Name: Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins Born: December 31st, 1937 Occupation: Actor, Musician From the very beginning, young Hopkins found typical school subjects to be mundane and he found much more pleasure in the arts then in school work. When he was 15 years old, he met a Welch compatriot, and that brief meeting inspired Anthony to become an actor. He […]
Name: Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone Born: July 6th, 1946 Occupation: Actor, Director and Screen Writer Born in NYC to parents in a troubled marriage, Sly’s start in life was less than ideal. Between foster homes and missing his parents, his childhood was not what you would call happy. However, Sly apparently had a talent for writing, and when he became […]
Name: Keith Rupert Murdoch Born: March 11th, 1931 Occupation: Retired Chairman and CEO of the News Corporation Rupert is a naturalize American that was born and bred in Australia. As a businessman, he was brilliant and took over for his father as the manger of News Limited in 1952. In his 20’s and 30’s, Rupert also started collecting newspapers throughout […]
Name: Mark Zuckerberg Born: May 14th, 1984 Occupation: Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer Mark Zuckerberg is a well known young man due to his development of the world’s most popular social networking site. From a young age, Mark took a deep interest in computers and when he was only 12 years old he built his very own computer program, one he names […]
Name: Kobe Bean Bryant Born: August 23rd, 1978 Occupation: Professional American Basketball Player For Kobe, it was only a matter of time before he became a sports star. He was the only son of Joe Bryant who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and was also the head coach for the LA Sparks. Basketball was in Kobe’s blood from the day […]
Name: Pierre Morad Omidyar Born: June 21st, 1967 Occupation: Founder and Chairman of eBay Incorporated Pierre’s life began in Paris with his Iranian parents. His mother received her Doctorate Degree in linguistics and his father was a surgeon, so how surprising is it that Pierre himself turned into such a brilliant man himself? Genetics certainly do play a role as […]
Name: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway Born: 12 November 1982 Occupation: American actress Anne Hathaway is an American actress whose first silver screen gig proved to be a breakthrough one. She has become popular and is renowned among millions of movie lovers because of her role in Princess Diaries, the super hit movie of 2001. She belongs to Brooklyn, where she joined […]
Name: Scarlett Ingrid Johansson Born: November 22nd, 1984 Occupation: Actress Born in New York City (as most of the greats are!) Scarlett showed a great ability for acting right from childhood. Throughout her days as a young girl, she often scored roles in plays and enjoyed acting any chance she could do it. Her big break came in 1994 when […]
Name: Willard Mitt Romney Born: March 12th, 1947 Occupation: Politician; 2012 Republican Nominee Mitt has always been a pretty well known name, especially once he founded Bain Capital, a major investment firm. Aside from investment banking, Mitt also had political aspirations and took a shot at an empty seat in the Massachusetts Senate back in 1994. This bid was a […]
Name: Barak Hussein Obama, Jr. Born: August 4th, 1961 Occupation: 44th president of the United States of America Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents in Wichita, Kansas. Though he lived an unassuming life during his young years, it was his entrance into Harvard Law School that really got things going for our President. […]
