Adele

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Adele is one of the most successful female music artists from England. She is one of the best-selling music artists in the world, having sold over 120 million records. The recipient of numerous awards, Adele also holds several Guinness World Records. In 2012 and 2016, she was named in Time magazine's list of most influential people in the world.

Henry Cavill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Saint Helier, Jersey

An English actor known for his role as Superman in the DC Extended Universe superhero films, Henry Cavill has been active in the film industry for around two decades. As a teenager, he met actor Russell Crowe who inspired him to take up acting. He is known for his sex appeal and is considered a male sex symbol.

Karl Marx

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1818

Birthplace: Trier, Germany

Died: 1883

Karl Marx, the philosopher, economist, political theorist and socialist revolutionary, is best-known for the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto and the three-volume Das Kapital. His theories, called Marxism, maintained that class conflict leads to the development of human societies and that internal tension were inherent in capitalism, which would ultimately be replaced by the socialist mode of production.

Christopher Maurice Brown

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Tappahannock, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Andy Murray

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

One of the best British professional tennis players of all time, Andy Murray is popularly known as the Great Scot since he was born in Scotland. He is the only tennis player to have won two Olympic gold medals in singles competition. Also known for his charitable work, Andy Murray has played key roles in raising money for many charity organizations.

Tammy Wynette

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States

Died: 1998

Country singer Tammy Wynette, named the First Lady of Country Music, is best remembered for the track Stand by Your Man. She remains one of the best-selling female country artists of all time. She was also married to country singer George Jones, which made them a musical power couple.

John Rhys-Davies

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

John Rhys-Davies is best known as Gimli and the voice of Treebeard from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is also known for voicing Cassim in Aladdin and the King of Thieves. His other notable projects include Shōgun, Sliders, and the James Bond film The Living Daylights.

Danielle Fishel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Mesa, Arizona, United States

Danielle Fishel is an American actress, television personality, director, and model. A self-made woman, Danielle Fishel started her career in theatre before establishing herself in the American film and TV industry. As a TV host, Danielle Fishel has contributed immensely to the success of TV shows, such as The Dish.

Nellie Bly

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1864

Birthplace: Cochrans Mills, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1922

Nellie Bly was an American industrialist, journalist, inventor, and charity worker. She is remembered for her circumnavigation of the world in 72 days. She is also known for pioneering a new kind of investigative journalism as she worked undercover from within a mental institution to report on the institution. Nellie Bly’s life and work have inspired several works of art.

Michael Palin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Broomhill, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Member of the comedy group Monty Python, Michael Palin received a CBE in 2000. His portrayal of Ken Pile in A Fish Called Wanda earned him a BAFTA award. He ranked 30th in The Comedians' Comedian poll, was a Royal Geographical Society president, and later turned into a travel documentarian.

Nathan Chen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Zach McGowan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Zach McGowan is an American voice-over artist and actor known for playing important roles in TV series like Shameless, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Black Sails. He is also known for lending his voice to popular video games, such as Iron Man, Resident Evil 6, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Hank Green

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Hank Green soared to fame with Vlogbrothers, his collaborative YouTube channel with his brother, John. The brothers have also created other channels such as SciShow and CrashCourse, and conferences such as VidCon. Hank is also a musician and has authored two bestselling novels. He also owns a video/audio production company.

Carlos Alcaraz

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: El Palmar, Murcia, Spain

Often compared to tennis legend Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz joined the big league of Spanish tennis as a teenager and has already reached a career-high ranking of world number 32 in singles. He tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2021 and thus missed out on the Davis Cup that year. 

Bing Russell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

Died: 2003

Bing Russell was an American actor whose career spanned nearly 40 years. Perhaps Bing Russell's biggest contribution to the American entertainment industry is his son Kurt Russell. Also a baseball enthusiast, Russell owned the Portland Mavericks, a professional baseball team, which was featured in a 2014 documentary titled The Battered Bastards of Baseball.

Lance Henriksen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Lance Henriksen is best known as Bishop Weyland from the Aliens franchise and as Ed Harley from the horror film Pumpkinhead and its TV movie versions. He has also voiced video-game characters such as Steven Hackett in the Mass Effect series. He is a clay and mural artist, too.

Raúl Jiménez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Tepeji, Hidalgo, Mexico

Mexican footballer Raúl Jiménez is a promising forward of the Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers. He won a gold as part of the Mexican team at the 2012 London Olympics. Starting with Club América's youth team, he has also played for Atlético Madrid and Benfica, winning the Liga NOS twice.

Jim Kelly

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Paris, Kentucky, United States

Died: 2013

Athlete and martial artist Jim Kelly won hearts with his Afro hairstyle and his roles in action film such as Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones. Apart from films, he also excelled in karate, winning contests such as the International Middle Weight Karate Championship. He has also played professional tennis.

Clark Duke

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Glenwood, Arkansas

Actor, comedian, and director, Clark Duke, is best known for playing Clark Green in the TV series, The Office. While studying at Loyola Marymount University, he teamed up with Michael Cera to create the web series, Clark and Michael. Since then, he has acted in, produced, and directed many TV shows and films.

Santiago Cabrera

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Vincent Kartheiser

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Lisa Eilbacher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Lisa Eilbacher is a retired actress best known for playing Nicky in the drama TV series Midnight Caller. She began acting as a child and transitioned into more mature roles as a young woman. She was a popular actress in the 1980s. She acted sporadically in the early 1990s and retired in 1996. Her siblings, Cindy and Bobby, are also actors. 

Brian Williams

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Brian Williams is best known for his 10-year stint as the host of NBC Nightly News. In 2015, he was suspended for his controversial coverage of the Iraq War back in 2003. The Walter Cronkite Award-winning jorunalist was later demoted and worked as a breaking news anchor on MSNBC.

Roger Rees

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

Died: 2015

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Lynsi Snyder

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Glendora, California, United States

P. J. Tucker

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Alice Faye

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1915

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1998

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Naomi Klein

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker Naomi Klein is known for her criticism of corporate globalization and capitalism. She became internationally known following the release of her alter-globalization book No Logo. She often appears on global and national lists of top influential thinkers and is the recipient of the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize. She is a prominent environmentalist as well.

Richard E. Grant

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Mbabane, Hhohho, Swaziland

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Socratis Otto

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Sydney

Born to Greek immigrants, Australian actor Socratis Otto is a NIDA alumnus. He is best known as Maxine Conway from Wentworth and as Charles Darwin from the docudrama Darwin's Brave New World. He has also directed the series Homespun. He has also appeared in movies such as The Matrix Reloaded.

Sage Stallone

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2012

The son of popular actor Sylvester Stallone, Sage Stallone was an actor and filmmaker. He played Robert Balboa Jr., appearing alongside Sylvester Stallone, in the popular film Rocky V. His untimely death at the age of 36, caused by a heart attack, was mourned by movie lovers all over the world.

Melinda Culea

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Western Springs, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Soren Kierkegaard

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1813

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: 1855

Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, social critic, poet, and religious author. Widely regarded as the first existentialist philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard is sometimes referred to as the Father of Existentialism. He is also credited with influencing many theologians, philosophers, and writers like Paul Feyerabend, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Jorge Luis Borges.

James Conner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Steve Stevens

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Kurt Loder

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Mark McKenna

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Craig David

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Jodi Huisentruit

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Long Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2001

Brooke Hogan

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Brooke Hogan is an American singer-songwriter, actress, reality television star, media personality, and model. The daughter of world-renowned wrestler Hulk Hogan, Brooke Hogan was exposed to show-business early in her life and took an interest in music. Her debut studio album, Undiscovered, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Independent Albums chart.

Song Ji-eun

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Tina Yothers

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Whittier, California, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Johnnie Taylor

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States

Died: 2000

Douglas Mawson

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Shipley

Died: 1958

Douglas Mawson was an Australian Antarctic explorer, geologist, and academic. Counted among the most important leaders of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, Mawson was honored with a knighthood in 1914. Best remembered for his contribution to Australian geology, Mawson was featured on the Australian one-hundred-dollar note from 1984 to 1996.

Googoosh

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Tehrān, Iran

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1846

Birthplace: Wola Okrzejska, Poland

Died: 1916

Henryk Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and novelist best remembered for his historical novels. He was the author of the internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis. Beginning his career as a journalist, he soon became one of the most popular Polish authors of his era. He was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature for his contribution to literature. 

Tenz

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Canada

Tenz is a Canadian streamer and professional Valorant player currently signed to Sentinels. He started his career as a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player when he joined Cloud9 in 2019. In 2021, Cloud9 loaned him to Sentinels, where he became a professional Valorant player. Tenz has received nominations at the Game Awards, Esports Awards, and Streamer Awards.

Chris Howard

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Kenner, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

James Beard

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1903

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States

Died: 1985

Tia Blanco

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Puerto Rico