Eva Mendes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Regarded as one of the most beautiful Latin women, Eva Mendes has often appeared in lists, such as Most Desirable Women, Sexiest Women in the World, and Beautiful at Every Age. Apart from acting and modeling, Eva also focuses on her fashion designing career and is currently serving as the creative director for a makeup line called CIRCA Beauty.

Madison Beer

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Jericho, New York, United States

American singer Madison Beer broke into the top 50 list of many music charts in the US when she featured in a new single in February 2015 by DJ Mako titled I Won't Let You Walk Away. Some of her other notable songs are Dead, Say It to My Face, Home with You, Good in Goodbye, Selfish, Stained Glass and Baby.

Andy Gibb

Listed In: Lyricists & Songwriters

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Stretford, England

Died: 1988

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Bernard Arnault

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Roubaix

Bernard Arnault is a French businessman and chairman of the luxury-goods company LVMH. Also an art collector, Arnault played a key role in establishing LVMH as a patron of art. In 2006, he sponsored the construction of an art museum called Louis Vuitton Foundation. He also created a competition called The LVMH Young Fashion Designer to students from fine-arts schools.

Harry Maguire

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Sheffield, England

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Dean Stockwell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Michael Irvin

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Justin Fields

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Gabby Barrett

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Munhall, Pennsylvania, United States

Jack Cassidy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Richmond Hill, New York, USA

Died: 1976

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Fred

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jolene Blalock

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Jolene Blalock is best known for her portrayal of Commander T'Pol in the series Star Trek: Enterprise. She has also appeared in supporting and minor roles in films such as Slow Burn and Sinners and Saints. A dog lover, she has also been featured on K9 magazine.

Rex Harrison

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1908

Birthplace: Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, England

Died: 1990

Rex Harrison was an English actor who won a couple of Tony Awards and an Academy Award in a career spanning 60 years. For his contribution to the film and TV industry, Harrison was honored with a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1979, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Dominique McElligott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Irish actor Dominique McElligott is best known for her appearances in Hell on Wheels, The Astronaut Wives Club, The Boys, and the Netflix series House of Cards. She began her career with On Home Ground, in her teens. Her character in The Philanthropist was dropped before the series started airing.

Taylor Hill

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Palatine, Illinois

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Penn Jillette

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States

American magician Penn Jillette is part of the magician duo Penn & Teller, which he formed with fellow magician Teller. A graduate of the Ringling Bros. clown college, he began his career with a Broadway touring show. He has been part of several TV shows and has penned the NYT bestseller God, No!

Matt Lucas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Paddington, London, England

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Rosa Luxemburg

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1871

Birthplace: Zamosc, Poland

Died: 1919

Polish Marxist and socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg was a member of parties such as the SPD, the USPD, and the KPD. Luxemburg was an anti-war activist and taught economics and Marxism at SPD's Berlin training center. She was assassinated by the Freikorps troops during the German Revolution. 

Talia Balsam

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Talia Balsam, daughter of actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten, is best known as Cynthia Walden from Homeland and Mona Sterling from Mad Men. She has also appeared in scores of other series such as Happy Days, Dallas, Taxi, and in films such as In the Mood and Crawlspace.

Michael Behling

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Riki Lindhome

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Olusegun Obasanjo

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Abeokuta, British Nigeria

Initially a teacher, Olusegun Obasanjo had joined the army as he could not afford college. The People’s Democratic Party leader became the military ruler of Nigeria in 1976 but later handed over his powers to a democratic government. He also became the president 2 decades later. 

Michael Warren

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Fred Williamson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Daniel Kahneman

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Died: 2024

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli economist and psychologist. He was honored with the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on behavioral economics. In 2011, Kahneman was named among the top global thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine. In 2015, Daniel Kahneman was ranked seventh in the most influential economist in the world list published by The Economist.

Teena Marie

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Bologna, Italy

Died: 1975

Noted film director and actor Pier Paolo Pasolini had already gained fame as a poet and author before stepping into the entertainment industry. The openly gay filmmaker was known for his usage of non-professional actors and themes of sexuality. His brutal murder remains to be a controversial topic.

Niki Taylor

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Marsha Warfield

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Kevin Connolly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Patchogue, New York, United States

Actor and director, Kevin Connolly, is best known for his role as Eric Murphy in the TV series Entourage. He began his acting career as a child and appeared in many TV commercials even before he entered his teens. As a young man, he acted in several popular TV shows and films. He is a director as well. 

John Frusciante

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Elaine Paige

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Chipping Barnet

Height: 4'11" (150 cm)

Earl Woods

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Died: 2006

Better known as the father of renowned golfer Tiger Woods, Earl Woods had initially been a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. He excelled in baseball in college and learned to play golf much later, at 42. Addicted to the sport, he taught it to his son, who later became a golf legend.

Aasif Mandvi

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Canaan Banana

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Esigodini

Died: 2003

Canaan Banana was a Zimbabwean politician, theologian, and Methodist minister. In 1980, Banana became the first president of Zimbabwe, a position which he held until 1987. Ten years later, he made the headlines when he was involved in a highly publicized trial after being accused of being a homosexual. He served six months in prison after being convicted of sodomy.

Momofuku Ando

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Puzi City, Taiwan

Died: 2007

Momofuku Ando was a Taiwanese-Japanese businessman and inventor. He is credited with founding the popular Japanese food company, Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. Credited with creating brands like Cup Noodles and Top Ramen, Momofuku Ando is widely regarded as the inventor of instant noodles. During his lifetime, Ando was honored with medals, such as the Order of the Rising Sun.

Henry Travers

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1874

Birthplace: Prudhoe, Northumberland, England

Died: 1965

Travers John Heagerty, better known as Henry Travers, is best remembered as Clarence Odbody from It's a Wonderful Life. He had started his career as a stage actor and appeared frequently on Broadway. He won an Academy Award for Mrs. Miniver and was known for playing friendly old men.

Rocky Bleier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Bo Bichette

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Annette Charles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 2011

Nico Greetham

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Mason Plumlee

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'11" (211 cm)

Samantha Eggar

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Lynn Margulis

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Chicago

Died: 2011

Lynn Margulis was an evolutionary theorist, biologist, educator, and science author. She was a modern proponent of the significance of symbiosis in evolution. Along with British chemist James Lovelock, Margulis was the co-developer of the Gaia hypothesis. She was a strong critic of neo-Darwinism. In 2001, she was honored with the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. 

Dan Carter

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Leeston, New Zealand

Once considered the world’s best fly-half, New Zealand rugby star Dan Carter is best known for his stint with the Crusaders and the All Blacks. He was part of the Rugby World Cup-winning New Zealand squads of 2011 and 2015. He is also the all-time leading point scorer in international rugby.

Eddy Grant

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Plaisance, British Guiana [now Guyana]

Nicholas Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Banstead, Surrey, England

Died: 2015

Soong May-ling

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1898

Birthplace: Shanghai, China

Died: 2003

Soong May-ling was a Chinese political figure best remembered as the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek. She played an important role in the politics of China and held several honorary and active positions. She also played a prominent role during the Second Sino-Japanese War, rallying several Chinese people against the invasion of the Japanese.  

Enisa Nikaj

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Wally Szczerbiak

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)