Interesting Biographies

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci  (April 15, 1452 to May 2, 1519) , usually simply refered to as 'Leonardo da Vinci' was an exceptional artist, scientist and visionary who was way ahead of his time.

Hillary Clinton Biography

Hillary Diane Rodham was born on October 26, 1947 at Edgewater Hospital - Chicago - Illinois. She was raised in a Methodist family in Park Ridge, Illinois. During the 1992 presidential campaign, she observed : "Our lives are a mixture of different...

Marie Curie Biography

Marie Curie (née Maria Sklodowska) was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867. She died on July 4, 1934 in Sallanche, Savoy, France. 1903 : Won the Nobel Prize in Physics 1911 : Won her second Nobel Prize in Chemistry She discovered the mysterious...

Nelson Mandela

Mandela's words, "The struggle is my life," are not to be taken lightly. "I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all per...

Martin Luther King Biography

Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize 1964.  He did most probably more for the end of racial discriminaton than any other man. Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later changed...

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Ray Charles Biography

Ray Charles Biography (1930-2004)... we still miss you!!!! Ray Charles Robinson was born September. 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia. Ray Charles died June 11, 2004 (At his home in Beverly Hills, California.He was 73) His parents were simple but hard worki...

Jimi Hendrix Biography

1942 - 1970: Guitarist, singer, and songwriter. November 27, 1942: Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix at Seattle's King County Hospital at 10:15 a.m. August 17, 1970: he died at the age of 27 in London (the day before he took some sleeping pi...

Elvis Presley Funeral

ELVIS PRESLEY GRACELAND. GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS. THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL Elvis Aron Presley Born 8 January 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi Elvis died 16 August 1977, in Graceland Memphis Tennessee. He was 42 years old Funeral August 18, 1977 at 2pm in Gracelan...

Bob Dylan Biography

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as America's greatest living popular songwriter. Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes (married in 1965 and divorced in 1977) had four children together: Jesse, Anna...

Beatles Lyrics

As producer George Martin said recently: "I wouldn't have believed at the time that 40 years later I'd still be talking about the phenomenon of The Beatles." The Beatles are the greatest pop stars of the 20th century, if we measured it on pu...

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Biography of Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), the father of modern mystery. Edgar Poe was born on 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died on 7 October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is burried in an unmarked grave in the Old Westminster Burying Ground of Ba...

Agatha Christie Biography

Agatha Christie 1890-1976 Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, England on September 15, 1890. She died peacefully at home on January 12, 1976 after a short cold. Agatha Christie  wrote also as Mary Westmacott. In 1914 she married Colone...

Emily Dickinson Biography

Emily Dickinson Biography (1830 - 1886) With full name Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, Born on 10th December 1830 in Amherst, western Massachusetts, USA, in a house called the Homestead, built by her grandfather. This house was sold out of the familyin 183...

Michael Palin

MICHAEL PALIN is a scriptwriter, comedian, novelist, television presenter, actor and playwright. He established his reputation with Monty Python's Flying Circus and Ripping Yarns. His work also includes several famous films with Monty Python, as well...

Mark Twain Biography

Mark Twain (1835-1910) - pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens American writer, journalist, and humorist.. Genre(s): Novels; humor/satire; short stories;plays; essays; letters. Birth: November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, USA Death: April 21, 1910 in R...

Famous Chefs Biography Lenses

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is an English celebrity chef. Jamie Oliver has developed an unpretentious cooking style and keeps things simply, but VERY tasty! Jamie believes in first class ingredients and simple recipes. He also is trying to educate people how to cook...

Lidia Bastianich

Lidia Bastianich is an American chef and tv host of cooking shows.

Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. He is the owner of the famous restaurant 'The French Laundry' in Nappa Valley, California.

Bobby Flay

Bobby Flay is a fourth generation Irish-American celebrity chef.

Mario Batali

Mario Batali is an Italian-American chef.

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Actors / Actresses Biography Lenses

Demi Moore

Demi Moore is an American actress. Demi Moore was the first actress to receive a $10 million salary for a single movie (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) in 1996.

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. His performance in Ray, the movie about Ray Charles was absolutely stellar! It earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004. Jamie Fox is not only a great actor, but he can also extr...

Diane Lane

Diane Lane is an American actress. In 2002 Diane Lane was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress for her performance in Unfaithful, and was honored for her work in that film by The New York Film Critics and The National Society of Film Critics...

Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook is an English model, actress and television presenter. She also appeared in the TV series Smallville. Kelly Brooks also competes in the UK TV Series 'Strictly Come Dancing' or as it's popularly known 'Dancing with the Stars'.

Julia Louis Dreyfus

Julia Louis Dreyfus is an American actress and comedian. Her carreer started as as a cast member of the TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL). She is currently appearing in this show again. After SNL Julia Louis Dreyfuss appeared in the NBC TV show 'Sein...

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