Everything you want to know about famous people
Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedienne whose career spanned more than seven decades. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded performer in Emmy history.
William Paxton was an American actor, musician, director, producer and writer. He appeared in films such as Weird Science, Near Dark, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister and Titanic. He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love, earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show’s run.
Riley B. King, known professionally as B.B. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later blues electric guitar players.
Cary Grant was an English-born American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood’s definitive leading men. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol.
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. The nation’s 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, he came to national prominence as a representative and senator from California.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world’s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Coy Luther “Luke” Perry III was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995.
Nicolaus Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe. Died May 24, 1543.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, “The Tramp”, and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. Born November 30, 1874 in Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom.
