Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Described by Fred Astaire as “the greatest entertainer who ever lived”, she attained international stardom throughout a career...
Sarah Siddons (5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, born in Brecon. She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. The Sarah Siddons Society ...
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol and actress during the 1950s and early 1960s. After spending much...
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her birthday on June 27...
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent , August 1, 1936 – June 1, 2008), was a French fashion designer, and is regarded as one of the greatest names in fashion history. He is also credited with...
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice in a series of horror films made in the later part of his career....
Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. Wayne was...
William George Fargo (May 20, 1818 – August 3, 1881), pioneer American expressman, was born in Pompey, New York. He became a freight agent for the Auburn & Syracuse railway company at Auburn in 1841, an express...
Anthony John “Tony” Hancock (12 May 1924 – 24 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor. Popular during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock’s Half...
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a...
María Eva Duarte de Perón (7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952) was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She...
Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. Napoleon was born...
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician, journalist and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country from 1922 to his ousting in 1943. In 1926...
Marc Zaharovich Chagall (7 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century. He created works in virtually every artistic medium, including...
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, stage, radio and television. She made a total of 73 films, and...
AboutScottish native seen in the science fiction sitcom Doctor Who. Before FameHe was discovered as a talent by the actress Edith MacArthur. Trivia FactHis stagename is derived from a band member of Pet...
Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F. W. Woolworth & Company , an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. He pioneered the...
Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F. W. Woolworth & Company , an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. He pioneered the...
BORN 5th April 1973 Talented rapper and music producer, won a Grammy Award with Ludacris in 2007 for Best Rap Song – ‘Money Maker’ Before Fame Played in the high school band. ...
Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood. With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic rendered decisions that influenced a nation of moviegoers and could sometimes make or break a...
