Biographies

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, The Buddha (Enlightened one), Tathagata (He who has come thus) (563 BC, Lumbini near Kapilavastu (now Nepal),  India - 483 BC, Kushinagar,...

Melinda Gates born Melinda Ann French,  Melinda French Gates (August 15, 1964, Dallas, Texas, USA) Nationality: United States of America Category: Leaders Occupation: Philanthropists, Businessmen Unique distinction: Co-founder and co-chair...

Christopher Columbus Cristoforo Colombo ( in Italian), Cristobal Colon (in Spanish) (25 August - 31 October, 1451, Genoa, Italy  - 20 May, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) (aged...

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (20 June 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Nationality: Australia Category: Celebrities Occupation:  Actors Genre: Thriller, Drama, Comedy Unique distinction: American and Australian actress, Oscar-winning star as best...

Marilyn Monroe born Norma Jeane Mortenson, baptized Norma Jeane Baker, Norma Jeane Dougherty, Norma Jeane DiMaggio (June 1, 1926, Los Angeles, California - August 5, 1962,...

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March, 1853, Groot-Zundert, Netherlands - July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, France) (aged 37) Nationality: Netherlands Category: Art Creators Occupation:  Painters Specification: Post-impressionism, Expressionism Unique...

William James (January 11, 1842, New York City, New York, USA - August 26, 1910, Chokorua, New Hampshire) (aged 68) Nationality: United States of America Category:...

Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (19 November 1711, Denisovka, Arkhangelsk Governorate , Russia - 15 April 1765, St. Petersburg, Russia) (aged 53) Nationality: Russia Category: Scientists Occupation:  Chemists,...

Joan Of Arc, Joan of Lorraine, the Maid of Orleans. Patron Saint and national heroine of France.  Femail military leaderand a Catholic saint.

William Stern William Lewis (Louis) Stern (29 April 1871, Berlin, Germany – 27 March 1938, Durham, USA) Nationality: Germany Category: Scientists Occupation: Philosophers, Psychologists Specification: Personalistic Psychology, Differential psychology, Legal psychology Unique distinction: Founder...

Francis Crick Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916, Northampton,  Northamptonshire, England - 28 July 2004, San Diego,  California, USA) (aged 88) Nationality: United Kingdom Category: Scientists ...

Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong, born Lance Edward Gunderson (September 18, 1971, Plano, suburb of Dallas, Texas, USA) Nationality: United States of America Category: Athletes Occupation: Bicyclists Unique distinction:...