P. T. Barnum

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1810

Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1891

P. T. Barnum was an American politician, showman, and businessman. He is credited with founding the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus, which ran for 146 years. He is also credited with co-founding the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, which is one of the oldest American ferry companies. His life and work have inspired many films, including The Greatest Showman.

Shohei Ohtani

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Oshu, Iwate, Japan

Affectionately called Sho Time and the Japanese Babe Ruth, Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is known for his successful stint with the MLB team Los Angeles Angels. Earlier, while with the Hokkaido-Nippon Ham Fighters, he set the record for the fastest-ever pitch thrown by a Japanese player.

Edie Falco

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

An actress best known for her role in the HBO series The Sopranos, Edie Falco is a multiple-award-winning performer. Born to parents who were working in the entertainment industry, she started acting in school plays when she was a kid. She eventually took up roles in TV shows and films. She is a vegan and the mother of two children.

Ji Chang-wook

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Anyang, South Korea

South Korean actor and singer, Ji Chang-wook, is best known for playing the lead role of Dong-hae in the daily drama series, Smile Again. Beginning his career in musical theater, he soon ventured into TV and films and made an impact with his role in the TV show Warrior Baek Dong-soo. He has also made a few music video appearances.

Adam Young

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Ottumwa, Iowa, United States

Adam Young is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for creating Owl City, an electronic music project, which gained popularity in 2009 after the release of the album Ocean Eyes, which was certified platinum in the US. Apart from Owl City, Adam Young has also created several other music projects.

Huey Lewis

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Huey Lewis is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is credited with forming the popular rock band, Huey Lewis and the News, which contributed to the soundtrack of the film Back to the Future. Apart from writing many of the band's songs, Huey Lewis also plays the harmonica and serves as the lead singer for his band.

Katherine Helmond

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, United States

Died: 2019

Katherine Helmond is best known for her Golden Globe-winning roles of Jessica Tate in the sitcom Soap and Mona Robinson in Who's the Boss? Fans also loved her in her Emmy-nominated role of Lois Whelan in Everybody Loves Raymond. She has also voiced Lizzie in the Cars franchise. 

P. V. Sindhu

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

P. V. Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. In 2016, she won the Olympic silver medal in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian woman to receive an Olympic silver. Sindhu became a national icon following her performance in the 2016 Olympics. In January 2020, she was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.

Robbie Robertson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Died: 2023

Canadian musician, songwriter, and film composer Robbie Robertson became popular following his association as lead guitarist and songwriter with the rock group, The Band. He is credited for playing a key role in popularizing the Americana music genre. He also had a successful career as a solo artist. As a film composer, he has often collaborated with director Martin Scorsese.

Milburn Stone

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Burrton, Kansas, United States

Died: 1980

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Warren Oates

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Depoy, Kentucky, United States

Died: 1982

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Youngest daughter of the 37th President of United States, Richard Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower is an author who wrote Pat Nixon: The Untold Story, which became a New York Times best-seller. She is also one of the board of directors of the Richard Nixon Foundation. 

Faouzia

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Casablanca, Morocco

Jean Cocteau

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1889

Birthplace: Maisons-Laffitte, France

Died: 1963

While Jean Cocteau preferred calling himself a poet, his multidimensional works consisted of novels such as Les Enfants Terribles and films directed by him such as La Belle et la Bête. Cocteau relied on motifs such as eyes, blood, and mirrors, and mingled mythology and modernism.

Gianfranco Zola

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Oliena, Italy

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Vancouver

Nardwuar the Human Serviette is a Canadian musician and interviewer. He was a founding member of the popular garage rock band The Evaporators where he currently serves as the keyboardist and lead singer. As an interviewer Nardwuar is renowned for his unorthodox approach and bizarre questions. In 2019, he was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Pauly D

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Paul D. DelVecchio Jr., also popular as Pauly D and DJ Pauly D, soared to fame with the MTV reality show Jersey Shore. He was also part of the A Double Shot at Love. After bagging a three-album deal with G-Unit Records, he released hits such as Back to Love.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States

Michael Stuhlbarg gained-attention starring in the dark-comedy film A Serious Man. With time, he etched his name in showbiz as a versatile character-actor. His notable works includes in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire that won him two Screen Actors Guild Awards; The Pillowman play that won him a Drama Desk Award besides a Tony Award nomination; and films like Lincoln. 

Yeon Woo-jin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Gangneung, South Korea

Yeon Woo-jin’s poor grades in high school cut short his dreams of being an architect, as he was more involved with his school’s film club. Starting out as a model, he later gained fame with the historical drama Arang and the Magistrate and the romantic-comedy series Marriage, Not Dating.

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Don Stark

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Georges Pompidou

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Montboudif, French Third Republic France

Died: 1974

Georges Pompidou was a French politician whose tenure as prime minister of France between 1962 and 1968 was the longest in the history of France. From 1969 to 1974, Pompidou served as president of France. He is credited with mending France's relationship with the US and maintaining positive relations with many other countries. 

Ryan Hansen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Claudia Wells

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Mary Maxwell Gates

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington

Died: 1994

Marc Cohn

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Shirley Knight

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Goessel, Kansas, USA

David Farragut

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1801

Birthplace: Farragut, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1870

Goose Gossage

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Tuba Büyüküstün

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Hyderabad, India

Died: 2022

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was an Indian investor and businessman. One of the richest businessmen in India, Jhunjhunwala was referred to as the King of Bull Market and the Warren Buffett of India. He served as the chairman of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and Aptech Limited. He was a promoter of India's newest airline, Akasa Air. 

Jason Dolley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Shane Filan

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Sligo, Ireland

Once a global sensation as part of the globally successful Irish boy band Westlife, Shane Filan later launched a solo career with tracks such as Everything to Me. He has also scripted history as one of the Irish singers with the most number-one hits on the UK Singles chart.

Brooke Hayward

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Chuck Close

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Monroe, Washington, U.S.

Died: 2021

James Lofton

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: California, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Chen Xiao

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Hefei

Chinese actor-model Chen Xiao is best known for his roles in series such as The Romance of the Condor Heroes and Swordsman. Not known to many, he had made his debut at 10, with the series Our Class Song. The father of one is married to his co-star Michelle Chen.

Stamford Raffles

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1781

Birthplace: Port Morant, Jamaica

Died: 1826

Stamford Raffles was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies from 1811 to 1816. From 1818 to 1824, he served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen. Raffles is best remembered for founding the Straits Settlements and modern Singapore. He also played a major role in the invasion of Java in 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars.

Hillbilly Jim

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Scottsville, Kentucky, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Joe Brown

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Park Ji-min

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Danay García

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Jim Himes

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Lima, Peru

Businessman and politician Jim Himes started his career with Goldman Sachs and eventually rose through the ranks to become its VP. A Harvard alumnus, he later joined the Democratic Party and represented Connecticut's 4th district at the U.S. House of Representatives. He now chairs the House Fair Growth Committee.

Amélie Mauresmo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Ellen Tamaki

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Ashkan Dejagah

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Born in Iran, footballer Ashkan Dejagah moved to Germany as a toddler and grew up to play for German youth teams. However, he later represented the Iranian national team. His achievements include a Bundesliga win with Wolfsburg and a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship win with the German Under-21 team.

Veronica Guerin

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1996

Veronica Guerin wasn’t just one of the most popular crime journalists of Ireland but also represented her country in both basketball and football. Her articles revolved around Irish drug lords and criminals, and she was eventually murdered by kingpin John Gilligan’s men while driving on the outskirts of Dublin.

Dave Haywood

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Royce da 5'9

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Felipe Vázquez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)