August 14
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1186 births recorded on August 14 throughout history
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Hanazono Tennō, emperador japonés (f.
Hanazono Tennō, emperador japonés (f. 1348).
Emperor Hanazono of Japan
Emperor Hanazono reigned as Japan's 95th emperor from 1301 to 1321, during the period of growing tension between the Northern and Southern Court factions. He was a Confucian scholar and diarist — his Hanazono Tennō shinki is one of the most detailed personal records left by any Japanese emperor of the medieval period. After abdicating, he took Buddhist vows and spent his later years in scholarship. He documented the factional struggles around him with a clarity that historians still rely on.
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, englischer Prinz
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, englischer Prinz
Roberto III, rey escocés (f.
Roberto III, rey escocés (f. 1406).
Urceo Codro, humanista italiano (f.
Urceo Codro, humanista italiano (f. 1500).
Johann von Dalberg, Bischof von Worms und Kanzler der Universität Heidelberg
Johann von Dalberg, Bischof von Worms und Kanzler der Universität Heidelberg
Margarita Pole, beata católica y condesa inglesa (f.
Margarita Pole, beata católica y condesa inglesa (f. 1541).
Margaret Pole
Margaret Pole navigated the treacherous Tudor court as one of the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty. Her royal blood eventually triggered Henry VIII’s paranoia, leading to her execution and the final suppression of the Yorkist claim to the English throne.
Catherine of York
Catherine of York was the eighth child of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. She survived the turbulence of the Wars of the Roses, the deaths of her brothers in the Tower, and two reigns. Her older sister Elizabeth became queen by marrying Henry VII. Catherine herself married well, lived quietly, and outlasted most of her family. She died in 1527, the last surviving child of Edward IV. Of all the York children, she navigated the new Tudor era the most successfully.
John de Vere
John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, was born into one of England's oldest earldoms and served as a privy councillor under Henry VIII. The de Vere family had held the Oxford earldom since the 12th century, making it one of the longest-running noble titles in English history.
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
He designed tapestries for the Sultan of Suleiman the Magnificent — and got completely ignored. Coecke traveled to Constantinople in 1533, sketched everything he saw, and came home empty-handed. But those sketches became a woodcut series published after his death, giving Europeans their first detailed look at Ottoman street life. His workshop trained Pieter Bruegel the Elder. His daughter married him, too. The man who failed to sell his art to an empire accidentally became its most influential European illustrator.
William Parr, 1.
William Parr, 1. Marquess of Northampton, englischer Adliger
Giambattista Benedetti
Venetian mathematician Giambattista Benedetti challenged Aristotelian physics decades before Galileo, arguing in 1553 that objects of different weights fall at the same speed in a vacuum. His work on falling bodies and musical acoustics anticipated key developments of the Scientific Revolution.
Magnus von Dänemark, Herzog von Holstein und König von Livland
Magnus von Dänemark, Herzog von Holstein und König von Livland
Paolo Sarpi
Venetian friar Paolo Sarpi became the Republic's chief theologian and defied papal authority during Venice's 1606 interdict crisis, arguing that secular states owed no temporal obedience to Rome. His 'History of the Council of Trent' remains a foundational text in church-state separation.
Robert Hayman
He sailed to Newfoundland and fell in love with it — hard enough to write the first book of English poetry ever composed in the Americas. Robert Hayman's *Quodlibets*, published in 1628, collected 400 epigrams celebrating the New World with genuine wit. He governed the Harbour Grace colony for years, trading cod and dreams in equal measure. He died trying to establish a colony in Guiana in 1629. The first voice of English-Canadian poetry belonged to a man who never planned to stay.
Gottfried Reuter, deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler
Gottfried Reuter, deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler
William Hutchinson
William Hutchinson followed his wife Anne Hutchinson to Massachusetts in 1634 after she became convinced that the Puritan ministers in Boston were preaching the wrong theology. When Anne was tried and banished from the colony in 1638, William went with her. He helped found Portsmouth, Rhode Island, served in its government, and died there in 1642. The colony had been built on his wife's exile. He never complained about that arrangement.
Johann Jacob von Königsegg-Rothenfels, Domherr in Köln
Johann Jacob von Königsegg-Rothenfels, Domherr in Köln
Peter Lucius, deutscher Buchdrucker
Peter Lucius, deutscher Buchdrucker
Méric Casaubon
Meric Casaubon was the son of Isaac Casaubon, the greatest classical scholar of the 16th century. The son also became a classical scholar, but spent much of his career combating what he called 'enthusiasm' — the religious hysteria he believed was destroying rational thought in 17th-century England. His 1655 book A True and Faithful Relation of what passed between Dr. John Dee and some spirits was meant as a cautionary tale about credulity. It backfired and became a sourcebook for occultists.
David Mevius, deutscher Jurist
David Mevius, deutscher Jurist
François de Harlay de Champvallon
Francois de Harlay de Champvallon became Archbishop of Paris in 1671 and used the position aggressively. He supported Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which stripped Protestants of their religious protections and drove hundreds of thousands out of France. He also pursued Jansenists with equal enthusiasm. Saint-Simon's memoirs describe him as calculating and corrupt. He died in 1695, and his legacy is bound up with some of the cruelest religious policies of the Sun King's reign.
Claes Tott, schwedischer Feldherr und Staatsmann
Claes Tott, schwedischer Feldherr und Staatsmann
Cosimo III de' Medici
Cosimo III ruled Tuscany for 53 years — one of the longest reigns of any Medici — and spent most of that time making Florence worse. He was a religious bigot who imposed restrictions on Jews, expelled prostitutes, and banned books. The Medici commercial empire had already peaked, and Cosimo presided over its long decline. He had three children, all of whom he outlived, and when he died in 1723, the Medici line was effectively finished. His son Gian Gastone, a drunk and a recluse, was the last.
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, escritor mexicano (m.
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, escritor mexicano (m. 1700).
Christopher Monck
Christopher Monck inherited the title of Duke of Albemarle from his famous father George Monck, the general whose maneuvering had made the Restoration possible. He did not inherit the talent. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica in 1687 and arrived with grand plans for treasure-hunting — specifically, recovering a Spanish wreck with William Phips, which actually succeeded. But he contracted a fever in Jamaica and died in 1688 at 34. His father built a legacy; Christopher spent one and died young.
Conrad Mel, deutscher reformierter Theologe, Pädagoge und Schriftsteller
Conrad Mel, deutscher reformierter Theologe, Pädagoge und Schriftsteller
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick William I of Prussia was called the Soldier King. He wore a uniform every day for the last 30 years of his life, ate simple food, avoided ceremony, and built the most efficient bureaucracy in Europe. He increased the Prussian army from 38,000 to 83,000 men without ever fighting a major war. He left that to his son. Frederick the Great inherited an army, a treasury, and a state. He used all three.
Frederick William I of Prussia
Known as the 'Soldier King,' Frederick William I of Prussia transformed his kingdom's army from 38,000 to 83,000 soldiers — making it Europe's fourth-largest despite Prussia being thirteenth in population. His obsessive military buildup gave his son Frederick the Great the tool to make Prussia a continental power.
Friedrich Anton, Fürst von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Friedrich Anton, Fürst von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin, französischer Politiker
César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin, französischer Politiker
Claude Joseph Vernet
Claude Joseph Vernet spent 9 years painting the ports of France on commission from Louis XV. The project produced 15 paintings and a systematic record of 18th-century maritime commerce. He was one of the first painters to depict dramatic weather and night scenes as subjects in themselves, not just backgrounds. Turner studied him. The Romantic movement owes him something it rarely acknowledges.
Christian Gottfried Struensee, Rektor des Domgymnasiums Stephaneum in Halberstadt
Christian Gottfried Struensee, Rektor des Domgymnasiums Stephaneum in Halberstadt
Federico II de Hesse-Kassel, landgrave alemán (f.
Federico II de Hesse-Kassel, landgrave alemán (f. 1785).
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm zu Leiningen, Kurpfälzischer Geheimer Rat und Generalleutnant
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm zu Leiningen, Kurpfälzischer Geheimer Rat und Generalleutnant
Princess Henriette of France
Princess Henriette of France was the twin sister of Louise Elisabeth and a favorite of their father Louis XV. She remained unmarried at court, becoming known for her musical talent and her deep bond with the king — her death at 24 reportedly devastated him.
Enriqueta de Francia, princesa francesa (f.
Enriqueta de Francia, princesa francesa (f. 1752).
Henriette-Anne of France
Henriette-Anne of France was the twin sister of Marie-Louise of France, daughters of Louis XV and his queen Maria Leszczynska. Twin princesses in Versailles were a sensation, but Henriette-Anne's twin died in infancy, and she grew up alone. She was known for playing the viol and for her close relationship with her father, who reportedly preferred her company when he was ill. She died at 24 in 1752, and Louis XV was said to have wept openly. He did not do that for most people.
Louise-Elisabeth of France
She was a king's daughter who ended up running a duchy. Louise-Elisabeth, born to Louis XV in 1727, married the Duke of Parma at fifteen and essentially governed northern Italy while her husband struggled with severe mental illness. She made real political decisions. Real ones, not ceremonial ones. She died at thirty-two, just as she'd built Parma into a genuinely sophisticated court. Her son Ferdinand inherited the duchy she'd shaped — a small Italian state that outlasted nearly every other Bourbon possession on the continent.
Isabel de Francia, princesa francesa (f.
Isabel de Francia, princesa francesa (f. 1759).
Louise Élisabeth of France
Louise Elisabeth of France, eldest surviving daughter of Louis XV, married the Infante Philip of Spain at age 12 and became Duchess of Parma. She helped transform Parma into a center of Enlightenment culture, importing French artists and architects to her small Italian duchy.
Jean-François Ducis, poeta francés (f.
Jean-François Ducis, poeta francés (f. 1816).
Thomas Sumter, US-amerikanischer General im Unabhängigkeitskrieg und Politiker
Thomas Sumter, US-amerikanischer General im Unabhängigkeitskrieg und Politiker
Charles Hutton, matemático británico (f.
Charles Hutton, matemático británico (f. 1823).
Leopold Hofmann
He outlived his own fame. Leopold Hofmann was Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna — one of the most prestigious musical posts in Europe — yet he died in 1793 nearly forgotten, overshadowed by a younger composer he'd once helped: Mozart. Hofmann had actually been slated for replacement by Mozart just before his death. He wrote over 30 symphonies and dozens of concertos, most still unperformed today. The man who held Vienna's top musical chair spent his final years watching history walk right past him.
Pope Pius VII
Napoleon actually kidnapped him. Twice. Barnaba Chiaramonti was elected pope in 1800 during a conclave held in a freezing Venetian monastery, then spent years navigating the most powerful emperor in Europe — who had him arrested and dragged to France in 1809. Pius refused to legitimize Napoleon's policies for five years under house arrest. When Napoleon finally fell, the pope walked free. He died in 1823 at 81 after a fall from a horse. He'd outlasted the man who thought he owned him.
Hugh Percy, 2.
Hugh Percy, 2. Duke of Northumberland, britischer General
Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII endured one of the most turbulent papal reigns in history, excommunicating Napoleon in 1809 only to be arrested and held prisoner in France for five years. After Napoleon's fall, Pius returned to Rome and restored the Jesuits — a papacy defined by defiance under duress.
Angèle Albrecht, französische Tänzerin
Angèle Albrecht, französische Tänzerin
August von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Prinz aus der Linie Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
August von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Prinz aus der Linie Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
Christoph Gottlob Heinrich, deutscher Historiker
Christoph Gottlob Heinrich, deutscher Historiker
Christoph Kaufmann, Schweizer Mediziner, Philosoph und Autor, einer der Genieapostel
Christoph Kaufmann, Schweizer Mediziner, Philosoph und Autor, einer der Genieapostel
Olof Åhlström, schwedischer Komponist
Olof Åhlström, schwedischer Komponist
Carle Vernet
Carle Vernet painted horses the way other artists painted people. His equestrian scenes — battles, hunts, races — were technically precise and full of life. He came from a dynasty of painters: his father Claude Joseph Vernet was famous for maritime scenes, and his son Horace Vernet became one of the great military painters of the 19th century. Three generations of French painters, each with a different subject but the same inherited gift. Carle lived through the Revolution and Napoleon and painted both without taking sides.
Maurus Meyer von Schauensee, Schweizer Patrizier und französischer General
Maurus Meyer von Schauensee, Schweizer Patrizier und französischer General
Christine Englerth, deutsche Unternehmerin und Eigentümerin von Steinkohle-Bergwerken im Raum Aachen
Christine Englerth, deutsche Unternehmerin und Eigentümerin von Steinkohle-Bergwerken im Raum Aachen
María Rosa Gálvez, poetisa española (f.
María Rosa Gálvez, poetisa española (f. 1806).
Mariano Matamoros, sacerdote y militar mexicano (f.
Mariano Matamoros, sacerdote y militar mexicano (f. 1814).
Charles Humphrey Atherton, US-amerikanischer Politiker
Charles Humphrey Atherton, US-amerikanischer Politiker
Peter Buell Porter, US-Politiker, General und Kriegsminister
Peter Buell Porter, US-Politiker, General und Kriegsminister
Friedrich Tieck, escultor alemán (f.
Friedrich Tieck, escultor alemán (f. 1851).
Francis I
Francis I ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1825 until his death in 1830 — a short reign notable mainly for its fierce repression of liberal movements. His father Ferdinand I had restored absolute monarchy after Napoleon's defeat, and Francis continued that project with enthusiasm. When constitutionalists agitated for reform, the army responded. He died before the broader upheavals of 1830 that toppled other European monarchs, though his kingdom would eventually fall to Garibaldi three decades later.
Hans Christian Ørsted
He was setting up a lecture demonstration when he accidentally proved something that would rewrite physics. In 1820, Ørsted noticed a compass needle twitch when he switched an electrical current nearby — a fleeting, almost dismissable moment. He ran the experiment 60 more times. That needle's twitch became the foundation of electromagnetism, a word he effectively invented. James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday built entire careers on what Ørsted almost missed. The SI unit of magnetic field strength, the oersted, still carries his name.
فرانشيسكو الأول، ملك مملكة الصقليتين.
فرانشيسكو الأول، ملك مملكة الصقليتين.
Francesco Maria Avellino, italienischer Klassischer Archäologe
Francesco Maria Avellino, italienischer Klassischer Archäologe
Emmanuel Théaulon, compositor y dramaturgo francés (f.
Emmanuel Théaulon, compositor y dramaturgo francés (f. 1841).
Baruch Auerbach, deutscher Pädagoge
Baruch Auerbach, deutscher Pädagoge
José María Cortina, militar argentino (f.
José María Cortina, militar argentino (f. 1869).
José Santiago Montt Irarrázaval, abogado chileno (f.
José Santiago Montt Irarrázaval, abogado chileno (f. 1843).
Eduard von Badenfeld, österreichischer Schriftsteller
Eduard von Badenfeld, österreichischer Schriftsteller
Fabio Maria Asquini, italienischer Geistlicher, Titularerzbischof von Tarsus, Apostolischer Nuntius, Kardinal
Fabio Maria Asquini, italienischer Geistlicher, Titularerzbischof von Tarsus, Apostolischer Nuntius, Kardinal
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, known by her initials L.E.L., was one of the most commercially successful English poets of the 1820s-30s, publishing prolifically in literary annuals and magazines. Her mysterious death at age 36 in West Africa — ruled accidental poisoning — fueled decades of speculation.
Karl Friedrich Werner, deutscher Theologe und Pietistenführer
Karl Friedrich Werner, deutscher Theologe und Pietistenführer
Buenaventura Seoane, periodista peruano (f.
Buenaventura Seoane, periodista peruano (f. 1870).
Lewis Reeve Gibbes, médico estadounidense (f.
Lewis Reeve Gibbes, médico estadounidense (f. 1894).
Peter Roh, Schweizer Geistlicher
Peter Roh, Schweizer Geistlicher
Charlotte Fowler Wells
Charlotte Fowler Wells ran the American Phrenological Journal for over 40 years, making her one of the longest-serving female publishers in 19th-century America. Though phrenology was eventually discredited, the journal served as an unexpected platform for progressive causes including women's rights and education reform.
Adolph Tidemand, norwegischer Maler
Adolph Tidemand, norwegischer Maler
Charles Victor Naudin, botánico francés (f.
Charles Victor Naudin, botánico francés (f. 1899).
Félix Charles Douay, militar francés (f.
Félix Charles Douay, militar francés (f. 1879).
Ali III (أبو الحسن علي باشا باي بن الحسين), bey de Tunis de 1882 à 1902 († 11 juin 1902).
Ali III (أبو الحسن علي باشا باي بن الحسين), bey de Tunis de 1882 à 1902 († 11 juin 1902).
Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander H. Bailey represented New York in Congress during the 1860s, serving in the House during the Civil War period. His district was in New York's Southern Tier, and like many Northern politicians of the era, he navigated the tensions between supporting the war effort and managing constituencies that were not always enthusiastic about its prosecution. He died in 1874. His career was exactly what mid-19th century American congressional service usually was: solid, local, and largely forgotten outside the district.
Francisco de Orleans, príncipe francés (f.
Francisco de Orleans, príncipe francés (f. 1900).
José María Morales, militar argentino (f.
José María Morales, militar argentino (f. 1894).
Manuel Alcalde Velasco, abogado chileno (f.
Manuel Alcalde Velasco, abogado chileno (f. 1869).
Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont, französischer Diplomat
Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont, französischer Diplomat
Arthur Hobrecht, deutscher Politiker, Oberbürgermeister von Breslau und Berlin, MdL, preußischer Minister, MdR
Arthur Hobrecht, deutscher Politiker, Oberbürgermeister von Breslau und Berlin, MdL, preußischer Minister, MdR
Juan Williams Rebolledo, marino chileno (f.
Juan Williams Rebolledo, marino chileno (f. 1910).
Eusebio Lillo Robles, político y escritor chileno (f.
Eusebio Lillo Robles, político y escritor chileno (f. 1910).
Karl Roux, deutscher Maler
Karl Roux, deutscher Maler
Robert Nobel, schwedischer Industrieller
Robert Nobel, schwedischer Industrieller
Christian Sell der Ältere, deutscher Maler
Christian Sell der Ältere, deutscher Maler
Casiano Alguacil, fotógrafo español (f.
Casiano Alguacil, fotógrafo español (f. 1914).
Friedrich Goltz, fisiólogo alemán (f.
Friedrich Goltz, fisiólogo alemán (f. 1902).
Thomas « Tom » King, boxeur anglais († 3 octobre 1888).
Thomas « Tom » King, boxeur anglais († 3 octobre 1888).
Walter Besant, escritor británico (f.
Walter Besant, escritor británico (f. 1901).
Johannes Trojan, deutscher Schriftsteller
Johannes Trojan, deutscher Schriftsteller
José Rosas Moreno, escritor, poeta y fabulista mexicano (f.
José Rosas Moreno, escritor, poeta y fabulista mexicano (f. 1883).
Alexander Reinhold Bohnstedt, deutscher Pädagoge und Botaniker
Alexander Reinhold Bohnstedt, deutscher Pädagoge und Botaniker
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
He wrote the book that made Victorian doctors blush so hard they demanded it stay in Latin. Richard von Krafft-Ebing's *Psychopathia Sexualis*, published in 1886, catalogued 238 case studies of human sexuality — masochism, sadism, fetishism — terms he essentially coined. He buried the "disturbing" passages in Latin so only educated men could access them. But readers learned Latin fast. His clinical framing helped shift public thinking from "sin" toward "disorder." The medicalization that followed saved some lives and destroyed others.
Antoine Duss, botánico suizo (f.
Antoine Duss, botánico suizo (f. 1924).
Dmitri Písarev, crítico literario ruso (f.
Dmitri Písarev, crítico literario ruso (f. 1868).
Joaquín Vara de Rey, militar español (f.
Joaquín Vara de Rey, militar español (f. 1898).
Joseph Friedrich Hummel, österreichischer Dirigent und Komponist
Joseph Friedrich Hummel, österreichischer Dirigent und Komponist
Jean Gaston Darboux, matemático francés (f.
Jean Gaston Darboux, matemático francés (f. 1917).
Carlos Condell, militar y marino chileno (f.
Carlos Condell, militar y marino chileno (f. 1887).
Julius Goerdeler, deutscher Richter und Parlamentarier, MdL
Julius Goerdeler, deutscher Richter und Parlamentarier, MdL
Francisca de Orleans, duquesa francesa (f.
Francisca de Orleans, duquesa francesa (f. 1925).
Hermann Viehweger, deutscher Architekt
Hermann Viehweger, deutscher Architekt
Karl Oskar Medin, schwedischer Kinderarzt und Entdecker
Karl Oskar Medin, schwedischer Kinderarzt und Entdecker
Robert Comtesse
He governed Switzerland seven separate times — not as a king, not as a president-for-life, but rotating through a system designed so no single man could hold power too long. Robert Comtesse, born in 1847 in Neuchâtel, served on the Federal Council through an era when Swiss neutrality was being tested across every neighboring border. He died in 1922, having watched one world war reshape the continent he'd spent decades carefully staying out of. The Swiss system didn't limit him. It multiplied him.
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Margaret Lindsay Huggins co-pioneered stellar spectroscopy alongside her husband William, becoming one of the first astronomers to identify chemical elements in distant stars. Her meticulous observational work earned her recognition from the Royal Astronomical Society at a time when women were barred from membership.
W. W. Rouse Ball, matemático inglés (f.
W. W. Rouse Ball, matemático inglés (f. 1925).
Clément Cabanettes, militar francés (f.
Clément Cabanettes, militar francés (f. 1910).
Yannoulis Halepas (Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς), sculpteur grec († 15 décembre 1939).
Yannoulis Halepas (Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς), sculpteur grec († 15 décembre 1939).
Doc Holliday
He earned a dental degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872 — then his tuberculosis diagnosis sent him west, chasing dry air instead of patients. Doc Holliday killed his first man in Dallas. He'd go on to deal faro across Dodge City, Tombstone, and dozens towns in between, surviving gunfights that dropped healthier men. The O.K. Corral lasted roughly 30 seconds. He died in a Glenwood Springs bed in 1887, aged 36 — not by a bullet, but by the disease he'd been running from his whole life.
Yannoulis Chalepas
Yannoulis Chalepas is considered the greatest modern Greek sculptor, whose marble works like "The Sleeping Girl" combined neoclassical technique with profound emotional depth. He spent 17 years confined for mental illness, during which his mother destroyed most of his early masterpieces. He resumed sculpting at 63.
Julia da Silva-Bruhns, Mutter von Thomas und Heinrich Mann
Julia da Silva-Bruhns, Mutter von Thomas und Heinrich Mann
Dominique Gauchet, französischer Admiral
Dominique Gauchet, französischer Admiral
João de Almeida Ferrão, prelado católico brasileiro (m.
João de Almeida Ferrão, prelado católico brasileiro (m. 1935).
Pedro Videla, marino chileno (f.
Pedro Videla, marino chileno (f. 1879).
Max von Bredow, deutscher Gutsbesitzer und Politiker, MdL
Max von Bredow, deutscher Gutsbesitzer und Politiker, MdL
Max Wagenknecht
Max Wagenknecht was a German organist and composer who worked in Berlin and left a body of work centered on sacred music. Born in 1857, he worked through the late Romantic period when German church music was navigating between the grand tradition of Bach and the newer chromatic language. He died in 1922, having spent a career in a tradition that does not generate much fame but shapes how congregations experience music for generations. Most of the people who heard him play did not know his name.
Paul Lesbazeilles, philosophe français († 26 décembre 1917).
Paul Lesbazeilles, philosophe français († 26 décembre 1917).
Leo Siegfried Kopp, empresario alemán (f.
Leo Siegfried Kopp, empresario alemán (f. 1927).
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton's wildlife stories — especially 'Wild Animals I Have Known' (1898) — revolutionized nature writing by depicting animals as individuals rather than symbols. He founded the Woodcraft Indians youth movement in 1902, which directly inspired Robert Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts.
Leo Samberger, deutscher Maler
Leo Samberger, deutscher Maler
Georg Haberland, deutscher Bauunternehmer
Georg Haberland, deutscher Bauunternehmer
Eugen Schilling, deutscher Chemiker
Eugen Schilling, deutscher Chemiker
Enrique de Prusia, príncipe prusiano (f.
Enrique de Prusia, príncipe prusiano (f. 1929).
Fritz Schenck, deutscher Physiologe
Fritz Schenck, deutscher Physiologe
Gebhard Fugel, deutscher Maler christlicher Kunst
Gebhard Fugel, deutscher Maler christlicher Kunst
Menachem Ussishkin, russischer Zionistenführer
Menachem Ussishkin, russischer Zionistenführer
Ernest Thayer
Ernest Thayer wrote 'Casey at the Bat' for the San Francisco Examiner in 1888. He was paid five dollars. He never wrote another poem that anyone remembers. A performer named DeWolf Hopper recited it on stage in New York and it became a sensation. Thayer spent the rest of his life trying to explain that he hadn't intended it as a serious poem. He died in 1940, famous entirely against his will.
Marie Eugenie Delle Grazie, österreichische Schriftstellerin
Marie Eugenie Delle Grazie, österreichische Schriftstellerin
Guido Castelnuovo
Guido Castelnuovo was one of the founders of algebraic geometry — the branch of mathematics that studies geometric structures defined by polynomial equations. He worked in Rome and helped build the Italian school of algebraic geometry alongside Federico Enriques and Francesco Severi, which dominated the field for decades. Under the racial laws of Fascist Italy, he was removed from his university position because he was Jewish. He survived. The Nazis did not reach Rome until late in the war, and he hid. He died in 1952.
Pietro Gori, escritor y anarquista italiano (f.
Pietro Gori, escritor y anarquista italiano (f. 1911).
Richard Petersen, deutscher Ingenieur und Hochschullehrer
Richard Petersen, deutscher Ingenieur und Hochschullehrer
Dmitri Merezhkovski, escritor ruso (f.
Dmitri Merezhkovski, escritor ruso (f. 1941).
Henry Herbert Goddard, psicólogo estadounidense (f.
Henry Herbert Goddard, psicólogo estadounidense (f. 1957).
Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin
He proved one of math's most wanted results — and did it on the same day as a French mathematician he'd never coordinated with. De la Vallée-Poussin independently confirmed the Prime Number Theorem in 1896, describing exactly how prime numbers thin out as numbers grow larger. Jacques Hadamard published the same proof simultaneously. Neither knew. De la Vallée-Poussin lived to 96, long enough to see his theorem become foundational to modern cryptography — the same encryption protecting digital transactions today.
John Otterbein Snyder, ictiólogo estadounidense (f.
John Otterbein Snyder, ictiólogo estadounidense (f. 1943).
John Galsworthy
He trained as a lawyer and never practiced a single day. John Galsworthy passed the bar in 1890, then sailed to the South Pacific on a whim — and met Joseph Conrad on the ship, a friendship that pushed him toward writing instead. His *Forsyte Saga* ran across three novels and two interludes, tracing one family across fifty years of British class anxiety. He won the Nobel Prize in 1932, just months before he died. He never made the trip to Stockholm to collect it.
Cupid Childs
He went by Cupid — but there was nothing soft about his play. Clarence Algernon Childs terrorized pitchers as a second baseman in the 1890s, posting a .416 on-base percentage across his career, one of the highest marks of the Deadball Era. He spent his best years with the Cleveland Spiders, the same franchise that later played the most lopsided season in professional baseball history. Childs quit the game in 1901 and died eleven years later, largely forgotten. The nickname outlasted everything else.
Artur Oppman, polnischer Schriftsteller
Artur Oppman, polnischer Schriftsteller
José Mardones, cantante español (f.
José Mardones, cantante español (f. 1932).
Leone Sinigaglia, compositor italiano (f.
Leone Sinigaglia, compositor italiano (f. 1944).
Armas Järnefelt, compositor finlandés (f.
Armas Järnefelt, compositor finlandés (f. 1958).
Ludwig Kessing, deutscher Dichter
Ludwig Kessing, deutscher Dichter
Nelson McDowell, actor estadounidense (f.
Nelson McDowell, actor estadounidense (f. 1947).
Louis Potheau, regatista francés (f.
Louis Potheau, regatista francés (f. 1955).
Alexander Schuke, deutscher Orgelbauer
Alexander Schuke, deutscher Orgelbauer
Guangxu Emperor of China
The Guangxu Emperor ascended China's throne at age four in 1875 and spent most of his reign as a puppet of Empress Dowager Cixi. His 1898 Hundred Days' Reform — an ambitious modernization program — lasted just 103 days before Cixi staged a coup and placed him under house arrest until his death, likely by arsenic poisoning.
Constance Titus, remero estadounidense (f.
Constance Titus, remero estadounidense (f. 1967).
Emmy Surén, deutsche Krankenschwester („Engel Südwestafrikas“)
Emmy Surén, deutsche Krankenschwester („Engel Südwestafrikas“)
Paolo Baratta, peintre italien († 9 janvier 1940).
Paolo Baratta, peintre italien († 9 janvier 1940).
Fritz Travers, deutscher Kommunalpolitiker, Oberbürgermeister von Wiesbaden
Fritz Travers, deutscher Kommunalpolitiker, Oberbürgermeister von Wiesbaden
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was a leading figure in the Mir iskusstva (World of Art) movement, creating theatrical designs and illustrations that blended Russian tradition with Art Nouveau aesthetics. His set designs for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes helped define early 20th-century stage art.
Eusebio Ayala, abogado paraguayo (f.
Eusebio Ayala, abogado paraguayo (f. 1942).
Sibilla Aleramo, escritora italiana (f.
Sibilla Aleramo, escritora italiana (f. 1960).
Aleksandar Obrenović
Aleksandar Obrenovc became King of Serbia at 13 and spent his reign alienating everyone who might have helped him. He reversed his father's liberal constitution in 1893, dismissed his regents, and then in 1900 married his mistress Draga Masin over the objections of virtually every political faction in the country. She was older, a widow, and widely disliked. In June 1903, army officers broke into the royal palace and shot them both. Their bodies were thrown from a window. He was 26.
Alexander I of Serbia
Alexander I became King of Serbia in 1889 at age 13 after his father's abdication, and ruled as a deeply unpopular autocrat who married a controversial older woman. In 1903, army officers broke into the Royal Palace in Belgrade and murdered both Alexander and Queen Draga, throwing their bodies from a window.
Alexandre Zelwerowicz, actor polaco (f.
Alexandre Zelwerowicz, actor polaco (f. 1955).
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh der Jüngere, deutscher evangelischer Theologe
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh der Jüngere, deutscher evangelischer Theologe
Maria Langer-Schöller, deutsche Malerin
Maria Langer-Schöller, deutsche Malerin
Georgios Kondilis, militar griego (f.
Georgios Kondilis, militar griego (f. 1936).
Heinrich Löffler, deutscher Gewerkschafter und Politiker, Mitglied der Weimarer Nationalversammlung
Heinrich Löffler, deutscher Gewerkschafter und Politiker, Mitglied der Weimarer Nationalversammlung
Wilhelm Borngässer, deutscher Musikpädagoge, Dirigent und Komponist
Wilhelm Borngässer, deutscher Musikpädagoge, Dirigent und Komponist
Vito Alessio Robles, militar mexicano (f.
Vito Alessio Robles, militar mexicano (f. 1957).
Marcelino Valentín Gamazo, abogado español (f.
Marcelino Valentín Gamazo, abogado español (f. 1936).
Viggo Larsen, actor danés (f.
Viggo Larsen, actor danés (f. 1957).
Rodolfo Neri Lacunza, político mexicano (f.
Rodolfo Neri Lacunza, político mexicano (f. 1972).
Fred Alexander, tenista estadounidense (f.
Fred Alexander, tenista estadounidense (f. 1969).
Francis Ford
Francis Ford was John Ford's older brother. He directed more than 100 films in the silent era — westerns, serials, action pictures — before his younger brother's career eclipsed his. He spent the last decades of his life playing small roles in John's films: bit parts, bartenders, bystanders. The director would cast him without explanation. Neither brother talked about the dynamic in interviews.
Edward Siegler
Edward Siegler won the all-around silver medal in gymnastics at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, competing in an era when American gymnasts still held their own against European competitors. The 1904 Games were the last Olympics where American men dominated the gymnastics medal count.
Augusto Bracet, pintor brasileño (f.
Augusto Bracet, pintor brasileño (f. 1960).
Gisela Richter
Gisela Richter spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, eventually becoming its first female curator. She was a classicist who wrote the defining works on Greek sculpture, furniture, and portraiture — books that remained standard references for decades. Born in London in 1882 to a family of art historians, she came to the Met in 1905 and stayed for fifty years. She died in Rome in 1972 at 90, still working. Her catalogues are still used.
Ernest Everett Just
Biologist Ernest Everett Just published over 70 papers on cell fertilization and development, demonstrating that the cell surface plays a far more active role in embryonic development than previously understood. Denied adequate lab facilities in segregated America, he conducted much of his best research at marine stations in Italy and France.
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, tenista británica (f.
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, tenista británica (f. 1941).
Arturo Campillo Seyde, militar mexicano (f.
Arturo Campillo Seyde, militar mexicano (f. 1958).
Manuel Álvarez Rábago, militar mexicano (f.
Manuel Álvarez Rábago, militar mexicano (f. 1966).
Ada Hayden, botánica estadounidense (f.
Ada Hayden, botánica estadounidense (f. 1950).
Erwin von Sigel, deutscher Leichtathlet
Erwin von Sigel, deutscher Leichtathlet
Albin Stark, schwedischer Architekt
Albin Stark, schwedischer Architekt
Charlie Gunn, atleta británico (f.
Charlie Gunn, atleta británico (f. 1983).
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
Physicist Arthur Dempster built the first modern mass spectrometer in 1918 and later discovered uranium-235 — the isotope that made nuclear fission chain reactions possible. His mass spectrometry techniques became fundamental tools in chemistry, geology, and nuclear physics.
Raúl Casal Ribeiro, abogado paraguayo (f.
Raúl Casal Ribeiro, abogado paraguayo (f. 1952).
Marija Leiko
Marija Leiko was a Latvian actress who became one of the most prominent film stars in Weimar-era Germany, appearing in dozens of silent films. She had left Riga for Berlin and built a career there through the 1920s. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, she returned to Latvia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. She was arrested in 1937 during Stalin's purges, accused of being a spy, and executed. The archive of her films survives. She does not.
Hermann Buddenhagen, deutscher Lehrer, Autor und Lektor
Hermann Buddenhagen, deutscher Lehrer, Autor und Lektor
Kenelm Lee Guinness, piloto automovilístico británico (f.
Kenelm Lee Guinness, piloto automovilístico británico (f. 1937).
Rirette Maitrejean, política francesa (f.
Rirette Maitrejean, política francesa (f. 1968).
Rosa Ramalho, ceramista portuguesa (f.
Rosa Ramalho, ceramista portuguesa (f. 1977).
Emma Zimmer, guardia de campo de concentración alemana (f.
Emma Zimmer, guardia de campo de concentración alemana (f. 1948).
Robert Woolsey, actor estadounidense (f.
Robert Woolsey, actor estadounidense (f. 1938).
Richard Kaselowsky, deutscher Industrieller
Richard Kaselowsky, deutscher Industrieller
Julio Rey Pastor, matemático español (f.
Julio Rey Pastor, matemático español (f. 1962).
Otto Tief
Otto Tief served as the last Prime Minister of Estonia for just five days in September 1944, heading a government that existed in the brief gap between the German and Soviet occupations. He spent 10 years in a Soviet gulag for his role, a symbol of Estonia's crushed independence.
Walter Freitag, deutscher Politiker und Gewerkschaftsfunktionär
Walter Freitag, deutscher Politiker und Gewerkschaftsfunktionär
Jaroslav Jeremiáš, tschechischer Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist
Jaroslav Jeremiáš, tschechischer Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist
Willi Münzenberg, político alemán (f.
Willi Münzenberg, político alemán (f. 1940).
Hugo Grove Vallejo, médico y político chileno (f.
Hugo Grove Vallejo, médico y político chileno (f. 1966).
Bruno Tesch
He sold poison as a business decision. Bruno Tesch ran Tesch & Stabenow, a Hamburg pest-control company that became the primary supplier of Zyklon B to Auschwitz and other camps — roughly two tons monthly. He didn't pull any triggers. But British prosecutors proved he knew exactly what his product was being used for. Tried before a British military tribunal in 1946, he was hanged in May. His case established something chilling: supplying the means of mass murder made you as guilty as the act itself.
Otto Albert Tichý, tschechischer Komponist und Kirchenmusiker
Otto Albert Tichý, tschechischer Komponist und Kirchenmusiker
José María Labrador, pintor español (f.
José María Labrador, pintor español (f. 1977).
Christian Hansen, remero danés (f.
Christian Hansen, remero danés (f. 1953).
Francisco Javier Domínguez, ingeniero chileno (f.
Francisco Javier Domínguez, ingeniero chileno (f. 1988).
Mihail Jora, rumänischer Komponist
Mihail Jora, rumänischer Komponist
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
He banned performers from playing his music for nearly four decades. Sorabji composed *Opus Clavicembalisticum* in 1930 — a piano work lasting over four hours, containing 49 movements, considered almost unplayable. Then he simply... forbade anyone from touching it. Concerts were private, attendance by invitation only, strangers turned away at the door. He lifted the ban in 1976, and pianists have been attempting the climb ever since. He left behind music so deliberately difficult that mastering it became its own separate art form.
Francis Dvornik
Born into a Moravian village with no library within miles, Francis Dvornik spent his life answering one stubborn question: why did Rome and Constantinople split? He taught at Harvard for decades, bridging Catholic and Orthodox scholarship when almost nobody bothered trying. His 1948 book on the Photian Schism overturned 900 years of official Catholic historiography. The Vatican had called Patriarch Photius a villain. Dvornik proved he wasn't. Rome quietly revised its position. One Czech priest from a bookless village rewrote medieval church history.
Carl Benton Reid US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
Carl Benton Reid US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
Walter Körte, deutscher Architekt
Walter Körte, deutscher Architekt
Joaquín Carreras y Artau, filósofo español (f.
Joaquín Carreras y Artau, filósofo español (f. 1968).
Frank Burge
Frank Burge dominated Australian rugby league in the 1910s and 1920s, playing 169 first-grade games for South Sydney and representing New South Wales and Australia. He later coached South Sydney to multiple premierships, cementing the Rabbitohs' early dynasty.
Hans Rothe, deutscher Schriftsteller und Dramaturg, Übersetzer der Werke von William Shakespeare
Hans Rothe, deutscher Schriftsteller und Dramaturg, Übersetzer der Werke von William Shakespeare
Alfred Stange, deutscher Kunsthistoriker
Alfred Stange, deutscher Kunsthistoriker
Arnold Freiherr von Vietinghoff-Riesch, deutscher Forstwissenschaftler und Ornithologe
Arnold Freiherr von Vietinghoff-Riesch, deutscher Forstwissenschaftler und Ornithologe
Amaza Lee Meredith
Amaza Lee Meredith designed and built one of Virginia's earliest International Style residences — her own home, Azurest South, in 1938 — while working as an art teacher because no architecture firm would hire a Black woman. She never received a formal architecture degree but practiced as an architect for decades.
Jack Gregory
Jack Gregory was one of Australia's great all-rounders — a fast bowler who hit the ball immensely hard and a slip fielder of supernatural quality. He took 85 Test wickets and scored over 1,000 Test runs with a batting average of 36, numbers that would be extraordinary for a specialist. He played in the Australian teams of the early 1920s that were genuinely dominant. A knee injury ended his career at 32. Australian cricket kept producing great all-rounders. Gregory was the first of the modern line.
Theodor Luts
He shot Estonia's first sound film while the country had been independent for barely a decade. Theodor Luts built his career frame by frame through foreign occupation, Nazi and Soviet alike, somehow keeping cameras rolling when most institutions collapsed entirely. His 1938 film *Juudit* remains a document of a culture fighting to see itself on screen. He died in 1980, leaving behind roughly 40 films — proof that a small nation's stories survived by sheer stubbornness of one man pointing a lens at them.
Albert Ball
He preferred hunting alone. While other WWI aces flew in coordinated formations, Albert Ball would dive solo beneath enemy aircraft and fire upward through their bellies — a technique so reckless his commanders begged him to stop. He scored 44 confirmed kills before dying at 20 over France, cause still disputed. He kept a garden plot at his French airfield, growing vegetables between combat missions. Britain gave him the Victoria Cross posthumously. He never got to see it.
Karl Ludwig Diehl, deutscher Schauspieler
Karl Ludwig Diehl, deutscher Schauspieler
Józef Trenkwald, jinete polaco (f.
Józef Trenkwald, jinete polaco (f. 1956).
Simone Plé-Caussade, französische Komponistin, Pianistin und Musikpädagogin
Simone Plé-Caussade, französische Komponistin, Pianistin und Musikpädagogin
Paul Ruegger, Schweizer Jurist und Diplomat, Botschafter im Vereinigten Königreich und Italien, Präsident des Interna…
Paul Ruegger, Schweizer Jurist und Diplomat, Botschafter im Vereinigten Königreich und Italien, Präsident des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz
Floyd Alonzo McClure, botánico y explorador estadounidense (f.
Floyd Alonzo McClure, botánico y explorador estadounidense (f. 1970).
María Luisa Sepúlveda, cantante chilena (f.
María Luisa Sepúlveda, cantante chilena (f. 1958).
Élise Freinet, pedagoga francesa (f.
Élise Freinet, pedagoga francesa (f. 1983).
Ferdinand Friedrich Zimmermann, escritor alemán (f.
Ferdinand Friedrich Zimmermann, escritor alemán (f. 1967).
Carlos González Bueno, médico español (f.
Carlos González Bueno, médico español (f. 1984).
Adolphe Bousquet, joueur de rugby français († 17 mars 1972).
Adolphe Bousquet, joueur de rugby français († 17 mars 1972).
Evelyn Kozak
Evelyn Kozak became one of the world's oldest verified people, dying in 2013 at age 113. Born in Missouri in 1899, she was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan who witnessed two world wars, the moon landing, and the dawn of the internet age.
Natalja Prawossudowitsch, russische Komponistin
Natalja Prawossudowitsch, russische Komponistin
Margarete Gröwel, deutsche Politikerin, MdB
Margarete Gröwel, deutsche Politikerin, MdB
Alma Reville, actriz británica (f.
Alma Reville, actriz británica (f. 1982).
Eloy Ortega, científico y astrónomo ecuatoriano (f.
Eloy Ortega, científico y astrónomo ecuatoriano (f. 1987).
Margret Boveri
German journalist Margret Boveri reported from Washington, New York, and war-torn Europe for the Berliner Tageblatt and Frankfurter Zeitung during the 1930s and 1940s. Her post-war book 'Treason in the Twentieth Century' analyzed espionage cases from both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Earl Foster Thomson, cavalier américain, double champion olympique († 5 juillet 1971).
Earl Foster Thomson, cavalier américain, double champion olympique († 5 juillet 1971).
Wilhelm Schütte, deutsch-österreichischer Architekt
Wilhelm Schütte, deutsch-österreichischer Architekt
Alice Rivaz, écrivain suisse († 27 février 1998).
Alice Rivaz, écrivain suisse († 27 février 1998).
Mercedes Comaposada, activista feminista y anarcosindicalista española (f.
Mercedes Comaposada, activista feminista y anarcosindicalista española (f. 1994)
Carlos Rozas Larraín, ingeniero chileno (f.
Carlos Rozas Larraín, ingeniero chileno (f. 1970).
Alice Rivaz
Alice Rivaz was a Swiss writer who explored women's inner lives and workplace experiences decades before second-wave feminism. Her 1947 novel "Nuages dans la main" drew from her years working at the International Labour Organization in Geneva, blending bureaucratic realism with psychological depth.
Franz Konwitschny, director de orquesta y músico alemán (f.
Franz Konwitschny, director de orquesta y músico alemán (f. 1962).
Charlotte Ander, deutsche Schauspielerin
Charlotte Ander, deutsche Schauspielerin
Francisco Petrone, director de teatro y actor argentino (f.
Francisco Petrone, director de teatro y actor argentino (f. 1967).
Ferdinand Marian, actor austriaco (f.
Ferdinand Marian, actor austriaco (f. 1946).
Blanche Montel, actriz francesa (f.
Blanche Montel, actriz francesa (f. 1998).
Ramón Díaz Sánchez, escritor, periodista y político venezolano (f.
Ramón Díaz Sánchez, escritor, periodista y político venezolano (f. 1968).
Karl Politz, deutscher Fußballspieler
Karl Politz, deutscher Fußballspieler
Martin Pörksen, deutscher evangelischer Theologe und Politiker, MdL
Martin Pörksen, deutscher evangelischer Theologe und Politiker, MdL
Eduardo Mallea, escritor argentino (f.
Eduardo Mallea, escritor argentino (f. 1982).
Kim Chaek, militar norcoreano (f.
Kim Chaek, militar norcoreano (f. 1951).
Millard Mitchell, actor estadounidense (f.
Millard Mitchell, actor estadounidense (f. 1953).
León Rosenfeld, físico belga (f.
León Rosenfeld, físico belga (f. 1974).
Martial Singher, französischer Opernsänger und Musikpädagoge
Martial Singher, französischer Opernsänger und Musikpädagoge
Raimund Weissensteiner, österreichischer Priester und Komponist
Raimund Weissensteiner, österreichischer Priester und Komponist
Nicolás Cotoner y Cotoner, militar español (f.
Nicolás Cotoner y Cotoner, militar español (f. 1996).
Miguel Bucino, bailarín argentino (f.
Miguel Bucino, bailarín argentino (f. 1973).
Susanne Engelmann, deutsche Grafikerin und Keramikerin
Susanne Engelmann, deutsche Grafikerin und Keramikerin
Elsa Piaggio, argentinische Pianistin und Musikpädagogin
Elsa Piaggio, argentinische Pianistin und Musikpädagogin
Raymond Delatouche, historien et agronome français († 6 mai 2002).
Raymond Delatouche, historien et agronome français († 6 mai 2002).
Marie-José de Belgique, princesse de Belgique et reine d'Italie († 27 janvier 2001).
Marie-José de Belgique, princesse de Belgique et reine d'Italie († 27 janvier 2001).
Juan Rafael Pedrosa Cano, futbolista español (f.
Juan Rafael Pedrosa Cano, futbolista español (f. 1976).
Horst P. Horst, fotógrafo alemán (f.
Horst P. Horst, fotógrafo alemán (f. 1999).
Eugene Lukacs, US-amerikanischer Mathematiker ungarischer Herkunft
Eugene Lukacs, US-amerikanischer Mathematiker ungarischer Herkunft
Dick Lundy, animador y director de cine estadounidense (f.
Dick Lundy, animador y director de cine estadounidense (f. 1990).
Ernst Waldbrunn, österreichischer Schauspieler und Kabarettist
Ernst Waldbrunn, österreichischer Schauspieler und Kabarettist
Ramón Esteruelas Rolando, ingeniero agrónomo español (f.
Ramón Esteruelas Rolando, ingeniero agrónomo español (f. 1994).
Antonio Bonet Silvestre, futbolista español (f.
Antonio Bonet Silvestre, futbolista español (f. 1993).
Rudolf Ismayr, haltérophile allemand, champion olympique († 9 mai 1998).
Rudolf Ismayr, haltérophile allemand, champion olympique († 9 mai 1998).
Manos Katrakis
He spent years blacklisted by Greek authorities for his leftist politics — yet became the country's most celebrated stage actor anyway. Manos Katrakis, born in 1908 in Crete, built his name at the National Theatre of Greece across five decades, playing everything from Sophocles to Brecht. He was imprisoned during the military junta of the 1960s. Audiences packed his returns. He died in 1984, leaving behind a generation of Greek actors who'd watched him prove that a government can silence a man without silencing his work.
Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith was one of jazz's wildest violin virtuosos — a swing-era performer who amplified his instrument before it was common, played with manic energy, and influenced everyone from Jean-Luc Ponty to the experimental jazz violinists who followed. Dizzy Gillespie called him "the cat who made the violin swing."
Tibor Kozma, ungarisch-amerikanischer Dirigent
Tibor Kozma, ungarisch-amerikanischer Dirigent
Aldo Masciotta, esgrimidor italiano (f.
Aldo Masciotta, esgrimidor italiano (f. 1996).
Stuff Smith, violinista estadounidense (f.
Stuff Smith, violinista estadounidense (f. 1967).
Georg Martin Schulze, botánico alemán (f.
Georg Martin Schulze, botánico alemán (f. 1985).
Juan Carreño Sandoval, futbolista mexicano (f.
Juan Carreño Sandoval, futbolista mexicano (f. 1940).
Jack Penn, escritor, médico y escultor sudafricano (f.
Jack Penn, escritor, médico y escultor sudafricano (f. 1996).
David Crook, escritor, profesor, activista y espía comunista británico (f.
David Crook, escritor, profesor, activista y espía comunista británico (f. 2000).
Nüzhet Gökdoğan
Nüzhet Gökdoğan became Turkey's first female astronomer and founded the country's first university-level astronomy department at Istanbul University. She championed astrophysics research in Turkey for over five decades and helped establish the national observatory program.
Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer cut up recordings of trains, spinning tops, and rotating objects in a Paris studio in 1948 and assembled them into pieces he called musique concrete — music made from recorded sound rather than musical instruments. He published the results and the avant-garde world exploded. He spent the next 30 years arguing that what he had started had gone too far. The music went further anyway.
Judy Guinness, esgrimidora británica (f.
Judy Guinness, esgrimidora británica (f. 1952).
Willy Ronis
Willy Ronis was one of the great French humanist photographers alongside Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson, capturing everyday Parisian life with warmth and compositional precision. His 1957 image "Le Nu Provencal" of his wife became one of the most reproduced photographs in French art.
Vethathiri Maharishi
Vethathiri Maharishi was an Indian spiritual teacher who developed the Simplified Kundalini Yoga system, making ancient meditation practices accessible to modern practitioners worldwide. He established over 200 meditation centers globally and continued teaching until his death at age 94.
Jan Koetsier
He spent decades conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, but Jan Koetsier's real obsession was brass — specifically, writing music that made trombones and tubas sound noble instead of clumsy. Born in Amsterdam in 1911, he composed over 200 works, but the brass community claimed him as their own. He kept writing into his nineties. Didn't slow down. Didn't stop. When he died at 94, he left behind a catalog that serious brass ensembles still argue over who gets to perform first.
Manuel Magalhaes, odontólogo chileno (f.
Manuel Magalhaes, odontólogo chileno (f. 1996)
Béatrice du Vinage, deutsch-schwedische Malerin, Grafikerin, Fotografin und Journalistin
Béatrice du Vinage, deutsch-schwedische Malerin, Grafikerin, Fotografin und Journalistin
Jan Koetsier, niederländischer Dirigent und Komponist
Jan Koetsier, niederländischer Dirigent und Komponist
Oscar Montañez, futbolista argentino.
Oscar Montañez, futbolista argentino.
Frank Oppenheimer
Robert's younger brother built a particle accelerator in a cow pasture. Frank Oppenheimer, born in 1912, worked on the Manhattan Project alongside his brother, then watched his career get dismantled by McCarthy-era blacklisting — banned from physics jobs, he ranched cattle in Colorado for nine years. But he came back swinging. In 1969, he opened the Exploratorium in San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, a hands-on science museum that deliberately had no wrong answers. It became the template for interactive science museums worldwide.
Lúcio Cardoso, escritor brasileño (f.
Lúcio Cardoso, escritor brasileño (f. 1968).
Hilda Cameron, atleta canadiense (f.
Hilda Cameron, atleta canadiense (f. 2001).
Erwin Strittmatter, deutsch-sorbischer Schriftsteller
Erwin Strittmatter, deutsch-sorbischer Schriftsteller
Paul Dean
Paul Dean's brother Dizzy was one of the most famous baseball players of the 1930s, which made Paul's career simultaneously easier and harder. He won 19 games in 1934 — the same year Dizzy won 30 — when the Cardinals won the World Series. He was genuinely good. But arm trouble arrived early, and Paul Dean never approached those heights again. He spent the rest of his career in Dizzy's shadow, pitching for teams that did not win much. He died in 1981.
Franck Pourcel, chef d’orchestre français († 12 novembre 2000).
Franck Pourcel, chef d’orchestre français († 12 novembre 2000).
Nunzia Fumo, actriz italiana (f.
Nunzia Fumo, actriz italiana (f. 1992).
Ferruccio Tagliavini, cantante de ópera italiano (f.
Ferruccio Tagliavini, cantante de ópera italiano (f. 1995).
Siegfried Franz, deutscher Komponist
Siegfried Franz, deutscher Komponist
Hector Crawford
Hector Crawford built one of Australia's most influential production companies, Crawford Productions, which created long-running TV series like 'Homicide,' 'The Sullivans,' and 'Neighbours.' His company produced over 10,000 hours of Australian television and helped establish a domestic industry that had been dominated by imported content.
Poul Hartling, primer ministro danés (f.
Poul Hartling, primer ministro danés (f. 2000).
Dieter Arend, deutscher Ruderer
Dieter Arend, deutscher Ruderer
Adolfo Ábalos, pianista y compositor argentino (f.
Adolfo Ábalos, pianista y compositor argentino (f. 2008).
Herman Branson
Physicist Herman Branson contributed to the discovery of the alpha helix protein structure while working with Linus Pauling at Caltech — though his role was long underacknowledged. He later served as president of two historically Black colleges, Central State University and Lincoln University.
Andrea Leeds, actriz estadounidense (f.
Andrea Leeds, actriz estadounidense (f. 1984).
Federigo Melis, historiador económico italiano (f.
Federigo Melis, historiador económico italiano (f. 1973).
B. A. Santamaria
The son of Italian immigrants who sold fruit from a cart in Brunswick, Melbourne, Bob Santamaria built one of Australia's most feared political networks from a suburban back room. His Catholic Social Studies Movement — "the Movement" — secretly infiltrated trade unions throughout the 1940s and 50s, battling communist influence inside the labor movement. It split the Australian Labor Party in 1955. Irreparably. He never held elected office. But for decades, prime ministers returned his calls before almost anyone else's.
Frank and John Craighead
Twin brothers Frank and John Craighead pioneered wildlife tracking by fitting grizzly bears in Yellowstone with radio collars in 1961 — the first use of satellite telemetry for wildlife research. Their 12-year Yellowstone grizzly study transformed conservation biology and influenced the Endangered Species Act.
Fumio Fujimura
He managed the Osaka Tigers through an era when Japanese baseball was still figuring out what it wanted to be. Fujimura hit .300 or better multiple times and became one of the most respected figures in Nippon Professional Baseball's early decades. He wore number 10 for the Tigers his entire playing career — no borrowing, no switching. After retiring, he shaped a generation of Japanese players as manager. The man who never left Osaka built something that outlasted him by decades.
Wellington Mara
Wellington Mara's father Timothy bought the New York Giants NFL franchise in 1925 for $500. Wellington grew up in the organization, became president, and ran the team for six decades. He was known for voting yes on revenue sharing at a time when the Giants were one of the wealthiest franchises — a decision that strengthened weaker teams and helped build the NFL into the most profitable sports league in history. He died in 2005. He understood the business better than almost anyone.
Jeni Le Gon, actriz estadounidense (f.
Jeni Le Gon, actriz estadounidense (f. 2012).
Dioris Valladares, puerto-ricanischer Komponist, Arrangeur, Sänger, Bandleader, Gitarrist und Perkussionist
Dioris Valladares, puerto-ricanischer Komponist, Arrangeur, Sänger, Bandleader, Gitarrist und Perkussionist
Rob Walker, britischer Rennstallbesitzer
Rob Walker, britischer Rennstallbesitzer
Marty Glickman, athlète et commentateur sportif américain († 3 janvier 2001).
Marty Glickman, athlète et commentateur sportif américain († 3 janvier 2001).
Georges Haldas, französischsprachiger Schweizer Schriftsteller, Dichter, Essayist und Übersetzer
Georges Haldas, französischsprachiger Schweizer Schriftsteller, Dichter, Essayist und Übersetzer
Héctor Rodríguez, político uruguayo (f.
Héctor Rodríguez, político uruguayo (f. 1996).
Manuel J. Castilla, poeta y letrista folclórico argentino (f.
Manuel J. Castilla, poeta y letrista folclórico argentino (f. 1980).
Edith Jiménez, artista plástica paraguaya (f.
Edith Jiménez, artista plástica paraguaya (f. 2004).
Antonio Núñez Abreu, futbolista español (f.
Antonio Núñez Abreu, futbolista español (f. 2000).
Alfonso Aparicio, futbolista español (f.
Alfonso Aparicio, futbolista español (f. 1999).
Linda Brent, actriz estadounidense (f.
Linda Brent, actriz estadounidense (f. 1994).
Ingrid Leodolter, österreichische Politikerin und Gesundheitsministerin
Ingrid Leodolter, österreichische Politikerin und Gesundheitsministerin
Alfred Gong, deutschsprachiger Schriftsteller
Alfred Gong, deutschsprachiger Schriftsteller
Eusebio Pérez Martín, preso de campo de concentración español (f.
Eusebio Pérez Martín, preso de campo de concentración español (f. 2007).
Gorham Getchell, baloncestista estadounidense (f.
Gorham Getchell, baloncestista estadounidense (f. 1980).
María Teresa Linares, musicóloga cubana (f.
María Teresa Linares, musicóloga cubana (f. 2021).
Elena Fernández Mel, crítica literaria y traductora española (f.
Elena Fernández Mel, crítica literaria y traductora española (f. 2006).
Giorgio Strehler, actor italiano (f.
Giorgio Strehler, actor italiano (f. 1997).
Jacques-Richard Delong, homme politique français († 15 juillet 2012).
Jacques-Richard Delong, homme politique français († 15 juillet 2012).
Julia Hartwig, escritora polaca (f.
Julia Hartwig, escritora polaca (f. 2017).
Dietgard Meyer, deutsche Theologin und Pfarrerin
Dietgard Meyer, deutsche Theologin und Pfarrerin
Gilles Ouellet, évêque catholique québécois († 13 août 2009).
Gilles Ouellet, évêque catholique québécois († 13 août 2009).
Leslie Marr
Leslie Marr raced in Formula One in 1954 and 1955, competing in two Grands Prix in a privately entered Connaught. He later became a respected portrait painter, trading the cockpit for the studio in one of the more unusual career pivots in British motorsport history.
Frédéric Rossif, cineasta francés (f.
Frédéric Rossif, cineasta francés (f. 1990).
Felipe de Lannoy, aristócrata belga (f.
Felipe de Lannoy, aristócrata belga (f. 2019).
Noé Canjura, pintor salvadoreño (f.
Noé Canjura, pintor salvadoreño (f. 1970).
Hans Arnold, deutscher Diplomat und Publizist
Hans Arnold, deutscher Diplomat und Publizist
Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem
Patriarch Diodoros I of Jerusalem led the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem from 1981 to 2000, serving as custodian of the Holy Sepulchre and other Christian holy sites. His patriarchate navigated the complex politics of Israeli-Palestinian conflict while maintaining centuries-old liturgical traditions.
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley won a Tony Award in 1965 for 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' and became a familiar face on American television through recurring roles on 'Bewitched' and 'Designing Women.' Her specialty was playing anxious, befuddled characters with impeccable comic timing.
John Pozdro, US-amerikanischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge
John Pozdro, US-amerikanischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect whose Hedmark Museum in Hamar — built within the ruins of a medieval bishop's fortress — became a masterpiece of Scandinavian modernism. He won the Pritzker Prize in 1997 for designs that married concrete and glass to the Norwegian landscape.
Holger Juul Hansen
Holger Juul Hansen was one of Denmark's most beloved actors, known for decades of work with the Royal Danish Theatre and roles in Danish film and television. His career spanned the golden era of Scandinavian theater.
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, was the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the first lamas to bring Tibetan Buddhist teachings to the West. He fled Tibet in 1959, established a monastery in Sikkim, and founded dharma centers across Europe and America.
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16e karmapa, chef d'une école bouddhiste tibétaine († 5 novembre 1981)
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16e karmapa, chef d'une école bouddhiste tibétaine († 5 novembre 1981)
Georges Prêtre
Georges Pretre conducted the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert twice — in 2008 and 2010 — which made him famous to an audience that might not otherwise have known his name. But he had a distinguished career long before that, conducting at the Paris Opera, working with Maria Callas, and building a reputation in French and Italian opera. Born in Waziers in 1924, he was a late discovery for international audiences. He died in 2017 at 92, still conducting almost until the end.
Manuel Díaz y Díaz, escritor y profesor español (f.
Manuel Díaz y Díaz, escritor y profesor español (f. 2008).
Delbert Ray Fulkerson, matemático estadounidense (f.
Delbert Ray Fulkerson, matemático estadounidense (f. 1976).
Robert K. Adair, US-amerikanischer Physiker
Robert K. Adair, US-amerikanischer Physiker
Russell Baker
Russell Baker wrote 'Observer,' his New York Times column, for 36 years. It was humor, but the kind of humor that made the editorial board nervous because it was also serious. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1979 and the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1983, for Growing Up, a memoir about his Depression-era childhood. He hosted Masterpiece Theatre for 12 years on PBS and seemed slightly surprised by all of it.
Alice Adams, US-amerikanische Autorin und Universitätsprofessorin
Alice Adams, US-amerikanische Autorin und Universitätsprofessorin
Martin Broszat, deutscher Historiker
Martin Broszat, deutscher Historiker
Sofie Dawo, deutsche Bildende Künstlerin und Kunstpädagogin
Sofie Dawo, deutsche Bildende Künstlerin und Kunstpädagogin
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmuller was nominated for the Best Director Oscar in 1977 for Seven Beauties — the first woman ever nominated in that category. She had spent two decades making Italian films that combined political satire, grotesque comedy, and genuine tragedy. She worked with Marcello Mastroianni and Giancarlo Giannini. Federico Fellini had been her mentor. She was 89 when she received an honorary Oscar in 2019.
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley started in the original cast of New Faces of 1952, the revue that also launched Eartha Kitt. She spent decades doing theater and television before landing Bewitched, where she played Esmeralda the nervous witch from 1969 to 1972. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1965 for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Most people remember Esmeralda. She had been doing extraordinary work for 30 years before that.
Buddy Greco
He started playing piano professionally at age seven — not as a prodigy stunt, but because his family needed the money. By nineteen, Benny Goodman had hired him, and Greco was performing for crowds of thousands before he could legally drink. He'd eventually record over 80 albums, becoming a fixture in Las Vegas lounges for decades. But his truest mark wasn't the recordings. It was the phrasing — that jazz-steeped, conversational swing that quietly taught a generation of lounge singers how to sell a lyric.
René Goscinny
He co-created Asterix — but Goscinny was born in Paris and raised in Buenos Aires, writing his first jokes in Spanish. He got fired from his first New York advertising job. Broke and rejected, he kept writing. Then he met illustrator Albert Uderzo in 1959, and their Gaulish warrior became the best-selling French comic series ever — over 380 million copies sold worldwide. Goscinny died at his cardiologist's office during a stress test. He was 51. The jokes outlasted him by decades.
Pierre Robin, conception d'avions légers français († 5 août 2020).
Pierre Robin, conception d'avions légers français († 5 août 2020).
David Holt, US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Autor, Komponist und Herausgeber
David Holt, US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Autor, Komponist und Herausgeber
Gunnar Andersson, futbolista sueco (f.
Gunnar Andersson, futbolista sueco (f. 1969).
Joëlle Bernard, actriz francesa (f.
Joëlle Bernard, actriz francesa (f. 1977).
Orlando Araujo, economista venezolano (f.
Orlando Araujo, economista venezolano (f. 1987).
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller became the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director with 'Seven Beauties' in 1977, a dark comedy set in a Nazi concentration camp. Her provocative films blending political satire with grotesque humor made her Italy's most internationally recognized female filmmaker.
Klaus Blech, deutscher politischer Beamter und Diplomat
Klaus Blech, deutscher politischer Beamter und Diplomat
Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger held the middleweight and light heavyweight world titles, sometimes simultaneously, and is the only man to win Fighter of the Year three times according to Ring Magazine. He was born in Nigeria, trained in Liverpool, and fought out of New York. During the Biafran War he sent money home and sold his championship belts to fund medical supplies. He died broke, in 1971, of liver cancer. Nigeria has a stamp of him.
Giacomo Capuzzi
Giacomo Capuzzi guided the Diocese of Lodi for sixteen years, overseeing a period of significant administrative transition within the Italian Church. His tenure focused on strengthening local parish structures and fostering community engagement, providing a stable foundation for the diocese until his retirement in 2005.
Osvaldo Alfredo Reig, biólogo argentino (f.
Osvaldo Alfredo Reig, biólogo argentino (f. 1992).
Gene Scott
Gene Scott was a Los Angeles televangelist famous for his confrontational on-air style — smoking cigars, wearing cowboy hats, and berating viewers who hadn't donated enough. His marathon broadcasts on KHOF-TV became cult viewing, blurring the line between ministry and performance art.
Kinnaird R. McKee
Kinnaird R. McKee served as a U.S. Navy admiral who directed the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, overseeing the reactors that power America's submarine fleet and aircraft carriers. The program, founded by Hyman Rickover, has never had a reactor accident — a safety record McKee helped maintain.
Eddie Costa, pianista estadounidense (f.
Eddie Costa, pianista estadounidense (f. 1962).
Earl Weaver
Earl Weaver managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1968 to 1982, with a brief return in 1985-86. He won four pennants and one World Series. He was thrown out of games 91 times by umpires. He believed in three things: pitching, defense, and the three-run home run. He didn't believe in sacrifice bunts. He had the stats to back that up before anyone called it analytics.
Arthur Latham
Arthur Latham represented Paddington North in Parliament as a Labour MP and was known for his left-wing stance on defense and foreign policy issues. He served in the House of Commons from 1969 to 1979, championing causes including nuclear disarmament and anti-apartheid activism.
Glen Foster, regatista estadounidense (f.
Glen Foster, regatista estadounidense (f. 1999).
Pedro Lombardía, jurista español (f.
Pedro Lombardía, jurista español (f. 1986).
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, político pakistaní (f.
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, político pakistaní (f. 2009).
Jacques Deschamps, comédien français († 6 septembre 2001).
Jacques Deschamps, comédien français († 6 septembre 2001).
Jaime Ramírez Banda, futbolista chileno (f.
Jaime Ramírez Banda, futbolista chileno (f. 2003).
Frederic Raphael
He won an Oscar for *Darling* in 1965, but Frederic Raphael almost didn't write it — producer Joseph Janni rejected his first draft twice. Born in Chicago on August 14, 1931, Raphael spent most of his life in England and France, writing novels, translations, and razor-sharp essays while Hollywood kept calling. He translated Catullus. He feuded publicly with Stanley Kubrick over *Eyes Wide Shut*. The man who shaped Julie Christie's career considered screenwriting his least interesting work.
Lee Hoffman
Lee Hoffman wrote science fiction and westerns, starting as a fan in the 1950s and turning professional. She was a significant figure in early science fiction fandom — her fanzine Quandry was widely read and helped build the community that would eventually become organized convention culture. Her novels spanned two genres with equal ease. She died in 2007, having watched science fiction move from pulp magazines to the center of popular culture over the course of her lifetime.
Edward O. Thorp, matemático estadounidense.
Edward O. Thorp, matemático estadounidense.
Richard R. Ernst
He almost quit chemistry entirely. Richard Ernst, born in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1933, found a stash of mineral samples in his family's attic at age thirteen — and that accident set everything in motion. Decades later, his refinements to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy didn't just help chemists identify molecules. They handed doctors MRI scanners. Every brain tumor caught early, every torn ligament mapped without surgery — that's downstream of Ernst's math. He won the Nobel in 1991. The attic minerals led there.
Trevor Bannister, ator inglês (m.
Trevor Bannister, ator inglês (m. 2011).
Gerald Ouellette, tireur sportif canadien, champion olympique († 25 juin 1975).
Gerald Ouellette, tireur sportif canadien, champion olympique († 25 juin 1975).
Franco Costa, italienischer Maler
Franco Costa, italienischer Maler
Virginia Bell, actriz y modelo estadounidense (f.
Virginia Bell, actriz y modelo estadounidense (f. 2010).
Vernon Dobtcheff, actor francés.
Vernon Dobtcheff, actor francés.
Rido Busse, deutscher Designer
Rido Busse, deutscher Designer
Werner Heine, deutscher Fußballspieler
Werner Heine, deutscher Fußballspieler
Ehrenfried Rudolph, ciclista alemán.
Ehrenfried Rudolph, ciclista alemán.
Candace Hilligoss, actriz estadounidense.
Candace Hilligoss, actriz estadounidense.
John Brodie
John Brodie played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 1957 to 1973. He threw for 31,548 yards and 214 touchdowns in an era before passing statistics were celebrated. He later became a golf commentator for NBC and played on the senior PGA Tour. In 1971 he threw 24 touchdown passes and was named NFL Player of the Year. He was better at football than at golf. He was also quite good at golf.
Gary Tobian, plongeur américain, triple médaillé olympique.
Gary Tobian, plongeur américain, triple médaillé olympique.
Trevor Bannister
Trevor Bannister played Mr. Ernest Grainger in Are You Being Served?, the British sitcom about a department store that ran from 1972 to 1985 and became inexplicably beloved worldwide. He was in the original cast and returned for most of the run. British sitcoms of that era had a quality that is difficult to explain — a kind of cheerful shamelessness — and Bannister embodied it. He died in 2011 at 74. Are You Being Served has been remade several times. None of them quite worked.
Winston Lord, US-amerikanischer Politiker
Winston Lord, US-amerikanischer Politiker
Dorit Wahl, deutsche Politikerin
Dorit Wahl, deutsche Politikerin
Rubén Galindo Aguilar, actor y director de cine mexicano.
Rubén Galindo Aguilar, actor y director de cine mexicano.
Beata Tyszkiewicz, actriz polaca.
Beata Tyszkiewicz, actriz polaca.
Bennie Muller
Bennie Muller was one of Ajax Amsterdam's greatest midfielders of the 1960s, earning 34 caps for the Netherlands and helping lay the groundwork for the club's Total Football era. His technical skill and vision influenced the Dutch footballing philosophy that Ajax would perfect under Rinus Michels.
Sílvio César, cantor e compositor brasileiro.
Sílvio César, cantor e compositor brasileiro.
Elmar Wolf, deutscher Musiker, Orchesterchef und Musikverleger
Elmar Wolf, deutscher Musiker, Orchesterchef und Musikverleger
Andreas Birkmann, deutscher Politiker, Landesminister, Richter am Bundesgerichtshof
Andreas Birkmann, deutscher Politiker, Landesminister, Richter am Bundesgerichtshof
Max Schautzer, österreichischer Fernsehmoderator
Max Schautzer, österreichischer Fernsehmoderator
Irmela Bues, deutsche Astronomin
Irmela Bues, deutsche Astronomin
Galen Hall
Galen Hall played quarterback at Penn State and then coached there for years under Joe Paterno. When Paterno was briefly suspended in 1984 over a minor NCAA violation, Hall became head coach for the rest of the season and went 6-3. He moved on to coach at Florida, Pittsburgh, and Oklahoma. He spent his career one step from the top job, which is most coaching careers.
Dash Crofts
Dash Crofts, one half of Seals and Crofts, played mandolin and sang harmonies on some of the smoothest soft rock of the 1970s. Summer Breeze reached number six in 1972. Diamond Girl and Get Closer followed. He and Jim Seals were both Bahai, which influenced their lyrics — We May Never Pass This Way Again is essentially a meditation on spiritual impermanence. The soft rock era was widely mocked later, but Summer Breeze remains impossible to dislike.
Lila Morillo, cantante y actriz venezolana.
Lila Morillo, cantante y actriz venezolana.
Arístides Royo, presidente panameño entre 1978 y 1982.
Arístides Royo, presidente panameño entre 1978 y 1982.
Arthur Laffer, economista estadounidense.
Arthur Laffer, economista estadounidense.
Tom Eyen, dramaturgo estadounidense (f.
Tom Eyen, dramaturgo estadounidense (f. 1991).
Alexei Panshin
Alexei Panshin won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1969 for "Rite of Passage," a science fiction coming-of-age story set aboard a generation starship. He was also an influential critic of Robert Heinlein's work, writing the first book-length study of the master's fiction.
Gordon Arnold, soldado estadounidense (f.
Gordon Arnold, soldado estadounidense (f. 1997).
Lynne Cheney, escritora estadounidense.
Lynne Cheney, escritora estadounidense.
Hugo Ruiz Enríquez, político ecuatoriano.
Hugo Ruiz Enríquez, político ecuatoriano.
Antonio Piñero, escritor, filólogo e historiador español.
Antonio Piñero, escritor, filólogo e historiador español.
Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney reshaped the role of Second Lady by leveraging her academic background in literature and history to lead the American Council on the Arts and Humanities. Beyond her public service, she authored numerous books on American history, directly influencing national curriculum standards and public discourse on how the United States teaches its own past.
David Crosby
David Crosby pioneered the folk-rock sound of the 1960s through his intricate vocal harmonies and open-tuned guitar work in The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. His restless musical curiosity and distinctive songwriting style defined the Laurel Canyon scene, influencing generations of artists to embrace complex, jazz-inflected arrangements within the pop music landscape.
Matthias Claus Angermeyer, deutscher Mediziner
Matthias Claus Angermeyer, deutscher Mediziner
Aïcha Ech-Chenna, marokkanische Frauenrechtlerin
Aïcha Ech-Chenna, marokkanische Frauenrechtlerin
Uta Zapf, deutsche Politikerin und MdB
Uta Zapf, deutsche Politikerin und MdB
Francisco Labastida, economista mexicano.
Francisco Labastida, economista mexicano.
Jackie Oliver
Jackie Oliver drove Formula One cars in the late 1960s and early 1970s, racing for teams including Lotus and BRM, and won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1971 with Pedro Rodriguez. He then transitioned to team management and co-founded Arrows Racing in 1977, which competed in Formula One for 24 seasons before folding in 2002. Arrows never won a Grand Prix. They came close several times — Damon Hill at Hungary in 1997, a gearbox change away from victory. Oliver watched every one of those near-misses.
Willie Dunn
Willie Dunn was a Mi'kmaq-Scottish Canadian singer-songwriter and filmmaker whose 1968 song "The Ballad of Crowfoot" — set to archival photographs — became one of the earliest music videos by an Indigenous artist. His work documented the Indigenous rights movement decades before mainstream media paid attention.
Lionel Morton
Lionel Morton sang lead on The Four Pennies' 1964 No. 1 hit "Juliet" before transitioning to a long career as a television presenter and children's entertainer. The shift mirrored many 1960s British pop musicians who found steadier work in the expanding world of British television.
Jackie Oliver, pilote de F1 et d’endurance anglais.
Jackie Oliver, pilote de F1 et d’endurance anglais.
Molefi Kete Asante, US-amerikanischer Autor und Afrozentrist
Molefi Kete Asante, US-amerikanischer Autor und Afrozentrist
Wolfgang Curilla, deutscher Jurist und Neuzeithistoriker, Politiker, MdL, Senator
Wolfgang Curilla, deutscher Jurist und Neuzeithistoriker, Politiker, MdL, Senator
Ákos Gulyás, nadador húngaro.
Ákos Gulyás, nadador húngaro.
Wolfgang Frey, botánico alemán.
Wolfgang Frey, botánico alemán.
Wolf Wondratschek, deutscher Schriftsteller
Wolf Wondratschek, deutscher Schriftsteller
Jimmy Johnson
He and Jerry Jones were college roommates at Arkansas — then decades later, Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys and hired his old roommate to coach them. Johnson won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1993 and 1994. Then they had a very public falling out over credit. Johnson walked away. But those two championship rosters, built on the 1989 Herschel Walker trade that netted 18 players and picks, became the template every rebuilding team still chases today.
Jon Andrew McBride, astronaute américain († 7 août 2024).
Jon Andrew McBride, astronaute américain († 7 août 2024).
Edward J. Barrett, militar estadounidense.
Edward J. Barrett, militar estadounidense.
Ronnie Campbell
He represented Blyth Valley for 18 straight years — a mining community that once powered the North East's entire coastal trade. Ronnie Campbell, born in 1943, was a miner himself before becoming an MP, hauling coal long before hauling legislation. He never lost his accent, his allotment, or his reputation for plain speaking that made whips nervous. Working men trusted him because he'd been one. When the pits closed, his constituency felt it personally. So did he.
Ben Sidran
Jazz pianist Ben Sidran produced albums for artists from Van Morrison to Diana Ross while building his own catalog of over 30 solo records. His 1971 book 'Black Talk' was one of the first academic studies to trace African American music from its African roots through jazz and rock.
John Dunt
John Dunt served as an admiral in the Royal Navy, rising through the ranks during a career spanning the Cold War era. His service represented the British naval tradition of quietly maintaining maritime security through decades of geopolitical tension.
Magüi Mira, actriz española.
Magüi Mira, actriz española.
Dieter Planck, deutscher Archäologe und Denkmalpfleger
Dieter Planck, deutscher Archäologe und Denkmalpfleger
Ramón Araújo, escritor español.
Ramón Araújo, escritor español.
Ahad Hosseini
Iranian Azerbaijani artist Ahad Hosseini has been recognized for blending traditional Azerbaijani artistic motifs with contemporary techniques. His work explores themes of cultural identity, drawing from the rich artistic heritage of Iran's Azerbaijani communities.
Bobby Duncum, Sr., ex-lutador americano.
Bobby Duncum, Sr., ex-lutador americano.
Steve Martin
Steve Martin started as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at 19. He spent a decade doing stand-up that his peers couldn't quite understand — no punchlines, deliberate anti-comedy, balloon animals. He sold out arenas in the late 1970s. He quit stand-up in 1981 at the height of his fame. Then he made films, wrote plays, wrote novels, and became a serious banjo player. 'A wild and crazy guy' was a character. What came after was the artist.
Eliana Pittman, cantora brasileira.
Eliana Pittman, cantora brasileira.
Heidi Hartmann
Heidi Hartmann founded the Institute for Women's Policy Research in 1987 and pioneered the concept of the "dual systems" theory, arguing that capitalism and patriarchy operate as interconnected but distinct systems of oppression. She received a MacArthur "genius" fellowship for her work.
Friederike Pezold, österreichische Künstlerin
Friederike Pezold, österreichische Künstlerin
Brenda Benet, actriz estadounidense (f.
Brenda Benet, actriz estadounidense (f. 1982).
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders shot Paris, Texas in 1984 with a script by Sam Shepard and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Three years later he made Wings of Desire in Berlin, about angels watching humans in a divided city. He has spent his career making films about people looking for home and not quite finding it. Born in 1945 in Dusseldorf. He has been living the theme of his own films for 80 years.
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas played Huggy Bear on Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. The role — a streetwise informant in colorful hats — became one of the most imitated characters in 1970s pop culture. He had been acting since 1967 and went on to serious roles in Shaft, Foxy Brown, and Car Wash. He never entirely escaped Huggy Bear. He made peace with that.
Susan Saint James
Susan Saint James won two Emmy Awards for McMillan and Wife, a detective series she made with Rock Hudson from 1971 to 1977. She walked away from a lucrative television career in the early 1980s to raise her family. She came back for Kate and Allie in 1984 and won another Emmy. She built the career in pieces, on her own schedule. It worked.
Larry Graham
He invented a whole new way to play bass by accident. Larry Graham started "thumpin' and pluckin'" strings in 1967 because his mother's organ-and-drum trio lost its drummer — he had to fake the kick and snare with his thumb and fingers alone. That workaround became slap bass, the technique that would rewire funk, hip-hop, and R&B for decades. Marcus Miller, Flea, Les Claypool — they all learned from him. Graham didn't fill a gap. He accidentally built a new musical language.
Tom Walkinshaw
Tom Walkinshaw was a Scottish racing driver who won the 1984 European Touring Car Championship and the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours as a team owner. He built TWR into one of the most successful racing engineering firms in the world, designing championship-winning cars for Jaguar, Volvo, and Holden.
Bjørn Howard Kruse, norwegischer Komponist und Jazzmusiker
Bjørn Howard Kruse, norwegischer Komponist und Jazzmusiker
Herbert Kubicek, deutscher Professor für Angewandte Informatik
Herbert Kubicek, deutscher Professor für Angewandte Informatik
Bruce Nash
Bruce Nash produced television specials including The World's Greatest Magic series, which ran on NBC through the 1990s and brought large-scale magic into the prime-time television format. Born in 1947. He understood that magic on television requires different skills than stage magic — the camera reveals what an audience wouldn't notice at distance. He built a production career around spectacular moments that held up under close examination.
Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel has published more than 190 novels and sold more than 800 million copies. She writes for 20 hours a day by her own account, keeping multiple projects in simultaneous draft. Publishers Weekly named her the best-selling living author in 2010. She was born in New York in 1947 and has lived in Paris and San Francisco. The work output is the story. Almost nothing else in publishing comes close.
Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior revitalized traditional English folk music by blending ancient ballads with contemporary rock arrangements as the lead singer of Steeleye Span. Her distinctive, crystalline voice brought centuries-old songs to the top of the charts, ensuring that rural oral traditions remained a vibrant, living part of the modern musical landscape.
Michel Seurat, sociologue et chercheur au CNRS français († 5 mars 1986 ?).
Michel Seurat, sociologue et chercheur au CNRS français († 5 mars 1986 ?).
Jirō Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー), mangaka japonais († 11 février 2017).
Jirō Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー), mangaka japonais († 11 février 2017).
Joop van Daele
He played his entire professional career in the Netherlands, never chasing the foreign contracts that lured away bigger names. Joop van Daele was born in 1947 and built something quieter — a footballer whose consistency made him a fixture rather than a headline. He didn't collect international glory or championship trophies that echo through record books. But Dutch football in that era ran on players exactly like him. The unspectacular ones who showed up. And sometimes that's the whole job.
Jiro Taniguchi
Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese manga artist who bridged Eastern and Western comics traditions, winning the Angouleme International Comics Festival prize in 2005. His contemplative, finely detailed works like "The Walking Man" and "A Distant Neighborhood" found enormous audiences in Europe, where he was more celebrated than in Japan.
Peter Christian
Peter Christian has appeared in dozens of British television productions across four decades — the kind of face audiences recognize from Law & Order UK, Heartbeat, The Bill, without necessarily placing the name. Born in 1947. He's a working actor in the truest sense: consistently employed, rarely starring, keeping the machinery of British television running. His face carries the weight of hundreds of brief but precise characterizations.
Boris Pergamenshchikov, violonchelista ruso (f.
Boris Pergamenshchikov, violonchelista ruso (f. 2004).
Diana Harris, nadadora británica.
Diana Harris, nadadora británica.
Joseph Marcell, actor británico.
Joseph Marcell, actor británico.
Terry Adams
He built NRBQ's sound around a Hammond organ he allegedly bought for fifty dollars. Terry Adams, born in Louisville in 1948, treated jazz, rockabilly, and avant-garde noise not as separate worlds but as one continuous conversation — sometimes mid-song. The band never charted a Top 40 hit. Didn't matter. They became musicians' musicians, the kind other artists traveled miles to watch from the wings. Adams kept NRBQ running for over five decades. The cult outlasted the commerce every single time.
Kersten Reich, deutscher Pädagoge, Begründer des Interaktionistischen Konstruktivismus
Kersten Reich, deutscher Pädagoge, Begründer des Interaktionistischen Konstruktivismus
Greg Rogers, nadador australiano.
Greg Rogers, nadador australiano.
Abdul Quader Molla, político bangladesí (f.
Abdul Quader Molla, político bangladesí (f. 2013).
Joe Cooke, baloncestista estadounidense (f.
Joe Cooke, baloncestista estadounidense (f. 2006).
Rodolfo Beltrán Bravo, arquitecto peruano.
Rodolfo Beltrán Bravo, arquitecto peruano.
Agustín García Calderón, abogado salvadoreño.
Agustín García Calderón, abogado salvadoreño.
Franz Guttenberger, deutscher Jurist
Franz Guttenberger, deutscher Jurist
Morten Olsen
He played 102 games for Denmark — but none mattered more than the ones he nearly never got to manage. Olsen became Denmark's national team coach in 2000 and immediately built a system around collective discipline over individual stars. He guided them to three consecutive European Championships. But before tactics, there was the pitch: he'd spent his club career at Anderlecht, winning Belgian titles while commanding a sweeper role few Danes had ever mastered abroad. His real mark? Denmark qualifying for Euro 2012 after a near-perfect campaign — at age 62.
Jeanne Lamon, violoniste et chef d’orchestre américaine († 20 juin 2021).
Jeanne Lamon, violoniste et chef d’orchestre américaine († 20 juin 2021).
Bob Backlund
Bob Backlund held the WWF Championship for five years and eight months — from 1978 to 1983 — the longest reign in the title's history at that point. He was a clean-cut amateur wrestler who brought technical legitimacy to a genre that was increasingly theatrical. He came back in 1994 as a villain and won the title again for three days. The second run made no sense except that Vince McMahon wanted to see what happened.
Dick Redmond, joueur de hockey sur glace canadien.
Dick Redmond, joueur de hockey sur glace canadien.
Tina Romero, actriz mexicana.
Tina Romero, actriz mexicana.
Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Ramírez, político y antropólogo mexicano (f.
Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Ramírez, político y antropólogo mexicano (f. 2012).
Gary Larson
Gary Larson transformed the landscape of daily newspaper comics with his surreal, single-panel masterpiece, The Far Side. By blending scientific absurdity with the mundane lives of cows, insects, and cavemen, he introduced a distinct brand of intellectual slapstick that reached millions of readers and redefined the potential for humor in syndicated print media.
Thomas Gullickson, prelado estadounidense.
Thomas Gullickson, prelado estadounidense.
Vincenzo Guerini, atleta italiano.
Vincenzo Guerini, atleta italiano.
Věra Řeháčková, tschechische Schriftstellerin
Věra Řeháčková, tschechische Schriftstellerin
Fedia Damianov, piragüista búlgaro.
Fedia Damianov, piragüista búlgaro.
Peter Guinness, actor inglés.
Peter Guinness, actor inglés.
Peter Blegvad
Peter Blegvad pioneered the art-pop movement as a founding member of Slapp Happy, blending avant-garde sensibilities with accessible, literate songwriting. Beyond his music, he redefined the intersection of visual art and narrative through his long-running comic strip, Leviathan, which explores the philosophical absurdities of everyday life through intricate, surrealist illustrations.
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, homme politique français, premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste de 2014 à 2017.
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, homme politique français, premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste de 2014 à 2017.
Norbert Hofmann
He played 247 Bundesliga matches without ever winning the title — close, never quite there. Norbert Hofmann spent his playing career at 1. FC Nürnberg and Eintracht Braunschweig, grinding through West German football in an era when success meant surviving the grind. He transitioned to management after hanging up his boots, steering smaller clubs through the lower divisions. Born in 1951, he represents a generation of German footballers who built the sport's infrastructure from the bottom up. Without players like him, there's no superstructure to admire today.
Dulce María Sauri Riancho, socióloga mexicana.
Dulce María Sauri Riancho, socióloga mexicana.
Patricia Stambuk, periodista chilena.
Patricia Stambuk, periodista chilena.
Ronald Bonilla, poeta costarricense.
Ronald Bonilla, poeta costarricense.
Kyle Johnson, actor estadounidense.
Kyle Johnson, actor estadounidense.
Rita Segato, antropóloga argentina.
Rita Segato, antropóloga argentina.
Slim Dunlap
Slim Dunlap replaced Bob Stinson as lead guitarist of The Replacements in 1987, joining one of the most influential American rock bands just as they were cleaning up and chasing mainstream success. His solo albums "The Old New Me" and "Times Like This" became indie rock staples.
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly has built a career playing authoritative figures — he starred in the 1980s detective series "Cagney & Lacey" spin-off "M.A.N.T.I.S.," voiced J'onn J'onzz in the "Justice League" animated series, and played a key role in "Alias." His bass voice and gravitas make every character commanding.
Uta Felgner, deutsche Managerin
Uta Felgner, deutsche Managerin
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly played Marcus Dixon on Alias — the CIA handler who anchored the show's emotional credibility for five seasons — and more recently played the elder Isaiah Bradley in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the forgotten Black supersoldier who tested the serum before Steve Rogers. That role, in a 2021 streaming series watched by millions, introduced him to an entirely new generation. He had been working for 40 years.
Christina Rost, deutsche Handballspielerin
Christina Rost, deutsche Handballspielerin
Catherine Picard, femme politique française.
Catherine Picard, femme politique française.
Kevin Kelly, periodista estadounidense.
Kevin Kelly, periodista estadounidense.
Edgardo Franzosini, traductor italiano.
Edgardo Franzosini, traductor italiano.
George Pakos, futbolista canadiense.
George Pakos, futbolista canadiense.
Peter Fonagy, psicólogo y psicoanalista inglés.
Peter Fonagy, psicólogo y psicoanalista inglés.
Mark Charles Lee, astronaute américain.
Mark Charles Lee, astronaute américain.
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer won three gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — 200, 400, and 800 freestyle — becoming the first swimmer to win three individual golds at a single Games. She was 16. The altitude in Mexico City affected most sports, but swimming happens in pools, not thin air. Her 800-meter time would have broken the men's world record from just a decade earlier. She retired from competitive swimming at 18 and became a coach and teacher. Three golds at 16, done by 18. That is it.
Alex van Warmerdam, niederländischer Regisseur
Alex van Warmerdam, niederländischer Regisseur
Alex van Warmerdam
He made a film where a man walks into the woods and simply doesn't come back — and Dutch audiences called it comedy. Alex van Warmerdam, born in 1952, built entire movies around the mundane cruelty people inflict without noticing. He painted his own sets. Wrote, directed, and starred in the same productions, sometimes playing the villain. His 2013 film *Borgman* reached Cannes competition. But he'd spent thirty years making unsettling work in near-total international obscurity before anyone outside the Netherlands paid attention.
James Horner
James Horner scored Titanic, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and Avatar, among 150 other films. He was one of the most successful film composers in history. He died in a plane crash in June 2015 while flying solo in his small aircraft over Los Padres National Forest. He was 61. He had been a licensed pilot for 30 years. The recording sessions for his final film were finished two weeks before he died.
Cliff Johnson
Cliff Johnson designed puzzle games for personal computers in the 1980s, most famously The Fool's Errand in 1987 and At the Carnival in 1990. These were intricate meta-puzzles — games within games, with visual and word puzzles that interconnected across entire playing sessions. They developed cult followings among the kind of players who wanted a challenge that lasted months. The Fool's Errand was eventually re-released for modern platforms after a crowdfunding campaign by devoted fans. Johnson had gone 25 years between projects.
Ulla Meinecke, deutsche Sängerin
Ulla Meinecke, deutsche Sängerin
Leonore Adler, deutsche Malerin und Grafikerin
Leonore Adler, deutsche Malerin und Grafikerin
Tom DiCillo, actor estadounidense.
Tom DiCillo, actor estadounidense.
Rafael López de León, balonmanista español.
Rafael López de León, balonmanista español.
Jaime Ríos, boxeador panameño (f.
Jaime Ríos, boxeador panameño (f. 2019).
László Melis, violinista húngaro (f.
László Melis, violinista húngaro (f. 2018).
Gianroberto Casaleggio, emprendedor italiano (f.
Gianroberto Casaleggio, emprendedor italiano (f. 2016).
Carlos García Camader, sacerdote peruano.
Carlos García Camader, sacerdote peruano.
Mónica Baltodano, guerrillera nicaragüense.
Mónica Baltodano, guerrillera nicaragüense.
Christian Gross, futbolista y entrenador suizo.
Christian Gross, futbolista y entrenador suizo.
Christian Gross
He arrived at Tottenham Hotspur in 1997 clutching a London Underground ticket — holding it up at his introductory press conference as proof he'd ridden the Tube like a regular commuter. The gesture bombed. Journalists laughed. Players weren't convinced either. He lasted just eight months, winning only nine of 26 Premier League matches. But Gross kept coaching, quietly rebuilding his reputation across Turkey, Germany, and back home in Switzerland. The ticket stunt that defined his humiliation became the detail nobody forgot.
Stanley A. McChrystal
He ran on four hours of sleep a night and ate one meal a day — for years. Stanley McChrystal, born in 1954, rebuilt special operations from scratch after 9/11, turning Joint Special Operations Command into a networked force that hunted targets across Iraq and Afghanistan simultaneously. But it was a magazine profile, not a battlefield, that ended his career. A 2010 Rolling Stone article quoted his staff mocking civilian leadership. Obama called him to Washington. Gone in 24 hours. He'd spent decades perfecting war and lost everything to an interview.
Lucrezia Reichlin, economista italiana.
Lucrezia Reichlin, economista italiana.
Mark Fidrych
Mark Fidrych was 21 years old in 1976 when he went 19-9 for the Detroit Tigers and became the most compelling player in baseball. He talked to the ball. He smoothed the mound by hand. He congratulated his fielders after good plays. He started the All-Star Game and drew the largest television audience for a mid-season game since the format began. He hurt his arm the following spring. He was never the same. He died in 2009, alone in his truck on his farm, with the engine running.
Eik Breit, österreichischer Gitarrist, Musiker und Schauspieler
Eik Breit, österreichischer Gitarrist, Musiker und Schauspieler
Horacio Taicher, actor argentino (f.
Horacio Taicher, actor argentino (f. 1993).
Gillian Taylforth, actriz británica.
Gillian Taylforth, actriz británica.
Gillian Taylforth
Gillian Taylforth has been a fixture of British television since playing Kathy Beale in "EastEnders" from its debut in 1985. She appeared in the show for over two decades, making Kathy one of the longest-running characters in British soap opera history.
Edward Trevalyan, regatista estadounidense.
Edward Trevalyan, regatista estadounidense.
Carlos Goyén, futbolista uruguayo.
Carlos Goyén, futbolista uruguayo.
Son Tae-Hwan, deportista surcoreano.
Son Tae-Hwan, deportista surcoreano.
Mar Serna, jurista española.
Mar Serna, jurista española.
Marcia Morey, nadadora estadounidense.
Marcia Morey, nadadora estadounidense.
Jorge Baeza Correa, sociólogo chileno.
Jorge Baeza Correa, sociólogo chileno.
Carlos Medina Plascencia, político mexicano.
Carlos Medina Plascencia, político mexicano.
Ademir Patrício, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Ademir Patrício, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Jean Stilwell, kanadische Sängerin
Jean Stilwell, kanadische Sängerin
Julio César Grassi, sacerdote argentino.
Julio César Grassi, sacerdote argentino.
Cheryl Chase, activista estadounidense.
Cheryl Chase, activista estadounidense.
Jaime García Serrano, calculista matemático colombiano.
Jaime García Serrano, calculista matemático colombiano.
Jaime Rafael Díaz Ochoa, político mexicano.
Jaime Rafael Díaz Ochoa, político mexicano.
Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace won the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series championship and came second in three other seasons. He was fast, technically astute, and competitive to the point of aggression — he and Dale Earnhardt had one of the great rivalries in NASCAR history, full of actual contact and genuine dislike. He won 55 Cup races over his career, which puts him in the top fifteen all-time. When he retired in 2005, he went straight to broadcasting. He has been on the air almost every week since.
Teresa Surita, política brasileña.
Teresa Surita, política brasileña.
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, periodista y escritor marroquí (f.
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, periodista y escritor marroquí (f. 2023).
Jackée Harry
Jackee Harry won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987 for 227 — the first Black actress to win in that category. She played Sandra Clark, a vain and scheming neighbor who was supposed to appear in a handful of episodes and stayed for 115. She built a career on that character's magnetism and the comedy underneath it.
Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever appeared in over 350 Bollywood films over 40 years, most of them as the comic relief. He started as a mimicry artist doing impressions of film stars and was discovered at a live show. His physical comedy built on precise timing and a willingness to look ridiculous. He was born in 1956 in Andhra Pradesh and moved to Mumbai as a teenager with nothing. He became one of the most recognizable faces in Indian cinema.
Andy King
Andy King played for and later managed in the English football leagues, spending most of his career in the second and third tiers. He played over 400 professional matches as a midfielder, including a stint at Everton where he scored the goal that knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in 1980 — a moment still remembered on Merseyside. He went into management after retiring and worked through the lower leagues for years.
Frits Schalij, patinador neerlandés.
Frits Schalij, patinador neerlandés.
Caio Blinder, periodista brasileño.
Caio Blinder, periodista brasileño.
Dani Rodrik, economista turco.
Dani Rodrik, economista turco.
Tony Moran, actor estadounidense.
Tony Moran, actor estadounidense.
Alejandro Tommasi, actor mexicano.
Alejandro Tommasi, actor mexicano.
Peter Costello
Peter Costello served as Australia's Treasurer for eleven years under John Howard, delivering twelve consecutive budgets and overseeing the introduction of the GST. He was expected to succeed Howard as Liberal leader and Prime Minister but the handover never came. Howard held on through the 2007 election and then lost. Costello retired from politics. He became chairman of the Future Fund and later the Nine Entertainment board. The prime ministership was the thing he did not get.
Gino Hernandez
Gino Hernandez was a tag team wrestler in the Mid-South circuit who became famous for his ability to make crowds genuinely hate him. He was 27 years old and at the peak of his career when he died in February 1986 from a cocaine overdose. The Dallas wrestling scene never fully recovered from losing him. He is remembered as someone who had everything ahead of him.
Alim Qasimov
Alim Qasimov is Azerbaijan's greatest living mugham singer — a master of the ancient vocal tradition that UNESCO has designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. His improvisational performances, which can reduce audiences to tears, have been compared to the emotional intensity of flamenco and gospel.
José Coronado, actor español.
José Coronado, actor español.
Jorge López Malo, futbolista mexicano.
Jorge López Malo, futbolista mexicano.
Bobby Eaton
Bobby Eaton wrestled as part of the Midnight Express from 1983 to 1993, a tag team considered by many to be the best ever. He was the technician — precise, safe with opponents, able to sell a beating convincingly without making anyone look bad. He died in 2021 at 62. At his funeral, Jim Cornette, his manager, said Bobby Eaton was the best professional wrestler who ever lived. Several people in attendance agreed.
Philip Dunne
Born into a family that traced its roots back centuries, Philip Dunne quietly became the man deciding which weapons Britain bought. Not the general, not the admiral — the politician holding the budget. He'd oversee procurement contracts worth billions, navigating defense suppliers and Treasury pressures simultaneously. His Ludlow constituency, one of England's oldest market towns, sat worlds away from the ministry corridors where he worked. And the gap between rural Shropshire and London defense procurement? He spent years trying to bridge exactly that.
Volkher Häusler, deutscher Dirigent und Kirchenmusiker
Volkher Häusler, deutscher Dirigent und Kirchenmusiker
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2001 for Pollock, playing Lee Krasner opposite Ed Harris. She had done serious theater for years before that. She went on to play Lady Bird Johnson, Maggie in a Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and a dozen other roles. She is one of the more reliable character presences in American acting of the past 30 years.
Astrid Eichler, deutsche Theologin, Seelsorgerin, Referentin und Autorin
Astrid Eichler, deutsche Theologin, Seelsorgerin, Referentin und Autorin
Carlos Tavares, empresario portugués.
Carlos Tavares, empresario portugués.
Klára Ungár, política húngara.
Klára Ungár, política húngara.
Dan Larsson, nadador sueco.
Dan Larsson, nadador sueco.
Bobby Eaton, luchador profesional estadounidense (f.
Bobby Eaton, luchador profesional estadounidense (f. 2021).
Steve Burke, empresario estadounidense.
Steve Burke, empresario estadounidense.
Eric Heiden, patinador estadounidense.
Eric Heiden, patinador estadounidense.
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her volcanic portrayal of Lee Krasner in "Pollock" (2000). She earned a second nomination for "Mystic River" and has moved fluidly between prestige drama, genre film, and Broadway throughout her career.
Jacqueline Pusey, atleta jamaicana.
Jacqueline Pusey, atleta jamaicana.
Heather Hunte, atleta británica.
Heather Hunte, atleta británica.
Frank Brickowski
Frank Brickowski played 13 NBA seasons as a rugged power forward, suiting up for seven teams including the Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, and Seattle SuperSonics. His versatile post game and toughness made him a valuable role player throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Christian Maria Goebel, deutscher Schauspieler
Christian Maria Goebel, deutscher Schauspieler
Murray Cluff, kanadischer Freestyle-Skier
Murray Cluff, kanadischer Freestyle-Skier
Magic Johnson Born: Showtime's Architect and Cultural Icon
Magic Johnson revolutionized basketball by playing point guard at six feet nine inches tall, using court vision and showmanship to fuel the Lakers' Showtime dynasty and win five NBA championships. His 1991 HIV diagnosis transformed public understanding of the virus, dismantling stigma through his continued visibility and successful business career.
Ryszard Komornicki, futbolista polaco.
Ryszard Komornicki, futbolista polaco.
Alberto Valdiri, actor colombiano (f.
Alberto Valdiri, actor colombiano (f. 2014).
Peter Shor, matemático estadounidense.
Peter Shor, matemático estadounidense.
Cecilia Gasdia
Cecilia Gasdia won the Viotti International Competition at 20 and was conducting major opera roles at La Scala within three years. Born in Verona in 1960, her light, flexible lyric soprano was perfect for the bel canto repertoire — Bellini, Donizetti, early Verdi. She worked with Pavarotti and with Riccardo Muti and recorded extensively through the 1980s and '90s. She later became artistic director of the Verona Arena, one of the world's largest open-air opera venues.
Eddie Krncevic, futbolista y entrenador australiano.
Eddie Krncevic, futbolista y entrenador australiano.
Sharon Bryant
Sharon Bryant was the original lead singer of Atlantic Starr, fronting the R&B group during its early hits like "When Love Calls" and "Circles." She left before their biggest hit "Always," but her voice defined the band's formative sound in the early 1980s.
Cecilia Gasdia, soprano italiana.
Cecilia Gasdia, soprano italiana.
Vicente Latorre, futbolista español.
Vicente Latorre, futbolista español.
Song Ok-sook, actriz surcoreana.
Song Ok-sook, actriz surcoreana.
Stet Howland, músico estadounidense.
Stet Howland, músico estadounidense.
Igor Nikulin, atleta soviético (f.
Igor Nikulin, atleta soviético (f. 2021).
Stet Howland
Stet Howland brought a relentless, high-octane energy to the heavy metal scene, anchoring the rhythm sections for bands like W.A.S.P. and Blackfoot. His aggressive percussion style helped define the sound of 1980s and 90s hard rock, influencing a generation of drummers who sought to balance technical precision with raw, stadium-filling power.
Fred Roberts
Fred Roberts played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and several other teams across an 11-year career. At 6'10", he was a reliable journeyman forward who appeared in over 500 games during the NBA's expansion era of the 1980s and 1990s.
Lucinda Dickey, actriz estadounidense.
Lucinda Dickey, actriz estadounidense.
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman originated the role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera on the West End in 1986, having married Andrew Lloyd Webber two years earlier. She divorced him in 1990 and then built an international concert career singing in a style she largely invented — operatic pop. She has sold 30 million albums in 180 countries. She briefly planned to become the first self-funded tourist in space. She canceled.
Karsten Troyke, deutscher Chansonsänger und Schauspieler
Karsten Troyke, deutscher Chansonsänger und Schauspieler
Yuri Leóntiev, arquero ruso.
Yuri Leóntiev, arquero ruso.
Yurik Sarkisian, halterófilo armenio.
Yurik Sarkisian, halterófilo armenio.
Mohnish Bahl, ator indiano.
Mohnish Bahl, ator indiano.
Susan Olsen
Susan Olsen played Cindy Brady, the youngest Brady Bunch child, from age 8. She had been cast for her distinctive lisp, which she eventually lost. The show ran five seasons and ended in 1974, when Olsen was 12. Then came decades of being asked about the show in every interview, playing Cindy Brady at nostalgia events, and navigating the particular strangeness of child stardom in a culture that never quite lets child stars grow up. She has spoken about it with remarkable candor.
Eddie Gilbert
Eddie Gilbert was a professional wrestler who worked primarily in the territories — the regional promotions that dominated the business before the WWF consolidated everything. He was known as a creative mind for angles and a gifted talker, and also as a deeply difficult person. He worked in Memphis, the UWF, and later ECW, where his confrontational style fit the atmosphere. He died in 1995 at 33. People who knew the territory era talk about Gilbert the way musicians talk about a local legend who never quite crossed over.
Luisa Fernandez, spanische Popsängerin
Luisa Fernandez, spanische Popsängerin
Beatriz Argimón, política uruguaya.
Beatriz Argimón, política uruguaya.
Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín, político y abogado mexicano.
Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín, político y abogado mexicano.
Satoshi Tsunami, futbolista japonés.
Satoshi Tsunami, futbolista japonés.
Alba Roversi, actriz venezolana.
Alba Roversi, actriz venezolana.
Steven Erickson, regatista estadounidense.
Steven Erickson, regatista estadounidense.
Aleš Trčka, ciclista checo.
Aleš Trčka, ciclista checo.
Gustavo Alfaro, futbolista argentino.
Gustavo Alfaro, futbolista argentino.
Andres Herkel
He ran as a candidate in five different Estonian parliamentary elections — and won four of them. Andres Herkel, born in 1962, built his career pushing for constitutional reform in a country that had only just reclaimed independence when he first took office. He chaired the Estonian delegation to the Council of Europe, arguing Baltic legal cases before audiences that had ignored the region for decades. But his sharpest battles were domestic. The politician who championed rule-of-law abroad spent years fighting his own government over the same principles.
Pedro Gómez de la Serna y Villacieros, político español.
Pedro Gómez de la Serna y Villacieros, político español.
Rameez Raja
Rameez Raja played Test cricket for Pakistan through the 1980s and 1990s, opening the batting in some memorable matches. He was part of the 1992 World Cup-winning squad. After retiring, he moved into broadcasting and became one of the most prominent cricket commentators in the subcontinent. Then, in 2021, he became chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board — moving from observer back to administrator in a country where cricket administration is a contact sport.
Lady Bunny
Lady Bunny founded Wigstock, the annual drag festival in New York's East Village, in 1984 and has been a central figure in American drag culture for four decades. The festival became a touchstone of queer New York culture and helped bring drag performance to mainstream awareness before "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Mark Gubicza
Mark Gubicza pitched 13 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, winning 132 games and making the 1988 All-Star team. After retirement, he became a longtime broadcaster for the Royals, transitioning from mound to booth with the same club — a rarity in baseball.
Horst Bulau, sauteur à ski canadien.
Horst Bulau, sauteur à ski canadien.
Benny Kim, US-amerikanischer Geiger
Benny Kim, US-amerikanischer Geiger
Toño Hernández, futbolista español.
Toño Hernández, futbolista español.
Pilar Torres, actriz española.
Pilar Torres, actriz española.
Ikililou Dhoinine, político comorense.
Ikililou Dhoinine, político comorense.
Steve Reevis, actor estadounidense (f.
Steve Reevis, actor estadounidense (f. 2017).
Eduardo Clavero, baloncestista español.
Eduardo Clavero, baloncestista español.
David Aaron Baker
David Aaron Baker is an American actor who has worked extensively in theater, film, and television. His stage work includes Broadway productions and Off-Broadway premieres, representing the working actors who form the backbone of New York's theater community.
José Cóceres
Argentine golfer José Cóceres won five European Tour events and became one of South America's most successful professional golfers. His powerful driving game earned him the nickname 'El Gato' and helped put Argentine golf on the international map.
Marco Kröger, deutscher Schauspieler
Marco Kröger, deutscher Schauspieler
Gry Østvik, biatleta noruega.
Gry Østvik, biatleta noruega.
Karen Karapetyan, político armenio.
Karen Karapetyan, político armenio.
Mike Williams, baloncestista estadounidense.
Mike Williams, baloncestista estadounidense.
Pablo Squella, atleta y periodista chileno.
Pablo Squella, atleta y periodista chileno.
Emmanuelle Béart, actriz francesa.
Emmanuelle Béart, actriz francesa.
Pawel Eduardowitsch Melnikow, russischer Geschäftsmann
Pawel Eduardowitsch Melnikow, russischer Geschäftsmann
Sammy Lelei, kenianischer Marathonläufer
Sammy Lelei, kenianischer Marathonläufer
Tibor Komáromi, ungarischer Ringer
Tibor Komáromi, ungarischer Ringer
Chaitan Khosla, indischer Chemieingenieur
Chaitan Khosla, indischer Chemieingenieur
Daniel Grieser, deutscher Mathematiker und Professor
Daniel Grieser, deutscher Mathematiker und Professor
Matthias Der, chinesischer Bischof
Matthias Der, chinesischer Bischof
Nathalie Borgers, belgische Filmregisseurin und Drehbuchautorin
Nathalie Borgers, belgische Filmregisseurin und Drehbuchautorin
Jason Dunstall
Jason Dunstall kicked 1,254 goals across 269 VFL/AFL games for Hawthorn, winning four premierships and leading the league goalkicking three times. His 150-goal season in 1992 was the last time an AFL player cracked that milestone — a mark that looks increasingly untouchable.
Jean-Paul Roy, bassiste français.
Jean-Paul Roy, bassiste français.
Neal Anderson
He rushed for 1,106 yards in 1989 — but Neal Anderson almost didn't make it to the NFL at all. Born in Graceville, Florida, he was drafted 27th overall by the Chicago Bears in 1986 to replace the irreplaceable: Walter Payton. Most running backs would've collapsed under that weight. Anderson didn't. He made four Pro Bowls and quietly became one of the most reliable backs of his era. Payton's shadow never fully lifted. But Anderson ran straight through it anyway.
Inna Yevseyeva, atleta ucraniana.
Inna Yevseyeva, atleta ucraniana.
Cristi Conaway, actriz y diseñadora de moda estadounidense.
Cristi Conaway, actriz y diseñadora de moda estadounidense.
Bixente Oyarzabal, futbolista español.
Bixente Oyarzabal, futbolista español.
Nahúm Espinoza, futbolista hondureño.
Nahúm Espinoza, futbolista hondureño.
Andrew Kevin Walker, guionista estadounidense.
Andrew Kevin Walker, guionista estadounidense.
Guillermo Larraín, economista chileno.
Guillermo Larraín, economista chileno.
Pallab Kirtania, cantante indio.
Pallab Kirtania, cantante indio.
Martí Herrero, esquiador acrobático español.
Martí Herrero, esquiador acrobático español.
Mark Pocan, político estadounidense.
Mark Pocan, político estadounidense.
Geoff Parsons, atleta británico.
Geoff Parsons, atleta británico.
Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga co-wrote Generations and First Contact, two of the better Star Trek films, and ran Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise as showrunner. He has written more hours of Star Trek than any other individual writer. He later created 24: Legacy and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. He started at Paramount as an intern and spent 30 years in science fiction television because nothing else interested him as much.
Andreas Weische, deutscher Maler
Andreas Weische, deutscher Maler
Hussain Shah Syed, pakistanischer Boxer
Hussain Shah Syed, pakistanischer Boxer
Gerhard Spitzer, österreichischer Politiker
Gerhard Spitzer, österreichischer Politiker
Sigitas Šiupšinskas, litauischer Politiker
Sigitas Šiupšinskas, litauischer Politiker
Caspar Pauckstadt, schwedischer Fußballspieler und -trainer
Caspar Pauckstadt, schwedischer Fußballspieler und -trainer
Marcelino García Toral, futbolista español.
Marcelino García Toral, futbolista español.
Moon Kyung-Ja, baloncestista surcoreana.
Moon Kyung-Ja, baloncestista surcoreana.
Luis Martínez, humorista venezolano.
Luis Martínez, humorista venezolano.
Jean-Sylvestre Auniac, footballeur français.
Jean-Sylvestre Auniac, footballeur français.
Paul Broadhurst
English golfer Paul Broadhurst won five European Tour events and later dominated the senior circuit, capturing the 2016 Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie. He also represented Europe in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, the famous 'War on the Shore.'
Terry Richardson
Terry Richardson became one of the most sought-after fashion photographers of the 2000s, shooting campaigns for Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford with a deliberately raw, flash-lit style. His career collapsed after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and major brands and publications severed ties.
Mark Collins
Mark Collins brought a shimmering, melodic edge to the Madchester scene as the lead guitarist for The Charlatans. His intricate, psychedelic-tinged riffs defined the band’s sound on hits like The Only One I Know, helping bridge the gap between 1960s soul and the 1990s alternative rock explosion.
Ian Brown, nadador australiano.
Ian Brown, nadador australiano.
Brannon Braga
He almost killed Captain Picard on his first real assignment. Brannon Braga joined Star Trek: The Next Generation as a college intern in 1990, then pitched ideas so aggressively that producers kept him. He eventually co-wrote "All Good Things…," the series finale that won a Primetime Emmy. He'd go on to shape Voyager, Enterprise, and 24 as a showrunner. But that Emmy-winning finale? He wrote it at 28. The intern became the guy who got to end the show.
Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Beart appeared on posters for Manon des Sources in 1986 and became famous before most French audiences knew her name. She was 20. Her father is singer Daniel Beart. She went on to work with Claude Sautet, Brian De Palma, Andre Techine, and others, building a career in European and American film over three decades. She has also been an outspoken advocate for undocumented migrants in France. The photograph from that first film is still the one people think of.
Maruchi León, actriz española.
Maruchi León, actriz española.
Terry Richardson, fotógrafo estadounidense.
Terry Richardson, fotógrafo estadounidense.
Brannon Braga, US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent und Drehbuchautor
Brannon Braga, US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent und Drehbuchautor
Mark Collins, músico y guitarrista británico, de la banda The Charlatans.
Mark Collins, músico y guitarrista británico, de la banda The Charlatans.
Halle Berry Born: First Black Woman to Win Best Actress
Halle Berry became the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her raw performance in Monster's Ball, breaking a barrier that had stood for 74 years. Her career spanning blockbusters and prestige films challenged Hollywood's narrow casting of Black women and opened doors for a generation of actresses who followed.
Øystein Baadsvik, músico noruego.
Øystein Baadsvik, músico noruego.
Karl Petter Løken
Karl Petter Loken played professional football in Norway and Sweden before retiring and moving into broadcasting. Born in 1966 to a Norwegian father and Swedish mother, he navigated the dual-nationality dynamics that northern European football occasionally produces. He became a prominent television presenter and sportscaster in Norway, comfortable on both sides of the commentary desk. The Scandinavian football world is small enough that people wear many hats across long careers.
Sibylle Hamann, österreichische Journalistin
Sibylle Hamann, österreichische Journalistin
DJ Kayslay, US-amerikanischer DJ und Graffiti-Künstler
DJ Kayslay, US-amerikanischer DJ und Graffiti-Künstler
Luciano Faccioli, apresentador, jornalista e radialista brasileiro.
Luciano Faccioli, apresentador, jornalista e radialista brasileiro.
Ronaldo Luís, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Ronaldo Luís, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Henri-Marie Dondra, político centroafricano.
Henri-Marie Dondra, político centroafricano.
David Hallyday, musicien et chanteur français.
David Hallyday, musicien et chanteur français.
Christophe Sirugue, homme politique français.
Christophe Sirugue, homme politique français.
Paolo Tofoli, volleyeur italien.
Paolo Tofoli, volleyeur italien.
Erik Gandini
He grew up between two worlds — Italian roots, Swedish life — and that friction became his weapon. Erik Gandini didn't make dramas or thrillers. He made documentaries that felt like punches: *Videocracy* exposed Italy's Berlusconi-era media machine in 2009, getting banned from Italian state television before anyone saw it. Then *The Swedish Theory of Love* turned the camera on his own adopted homeland. Both films asked the same uncomfortable question. Can a society become so comfortable it forgets how to need people?
Valérie Barizza, patinadora de velocidad en pista corta francesa.
Valérie Barizza, patinadora de velocidad en pista corta francesa.
Ehab Galal, futbolista y entrenador egipcio (f.
Ehab Galal, futbolista y entrenador egipcio (f. 2024).
Kathrin Ullrich, atleta alemana.
Kathrin Ullrich, atleta alemana.
Yelena Guliáyeva, atleta rusa.
Yelena Guliáyeva, atleta rusa.
Kenji Oba, futbolista japonés.
Kenji Oba, futbolista japonés.
Jorge Pontual, ator brasileiro.
Jorge Pontual, ator brasileiro.
Pedro Luis Cárdenes, futbolista español.
Pedro Luis Cárdenes, futbolista español.
Erik Gandini, director de cine sueco.
Erik Gandini, director de cine sueco.
Víctor García Antón, escritor español.
Víctor García Antón, escritor español.
William Prunier, futbolista francés.
William Prunier, futbolista francés.
Samson Siasia, futbolista nigeriano.
Samson Siasia, futbolista nigeriano.
Dirk Rehbein
He played his entire professional career in West Germany's lower divisions, never cracking the Bundesliga spotlight — but Dirk Rehbein, born in 1967, built something quieter and arguably more durable than fame. Most footballers chase the top flight. He stayed rooted, playing through reunification, through an era when German football was being completely remapped. Coaches who grind through obscurity often see the game more clearly than those bathed in stadium lights. The ones nobody watched sometimes understood it best.
Terry Notary, actor estadounidense.
Terry Notary, actor estadounidense.
Piet Eckert, regatista suizo.
Piet Eckert, regatista suizo.
Julio Catalán Magni, político y piloto argentino.
Julio Catalán Magni, político y piloto argentino.
Onésimo Sánchez, futbolista y entrenador español.
Onésimo Sánchez, futbolista y entrenador español.
Catherine Bell
Catherine Bell was born in London to an Iranian mother and English father, grew up in Los Angeles, and became famous playing Marine JAG lawyer Sarah MacKenzie on JAG for nine seasons. The show ran from 1995 to 2005 and was one of the most-watched dramas on American television for much of that run — popular with military families in particular. She has appeared in multiple Hallmark films since. That audience is enormous and largely ignored by critics.
Pravin Amre
Pravin Amre scored a century in his first Test match for India, against South Africa in 1992. That was in Durban, on India's first tour of South Africa after the end of apartheid. He played 11 Tests and scored 425 runs. Then the selectors moved on. Indian cricket had an extraordinary depth of batting talent in the 1990s, and holding a place in the XI required more than a strong debut. Amre went into coaching and has worked with state and IPL teams.
Rafael Santos, político peruano.
Rafael Santos, político peruano.
Adrian Lester, actor británico.
Adrian Lester, actor británico.
Claudio Spontón, futbolista argentino.
Claudio Spontón, futbolista argentino.
Medy van der Laan
She became the youngest state secretary in Dutch history at 35 — and she almost didn't take the job. Born in 1968, Medy van der Laan served under Prime Minister Balkenende, steering media and culture policy through a period when Dutch public broadcasting faced serious restructuring pressure. She pushed through reforms that reshaped how the Netherlands funded independent journalism. And then she walked away from national politics entirely, returning to local governance in Amsterdam. The woman who once held national power chose city council instead.
Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke won the Open Championship at Royal St George's in 2011 at age 42, on his 20th attempt at major championships. He had been close before — three consecutive top-five finishes at the Open between 2001 and 2003. His wife Heather died of breast cancer in 2006, and he played the Ryder Cup weeks later, visibly grieving, and won both his singles matches. The 2011 Open was the happiest ending a long career could have produced. He held the claret jug and cried.
Mark Atkins, englischer Fußballspieler
Mark Atkins, englischer Fußballspieler
Sabine Dahinden, Schweizer Fernsehmoderatorin
Sabine Dahinden, Schweizer Fernsehmoderatorin
Ben Bass
American-Canadian actor Ben Bass is best known for playing Officer Sam Swarek on the long-running Canadian police drama 'Rookie Blue,' which aired for six seasons from 2010 to 2015. He has worked across television, film, and stage in both the U.S. and Canada.
Jason Leonard
Jason Leonard earned 114 caps for England over 14 years, making him one of the most-capped props in rugby history at the time of his retirement. He played in four Rugby World Cups and was part of England's 2003 World Cup-winning squad, anchoring the scrum in one of the sport's most dominant forward packs.
Ana Moser, ex-jogadora de voleibol e política brasileira.
Ana Moser, ex-jogadora de voleibol e política brasileira.
Péter Farkas, luchador húngaro.
Péter Farkas, luchador húngaro.
Jamila Ksiksi, política tunecina (f.
Jamila Ksiksi, política tunecina (f. 2022).
Adrian Lester
Adrian Lester played Henry V for the RSC in 2003 in a production that became a cultural reference point. He also played Mickey Stone in the British con-artist series Hustle for five seasons, and Othello at the National Theatre in 2013. He works across Shakespeare and commercial television with the same precision. He is one of the more complete actors working in British theater and television.
Billy Mavreas
Billy Mavreas runs Monastiraki, a shop in Montreal that sells artist books, zines, and obscure comics. He is also a cartoonist and visual artist working in a tradition that mixes surrealism, Eastern European illustration, and underground comics. Born in Greece in 1968, he grew up in Montreal. His work circulates quietly through the world of people who care about the stranger corners of printed matter. That world is smaller than it should be.
Gustavo Ángel, actor colombiano.
Gustavo Ángel, actor colombiano.
Paul Loga, futbolista camerunés.
Paul Loga, futbolista camerunés.
David Almandoz, actor peruano.
David Almandoz, actor peruano.
Edgardo Melhem Salinas, político mexicano.
Edgardo Melhem Salinas, político mexicano.
Marcelo Tosi, jinete brasileño.
Marcelo Tosi, jinete brasileño.
Nadezhda Alexieva, biatleta búlgara.
Nadezhda Alexieva, biatleta búlgara.
Miquel Martín i Serra, escritor español.
Miquel Martín i Serra, escritor español.
Alejandra Procuna, actriz mexicana.
Alejandra Procuna, actriz mexicana.
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
She grew up watching her electrician father wire houses in Paragould, Arkansas, and decided she wanted to understand how electrons actually worked. Tracy Caldwell Dyson earned a Ph.D. in chemistry before NASA came calling. She logged 188 days in space across two missions, including a six-month stay on the ISS in 2010. But the image people remember: her sitting at the cupola window, Earth curving below, watching a Pacific typhoon spin like a slow galaxy. The chemist studying electrons ended up studying everything.
DJ Uncle Al
DJ Uncle Al was a Miami bass pioneer who helped define the sound of a regional music scene that got very little respect from mainstream critics and enormous response from dance floors. He worked as a DJ and producer in Miami through the 1980s and 1990s, recording bass-heavy tracks that circulated through the South. He died in 2001 at 31. Miami bass influenced everything downstream — hip-hop production, club music, electronic dance — without getting credit for the connection.
Stig Tøfting
Stig Tofting played defensive midfield for Denmark with a physicality that was sometimes described as intimidating and sometimes as criminal, depending on who you asked. He was a key part of the Danish national team during a competitive period and played club football in Germany with Hamburg and Bolton in England. He was convicted of assault in 2003 following an incident in a Copenhagen restaurant and served time. Danish football had to figure out what to do with that. They kept picking him.
Trey Spruance, guitarrista estadunidense.
Trey Spruance, guitarrista estadunidense.
Maj Helen Sorkmo, norwegische Skilangläuferin
Maj Helen Sorkmo, norwegische Skilangläuferin
Preston Lacy, actor estadounidense.
Preston Lacy, actor estadounidense.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, sacerdote salvadoreño.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, sacerdote salvadoreño.
Kevin Cadogan
He co-wrote "Semi-Charmed Life" — that bouncy 1997 earworm about crystal meth that parents everywhere sang along to without realizing it. Cadogan's guitar work drove Third Eye Blind's debut album to over six million copies sold in the U.S. alone. But he was fired from the band in 2000, replaced before they recorded another note together. He went on to produce and record independently, mostly outside the spotlight. The song still plays on radio daily. He just doesn't collect a dime from it.
Slava Dosedel, tenista checo.
Slava Dosedel, tenista checo.
Carlos Germano, futbolista y entrenador brasileño.
Carlos Germano, futbolista y entrenador brasileño.
Julia Richter, deutsche Schauspielerin
Julia Richter, deutsche Schauspielerin
Fabrizio Russo, historietista italiano.
Fabrizio Russo, historietista italiano.
Sabine Kuhlmann, politóloga alemana.
Sabine Kuhlmann, politóloga alemana.
Cristiano Cordeiro, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Cristiano Cordeiro, ex-futebolista brasileiro.
Andrea Peron, ciclista italiano.
Andrea Peron, ciclista italiano.
Peter Franzén
Finnish actor Peter Franzén gained international recognition playing King Harald Finehair in the History Channel series 'Vikings.' He had already built a successful career in Finnish cinema, starring in war epics like 'Ambush' and earning multiple Jussi Award nominations.
Benito Carbone
Italian forward Benito Carbone dazzled English football fans with his technical brilliance at Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa in the late 1990s. His flair and creativity — combined with a frustrating inconsistency — made him one of the Premier League's most entertaining cult figures.
Fabian Krüger, Schweizer Schauspieler
Fabian Krüger, Schweizer Schauspieler
Yuri Mujin, nadador ruso.
Yuri Mujin, nadador ruso.
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 50 Test wickets for Sri Lanka as a right-arm medium-fast bowler in the 1990s. Born in Ambalangoda in 1971, he played in an era when Sri Lanka was establishing itself as a genuine Test nation, still a decade away from its 1996 World Cup glory. Wickramasinghe did the unglamorous work — coming on after the new-ball overs, bowling into rough, keeping pressure on. Test cricket produces very few famous workhorses. He was one.
Raoul Bova
Raoul Bova became one of Italy's most recognizable film actors through romantic comedies and period dramas in the 1990s and 2000s, then crossed into international productions. He played in Under the Tuscan Sun opposite Diane Lane and appeared in various American and European productions. He later returned to Italian television in Don Matteo and became a national institution.
Edison Mafla, futbolista colombiano.
Edison Mafla, futbolista colombiano.
Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez, futbolista chileno.
Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez, futbolista chileno.
Guia Risari, escritora italiana.
Guia Risari, escritora italiana.
Mark Loretta
Mark Loretta was a model of consistency over 13 MLB seasons, batting .295 lifetime while playing for five teams. His finest year came in 2004 with the San Diego Padres, when he hit .335 with 47 doubles and made the All-Star team.
Samantha Navarro, cantante uruguaya.
Samantha Navarro, cantante uruguaya.
Adam Timmerman, US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler
Adam Timmerman, US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler
Raly Barrionuevo, cantante argentino.
Raly Barrionuevo, cantante argentino.
Laurent Lamothe
He became Haiti's youngest-ever Prime Minister at 39, but Laurent Lamothe had already built a telecom fortune before most politicians learned to work a room. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1972, he'd co-founded Global Voice Group and worked across 40 countries before entering government. He served under President Martelly from 2012 to 2014, steering post-earthquake reconstruction efforts worth billions. He resigned amid street protests. But the kid who'd made his money connecting the unconnected ended up governing a country still struggling to reconnect with itself.
Tamer El Said
He spent 13 years making a single film. Tamer El Said started shooting *In the Last Days of the City* in Cairo in 2009, kept filming through the Arab Spring, and didn't release it until 2016 — by then, the city in the film had already disappeared. The documentary-fiction hybrid earned him a special jury prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. But the real gut-punch? The Cairo he was trying to preserve on camera was gone before anyone got to see it.
Nicole Ernst, deutsche Schauspielerin
Nicole Ernst, deutsche Schauspielerin
Yoo Jae-suk
Yoo Jae-suk has been called the most popular man in South Korea — a distinction he has held through sustained excellence in variety television over three decades. He hosts Running Man and has hosted multiple other long-running shows. Korean variety television is a distinct art form: physical, improvisational, dependent on chemistry between cast members and host. Yoo is the person who makes everything land. His approval ratings in public surveys regularly outperform politicians. Governments come and go.
Jay Manuel
Jay Manuel appeared on "America's Next Top Model" from its first season in 2003 through 2011, serving as creative director and a fan favorite in his distinctive painted silver-white look. He was Tyra Banks's collaborator and on-screen foil. Off camera he built a cosmetics line. The show made him famous in a way make-up artistry almost never does — usually the craft is invisible and the artist unknown.
Yamilé Aldama, atleta cubana.
Yamilé Aldama, atleta cubana.
Harles Bourdier, futbolista paraguayo.
Harles Bourdier, futbolista paraguayo.
Yoo Jae-suk, presentador de televisión surcoreano.
Yoo Jae-suk, presentador de televisión surcoreano.
Cristian Zorzi, esquiador italiano.
Cristian Zorzi, esquiador italiano.
Rastislav Tureček, ciclista eslovaco.
Rastislav Tureček, ciclista eslovaco.
Takako Honda, seiyū japonesa.
Takako Honda, seiyū japonesa.
Marco Serpellini, ciclista italiano.
Marco Serpellini, ciclista italiano.
Ed O'Bannon, baloncestista estadounidense.
Ed O'Bannon, baloncestista estadounidense.
Jay Manuel, maquillador y modelo canadiense.
Jay Manuel, maquillador y modelo canadiense.
José Milián, futbolista mexicano.
José Milián, futbolista mexicano.
Jared Borgetti
Jared Borgetti is Mexico's all-time leading scorer in international football. He scored 46 goals in 89 appearances for El Tri, including a bicycle kick against Italy at the 2002 World Cup that stopped highlights packages for weeks. He played most of his club career in Mexico, with a single season at Bolton Wanderers in England that was productive but difficult — he did not settle well. He came home and kept scoring. Mexico has produced many great strikers. Borgetti is the one they measure others against.
Daisuke Ishiwatari
Daisuke Ishiwatari created Guilty Gear in 1998, designed the characters, composed the music, and provided the voice of the main character Sol Badguy. He also plays guitar and wrote a heavy metal soundtrack for a fighting game at a time when fighting games used synthesized pop music. The series became a cult phenomenon. Born in 1973. He kept developing the franchise for twenty-five years, releasing Guilty Gear Strive in 2021 to critical acclaim. One man, one vision, twenty-five years.
Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha's full name was Augustine Azuka Okocha. His 1998 goal against Oliver Kahn while at Fenerbahce — nutmeg the keeper, spin, finish — is still studied. He played for Nigeria at three World Cups and was the best player at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where Nigeria won gold. Bolton Wanderers got him on a free transfer in 2002 and he became their best player for three seasons. So good they named him twice, Bolton fans sang. He was. The quote understates it.
Kieren Perkins
Kieren Perkins defended his 1500-meter freestyle Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996 in a race Australians still talk about. He had barely qualified — he was the slowest qualifier in his event. Then he swam the fastest 1500 in Olympic history. He won. The crowd at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, mostly American, stood and cheered anyway. That almost never happens. He retired in 1998 and became CEO of the Australian Sports Commission. The 1996 race is the one they will keep.
Daisuke Ishiwatari, diseñador de videojuegos japonés de origen sudafricano.
Daisuke Ishiwatari, diseñador de videojuegos japonés de origen sudafricano.
Jay Jay Okocha, futbolista nigeriano.
Jay Jay Okocha, futbolista nigeriano.
Sebastián Ortega, productor argentino.
Sebastián Ortega, productor argentino.
Mariano Hood, tenista argentino.
Mariano Hood, tenista argentino.
Paulino Martínez, futbolista y entrenador español.
Paulino Martínez, futbolista y entrenador español.
Lorena Marlene Cortinas Galván, actriz mexicana.
Lorena Marlene Cortinas Galván, actriz mexicana.
Romane Bohringer, actriz francesa.
Romane Bohringer, actriz francesa.
Timuçin Esen, actor turco.
Timuçin Esen, actor turco.
Nancy Sweetnam, nadadora canadiense.
Nancy Sweetnam, nadadora canadiense.
Inesa Zajareuskaya, remera bielorrusa.
Inesa Zajareuskaya, remera bielorrusa.
Gustavo Matos, político español.
Gustavo Matos, político español.
Luca Bacchetti, músico italiano.
Luca Bacchetti, músico italiano.
Ana Matronic, cantante estadounidense, de la banda Scissor Sisters.
Ana Matronic, cantante estadounidense, de la banda Scissor Sisters.
Chucky Atkins
Chucky Atkins played NBA basketball as a backup point guard for nine seasons, bouncing between Orlando, Detroit, Boston, Memphis, and Houston. He was the kind of player coaches called a professional — someone who understood his role, did not ask for shots that were not his, and could be relied upon when called. He played 447 NBA games. Professional sport has thousands of careers like his: not famous, not forgotten by the people who watched closely, completely necessary.
Martin Bulloch
Martin Bulloch has been Mogwai's drummer since the Glasgow post-rock band formed in 1995. Post-rock emphasizes dynamics over vocals — quiet passages that build into overwhelming volume. Drumming for a band like Mogwai requires a particular kind of discipline: restraint when restraint is needed, enormous power when the song calls for it. Bulloch has been providing exactly that for three decades, on records that sold modestly and influenced enormously.
Christopher Gorham
Christopher Gorham grew up in Fresno, California, and worked his way through television gradually — Popular, Jake 2.0, Ugly Betty. Ugly Betty gave him the role he is best known for: Henry Grubstick, Betty's earnest, sweet love interest. The show ran four seasons and won Golden Globe awards. He has continued working steadily in television since. In an industry that produces brief fame and long confusion, Gorham has built a career on consistency and the ability to be genuinely likable on screen.
Ana Matronic
She was born Ana Lynch in Portland, Oregon — but it's the name she chose that tells you everything. Ana Matronic built her stage persona around science fiction, camp, and queer liberation, becoming the glittering co-frontperson of Scissor Sisters alongside Jake Shears. Their 2004 debut album went platinum five times in the UK, outselling every other record that year there. She's also a DJ, a writer, and an outspoken advocate for trans rights. The girl from Portland became more herself by becoming someone else entirely.
Susanne Gärtner, deutsche Schauspielerin
Susanne Gärtner, deutsche Schauspielerin
Christopher Koskei, atleta keniano.
Christopher Koskei, atleta keniano.
Carlos Costa, taekwondista brasileño.
Carlos Costa, taekwondista brasileño.
Marieke Westerhof, remera neerlandesa.
Marieke Westerhof, remera neerlandesa.
Yoshinori Matsuda, futbolista japonés.
Yoshinori Matsuda, futbolista japonés.
Silvio Horta, escritor y productor estadounidense (f.
Silvio Horta, escritor y productor estadounidense (f. 2020).
Ryan Gracie, luchador brasileño (f.
Ryan Gracie, luchador brasileño (f. 2007).
Tomer Sisley, actor francés.
Tomer Sisley, actor francés.
Rafael García Torres, futbolista mexicano.
Rafael García Torres, futbolista mexicano.
Frederik Peeters, historietista suizo.
Frederik Peeters, historietista suizo.
Nicolás Entel, director de cine argentino.
Nicolás Entel, director de cine argentino.
Nikko London, músico estadounidense.
Nikko London, músico estadounidense.
Valentina Rendón, actriz y cantante colombiana.
Valentina Rendón, actriz y cantante colombiana.
Ricardo Silva Romero, escritor colombiano.
Ricardo Silva Romero, escritor colombiano.
Matti Helminen, ciclista finlandés.
Matti Helminen, ciclista finlandés.
Mike Vrabel
Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots as a linebacker and occasional offensive weapon — he caught 10 passes in his career, all touchdowns, all in goal-line situations where Belichick sent him out as a surprise option. He went into coaching after retiring, ran the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023, reaching the AFC Championship, and then returned to New England as head coach in 2024. He knows the Patriot system from the inside. Both sides of it.
Samuel Streiff, Schweizer Schauspieler
Samuel Streiff, Schweizer Schauspieler
Alex Felipe Nery, futbolista brasileño.
Alex Felipe Nery, futbolista brasileño.
Raúl Otxoa, futbolista español.
Raúl Otxoa, futbolista español.
Kang Eui-Kei, yudoca surcoreano.
Kang Eui-Kei, yudoca surcoreano.
Viacheslav Ivanovski, halterófilo ruso.
Viacheslav Ivanovski, halterófilo ruso.
Steve Braun, actor canadiense.
Steve Braun, actor canadiense.
Jerome Young, US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet
Jerome Young, US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet
Alex Albrecht
Alex Albrecht co-hosted Diggnation with Kevin Rose from 2005 to 2011, one of the early video podcasts that helped establish the format. Digg was the social bookmarking site that briefly looked like the future of the internet before Reddit took over. Albrecht and Rose sat in front of a laptop, drank beers, and discussed the links their audience had voted up. It was informal in ways that broadcast television was not. The show got a following, then the internet moved on.
Manuel Calvente, ciclista español.
Manuel Calvente, ciclista español.
Naoki Hane, jugador de go japonés.
Naoki Hane, jugador de go japonés.
Marcos Jiménez, entrenador de fútbol español.
Marcos Jiménez, entrenador de fútbol español.
Maya Nasri
Maya Nasri is a Lebanese singer and actress who built an audience across the Arab world through the 1990s and 2000s. Lebanese pop music has long punched above its weight in the region — Beirut's music industry survived civil war and produces artists who reach from Morocco to the Gulf. Nasri worked in both music and film, crossing platforms in the way Arab entertainers need to in order to reach the widest possible audience. She remained active through multiple cycles of regional upheaval.
Steve Braun
Steve Braun is a Canadian actor who has worked steadily in television and film, primarily in comedic supporting roles. He appeared in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and its sequel, playing characters who exist on the fringes of the main action and provide the loose energy ensemble comedies depend on. Canadian actors working in American productions occupy a particular space in the industry: available, often trained in classical theater, comfortable in everything from sitcoms to prestige drama.
Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato dominated Italian triple jump for over a decade, winning 14 national titles and competing in five consecutive Olympics from 2000 to 2016. His bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics at age 36 made him one of the oldest track and field medalists in Olympic history.
Preben Fjære Brynemo, norwegischer Nordischer Kombinierer
Preben Fjære Brynemo, norwegischer Nordischer Kombinierer
Michaela Kofler, österreichische Skirennläuferin
Michaela Kofler, österreichische Skirennläuferin
Hasan Ismaik, jordanischer Geschäftsmann und Investor
Hasan Ismaik, jordanischer Geschäftsmann und Investor
Alex Righetti, baloncestista italiano.
Alex Righetti, baloncestista italiano.
Richie Frahm, baloncestista estadounidense.
Richie Frahm, baloncestista estadounidense.
Tonya Verbeek, luchadora canadiense.
Tonya Verbeek, luchadora canadiense.
Ed Harcourt, cantante estadounidense.
Ed Harcourt, cantante estadounidense.
Elisávet Mystakidu, taekwondista griega.
Elisávet Mystakidu, taekwondista griega.
Gautam Rode, actor indio.
Gautam Rode, actor indio.
Juan Pierre
Juan Pierre stole 614 bases in his career and played 1,937 major league games without power — he hit 18 home runs across 13 seasons. He was what baseball used to call a leadoff man before analytics changed the conversation: fast, contact-oriented, a nuisance. He played for six teams and was perpetually in motion. The stolen base has become less valued as run expectancy analysis took hold, but watching Pierre work a lead off first base was a specific pleasure that numbers do not fully capture.
Elisavet Mystakidou
Elisavet Mystakidou won an Olympic silver medal in taekwondo at the 2004 Athens Games, competing in front of her home crowd. She also claimed multiple European Championship titles, becoming Greece's most decorated martial artist.
Ed Harcourt
He almost didn't make it as a musician at all. Ed Harcourt, born August 14, 1977, in Haywards Heath, Sussex, taught himself piano after a childhood filled with classical training he actively resisted. His 2001 debut *Here Be Monsters* earned a Mercury Prize nomination — but he spent years afterward battling personal demons that nearly swallowed his career whole. He kept writing anyway. Thirteen albums deep, his orchestral arrangements and weathered baritone still carry that tension between collapse and survival, every song sounding like it cost him something real.
Kyle Abraham, US-amerikanischer Tänzer und Choreograf
Kyle Abraham, US-amerikanischer Tänzer und Choreograf
Neil Newbon, actor inglés.
Neil Newbon, actor inglés.
Greg Rawlinson
Greg Rawlinson was born in South Africa and became one of New Zealand's most capped rugby forwards, playing 60 test matches for the All Blacks. His career highlighted the global migration of rugby talent, particularly the pipeline of South African-born players representing New Zealand.
Ivan Ilić, pianista serbio.
Ivan Ilić, pianista serbio.
Pascal Delhommeau, footballeur français.
Pascal Delhommeau, footballeur français.
Christophe Gueugneau, journaliste français.
Christophe Gueugneau, journaliste français.
Kate Ritchie, actriz australiana.
Kate Ritchie, actriz australiana.
Petra Niemann, regatista alemana.
Petra Niemann, regatista alemana.
Rostand Melaping, yudoca camerunés.
Rostand Melaping, yudoca camerunés.
Kailas Mahadevan, deutscher Schauspieler, Synchronsprecher und Rapper
Kailas Mahadevan, deutscher Schauspieler, Synchronsprecher und Rapper
Shanon Shah, cantante malayo.
Shanon Shah, cantante malayo.
Natalia Piergentili, administradora pública y política chilena.
Natalia Piergentili, administradora pública y política chilena.
Marcel Fischer, esgrimidor suizo.
Marcel Fischer, esgrimidor suizo.
Anastasios Kyriakos
Anastasios Kyriakos played professional football in Greece and accumulated international caps for the Greek national team during the competitive period around and after Euro 2004, when Greece shocked European football by winning the tournament as massive underdogs. Being a Greek international defender in those years meant being part of one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. The tactical structure Otto Rehhagel built was exceptional. The players who executed it deserve credit.
Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie grew up playing Sally Fletcher on Home and Away, the Australian soap opera, joining the show in 1988 when she was 10 and staying for 20 years. Australian soap operas have served as training grounds for generations of actors who later worked internationally — Neighbours launched Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce; Home and Away produced Chris Hemsworth and Isla Fisher. Ritchie stayed. Sally Fletcher became one of Australian television's most enduring characters.
Andrew Pinfold, ciclista canadiense.
Andrew Pinfold, ciclista canadiense.
Alejandro Escalona, futbolista chileno.
Alejandro Escalona, futbolista chileno.
Aline Fanju, atriz brasileira.
Aline Fanju, atriz brasileira.
Jérémie Bréchet
He played his entire professional career in France's lower divisions, never cracking Ligue 1 — but Jérémie Bréchet built something rare anyway. Born in 1979, he spent over a decade grinding through clubs like Grenoble and Dijon, the kind of player teammates trusted more than headlines noticed. Bréchet made nearly 200 professional appearances without a single top-flight minute. And yet those lower leagues needed him exactly. French football runs on players like Bréchet — the ones holding the structure together while others take the spotlight.
Paul Burgess
Paul Burgess was Australia's best pole vaulter for most of the 2000s, competing internationally and setting Australian records. Pole vault is a technically demanding event — one of the few where a mistake at the top of the jump can result in serious injury. Burgess worked his way up through Australian athletics at a time when the sport had fewer professional structures than today. His consistent international performances over more than a decade represent a sustained commitment to a difficult, specialist discipline.
Yōichirō Morikawa
Yōichirō Morikawa has worked across Japanese theater, film, and television since the 1990s, appearing in period dramas and contemporary productions with equal ease. Born in 1979, he trained seriously in stage work before building a television career. Japanese period drama — jidaigeki — demands a particular physical and vocal discipline, and Morikawa has it. He's the kind of actor who makes a supporting role in a historical epic feel like it matters.
Hasan Orbay, arquero turco.
Hasan Orbay, arquero turco.
Denís Lébedev, boxeador ruso.
Denís Lébedev, boxeador ruso.
John Wall, remero estadounidense.
John Wall, remero estadounidense.
Jamie Parker, actor británico.
Jamie Parker, actor británico.
Kristof Piechocki, actor polaco-australiano.
Kristof Piechocki, actor polaco-australiano.
Diego Cochas, futbolista argentino.
Diego Cochas, futbolista argentino.
Raül Tortosa, actor español.
Raül Tortosa, actor español.
Frederico de Castro Roque dos Santos, futbolista angoleño.
Frederico de Castro Roque dos Santos, futbolista angoleño.
Séverine Brémond, tenista francesa.
Séverine Brémond, tenista francesa.
Karen Martínez, actriz colombiana.
Karen Martínez, actriz colombiana.
Jérémie Bréchet, futbolista francés.
Jérémie Bréchet, futbolista francés.
Wenceslao Fernández Donayre, futbolista peruano.
Wenceslao Fernández Donayre, futbolista peruano.
Cristian Urbistondo López, futbolista español.
Cristian Urbistondo López, futbolista español.
Christoph Schärer, gimnasta artístico suizo.
Christoph Schärer, gimnasta artístico suizo.
Michelle Ge, taekwondista canadiense.
Michelle Ge, taekwondista canadiense.
Peter Malinauskas
Peter Malinauskas became the 47th Premier of South Australia in 2022 after leading Labor to a decisive election victory. A former union leader and senator's chief of staff, he has focused his administration on hydrogen energy, health system reform, and attracting tech investment to Adelaide.
Anne Dietrich, pilota de bobsleigh alemana.
Anne Dietrich, pilota de bobsleigh alemana.
Roy Williams
Roy Williams played wide receiver in the NFL for eight seasons, winning a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys — he was drafted in 2004 — before being traded to Detroit and then to Chicago and Washington. His career was a case study in expectations vs. reality. He was a top-seven pick, expected to be a franchise receiver, and was very good but not quite that good. The gap between eighth pick and franchise receiver is smaller than it looks.
Estrella Morente, cantaora flamenca.
Estrella Morente, cantaora flamenca.
Álvaro Estrella, cantante sueco.
Álvaro Estrella, cantante sueco.
Francisco Delgado Zúñiga, futbolista colombiano.
Francisco Delgado Zúñiga, futbolista colombiano.
Héber Arriola, futbolista argentino.
Héber Arriola, futbolista argentino.
Jorge Mercado, baloncestista mexicano.
Jorge Mercado, baloncestista mexicano.
Letheal Cook, baloncestista estadounidense.
Letheal Cook, baloncestista estadounidense.
Estrella Morente
Estrella Morente is the daughter of flamenco legend Enrique Morente and grew up inside one of the great flamenco families. She sang publicly from childhood and made her first album at 19. Flamenco is a tradition transmitted person-to-person, through family lines and close apprenticeship, and Estrella had the most direct possible inheritance. She has performed with orchestras and in film — she sang Volver for the Almodovar film of the same name — while maintaining roots in traditional forms.
China, brasilianischer Fußballspieler
China, brasilianischer Fußballspieler
Nick Evans, jugador neozelandés de rugby.
Nick Evans, jugador neozelandés de rugby.
Matteo Pedergnana, esquiador de montaña italiano.
Matteo Pedergnana, esquiador de montaña italiano.
Adrienne C. Moore, actriz estadounidense.
Adrienne C. Moore, actriz estadounidense.
Kaisa Sali, triatleta finlandesa.
Kaisa Sali, triatleta finlandesa.
Adrián Araujo, piloto de motociclismo español.
Adrián Araujo, piloto de motociclismo español.
Georgina Lee, nadadora británica.
Georgina Lee, nadadora británica.
Yoan Audrin, joueur de rugby français.
Yoan Audrin, joueur de rugby français.
Adamo Coulibaly, footballeur français d’origine ivoirienne.
Adamo Coulibaly, footballeur français d’origine ivoirienne.
Earl Barron
Earl Barron played in the NBA for the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, and several other teams, forging a career as a journeyman center who also played extensively overseas. At 7'0", he made the most of his physical gifts across multiple leagues and continents.
Ray William Johnson
Ray William Johnson built one of YouTube's first mega-channels with "Equals Three," a commentary show reviewing viral videos that topped 5 million subscribers by 2012. He was a pioneer of the reaction video format that now dominates the platform.
Paul Gallen
Paul Gallen captained the Cronulla Sharks to their first NRL premiership in 2016 after 50 years without a title — one of Australian rugby league's most emotional moments. He played 348 NRL games and later pivoted to professional boxing, winning multiple bouts as a heavyweight.
Scott Lipsky
American doubles specialist Scott Lipsky won 10 ATP doubles titles across his career, with his best Grand Slam result being a semifinal at the 2013 Australian Open. He was known for his lefty serve and aggressive net play in partnership with various doubles partners.
Matthew Etherington, futbolista británico.
Matthew Etherington, futbolista británico.
Anna Carina, cantante peruana.
Anna Carina, cantante peruana.
Juan Manuel Olivera, futbolista uruguayo.
Juan Manuel Olivera, futbolista uruguayo.
Serguéi Sosnovski, futbolista bielorruso.
Serguéi Sosnovski, futbolista bielorruso.
Laura Abalo, remera argentina.
Laura Abalo, remera argentina.
Ray William Johnson, youtuber estadounidense.
Ray William Johnson, youtuber estadounidense.
Mario Marchetti, futbolista argentino.
Mario Marchetti, futbolista argentino.
Valentín Pizarro Gómez, árbitro de fútbol español.
Valentín Pizarro Gómez, árbitro de fútbol español.
Jarret Johnson, jugador de fútbol americano.
Jarret Johnson, jugador de fútbol americano.
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, bailarina mexicana.
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, bailarina mexicana.
Michael Blomquist, remero estadounidense.
Michael Blomquist, remero estadounidense.
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston (born Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah in Ghana) became the first African-born WWE Champion in 2019, winning the title at WrestleMania 35 in a match against Daniel Bryan. His "KofiMania" storyline became one of the most emotionally resonant WWE narratives in years.
Bass Sultan Hengzt, deutsch-italienisch-türkischer Rapper
Bass Sultan Hengzt, deutsch-italienisch-türkischer Rapper
Julius Jones
Julius Jones has spent more time in the news for what happened off the field than on it. He played running back for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals and was a capable NFL player. In 1999, when he was 17, he was convicted of murder in Oklahoma. He has maintained his innocence. His case attracted national attention and a clemency petition signed by hundreds of thousands. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted his sentence to life in prison in 2021, four hours before his scheduled execution.
Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington was a winger who played the majority of his career in England's lower tiers after an early stint in the Premier League with Tottenham and West Ham. He was quick and direct, the kind of player who could take on defenders and deliver crosses. He spoke publicly about struggling with a gambling addiction during his career — one of the first footballers to do so in detail — which helped shift how the sport talked about the issue. The matches are one part of his story.
Pär Asp, schwedischer Fußballspieler
Pär Asp, schwedischer Fußballspieler
Dominique Wacalie, futbolista franco-neocaledonio.
Dominique Wacalie, futbolista franco-neocaledonio.
Homero Ruiz, político venezolano.
Homero Ruiz, político venezolano.
David Call, actor estadounidense.
David Call, actor estadounidense.
Cameron Gibson, nadador neozelandés.
Cameron Gibson, nadador neozelandés.
Black Milk
He built his entire sound on a drum machine most producers had already thrown out. Born Curtis Cross in Detroit in 1983, Black Milk taught himself beatmaking by dissecting J Dilla's chopped-up soul records, eventually landing production credits before he was twenty. His 2014 album *IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW* sampled zero outside music — every sound was original. Detroit's hip-hop scene shaped him, but he reshaped it back. He didn't inherit a tradition. He stress-tested it.
Spencer Pratt
Spencer Pratt, alongside wife Heidi Montag, became one of the most polarizing reality television figures of the late 2000s through "The Hills." The couple leaned into their villain status, spending millions on crystals and tabloid manipulation before reinventing themselves as self-aware social media personalities.
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis was 14 when she auditioned for That 70s Show by lying about her age — she said she was turning 18 soon, which was true in a three-year sense. She got the part. She played Jackie Burkhart for eight seasons. Then came Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan — she was nominated for a Golden Globe — and Friends With Benefits. She married her co-star Ashton Kutcher, who had played her boyfriend on That 70s Show. She was born in Chernivtsi, Soviet Ukraine, and came to Los Angeles at 7.
Lamorne Morris
Lamorne Morris broke through as Winston Bishop on "New Girl," turning a recurring role into a fan-favorite character over seven seasons. He later won a Primetime Emmy for his dramatic turn in "Fargo" Season 5, proving his range extended far beyond comedy.
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha was born in Ukraine, the daughter of an Ipswich Town footballer, and grew up in Britain. She reached a career-high ranking of 49 in women's tennis, the highest any British woman had achieved in nearly two decades. She played through chronic liver disease — diagnosed at 19 — that limited her training and required careful management throughout her career. She retired in 2013 and was diagnosed with liver cancer the following year. She died in 2014 at 30. She played professional tennis with a liver that was not fully working, and reached the top 50 anyway.
Sebastián Marchant, futbolista chileno.
Sebastián Marchant, futbolista chileno.
Heiko Westermann, futbolista alemán.
Heiko Westermann, futbolista alemán.
Shwan Jalal, futbolista iraquí.
Shwan Jalal, futbolista iraquí.
Sunidhi Chauhan, cantante india.
Sunidhi Chauhan, cantante india.
Vanina Correa, futbolista argentina.
Vanina Correa, futbolista argentina.
Lauren Sesselmann, futbolista canadiense nacida en Estados Unidos.
Lauren Sesselmann, futbolista canadiense nacida en Estados Unidos.
Marimar Vega, actriz mexicana.
Marimar Vega, actriz mexicana.
Manuela Bolívar, política venezolana.
Manuela Bolívar, política venezolana.
Lu Yen-hsun, tenista taiwanés.
Lu Yen-hsun, tenista taiwanés.
Juan Oviedo
Juan Oviedo pitched in Major League Baseball under two different names. He was initially known as Leo Nunez, an identity he had acquired under circumstances he kept private until 2010, when he disclosed to the Miami Marlins that he was living under a false name and could not leave the United States. He returned to the Dominican Republic, sorted out his legal identity, and came back as Juan Oviedo. He was the Marlins closer, and the team held his roster spot while he was gone. The story is unusual in every dimension.
Issam Fayel, futbolista omaní.
Issam Fayel, futbolista omaní.
Nicolette van Dam
Nicolette van Dam is a Dutch actress and television presenter known for her roles in Dutch film and television. She has been a familiar face in the Netherlands' entertainment industry, working across genres from drama to children's programming.
Robin Söderling
Robin Soderling shocked the tennis world by beating Rafael Nadal at the 2009 French Open — ending Nadal's 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros. He reached two French Open finals, but a mysterious illness (later revealed as mononucleosis) forced his retirement at 27, cutting short what could have been an elite career.
Nicola Slater
Nicola Slater was a Scottish tennis player who competed professionally on the WTA circuit. She represented the depth of British tennis talent beyond the headline names, competing internationally for a country that has historically struggled to produce Grand Slam contenders.
Kunzang Choden
Kunzang Choden represented Bhutan in international shooting competitions, competing for a nation of fewer than 800,000 people. Her participation highlights how the Olympic movement extends to the smallest countries, where individual athletes carry an entire nation's sporting hopes.
Giorgio Chiellini
He bit Suárez back — not literally, but Chiellini's shirtless chest wound shown to referees at the 2014 World Cup became the most photographed shoulder in football history. Born in Pisa in 1984, he'd go on to win nine consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus, a streak that reshaped Italian club football entirely. He studied economics mid-career, earning a full degree while playing at the highest level. Defenders rarely become faces of tournaments. Chiellini made himself impossible to ignore.
Eva Birnerová
Eva Birnerova represented the Czech Republic in professional tennis, reaching a career-high singles ranking of No. 66 and competing in all four Grand Slam tournaments. She was part of the deep Czech women's tennis pipeline that has consistently produced top-100 players.
Simon Andrews
Simon Andrews was a British Superbike Championship competitor who died from injuries sustained in a crash at Donington Park in 2014. He was 29, adding to the grim toll of young riders lost to the inherent dangers of professional motorcycle racing.
Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start. Boston, 2007, September. He was 23. The next several years were a medically complicated story — injuries to his shoulder and elbow interrupted seasons that might have been dominant. He finished with a career ERA around 3.74 and 89 wins across 12 seasons. A no-hitter in your second start is a story that follows a pitcher forever. For Buchholz, it was the ceiling glimpsed early and approached only occasionally afterward.
Josh Gorges
Josh Gorges played defensive hockey — the unglamorous kind, the shot-blocking, defensive-zone, hard-minutes kind — for the Montreal Canadiens for eight seasons. He was the type of player who made Carey Price's life easier by keeping plays away from the net. He also served as team captain. Gorges spoke openly about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder during his career, an unusual disclosure for a professional athlete in a culture that treats mental health discussion with suspicion.
Nick Grimshaw
Nick Grimshaw succeeded Chris Moyles on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show in 2012, which is one of the most scrutinized jobs in British broadcasting. Moyles had enormous ratings and an extremely devoted following. Grimshaw's audience skewed younger and the listening figures were lower, which became a running story in the British press. He left the Breakfast Show in 2018. The job is impossible — you inherit the audience another person built and spend years being compared to someone who no longer has to wake up at 4am.
Carl Valeri, futbolista australiano.
Carl Valeri, futbolista australiano.
Matti Rajakylä, nadador finlandés.
Matti Rajakylä, nadador finlandés.
Benjamin Lavernhe, actor francés.
Benjamin Lavernhe, actor francés.
Kentaro Sato, futbolista japonés.
Kentaro Sato, futbolista japonés.
Yuliana Zhalniaruk, atleta bielorrusa.
Yuliana Zhalniaruk, atleta bielorrusa.
Naoki Ishihara, futbolista japonés.
Naoki Ishihara, futbolista japonés.
Kazuto Tsuyuki, futbolista japonés.
Kazuto Tsuyuki, futbolista japonés.
Seule Soromon, futbolista vanuatuense.
Seule Soromon, futbolista vanuatuense.
Jorge Cañizares, futbolista cubano.
Jorge Cañizares, futbolista cubano.
Juan Carlos Toscano, futbolista andorrano.
Juan Carlos Toscano, futbolista andorrano.
Mauricio Saucedo, futbolista boliviano.
Mauricio Saucedo, futbolista boliviano.
Regina Murguía, actriz mexicana.
Regina Murguía, actriz mexicana.
Ashlynn Brooke, actriz porno estadounidense.
Ashlynn Brooke, actriz porno estadounidense.
Carl Gerber, deutscher Drehbuchautor
Carl Gerber, deutscher Drehbuchautor
François Libois, remero belga.
François Libois, remero belga.
Guillermo Octavio, futbolista venezolano.
Guillermo Octavio, futbolista venezolano.
Christian Gentner
Christian Gentner played Bundesliga football for VfB Stuttgart and then VfL Wolfsburg — winning the Bundesliga title with Wolfsburg in 2009 — and represented Germany at youth level. He was a defensive midfielder known for work rate and intelligence rather than flair, the kind of player who makes those around him more effective. In German football culture, that role is understood and valued. He retired in 2021 after 17 professional seasons without ever becoming a household name outside Stuttgart.
Shea Weber
Shea Weber's slapshot was measured at 108.5 mph, making him one of the hardest shooters in NHL history. The Nashville Predators captain earned six All-Star selections and an Olympic gold medal with Canada before chronic injuries ended a career defined by raw power and defensive reliability.
Charlotte Booth, remera británica.
Charlotte Booth, remera británica.
José Calderón Frías, futbolista panameño.
José Calderón Frías, futbolista panameño.
Wilson Pittoni, futbolista paraguayo.
Wilson Pittoni, futbolista paraguayo.
Ezequiel Barrionuevo, futbolista argentino.
Ezequiel Barrionuevo, futbolista argentino.
Sebastian Opderbeck, deutscher Handballspieler
Sebastian Opderbeck, deutscher Handballspieler
Terin Humphrey
Terin Humphrey won two silver medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics in gymnastics — the team competition and the uneven bars. She was 17. American gymnastics produced extraordinary athletes during those years, and Humphrey was part of a generation that made the US a consistent world power in a sport dominated by Eastern European and Soviet programs for decades. She retired after Athens and went to the University of Alabama on an athletic scholarship.
Cameron Jerome
Cameron Jerome was born August 14, 1986, in Huddersfield — and he'd spend nearly two decades proving doubters wrong at every level. Sold by Cardiff City for £4 million in 2008, he became Birmingham's record signing. Not bad for a striker who almost quit youth football entirely. He scored in the Premier League, the Championship, and for England Under-21s, but it was his 22 goals for Norwich in 2012–13 that cemented his reputation. A journeyman label followed him everywhere. He just kept scoring anyway.
Mihkel Poll
He was still a teenager when he won the Estonian Piano Competition, but Mihkel Poll didn't stop there — he went on to study under some of Europe's most demanding teachers, including at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Born in Tallinn in 1986, he built a reputation for playing Schubert with unusual emotional restraint, letting silence do the work. His recordings drew comparisons to the great Scandinavian pianists. Estonia, a country of 1.3 million, keeps producing classical musicians that concert halls twice its size can't ignore.
Terin Humphrey, ex-ginasta americana.
Terin Humphrey, ex-ginasta americana.
Braian Rodríguez
He was just 16 when Uruguayan clubs passed on him. Braian Rodríguez, born in 1986, eventually carved his path through Argentina's lower divisions before landing in Europe — journeying through clubs in Spain, Greece, and beyond. Not a household name, but the kind of midfielder who kept squads functional when stars went missing. Over 15 clubs across four continents. That career isn't a footnote — it's what 90% of professional football actually looks like, invisible to highlight reels but real to every teammate who needed him.
Nicolas Feldhahn, deutscher Fußballspieler
Nicolas Feldhahn, deutscher Fußballspieler
Cameron Jerome, futbolista inglés.
Cameron Jerome, futbolista inglés.
Kenny Hasbrouck, baloncestista estadounidense.
Kenny Hasbrouck, baloncestista estadounidense.
Víctor Hugo Angola, futbolista boliviano.
Víctor Hugo Angola, futbolista boliviano.
Rudy Koek, patinador de velocidad en pista corta neerlandés.
Rudy Koek, patinador de velocidad en pista corta neerlandés.
Nicholas Ffrost, nadador australiano.
Nicholas Ffrost, nadador australiano.
Siouzana Melikián, actriz ucraniana-mexicana.
Siouzana Melikián, actriz ucraniana-mexicana.
Rainford Kalaba, futbolista zambiano.
Rainford Kalaba, futbolista zambiano.
Leonardo Pinizzotto, ciclista italiano.
Leonardo Pinizzotto, ciclista italiano.
Roberto Floriano, futbolista alemán de origen italiano.
Roberto Floriano, futbolista alemán de origen italiano.
Damiano Lenzi, esquiador de montaña italiano.
Damiano Lenzi, esquiador de montaña italiano.
Sinem Kobal
Sinem Kobal is one of Turkey's most popular actresses, starring in the long-running romantic comedy series "Kiraz Mevsimi" (Cherry Season), which was exported across the Middle East, Balkans, and Latin America. Turkish television dramas have become a global cultural export, second only to Korean dramas in international reach.
James Buckley
James Buckley became a household name in Britain playing the hilariously crude Jay Cartwright in "The Inbetweeners" (2008-2010). The show and its two film sequels became the most commercially successful British comedy franchise of the 2010s, and Buckley later built a massive YouTube gaming channel.
Juan Surraco, futbolista uruguayo.
Juan Surraco, futbolista uruguayo.
Jacopo Guarnieri, ciclista italiano.
Jacopo Guarnieri, ciclista italiano.
Matteo Rabottini, ciclista italiano.
Matteo Rabottini, ciclista italiano.
Jessica Barboza, modelo venezolana.
Jessica Barboza, modelo venezolana.
Sergio García Malfavón, yudoca mexicano.
Sergio García Malfavón, yudoca mexicano.
Curt Hansen, actor estadounidense.
Curt Hansen, actor estadounidense.
Ines Nunes, waterpolista portuguesa.
Ines Nunes, waterpolista portuguesa.
Han Ji-wan, actriz surcoreana.
Han Ji-wan, actriz surcoreana.
Yelizaveta Savlinis, atleta rusa.
Yelizaveta Savlinis, atleta rusa.
Sinem Kobal, actriz turca.
Sinem Kobal, actriz turca.
Iván Darío González, atleta colombiano.
Iván Darío González, atleta colombiano.
Chrystina Sayers
Chrystina Sayers was a member of Girlicious, the pop group assembled on the CW reality series Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious in 2008. The show was a spin-off of a spin-off — the Pussycat Dolls brand trying to extend itself. Girlicious released one album and one extended play before disbanding in 2010. Reality-assembled pop groups from that era had a short commercial window and a specific cultural moment. Sayers continued in entertainment afterward.
Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and two national championships at the University of Florida. In the NFL, it was different. He started 14 games for the Denver Broncos, won a playoff game with a touchdown pass in overtime, and then struggled consistently with accuracy. The Jets, Patriots, and Eagles all passed on him. He attempted a baseball career and reached Triple-A before the Mets released him in 2021. The gap between college greatness and professional success is real. For Tebow, it was unbridgeable and very public.
Adrien Lauper, joueur de hockey sur glace suisse.
Adrien Lauper, joueur de hockey sur glace suisse.
James Buckley, ator inglês.
James Buckley, ator inglês.
Rosalie Thomass, deutsche Schauspielerin
Rosalie Thomass, deutsche Schauspielerin
Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano became the heart of WWE NXT's golden era, earning the nickname 'Johnny Wrestling' through a series of critically acclaimed matches that helped elevate NXT to a must-watch brand. His rivalry with Tommaso Ciampa is considered one of the best storylines in modern wrestling.
David Peralta
Venezuelan outfielder David Peralta took an unusual path to the majors — he was originally a pitcher whose career was derailed by injury, reinventing himself as an outfielder and debuting with the Arizona Diamondbacks at age 26. He won a Silver Slugger Award in 2018 and made the All-Star team in 2024.
Orlando Santis, futbolista chileno.
Orlando Santis, futbolista chileno.
Natalia Pacierpnik, piragüista polaca.
Natalia Pacierpnik, piragüista polaca.
Richard Okunorobo, futbolista mexicano.
Richard Okunorobo, futbolista mexicano.
Lilith Stangenberg, actriz alemana.
Lilith Stangenberg, actriz alemana.
Elise Thorsnes, futbolista noruega.
Elise Thorsnes, futbolista noruega.
Kota Morimura, futbolista japonés.
Kota Morimura, futbolista japonés.
Juan Góngora, futbolista español.
Juan Góngora, futbolista español.
Adri Rodrígues, futbolista andorrano.
Adri Rodrígues, futbolista andorrano.
Shahd Barmada
She was singing at Damascus wedding parties before she was old enough to drive. Shahd Barmada, born in 1988, built her voice on classical Arabic maqam scales that most pop singers had abandoned decades earlier. Then she carried those centuries-old melodies onto international stages, performing for Syrian diaspora audiences from Beirut to Berlin who hadn't heard that sound since leaving home. She didn't modernize the tradition. She just refused to let it disappear. For millions displaced by war, her voice became the sound of a Syria that still existed somewhere.
Chris Jenks, britischer Schauspieler
Chris Jenks, britischer Schauspieler
Mariana Agathangelou, jugadora de bádminton británica.
Mariana Agathangelou, jugadora de bádminton británica.
Ljubomir Fejsa, futbolista serbio.
Ljubomir Fejsa, futbolista serbio.
Roniel Iglesias, boxeador cubano.
Roniel Iglesias, boxeador cubano.
Loreto Mauleón, actriz española.
Loreto Mauleón, actriz española.
Efraín Burgos Jr., futbolista salvadoreño.
Efraín Burgos Jr., futbolista salvadoreño.
Miguel Alba, futbolista argentino.
Miguel Alba, futbolista argentino.
Anna Smith, tenista británica.
Anna Smith, tenista británica.
Carlos Azócar, músico chileno.
Carlos Azócar, músico chileno.
Manuel Torres Caturla, futbolista español.
Manuel Torres Caturla, futbolista español.
Marie-Louise Finck, deutsche Juristin und Quizspielerin
Marie-Louise Finck, deutsche Juristin und Quizspielerin
Thomas Orlovius, deutscher Telemarker
Thomas Orlovius, deutscher Telemarker
Augustine Rubit, baloncestista estadounidense.
Augustine Rubit, baloncestista estadounidense.
Hiroaki Okuno, futbolista japonés.
Hiroaki Okuno, futbolista japonés.
Brandon Brown, baloncestista estadounidense.
Brandon Brown, baloncestista estadounidense.
Román Kuznetsov, taekwondista ruso.
Román Kuznetsov, taekwondista ruso.
Oleg Kuznetsov, taekwondista ruso.
Oleg Kuznetsov, taekwondista ruso.
Stuardo Solórzano, taekwondista guatemalteco.
Stuardo Solórzano, taekwondista guatemalteco.
Dimitri Pavadé, atleta francés.
Dimitri Pavadé, atleta francés.
Thorsten Margis, piloto de bobsleigh alemán.
Thorsten Margis, piloto de bobsleigh alemán.
Kyle Turris
Kyle Turris spent years as a reliable center for the Ottawa Senators — productive at both ends, consistent, durable — before the team traded him to Nashville in 2017. He won a World Juniors gold medal with Canada in 2009. He dealt with injury in his later career but remained a competent NHL player through his early 30s. Ottawa's teams during his tenure were perpetually promising, occasionally very good, and never quite championship-level. That is his career context.
Ander Herrera
Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera played five seasons at Manchester United from 2014 to 2019, winning the FA Cup and Europa League. He later joined Paris Saint-Germain and became known for his tireless work rate, tactical intelligence, and willingness to do the unglamorous defensive work.
Florian Abel
He wore the number 10 jersey at Greuther Fürth, a club that spent decades chasing the Bundesliga before finally clawing their way up in 2012 — the same year Abel was sharpening his game through Germany's lower divisions. Born in 1989, he came up through a system that churned out technically precise midfielders by design. He never became a household name. But German football's depth works exactly like that — thousands of Florian Abels making the stars possible.
Florian Abel, deutscher Fußballspieler
Florian Abel, deutscher Fußballspieler
Fallou Diagné, futbolista senegalés.
Fallou Diagné, futbolista senegalés.
Walter Fernández Balufo, futbolista español.
Walter Fernández Balufo, futbolista español.
Alex Greven, baloncestista estadounidense.
Alex Greven, baloncestista estadounidense.
Naz Aydemir, voleibolista turca.
Naz Aydemir, voleibolista turca.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, boxeador venezolano.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, boxeador venezolano.
Miranda Rae Mayo, actriz estadounidense.
Miranda Rae Mayo, actriz estadounidense.
Charlotte McShane, triatleta australiana.
Charlotte McShane, triatleta australiana.
Ángel Mora Jiménez, taekwondista cubano.
Ángel Mora Jiménez, taekwondista cubano.
Louise Meijer, jurista y política sueca.
Louise Meijer, jurista y política sueca.
Kim Ki-Jung, jugador de bádminton surcoreano.
Kim Ki-Jung, jugador de bádminton surcoreano.
Andrea Cingolani, gimnasta artístico italiano.
Andrea Cingolani, gimnasta artístico italiano.
Ana Lorena Sánchez, actriz mexicana.
Ana Lorena Sánchez, actriz mexicana.
Viktoria Orsi Toth, voleibolista italiana.
Viktoria Orsi Toth, voleibolista italiana.
Marcus Nyman, yudoca sueco.
Marcus Nyman, yudoca sueco.
Roman Maikin, ciclista ruso.
Roman Maikin, ciclista ruso.
Jaydee Bixby
Jaydee Bixby was 12 years old when he appeared on Nashville Star in 2002 and became one of the youngest finalists in the show's history. Born in 1990 in Leader, Saskatchewan, he signed with Sony BMG Nashville and released an album that charted on Canadian country radio. He was the kid who could actually sing in the era when reality television was discovering that not all of them could.
Eduard Shemetylo, piragüista ucraniano.
Eduard Shemetylo, piragüista ucraniano.
Wouter Wippert, ciclista neerlandés.
Wouter Wippert, ciclista neerlandés.
Jorge Casillas, baloncestista mexicano.
Jorge Casillas, baloncestista mexicano.
Diego Pizarro, futbolista italo-peruano.
Diego Pizarro, futbolista italo-peruano.
Micaela Castelotti, actriz argentina.
Micaela Castelotti, actriz argentina.
Matjaž Pungertar, slowenischer Skispringer
Matjaž Pungertar, slowenischer Skispringer
Alessandro Riedle, futbolista alemán.
Alessandro Riedle, futbolista alemán.
Julian Debus, deutscher Turner und Basketballspieler
Julian Debus, deutscher Turner und Basketballspieler
Richard Freitag
German ski jumper Richard Freitag won five individual World Cup events and earned team gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. He was one of Germany's most consistent jumpers throughout the 2010s, known for his powerful takeoff technique.
Giovanny Gallegos
Mexican reliever Giovanny Gallegos became one of baseball's most effective late-inning arms with the St. Louis Cardinals, posting a 2.64 ERA across his first five seasons. His devastating slider made him a trusted setup man and occasional closer in the Cardinals' bullpen.
Henrik Harlaut, esquiador acrobático sueco.
Henrik Harlaut, esquiador acrobático sueco.
Alejandro Gómez, tenista colombiano.
Alejandro Gómez, tenista colombiano.
Alex Abreu, baloncestista puertorriqueño.
Alex Abreu, baloncestista puertorriqueño.
Sofía Olivera, futbolista uruguaya.
Sofía Olivera, futbolista uruguaya.
Charlotte Nicdao, actriz australiana.
Charlotte Nicdao, actriz australiana.
Reggie Hearn, baloncestista estadounidense.
Reggie Hearn, baloncestista estadounidense.
Laurynas Grigelis, tenista lituano.
Laurynas Grigelis, tenista lituano.
Natalia Gantimúrova, modelo rusa.
Natalia Gantimúrova, modelo rusa.
Christian Oberbichler, patinador de velocidad sobre hielo suizo.
Christian Oberbichler, patinador de velocidad sobre hielo suizo.
Sol Anette Waaler, halterófila noruega.
Sol Anette Waaler, halterófila noruega.
Li Chen, esgrimidor chino.
Li Chen, esgrimidor chino.
Juan Gabriel Rivas, futbolista argentino.
Juan Gabriel Rivas, futbolista argentino.
Liam Graham, futbolista australiano.
Liam Graham, futbolista australiano.
Johan Padilla, futbolista ecuatoriano.
Johan Padilla, futbolista ecuatoriano.
Sarah Correa, nadadora y modelo brasileña.
Sarah Correa, nadadora y modelo brasileña.
Nzingha Prescod, esgrimidora estadounidense.
Nzingha Prescod, esgrimidora estadounidense.
Sean McComb, boxeador irlandés.
Sean McComb, boxeador irlandés.
Daphne Bozaski, actriz brasileña.
Daphne Bozaski, actriz brasileña.
Rezo, deutscher Produzent von Webvideos
Rezo, deutscher Produzent von Webvideos
Milena Straube, deutsch-französische Schauspielerin
Milena Straube, deutsch-französische Schauspielerin
Mauro Leguiza, futbolista argentino.
Mauro Leguiza, futbolista argentino.
André Teixeira, futbolista portugués.
André Teixeira, futbolista portugués.
Steffen Lang, futbolista alemán.
Steffen Lang, futbolista alemán.
Feng Jin, futbolista chino.
Feng Jin, futbolista chino.
Kinaua Biribo, kiribatische Judoka
Kinaua Biribo, kiribatische Judoka
Santino Kenyi, südsudanesischer Mittelstreckenläufer
Santino Kenyi, südsudanesischer Mittelstreckenläufer
Marie François, handballeuse française.
Marie François, handballeuse française.
Cassi Thomson
Cassi Thomson is an Australian-American actress who has appeared in film and television since childhood. Her roles have spanned faith-based films and mainstream television, building a career that bridges two distinct entertainment markets.
Gongchan
Gongchan debuted as the youngest member of B1A4 in 2011, a K-pop group that distinguished themselves by producing and writing much of their own music — unusual in the idol industry. He has since expanded into acting, appearing in Korean dramas and musicals.
Jai Ingham, futbolista australiano-neozelandés.
Jai Ingham, futbolista australiano-neozelandés.
Cassi Thomson, cantante y actriz estadounidense nacida en Australia.
Cassi Thomson, cantante y actriz estadounidense nacida en Australia.
Daniel Aguiñaga, futbolista mexicano.
Daniel Aguiñaga, futbolista mexicano.
Viktor Hald Thorup, patinador de velocidad danés.
Viktor Hald Thorup, patinador de velocidad danés.
Lane Rogers, actor pornográfico estadounidense (f.
Lane Rogers, actor pornográfico estadounidense (f. 2025).
Itzel González, futbolista mexicana.
Itzel González, futbolista mexicana.
Abe Wiersma, remero neerlandés.
Abe Wiersma, remero neerlandés.
Alexandra De Loof, nadadora estadounidense.
Alexandra De Loof, nadadora estadounidense.
Ivan Miladinović, futbolista serbio.
Ivan Miladinović, futbolista serbio.
Alex Ferreira, esquiador acrobático estadounidense.
Alex Ferreira, esquiador acrobático estadounidense.
Pier Graziani, futbolista colombiano.
Pier Graziani, futbolista colombiano.
Junki Hata, futbolista japonés.
Junki Hata, futbolista japonés.
Maya Jama
Maya Jama rose from Bristol's local radio scene to become one of British television's biggest presenters, hosting ITV's 'Love Island' starting in 2023. Her career spans radio, TV, and fashion, making her one of the most recognizable media personalities in the UK.
Kim Rodriguez
Kim Rodriguez is a Filipino actress and model who has appeared in numerous GMA Network television series. She works in one of Southeast Asia's largest entertainment industries, where Filipino television dramas draw audiences of millions across the archipelago.
Hannes Angerer, österreichischer Grasskiläufer
Hannes Angerer, österreichischer Grasskiläufer
James Demetriou, futbolista australiano.
James Demetriou, futbolista australiano.
Nicolás Francese, futbolista argentino.
Nicolás Francese, futbolista argentino.
TJ Friedl, beisbolista estadounidense.
TJ Friedl, beisbolista estadounidense.
Daniela Herrera, modelo colombiana.
Daniela Herrera, modelo colombiana.
Montaigne, cantante australiana.
Montaigne, cantante australiana.
Brandon López, actor y bailarín guatemalteco.
Brandon López, actor y bailarín guatemalteco.
Filippo Tagliani, ciclista italiano.
Filippo Tagliani, ciclista italiano.
Matías Fernández Cordero, futbolista chileno.
Matías Fernández Cordero, futbolista chileno.
Léolia Jeanjean
French tennis player Léolia Jeanjean returned to professional tennis after a five-year absence due to a knee injury and made a stunning run to the third round of the 2022 French Open as a wildcard. Her comeback story resonated well beyond the tennis world.
Javier Pérez Mateo, futbolista español.
Javier Pérez Mateo, futbolista español.
Joelinton, futbolista brasileño.
Joelinton, futbolista brasileño.
Samuel Grandsir, futbolista francés.
Samuel Grandsir, futbolista francés.
Neal Maupay, futbolista francés.
Neal Maupay, futbolista francés.
Jon Erasun, pelotari español.
Jon Erasun, pelotari español.
Maxi Gómez, futbolista uruguayo.
Maxi Gómez, futbolista uruguayo.
Matteo Moschetti, ciclista italiano.
Matteo Moschetti, ciclista italiano.
Emmanuel Morales, futbolista paraguayo.
Emmanuel Morales, futbolista paraguayo.
Yante Maten, baloncestista estadounidense.
Yante Maten, baloncestista estadounidense.
José Machín, futbolista ecuatoguineano.
José Machín, futbolista ecuatoguineano.
Brianna Hildebrand, actriz estadounidense.
Brianna Hildebrand, actriz estadounidense.
Roland Schwarz, luchador alemán.
Roland Schwarz, luchador alemán.
Armin Sinančević, atleta serbio.
Armin Sinančević, atleta serbio.
Daria Rogozina, triatleta y duatleta rusa.
Daria Rogozina, triatleta y duatleta rusa.
Pavel Kolmakov, esquiador acrobático kazajo.
Pavel Kolmakov, esquiador acrobático kazajo.
Mohammed Al Rubaie, futbolista saudí.
Mohammed Al Rubaie, futbolista saudí.
Tiffany Tatum, actriz pornográfica y modelo erótica húngara.
Tiffany Tatum, actriz pornográfica y modelo erótica húngara.
Tommaso Freschi, piragüista italiano.
Tommaso Freschi, piragüista italiano.
Andi Farid Izdihar, piloto de motociclismo indonesio.
Andi Farid Izdihar, piloto de motociclismo indonesio.
Mario García González, actor español.
Mario García González, actor español.
Meta Camara, futbolista senegalesa.
Meta Camara, futbolista senegalesa.
Lucas Arce, futbolista argentino.
Lucas Arce, futbolista argentino.
Lucía Marte León, futbolista hispano-dominicana.
Lucía Marte León, futbolista hispano-dominicana.
Renaida Braun, cantante sueca.
Renaida Braun, cantante sueca.
Maksat Taykenov, futbolista kazajo.
Maksat Taykenov, futbolista kazajo.
Marko Mijailović, futbolista serbio.
Marko Mijailović, futbolista serbio.
Grad Damen, futbolista neerlandés.
Grad Damen, futbolista neerlandés.
Rodrigo Mathiola, futbolista brasileño.
Rodrigo Mathiola, futbolista brasileño.
Mfiondu Kabengele, baloncestista canadiense.
Mfiondu Kabengele, baloncestista canadiense.
Julia Bergshoeff, modelo neerlandesa.
Julia Bergshoeff, modelo neerlandesa.
Greet Minnen
Belgian tennis player Greet Minnen has represented her country in Fed Cup and reached a career-high WTA singles ranking in the top 60. She is also known as the partner of fellow Belgian player Alison Van Uytvanck, making them one of the most visible couples in professional tennis.
Daniela Haralambie, rumänische Skispringerin
Daniela Haralambie, rumänische Skispringerin
Doechii
Doechii broke through with her 2022 debut on Top Dawg Entertainment, becoming the label's first female signing since SZA. Her genre-blending style — mixing rap, punk, and pop with sharp, theatrical visuals — has positioned her as one of hip-hop's most distinctive new voices.
Kellyan García, futbolista español.
Kellyan García, futbolista español.
Marius Ștefănescu, futbolista rumano.
Marius Ștefănescu, futbolista rumano.
Jordi López, ciclista español.
Jordi López, ciclista español.
Jason Ramirez Landaverry, futbolista guatemalteco.
Jason Ramirez Landaverry, futbolista guatemalteco.
Damián Vích, atleta checo.
Damián Vích, atleta checo.
Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson, futbolista islandés.
Hörður Ingi Gunnarsson, futbolista islandés.
Jalen Harris, baloncestista estadounidense.
Jalen Harris, baloncestista estadounidense.
Edward Bolaños, futbolista colombiano.
Edward Bolaños, futbolista colombiano.
Ryuto Kito, futbolista japonés.
Ryuto Kito, futbolista japonés.
Taisei Kaneko, futbolista japonés.
Taisei Kaneko, futbolista japonés.
Garrett Ryan
Garrett Ryan is an American actor who appeared in horror films like "Dark Skies" and "Oculus" as a child. He built an early career in the genre, appearing alongside established stars while still in his teens.
Christian Malheiros, ator brasileiro.
Christian Malheiros, ator brasileiro.
Joe Boyle, beisbolista estadounidense.
Joe Boyle, beisbolista estadounidense.
Mark Robinson, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Mark Robinson, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Kristijan Trapanovski, futbolista macedonio.
Kristijan Trapanovski, futbolista macedonio.
Pedro López Usó, baloncestista español.
Pedro López Usó, baloncestista español.
Giulia Medici, escaladora italiana.
Giulia Medici, escaladora italiana.
Kay Hansen, artista marcial mixta estadounidense.
Kay Hansen, artista marcial mixta estadounidense.
Isidro Pitta, futbolista paraguayo.
Isidro Pitta, futbolista paraguayo.
Francisco José García Torres, futbolista español.
Francisco José García Torres, futbolista español.
Héctor Zambrano Cool, futbolista ecuatoriano.
Héctor Zambrano Cool, futbolista ecuatoriano.
Vojtěch Řepa, ciclista checo.
Vojtěch Řepa, ciclista checo.
Johan Rojas
Dominican outfielder Johan Rojas emerged as one of baseball's premier defensive center fielders with the Philadelphia Phillies, flashing elite speed and a cannon arm. His glove work in center field drew immediate comparisons to Gold Glove caliber defenders.
Nick Saldiveri, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Nick Saldiveri, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Bạc Thị Khiêm, taekwondista vietnamita.
Bạc Thị Khiêm, taekwondista vietnamita.
Kevin D'Anzico, futbolista luxemburgués.
Kevin D'Anzico, futbolista luxemburgués.
Alice Muraro, italienische Leichtathletin
Alice Muraro, italienische Leichtathletin
Ignacio Berríos, baloncestista chileno.
Ignacio Berríos, baloncestista chileno.
Piero Quispe, futbolista peruano.
Piero Quispe, futbolista peruano.
Katherin Echandía, halterófila venezolana.
Katherin Echandía, halterófila venezolana.
Aliaxandra Konshyna, atleta bielorrusa.
Aliaxandra Konshyna, atleta bielorrusa.
Giorgia Bertuzzi, regatista italiana.
Giorgia Bertuzzi, regatista italiana.
Zach Harrison, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Zach Harrison, jugador de fútbol americano estadounidense.
Ruby Remati, nadadora sincronizada estadounidense.
Ruby Remati, nadadora sincronizada estadounidense.
Mark Heiden, atleta neerlandés.
Mark Heiden, atleta neerlandés.
Santiago Muñoz Robles, futbolista mexicano-estadounidense.
Santiago Muñoz Robles, futbolista mexicano-estadounidense.
Magnus Zimmermann, atleta alemán.
Magnus Zimmermann, atleta alemán.
Kenneth Lofton, baloncestista estadounidense.
Kenneth Lofton, baloncestista estadounidense.
Tobias Lillelund, ciclista danés.
Tobias Lillelund, ciclista danés.
Huening Kai, cantante, rapero, bailarín, compositor, modelo, MC y miembro de la banda surcoreana TXT
Huening Kai, cantante, rapero, bailarín, compositor, modelo, MC y miembro de la banda surcoreana TXT
Soledad Belotto, futbolista paraguaya.
Soledad Belotto, futbolista paraguaya.
Kornelia Lesiewicz, atleta polaca.
Kornelia Lesiewicz, atleta polaca.
Kojiro Yasuda, futbolista japonés.
Kojiro Yasuda, futbolista japonés.
Chiara Tarantino, nadadora italiana.
Chiara Tarantino, nadadora italiana.
Baker Kalbouneh, futbolista jordano.
Baker Kalbouneh, futbolista jordano.
Vladislava Urázova, gimnasta artística rusa.
Vladislava Urázova, gimnasta artística rusa.
Marsai Martin
Marsai Martin became the youngest person to executive produce a studio film at age 14 with Universal's 'Little' in 2019, while simultaneously starring as Diane Johnson on ABC's 'Black-ish.' She has parlayed early career success into her own production company, Genius Entertainment.
Janna van Kooten, nadadora neerlandesa.
Janna van Kooten, nadadora neerlandesa.
James Nnaji, baloncestista nigeriano.
James Nnaji, baloncestista nigeriano.
Ana Quintero, futbolista panameña.
Ana Quintero, futbolista panameña.
Niina Petrõkina, patinadora artística estonia.
Niina Petrõkina, patinadora artística estonia.
Ayham Mohammad, futbolista jordano.
Ayham Mohammad, futbolista jordano.
Duan Yu, saltador chino.
Duan Yu, saltador chino.
Candela Francisco, ajedrecista argentina.
Candela Francisco, ajedrecista argentina.
Kal So-won, actriz surcoreana.
Kal So-won, actriz surcoreana.
Franco Mastantuono, futbolista argentino.
Franco Mastantuono, futbolista argentino.
Rora, cantora sul-coreana.
Rora, cantora sul-coreana.
Florencia Pérez, tenista de mesa chilena.
Florencia Pérez, tenista de mesa chilena.
Lily Dhawornvej, snowboarder estadounidense
Lily Dhawornvej, snowboarder estadounidense