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1972

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Bill Bellamy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Kurt von Schleicher

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Brandenburg, Germany

Died: 1934

German general Kurt von Schleicher was the last Chancellor of the German Reich, or Weimar Republic, before Adolf Hitler came to power. He was killed on Hitler’s orders during the purge called the Night of the Long Knives. He had attempted to form an anti-Hitler coalition called the Querfront.

William Carvalho

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Luanda, Angola

William Carvalho is a Portuguese football player who plays for the Portugal national team. He has represented his country in two European Championships and two World Cups. In 2016, he helped Portugal win the UEFA European Football Championship title. William Carvalho was also part of the team that won the UEFA Nations League in 2019.

Alan J. Pakula

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York

Died: 1998

Heather Burns

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Gabriela Mistral

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Vicuña, Chile

Died: 1957

Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet and educator Lucila Godoy Alcayaga was better known by her pseudonym, Gabriela Mistral. The suicide of her first love inspired her poem Dolor. Her diplomatic assignments later took her to places such as Madrid and Lisbon. She is remembered for her emotional verses and her feminism.

Eric Wareheim

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Audubon, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Bobby Bare

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Ironton, Ohio, USA

Marjory Douglas

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1890

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: 1998

Stan Winston

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died: 2008

Tina S

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Paris, France

Shyamala Gopalan

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: 2009

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Roberta Shore

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Monterey Park, California, USA

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Freddie Hubbard

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Died: 2008

Ian Richardson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Died: 2007

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Florian Schneider

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany

Died: 2020

Haym Salomon

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1740

Birthplace: Leszno, Poland

Died: 1785

Polish-American businessman Haym Salomon not only contributed to the establishment of the Philadelphia synagogue Mikveh Israel, but also lent huge amounts of interest-free money to soldiers and other borrowers during the American Revolutionary War. The financier eventually died in poverty, with the American government owing thousands of dollars to him.

Laura Bretan

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Laura Bretan is a Romanian-American soprano who came into prominence in 2016 when she won the sixth season of the popular TV show, Romania's Got Talent. In the same year, Laura Bretan also appeared in America's Got Talent where she finished sixth.

Le Duan

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Triệu Đông, Vietnam

Died: 1986