Daniel Radcliffe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: London, England

Gaining international fame as a child actor in the Harry Potter movie series, English actor and producer Daniel Radcliffe has been active in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. After playing Harry Potter, he became one of the highest-paid actors in the world. He supports LGBTQA+ rights and contributes to various charities.

Woody Harrelson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Midland, Texas, United States

Actor Woody Harrelson has been active in the entertainment world for over 40 years now. The son of a convicted hit-man, he had a difficult childhood and grew up in poverty. However, he was determined to build a good life for himself and earned a BFA in theater before venturing into acting. He is a vegan and an environmental activist.

Slash

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Hampstead

Slash is an English-American songwriter, musician, and record producer. After achieving popularity as the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, Slash left the band to form Velvet Revolver, a hard rock supergroup. Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in the history of rock, Slash is often named in lists, such as the Top Guitarists of All Time.

Paul Wesley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Paul Wesley is an American actor and filmmaker. The Vampire Diaries star has had significant roles in the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and the 2020 Mastercard Off Camera film festival, serving as a jury member on both occasions. Also a well-known humanitarian, Wesley was honored with the Humane Generation Award for his contribution to the Humane Society.

Marlon Wayans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Marlon Wayans is best known for his roles in the series In Living Color and The Wayans Bros. Fans loved him in comedies such as Scary Movie and its sequel, and the drama Requiem for a Dream. He also launched his own sitcom, Marlon, and a comedy-oriented digital media company.

Kathryn Hahn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Westchester, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

David Dobrik

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Kosice, Slovakia

Slovakia-born David Dobrik lives in America and is a very popular social media personality. His humorous videos on YouTube are a raging hit, especially among teenagers and the youth and his followers are in millions. He initially gained recognition as a teenager through six-second video clips on the now-defunct social media app Vine. 

Charisma Carpenter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Charisma Carpenter is best known as Cordelia Chase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel; Lacy from The Expendables film franchise; and Beth Sullivan from the Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! movie series. She has also posed for Playboy and appeared in the series Charmed and Veronica Mars.

Alison Krauss

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Stephanie March

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States

Noted for her portrayal of Alexandra Cabot in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, though she was on and off the NBC television series, Stephanie March is a seasoned American actress on both stage and screen. The co-producer and lead actress of the mockumentary, The Social Ones, is also an entrepreneur who, along with Rebecca Perkins, founded the beauty products maker SheSpoke.

James Holzhauer

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Naperville, Illinois, United States

James Holzhauer, the third-highest-earning game show contestant in U.S. history, with a total win worth $2,964,216, made headlines with his 32 wins on Jeopardy! Nicknamed Jeopardy James, he has also appeared on shows such as The Chase and 500 Questions. He has also donated to cancer research and children’s causes.

Bert Convy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 1991

Bert Convy was an American actor, game show host, and singer. He is best remembered for hosting popular game shows, such as Win, Lose or Draw, Tattletales, and Super Password. After establishing himself as a TV personality, Bert Convy tried his hand at acting and played important roles in films like A Bucket of Blood, Gunman's Walk, and Susan Slade.

Stephanie Seymour

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Stephanie Seymour is a popular supermodel of the 1980s and the 1990s. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, graced the cover of Vogue, and was named a Victoria's Secret Angel. Seymour was also featured in the Guns N' Roses music videos Don't Cry and November Rain.

Raymond Chandler

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1959

Gary Payton

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Ronny Cox

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Cloudcroft, New Mexico, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Anthony Kennedy

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States

Anthony Kennedy has served as the judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1975 to 1988 and as the associate justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. from 1988 to 2018. Kennedy has been associated with Boumediene v. Bush and various gay rights cases.

Suriya

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Don Drysdale

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Van Nuys, California, USA

Died: 1993

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Brandon Roy

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1856

Birthplace: Maharashtra, India

Died: 1920

Indian nationalist and freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokmanya Tilak, promoted the concept of Swaraj, or self-rule. He was part of the freedom-fighter trio know as Lal Bal Pal, along with fellow Indian National Congress members Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal.

John Torode

Listed In: Food Experts

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Australian celebrity chef and restaurateur John Torode initially worked at the U.K.-based Conran Group's restaurants. He is also known for his appearances on shows such as This Morning and the revival of MasterChef in 2005. He owned the Luxe and Smiths of Smithfield and has also authored several cookbooks.

Martin Gore

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: London

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Pee Wee Reese

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Ekron

Died: 1999

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Nomar Garciaparra

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Whittier, California, USA

Eriq La Salle

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Danielle Bradbery

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: League City, Texas, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Badarka, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died: 1931

Chandra Shekhar Azad joined India’s freedom struggle against the British after being deeply affected by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, he declared himself as Azad when arrested in connection with Gandhiji’s non-cooperation movement. He shot himself to death to escape being held captive by the British.

Tony Joe White

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Louisiana, United States

Died: 2018

Matilda Ziegler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Ashford, Kent, England

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Seth Bullock

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1849

Birthplace: Amherstburg, Canada

Died: 1919

Canadian-American frontiersman, hardware store owner, sheriff, U.S. Marshal, horse breeder and hotel owner Seth Bullock is best known for building the Bullock Hotel, the oldest hotel in Deadwood. Bullock was appointed the first sheriff of the then lawless Dakota where he eventually emerged as a prominent figure civilizing the rowdy camp without killing anyone.

Judit Polgár

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Lili Simmons

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: La Jolla, California, United States

Lili Simmons is best known as Rebecca Bowman from the series Banshee. A former model, she has previously worked with brands such as J.C. Penney and Bebe. She has also been part of series such as Hawaii Five-0 and Ray Donovan, and movies such as Bone Tomahawk.

Roc Royal

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Annie Sprinkle

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Annie Sprinkle is an American sexologist who supports sex work and healthcare. Sprinkle, who identifies herself as ecosexual, works as a feminist stripper, sex educator, pornographic actress, and sex-positive feminist. She is credited with popularizing lesbian pornography and the post-porn movement.

Vera Rubin

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2016

American astronomer Vera Rubin is best known for her pioneering discoveries on galaxy rotation rates, her groundbreaking work confirming the existence of dark matter and for her life-long advocacy for women in science. She studied the galactic rotation curves and provided strong evidence of the existence of dark matter. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is named after her.

Edie McClurg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Luiz Gustavo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Pindamonhangaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Theo van Gogh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands

Died: 2004

Theo van Gogh was a Dutch filmmaker, actor, television producer, and author. He was assassinated by a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist named Mohammed Bouyeri for directing a short film titled Submission: Part 1, which was originally written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and opposed the unfair treatment of women in Islam. Theo was 47 years old. His last film 06/05 was released posthumously.

Michael Foot

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England

Died: 2010

Danny Ings

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Winchester, United Kingdom

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Gail Devers

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Don Imus

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Riverside

Died: 2019

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Larry Manetti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Emil Jannings

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1884

Birthplace: Rorschach, Switzerland

Died: 1950

Emil Jannings was a German actor who became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was born in Switzerland but moved to Germany as a young child. He began his career as a theater actor and enjoyed tremendous success. He later ventured into films and became a popular figure in Hollywood in the 1920s.   

Rya Kihlstedt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Harry Cohn

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: New York City, U.S.

Died: 1958

Elliot See

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Dallas

Died: 1966

Bill Lee

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Snow Hill, Alabama, United States

Maurice Greene

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Maurice Greene is a former track and field athlete and a former world record holder in 100-metre dash. Greene won four Olympic medals, including two gold medals, representing the United States of America in two Olympic Games. Maurice Greene also has five gold medals at the World Athletics Championships under his belt.