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Jeanie Buss

sports management executiveBorn: 1961? Buss grew up in Hollywood, the third of six children of sports tycoon Jerry Buss. She studied business at the University of Southern California. When she was…

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton was a character actor and sometime screenwriter who took Hollywood by storm in 1996 with Sling Blade, a movie he wrote, directed and starred in. After a long career mostly in…

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak wrote and drew Where the Wild Things Are, a children's book first published in 1963. Sendak grew up in Brooklyn, the child of Polish immigrants, and worked as an illustrator of comics…

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was known as "the Great Dissenter" for his principled stands during three decades on the U.S. Supreme Court. The son of Boston physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes,…

Robert Duvall

A leading man and character actor since the 1960s, Robert Duvall has specialized in taciturn cowboys, fierce leaders and driven characters of all types. One of his most memorable roles was as a…

Sean Combs

Sean "Puffy" Combs, also known as P. Diddy or Diddy, is a hip-hop performer, producer and businessman known for hit records, a clothing line, movie roles and occasional gossip column appearances. He…

David Tennant

Name at birth: David John McDonaldDavid Tennant has been a familiar face on U.K. television screens since the early 2000's, but he's perhaps best known as the "tenth Doctor Who," from the cult-fave…

Andy Milonakis

Comedian Andy Milonakis landed his own series on MTV in 2005, thanks in large part to "The Superbowl Is Gay," a short comedy film he posted on the Internet in 2003. The film, featuring Milonakis…

Bela Lugosi

Name at birth: Béla Ferenc Dezso BlaskoBela Lugosi set the standard for movie vampires when he starred in the title role of Dracula, the 1931 film version of Bram Stoker's famous book. A successful…

Charles III

Name at birth: Charles Philip Arthur George WindsorThe eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III took the throne upon her death on September 8, 2022. He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip…