Name: Eleanor Maria Roberts Born: October 10, 1950 Occupation: Writer Nora Roberts was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her parents were very quiet and creative individuals. They both had a love of reading which their daughter also picked up at an early age. However, she also loved to create stories in her mind so by the time she […]
Name: Dean Ray Koontz Born: July 09, 1945 Occupation: Author Dean Koontz is well known for his thrilling suspense novels. He also tosses in plenty of science fiction to keep you on your toes. The first novel he wrote and published was Star Quest in 1968. He has a very loyal fan base that continues to follow him and his […]
Name: James B. Patterson Born: March 22, 1947 Occupation: Author Anyone that loves edge of your seat thrillers that you just can’t put down has read something by James Patterson. Perhaps the biggest selling and most well-known books he has created are those that center around a character by the name of Alex Cross. He has quite an array of […]
Name: Stephen Edwin King Born: September 21, 1947 Occupation: Writer, screenwriter Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine. His father left the family when Stephen and his adopted brother were very young. His mother raised them with money she earned being a caregiver for mentally ill patients. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Maine and earned his […]
Name: “Shakira” Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Born: 2 February 1977 Occupation: Singer, Musician, Dancer, Record producer, Choreographer, Model Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Columbia, to Nidia Ripoll who is of Italian and Spanish descent, and her father, William Mebarak Chadid, of Lebanese decent. She was the only child of Nidia, but from her father’s first wife she has eight half siblilngs. […]
Name: Julia Fiona Roberts Born: 28 October 1967 Occupation: Actress, Producer, Model Julia Roberts was the second born child to Betty Lou and Walter, both actors who also ran an acting studio in Decatur, Georgia. She has an older brother, Eric, who is also an actor, a sister, and a half sister from her mother’s second marriage when Julia was […]
Name: Paris Whitney Hilton Born: 17 February 1981 Occupation: Heiress, Socialite, Reality TV star, Singer, Model, Designer Paris Hilton is the great granddaughter of the founder of Hilton Hotels, Conrad Hilton. She was born the oldest of four children(Nicky as her younger sister) to Kathy, a former actress, and Rick, a businessman. Although she was born in New York, she […]
Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. Born: December 28, 1954 Occupation: Actor, director, producer Denzel Washington has received rave reviews for his acting since the early 1990s. He continues to take on challenging and powerful roles that only further show the depth of his abilities. He was born in Mount Vernon which is close to New York City. His mother was […]
Name: Oprah Gail Winfrey Born: 29 January 1954 Occupation: Talk show host, Actress, Producer, Philanthropist Oprah Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee, an unwed teenaged mother, and Vernon Winfrey. She was raised in her early years by her grandmother in Kosciusko, Mississippi before leaving to join her mother in Milwaukee at the age of six. She was sexually abused by […]
Name: Sir James Paul McCartney Born: 18 June 1942 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Member of The Beatles Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, England to Mary, a maternity nurse, and James, a cotton salesman who was also a jazz pianist in a band. He was the oldest of two sons. When Paul was just 14 his mother died, and […]
