Tupac Shakur

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1996

Tupac Amaru Shakur, popularly known as 2Pac or Makaveli, is considered as one of the greatest American rappers of all time. Talent and trouble went hand in hand in Shakur’s journey to fame; the higher Shakur rose in his iconic status, the deeper he became entangled in gang violence and an infamous rivalry, which sadly led to his untimely demise.

Jürgen Klopp

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany

Jürgen Klopp is a German football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Liverpool football club and is considered as one of the best managers in the world. He has also been the manager of Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool won their first FIFA Club World Cup and first Premier League title under him. He is famous for his enthusiastic celebrations.

Stan Laurel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1890

Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died: 1965

Comedian Stan Laurel entertained audiences as part of the iconic duo Laurel and Hardy, along with Oliver Hardy, in over 100 films. He began his career with music-hall sketch comedy and worked as an understudy of Charlie Chaplin in Fred Karno's Army. He was known for his trademark bowler hat.

Tay-K 47

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Long Beach, California

Rapper Tay-K is best known for his Billboard-charting and platinum-certified track The Race. The same day the song was released, U.S. marshals arrested him on murder charges in New Jersey. He was convicted in the case involving the death of Ethan Walker and was later indicted for another murder.

Geronimo

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1829

Birthplace: Arizpe Municipality, Mexico

Died: 1909

Native American hero Geronimo is remembered for his heroics in the Apache Wars against the U.S. and Mexico. After his surrender in 1886, he lived as a U.S. prisoner of war and spent the rest of his life being exhibited at various events and selling his belongings for money.

Missy Peregrym

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Canadian actor and former model Melissa Peregrym is best known as Andrea "Andy" McNally from Rookie Blue and as Haley Graham from the film Stick It. Fans also loved her in her Streamy Award-winning role in the web series Cybergeddon. She collaborated with TOMS to provide shoes to the underprivileged.

Laurie Metcalf

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Carbondale, Illinois

A self-proclaimed workaholic, Laurie Metcalf is an influential personality in the American theatre scene. She has won two Tony Awards in her four decades old career. A three-time Primetime Emmy winner, Metcalf is also known for her work on TV. Also a humanitarian, she has worked with Plan USA, an organization that helps children around the world.

Daniel Brühl

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain

Spanish-German actor Daniel Brühl began his career with the soap Verbotene Liebe. Raised trilingual, he is now fluent in six languages. Hollywood knows him best as Fredrick Zoller from Inglourious Basterds, while he first made waves with the German film Good Bye, Lenin! He later co-owned two bars.

Roberto Durán

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Guararé, Panama

Retired Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán had a 32-match winning streak before losing to Esteban De Jesús. Raised in the slums, he joined a gym as an 8-year-old. His punching style earned him the nickname Hands of Stone. He was a world champion in the lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight categories.

Phil Mickelson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States

Phil Mickelson is a professional golfer. With three Masters Titles, an Open Championship, and a PGA Championship under his belt, Mickelson is considered one of the greatest American golfers of his generation. A World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, Phil Mickelson has represented the US national team on several occasions, helping the team win multiple Presidents Cups and Ryder Cups.

Eddie Cibrian

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Burbank, California, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Park Bo-gum

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Anna Cathcart

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

Anna Cathcart is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Agent Olympia in the children's live-action TV series Odd Squad, for which she won an award at the seventh annual Canadian Screen Awards. Despite not attending acting classes, Cathcart has managed to establish herself in both the TV and film industry and cites Disney Channel as an inspiration.

Jack Albertson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1981

Jack Albertson was an eminent American actor having presence in films and plays alike, as evident from his successful performances in The Subject Was Roses both on the stage and on the big screen. The winner of Tony, Oscar and Emmy awards had such a passion for his career that he continued his acting despite being diagnosed for colorectal cancer.

Eileen Atkins

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Clapton, London, England

Eileen Atkins is best known for her BAFTA- and Emmy-winning performance in the miniseries Cranford. A talented Shakespearean theater actor, she has also won three Olivier Awards and four Drama Desk Awards. She is a breast cancer survivor and has received the honors CBE and DBE.

Arnold Vosloo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Born to stage-actor parents in South Africa, Arnold Vosloo is best known as Imhotep from The Mummy franchise. He is also often mistaken for Billy Zane from Titanic for his uncanny resemblance to the actor. The Dalro Award-winning actor has also appeared in series such as 24 and Bosch.

John Cho

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Camila Morrone

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Camila Morrone is an Argentine-American actress who has appeared in films like Never Goin' Back and Death Wish. She was honored at the 2019 San Diego International Film Festival with the Rising Star Award. Also a model, Morrone has been featured on the cover of Turkish Vogue.

The Ultimate Warrior

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States

Died: 2014

WWF legend James Hellwig was better known as The Ultimate Warrior and the Dingo Warrior and won the WWF Heavyweight Championship once and the Intercontinental Championship twice. Following his retirement, he became a public speaker. Shortly before his death, he was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame.

MC Ren

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Compton, California, United States

Mohammad Mosaddegh

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Died: 1967

Born to an Iranian public officer, Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh had an elite education in Switzerland. His oil-nationalization act brought about an economic crisis in the country. He was known to be an eccentric person who met visitors in pajamas, from his bed, and also cried in public.

Katharine Graham

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2001

The daughter of American publisher and financier Eugene Meyer, Katharine Graham later carried forward her family’s newspaper, The Washington Post. While the newspaper was initially handed over to her husband, Philip Graham, by her father, she took over as the owner, following Philip’s suicide. She later penned a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir.

Robin Sharma

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Port Hawkesbury

Canadian writer Robin Sharma is best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series. A qualified lawyer, he is an alumnus of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. He has published several books on stress management and spirituality. He is the founder of the training company Sharma Leadership International.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Clifton Collins Jr. is an American actor known for playing important roles in award-winning films like Capote. Over the years, Collins has received nominations for prestigious awards, such as Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Also a writer, Collins co-wrote a book titled Prison Ramen, which was published in 2015.

Joseph Schooling

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Singapore

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Bill Cobbs

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Abby Elliott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Joyce Carol Oates

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Lockport, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Giovanni Boccaccio

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1313

Birthplace: Certaldo, Italy

Died: 1375

Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian poet, writer, and correspondent of Petrarch. An important Renaissance humanist, Boccaccio was also one of the most prominent personalities of 14th-century European literature. A versatile writer, Giovanni Boccaccio is often viewed as the most important European prose writer of his generation. His works influenced popular personalities like Geoffrey Chaucer and Miguel de Cervantes.

Joan Van Ark

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Gino Vannelli

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

James Bolam

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1935

Birthplace: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Odion Ighalo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Faith Domergue

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died: 1999

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Barbara McClintock

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1902

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1992

Barbara McClintock was a scientist and cytogeneticist who received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She earned her Ph.D. in botany from Cornell University and began her lifelong work in the development of maize cytogenetics. She eventually gained recognition as among the best in the field and was honored with several prestigious awards.  

Bianca Andreescu

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Sibel Kekilli

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Heilbronn, Germany

Two-time Lola Award-winning German actor Sibel Kekilli is best known to international audiences as Shae from the iconic HBO series Game of Thrones. The Turkish-origin actor took up many odd jobs, working as a porn actor and a waitress, before stepping into mainstream movies and tasting success with Head-On.

Lamont Dozier

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 2022

Charles Perkins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: Alice Springs, Australia

Died: 2000

Charles Perkins had initially been a footballer who played for teams such as Everton and coached Pan-Hellenic to fund his university studies. He later gained recognition as an Aboriginal activist after organizing the Freedom Ride to protest against racial discrimination and became the Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

Andy Weir

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Davis, California, United States

Software engineer Andy Weir soared to fame with his debut novel The Martian, which was later made into a hit film by Ridley Scott. Born to a physicist father and an electrical engineer mother, Wier grew up interested in topics such as relativistic physics and orbital mechanics, although he didn’t graduate.

Giacomo Agostini

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Brescia, Italy

Giacomo Agostini is an Italian world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles in a career spanning 17 years. Industry experts consider him one of the greatest Grand Prix riders of all time. In 2010, he was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.  

Jay Moriarity

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Georgia, United States

Died: 2001

Darrell Griffith

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Aaron Ehasz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Maryland, USA

Rick Nash

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Rick Nash is a Canadian retired ice hockey player who played 15 NHL seasons for teams like the New York Rangers, Blue Jackets, and Boston Bruins. Nash was chosen to play in six NHL All-Star Games over the course of his playing career. Rick Nash is currently associated with the Columbus Blue Jackets, serving as the director of player development.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria

The last king of Bulgaria, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, has also been the country’s prime minister. He had taken over as the king at 6, after his father’s mysterious death. He married a Spanish noble lady while in exile in Madrid and returned to Bulgaria 50 years after the abolition of monarchy.

Michael Llewelyn Davies

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1900

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1921

Nathan Parsons

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Thea White

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2021

Irving Penn

Listed In: Photographers

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Plainfield

Died: 2009

Irving Penn was an American photographer best remembered for his portraits, fashion photography, and still lifes. He was one of the earliest photographers to pose his subjects against a white or grey backdrop. During his illustrious career, he worked for popular publications like Vogue. He was honored by the German Society for Photography with the prestigious Cultural Award in 1987.