Victoria Pedretti

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Mo Farah

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia

Long-distance runner Mo Farah shot to fame with his 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter wins at the 2012 London Olympics. The first athlete to score a quadruple double, Farah has won 10 major international titles. He became the European Athlete of the Year thrice and has also received the CBE.

Michelle Monaghan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Winthrop, Iowa, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Chaka Khan

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois

Ten-time Grammy-winning funk/R&B/disco artist Chaka Khan, or the Queen of Funk, soared to fame as the frontwoman of the band Rufus. Known for her hit track I Feel for You, Khan has sold 70 million records and has ranked 17th on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll list.

Keri Russell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Fountain Valley, California, United States

American actress, Keri Russell, is best known for playing the titular character in teen drama Felicity and a KGB agent in thriller series The Americans. The Golden Globe Award winning actress made her debut as a teenager and later transitioned into playing more mature roles in films, television and stage. Her notable films include Mission: Impossible III, Waitress and Bedtime Stories.

Randall Park

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Akira Kurosawa

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan

Died: 1998

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker. Widely considered one of the most influential and important filmmakers of all time, Kurosawa's works opened up Western film markets to the products of the Japanese entertainment industry, enabling other Japanese filmmakers to achieve international recognition. Such is his impact as a filmmaker that he is credited with contributing to the development of Asia.

Joan Crawford

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Died: 1977

Oscar-winning actor Joan Crawford’s journey from being a dancer and chorus girl to being named AFI’s tenth-greatest female Classic Hollywood stars is inspirational. She mostly played the quintessential “damsel in distress” who finds love, in her movies. She had five adopted kids and became a recluse in her later years.

Wernher Von Braun

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Wyrzysk, Poland

Died: 1977

German-born American aerospace engineer and space architect, Wernher Von Braun, worked in Nazi Germany's rocket development program as a young man. After World War II, he moved to the United States where he became a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the nation. In his later career, he became director of the newly formed Marshall Space Flight Center.

Quando Rondo

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia

Quando Rondo is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper whose debut studio album QPac peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200. After having spent time in juvenile detention centers, Quando Rondo rose from humble origins to establish himself in the American music industry; he is an inspiration to those willing to change their lives for the better.

Moses Malone

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia, United States

Died: 2015

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Vanessa Morgan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canadian actress Vanessa Morgan is best known for her role in the Disney Channel/Teletoon film My Babysitter's a Vampire. She began singing at community events as a child and was spotted by a Hollywood agent who encouraged her to join the show business. She made her acting debut in 2000 and has since acted in many TV shows and films.

Jason Kidd

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Catherine Keener

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Ric Ocasek

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 2020

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Ayesha Curry

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Ayesha Curry initially played guest roles in various series and films. She later gained fame with the Food Network culinary show Ayesha's Homemade and her YouTube channel, Little Lights of Mine. She has authored a cookbook and owns an olive oil brand. She is married to NBA star Stephen Curry. 

Tee Grizzley

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Damon Albarn

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Whitechapel

Grammy-winning English singer Damon Albarn has previously been part of two major bands, Blur and Gorillaz, as their lead vocalist and primary songwriter. He has also performed as part of the supergroup The Good, the Bad & the Queen. His solo album Everyday Robots was nominated for a Mercury Award.

John Pinette

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2014

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Marin Hinkle

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Matin Hinkle is an American actress who wanted to become a ballet dancer but turned to acting after ankle injury dashed her hopes of becoming a professional ballet dancer. She made a mark on the small screen with her role in the drama, Once and Again. Apart from television and movies, she has also performed on the stage; her role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet being a notable one.

Gordon Hayward

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Mark Hunt

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand MMA fighter and kickboxer Mark Hunt won the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Known as the "King of Walk-Offs" due to his habit of walking away before the referee ends the match, Hunt inspired the documentary The Art of Fighting.

Princess Eugenie

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Westminster, London, England, UK

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Emmy Noether

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Died: 1935

Emmy Noether was a German mathematician best remembered for her contributions to abstract algebra. She is credited with discovering Noether's theorem, which is regarded as a fundamental theorem in mathematical physics. One of the most important mathematicians of her generation and the most important woman in mathematics history, Emmy Noether developed theories of algebras, fields, and rings.

Karen McDougal

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Merrillville, Indiana

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Roger Bannister

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Harrow, England

Died: 2018

British middle-distance athlete and neurologist Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes. Before achieving such feat, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres during the 1952 Summer Olympics. In the medical field, Bannister became a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.

Russell Howard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

English comedian, TV presenter, radio presenter, and actor Russell Howard is best known for hosting the TV show Russell Howard's Good News. Though he studied economics at the University of the West of England, Bristol, he had no interest in pursuing a career in the field and shifted to performing comedy and hosting TV shows instead.  

Jeremy Wade

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Jeremy Wade is a British TV presenter, biologist, and freshwater detective. He is best known for his TV series River Monsters, Mighty Rivers, and Dark Waters. He attended the University of Kent and began his career as a biology teacher. He made his TV debut by chance and didn’t take long to become a popular TV presenter. 

Pierre-Simon Laplace

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1749

Birthplace: Beaumont-en-Auge, France

Died: 1827

Though French scholar Pierre-Simon Laplace is primarily known for his work on the solar system, his research extended to areas such as mathematics and physics, apart from astronomy. Widely known as the Newton of France, he escaped being executed during the French Revolution, owing to his lack of political views.

Amanda Plummer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Amanda Plummer is an American-Canadian actress who followed in the footsteps of her father Christopher Plummer and mother Tammy Grimes. Known for her contribution across popular mediums, Plummer has won Tony and Emmy for her work on stage and TV respectively. In Hollywood, she is popular for playing roles in films like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Pulp Fiction.

Marti Pellow

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Clydebank, Scotland

Although discouraged by his father from choosing music as a career option, Mark McLachlan decided to try his luck with a band he formed with three friends. While the band grew to become the internationally renowned Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet, Mark became Marti Pellow, its lead singer.

Joe Calzaghe

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England

Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe scripted history as the longest-reigning champion ever in boxing, having defended the WBO title for more than a decade. Excelling in both super-middleweight and light-heavyweight categories, he had registered 46 wins in 46 fights by the time he retired. He now owns a boxing promotion company.

Rex Tillerson

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Ali Hewson

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Ali Hewson is an Irish businesswoman and activist. In the 1990s, Hewson joined the anti-nuclear movement and started working with activists like Adi Roche. In 2002, she played a key role in organizing campaigns against the Sellafield nuclear facility in England. As a businesswoman, Hewson has co-founded a skincare company and a fashion label called Nude skincare and EDUN respectively.

Brandon Marshall

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Brandon Marshall is a retired American football legend, who is nicknamed ‘The Beast’ for his ability to handle tackles as a wide receiver. Although his career in the National Football League spanned over 13 years and 179 matches, he never played in a playoff. His association with the sport continued as appears on the television as an analyst.  

Steven Strait

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

The hero of the Hollywood film 10,000 BC, Steven Strait is an American actor who also starred in the popular television science fiction series The Expanse. He acted in the Magic City series. He is also a singer and modeled for magazines as a teenager. He is married to model Daria Zhemkova after his divorce from actress Lynn Collins.

Richard Grieco

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Watertown, New York, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Abdul Qadir Gilani

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1075

Birthplace: Gilan Province, Iran

Died: 1166

Abdul Qadir Gilani was a Sunni Muslim ascetic, mystic, preacher, theologian, and jurist. He is best remembered for founding the Qadiriyya tariqa of Sufism, which is named after him. Abdul Qadir Gilani was famous for his preaching and is credited with converting numerous Christians and Jews.

Tony Burton

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States

Died: 2016

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Erich Fromm

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1900

Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany

Died: 1980

Erich Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, and socialist. A German Jew, he fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. He was a co-founder of  The William Alanson White Institute and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is best remembered for authoring the book Escape from Freedom.

Jessica Marie Garcia

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Brett Eldredge

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Paris, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Nicholle Tom

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Hinsdale, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Brett Young

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA

Yasmeen Ghauri

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Juan Gris

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1887

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: 1927

Juan Gris was a Spanish painter whose paintings are counted among the Cubism movement's most distinctive works. Gris's works and style influenced the Purist style of Charles Edouard Jeanneret and Amédée Ozenfant. Some of his paintings, such as Still Life with Checked Tablecloth and The musician's Table, have sold for millions of dollars at the auction.

Maurice Jones-Drew

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Joanna Page

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Treboeth, Swansea, Wales

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Ron Jaworski

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Lackawanna, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Hope Davis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, United States

Hope Davis is best known for her roles in films such as About Schmidt and Synecdoche, New York. She also delivered a Tony-winning performance in the Broadway play God of Carnage. Fans also loved her Emmy-nominated performances in the series In Treatment and the TV film The Special Relationship.