Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer who ruled Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. She was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France and...
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is an annual award of €1 million that recognizes people, groups of people and/or organizations from all over the world whose...
Leo Tolstoy is greatest identified for his two longest works, Struggle and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77), that are generally thought to be among the...
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author who is considered a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists. He was born on September 9,...
Joseph Stalin was a Soviet politician, political theorist and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He was the secretary-general of...
John Lennon was a member of the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential bands in the history of rock music. Some of his famous...
Jesse Owens was an American track-and-field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He was born on September 12, 1913, in...
Richard Branson has been acknowledged for his publicity stunts which he spends 1 / 4 of his time on. He has gone to extreme lengths to...
J.K. Rowling is a British author and philanthropist who is best known for writing the Harry Potter series. She was born on July 31, 1965, in Yate, near...
Beethoven’s hearing began to deteriorate in his late twenties and he became completely deaf by his forties. Despite this, he continued to compose some of his most...
