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Astrology, birth chart, map of the heavens, biography, picture and horoscope excerpts: you will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 1, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the picture and detailed map of the heavens by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 35,925 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 35,925 Celebrities
149 celebrities or events were found for January, 1. Biography of Michèle MERCIER
Michèle Mercier, (born January 1, 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Mario Bava, Peter Collinson and Ken Annakin. Her leading men have included Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Charles Aznavour, Robert Hossein, Charles Bronson, Tony Curtis and Charlton Heston. Although she appeare... Biography of Olivia RUIZ
Olivia Ruiz (born Olivia Blanc; 1 January 1980) is a female French singer. She was featured in the French TV show Star Academy. Discography Albums 2003 : J'aime pas l'Amour, directed by Iso Diop & Mitch Olivier 2005 : La Femme Chocolat, directed by Alain Cluzeau, Mathias Malzieu (Dionysos) & Olivia Ruiz... Biography of Maurice BEJART
Maurice Béjart (January 1, 1927 – November 22, 2007) was a French choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He was the son of the French philosopher Gaston Berger. Height: 1m70 He was born in Marseille, France and founded the Ballet de l'Etoile company in 1954. In 1960 he founded the Ballet du XXe Siècle in Brussels. In 1984 he converted to Islam In 1987 he moved to Lausanne in Switzerland, where he founded the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, one of the most famous and... Biography of Lilian THURAM
Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He has played at the top division level for over 15 seasons, including ten in Italy's Serie A. With the France national team, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000. Before Thuram pursued a football career, he aspired to be a Roman Catholic priest, until he found that he wan...
Biography of Elin NORDEGREN
Elin Maria Pernilla Woods (born Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren, January 1, 1980, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former model, better known as the wife of pro golfer Tiger Woods. Elin's mother, Barbro Holmberg, is a politician and former migration and asylum policy minister of Sweden, while her father, Thomas, is a radio journalist who has served as bureau chief in Washington, D.C. for the Swedish Broadcasting media. Relationship with Tiger Woods Elin and her twin sister Josefin had been workin... Biography of Michel ONFRAY
Michel Onfray (born January 1, 1959 in Argentan, Orne, France) is a French philosopher. Born to a family of Norman farmers, he graduated with a Ph.D. in philosophy. He taught this subject to senior students at a technical high school in Caen between 1983 and 2002, before establishing the Université populaire de Caen on a free-of-charge basis, for which he wrote a manifesto in 2004 (La communauté philosophique). After suffering a heart attack aged 28 and being advised to change his diet, Onfra...
Biography of ALEXANDRE VI
Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia) was Pope from 1492 to 1503. He is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He was born at Xativa, Valencia, Spain, and his father's surname was Lanzol (Castilian) or Llançol (Catalan); he assumed his mother's family name of Borja on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus II...
Biography of Catherine NAY
Catherine Nay, born January 1, 1944 in Perigueux, is a French journalist and TV host. Works La double méprise, Grasset, 1980 (ISBN 2246252415) Le noir et le rouge, ou, L'histoire d'une ambition, Grasset, 1984 (ISBN 2246281911) Les sept Mitterrand, ou, Les métamorphoses d'un septennat, Grasset, 1988 (ISBN 2246362911) Le Dauphin et Le Régent, Grasset, 1994 (ISBN 2246471710) Un pouvoir nommé désir, Grasset & Fasquelle, 2007 (ISBN 2246680018)...
Biography of Christine LAGARDE
Christine Lagarde (born 1 January 1956) is the current Minister of Finance of France and was previously Minister of Agriculture and Fishing and Minister of Trade in the government of Dominique de Villepin. Lagarde at 51 became the first woman finance minister of a Group of Seven economy, replacing Jean-Louis Borloo (appointed to a different post after a 4-week stint). Previous to her appointment as Minister of Finance, Lagarde was ranked the 30th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Mag...
Biography of Laurent de MEDICIS
Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1, 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician, and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance; his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace that he helped to maintain between the various ... Biography of Raymond PELLEGRIN
Raymond Pellegrin (b. Nice, France, 1 January 1925, died October 14, 2007 in Garons) was a French actor. Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature Nais. He married actress Dora Doll on 12 July 1949; the couple had a daughter named Danielle, and divorced in 1955. He married actress Gisèle Pascal on 8 October 1955; on 12 September 1962, the couple had a daughter, Pascale Pellegrin, now also an actress. In his films, he is sometimes credited as "Raymond Pellegrini." ... Biography of Philippe DOUSTE-BLAZY
Philippe Douste-Blazy (born on 1 January 1953) was the Foreign Minister of France in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin. Douste-Blazy is also a cardiologist and Christian Democrat politician from Lourdes. Formerly from the UDF party, he joined the Union for a Popular Movement. His principal former elected positions were mayor of Lourdes and mayor of Toulouse. He studied medicine in Toulouse, where he had his first job in 1976. He then worked as a cardiologist in Lourdes and Toulouse, nam... Biography of Luc FERRY
Luc Ferry (born January 1, 1951) is a French philosopher and a notable proponent of Secular Humanism. He is a former member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. From 2002 and until 2004 he served as the Minister of Education on the cabinet led by the conservative Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. During his tenure, he was the minister in charge of the implementation of the French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools. Works La pensée '68 (1985) Homo A... Biography of Clifford OLSON
Clifford Robert Olson Jr (born January 1, 1940 in Vancouver, Canada) is a serial killer who killed two children as well as nine youths in the early 1980s. Early life Despite being raised in a reportedly stable home with no signs of abuse, he soon showed signs of delinquency. He skipped school frequently, and was first arrested for theft at the age of 13. He was known as a bully and a show-off, and was rumoured to torture and kill animals. In adulthood, he picked up dozens of convictions for ...
Biography of J. D. SALINGER
Jerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) (pronounced /ˈsælɨndʒɚ/) is an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and his reclusive nature. He has not published original work since 1965 and has not been interviewed since 1980. Raised in Manhattan, New York, Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school, and published his first story in 1940. After serving in World War II, he returned to New York. In 1948 he published the crit... Biography of CESAR
César Baldaccini (January 1, 1921 in Marseille - December 6, 1998 in Paris) was a noted sculptor. He is the creator of the César du cinéma trophy which awards the best in French cinema.... Biography of Frank LANGELLA
Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938 (source Imdb)) is an American stage and film actor. He has won three Tony Awards - two for Best Featured (Supporting) Actor in a Play (Edward Albee's Seascape (1975), Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool (2002)) and one for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon (2007). Langella was nominated for two other Best Leading Actor in a Play Tonys; first in 1978 for the Edward Gorey-designed revival of Bram ...
Biography of Alain AFFLELOU
Alain Afflelou, born January 1, 1948 in Mascara near Oran, Algeria is a French businessman, founder of optical company Alain Afflelou. He was the husband of Alexandra Lorska and had a son, Anthony born in 1991. He is now married with Rosalie Van Breemen, a former Dutch top model and TV host....
Biography of César BALDACCINI
César Baldaccini (January 1, 1921 in Marseille - December 6, 1998 in Paris) was a noted French sculptor. César was at the forefront of the New Realism movement with his radical compressions (compacted automobiles, discarded metal, or rubbish), expansions (polyurethane foam sculptures), and fantastic representations of animals and insects. He was a French sculptor, born in 1921 of Italian parents in the working class neighbourhood of la Belle-de-Mai in Marseilles. His father was a cooper an... Biography of David NALBANDIAN
David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. As of November, 2007, he is the world's No. 9 male tennis player. Nalbandian has won seven ATP titles. Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 79 kg (174 lb) Tennis career Nalbandian began playing tennis at age five when his Armenian grandfather built a cement court in his backyard. As a junior player, he won the 1998 Junior US Open singles against Roger Federer and the 199...
Biography of John Edgar HOOVER
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972), known popularly as J. Edgar Hoover, was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. He founded the present form of the agency, and remained director for 48 years until his death. During his life, Hoover was highly regarded by much of the U.S. public. Since his death, various allegations have tarnished this image. Hoover's leadership spanned eight presidential administrations, encompassed Prohibition, the Gr... Biography of Joey STEFANO
Joey Stefano (January 1, 1968 - November 26, 1994) was an American pornographic actor (porn star) who appeared in gay adult films. He was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His real name was Nicholas Anthony Iacona, Jr. Taille : 5' 11" (1.80 m) Joey Stefano grew up in suburban Philadelphia (Chester, Pennsylvania). His father died when he was 15. After several years of prostitution and drug use in New York City, Stefano moved to Los Angeles and enjoyed a meteoric rise to stardom in ... Biography of Mary Brett ASHLEY
Mary Brett Ashley is an American consultant and scholar. She works several years on Napoleon and has contested the existing information on the birth data of Napoleon.... Biography of Jacky ICKX
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (born January 1, 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans. He was born in Brussels. Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father, motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered. Despite this family background, Jacky had limited interest in the sport until his father bought him a 50cc Zundapp motorcycle. Soon afterwards, Ick...
Biography of Louis VAUXCELLES
Louis Vauxcelles (1870-1943) was an influential French art critic. To him are attributed the terms Fauvism (1905), and Cubism (1908). Vauxcelles coined the phrase 'les fauves' (translated as 'wild beasts') to describe a circle of painters associated with Matisse as well as the audiences who criticised them (he couldn't decide which were more arrogant). He first used the term cubism or bizarre cubiques in 1908 after seeing a picture by Braque. He described it as 'full of little cubes', after w...
Biography of Selita EBANKS
Famous model, for Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Abercrombie & Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, and Clinique......
Biography of Corinne COMAN
Corinne Coman, born January 1, 1983 in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France, is a former Miss France (2003). She was finalist at Miss Europe 2003.... Biography of Sonali BENDRE
Sonali Bendre (Marathi:सोनाली बेंद्रे, born 1 January 1975) is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in Bollywood films mostly but has acted in a few Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Sonali studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya and Holy Cross High School Thane respectively. Sonali Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". Her first role... Biography of Doris HEBEL
Doris Hebel, born January 1, 1935 in Chicago, is an American writer, astrologer and psychologist....
Biography of HENRI, DUC de CORNOUAILLES
Henry Tudor, born January 1, 1511 in Richmond, was the first son of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine of Aragon. He died only some months after his birth.... Biography of Alassane OUATTARA
Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993. He is currently the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), a party which has its support base in the north of the country, and is a candidate in the upcoming 2008 presidential election. Besides being a politician he is also a technocrat, trained as an economist and having worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Central Bank o...
Biography of Madolyn SMITH OSBORNE
Madolyn Smith Osborne (born January 1, 1957, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the TV miniseries If Tomorrow Comes and the feature film Funny Farm, which co-starred Chevy Chase. In 1984, she co-starred in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, with Roy Scheider. She portrayed Jehan Al Sadat, wife of Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat, in the TV miniseries "Sadat". She also starred in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta. Smith Osborne also starred in an... Biography of Noor Inayat KHAN
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, MBE, (January 1, 1914, Moscow - September 13, 1944, Dachau concentration camp), usually known as Noor Inayat Khan, was a British Special Operations Executive agent in World War II of Indian origin and the first female radio operator to be sent into occupied France to aid the French Résistance. Early years Noor was the eldest of four children. Her father Hazrat Inayat Khan came from a princely Muslim Indian family (he was a great-grandson of Tipu Sultan, the famo...
Biography of Raïssa BOYER
Raïssa Boyer, born January 1, 1987 in Sainte-Marie, Réunion island, is Miss Réunion 2006....
Biography of Wilhelm CANARIS
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (January 1, 1887 – April 9, 1945) was a German admiral and head of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, from 1935 to 1944. Early life and World War I Canaris was born in Aplerbeck, near Dortmund, in Westphalia, the son of wealthy industrialist Carl Canaris and his wife Auguste (née Popp). Until 1938 Canaris believed that his family was related to the Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician Constantine Kanaris, which influenced his decision to join...
Biography of Christi PAUL
Christi Paul (born January 1, 1969) is a weekday news anchor for CNN Headline News. She currently anchors afternoons and is a regular fill-in for Robin Meade on Morning Express. Christi also substituted on Prime News while Erica Hill was on maternity leave. She joined CNN in the spring of 2003, after working as a reporter and anchor in Boise, Idaho, and Phoenix, Arizona. While at KTVB in Idaho, she was honored by the Idaho Press Club for her stories about Julianne Prudhomme, a four-year old g...
Biography of Louis CHEDID
Louis Chedid, born January 1, 1948 in Ismaïlia, Egypt, is a French singer. He is the son of writer Andrée Chedid and the father of singer Matthieu Chedid (best known as "M"). Discography (albums) Balbutiements (1973) Nous sommes des clowns (1974) Le jeu de l'oie (1975) Ver de terre (1976) Egomane (1980) Ainsi Soit-il (1981) Panique Organisée (1983) Anne, ma sœur Anne (1985) Bizar (1987) Zap-Zap (1989) Ces mots sont pour toi (1992) Entre nous (1994) Répondez moi (19... Biography of Valentina CORTESE
Valentina Cortese, sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa (born January 1, 1925 in Milan) is an Italian actress. In her US career she starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) directed by Robert Wise, and costarring Richard Basehart and William Lundigan. Cortese married Basehart in 1951, and had one son with him before they divorced in 1960. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1975 for her performance in Francois Truffaut's Day for Night. She also... Biography of Kim PHILBY
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby or H.A.R. Philby (OBE: 1946-1965), (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988) was a high-ranking member of British intelligence, a communist, and spy for the Soviet Union's NKVD and KGB. In 1963, Philby was revealed as a member of the spy ring now known as the Cambridge Five, along with Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross. Of the five, Philby is believed to have done the most damage to British and American intelligence, providing classified in...
Biography of Alexander PETOFI
Sándor Petőfi (born January 1, 1823, Kiskőrös, Hungary – died most likely July 31, 1849, in Segesvár, Hungary) was a Hungarian national poet of Serb and Slovak descent and a key figure in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Early life His birth certificate, written in Latin, gives his name as Alexander Petrovics. His father's first language was Hungarian. (According to many sources, he was of Serb descent and his original name was Stevan Petrović, while according to other so... Biography of Bitti BERGAMO
Bitti Bergamo, born January 1, 1930 in Venise, died in a car accident 12 October, 1979 in Prato, was an Italian tennis champion....
Biography of Paul REVERE
Paul Revere (bap. December 22, 1734 (OS) / January 1, 1735 (NS) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. Because he was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston craftsman, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch ... Biography of Brody DALLE
Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski (Stated Herself) on January 1, 1979 in Melbourne, Australia), is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers. She is currently a member of Spinnerette. Musical career At the age of 13, Dalle started a band of her own, Sourpuss, which developed a solid fanbase, and played alongside Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth at Australia's Summersault Festival. She met Tim Armstrong, the front... Biography of André BERGERON
André Bergeron, born January 1, 1922 in Suarce ((Territoire de Belfort), is a French syndicalist, member (secretary general) of Force Ouvrière. The General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force (French: Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière, or simply Force Ouvrière) is one of the five major union federations in France. In terms of following, it is the third behind the CGT and the CFDT. Force Ouvrière was founded in 1948 by former members of the General Confederation of Labor (... Biography of Zena MARSHALL
Zena Moyra Marshall (b. January 1, 1925 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British actress known in British film and television. Marshall's film career dates from 1945, with a small role in Caesar and Cleopatra, with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. Her exotic looks resulted in being cast in 'ethnic' roles, such as Italians and Asian women. Arguably, it is as the Chinese Miss Taro, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962), for which she is best known (despite being five years older than leading man Sea... Biography of Carole LANDIS
Carole Landis (January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American film actress. Early life and family Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste in Fairchild, Wisconsin to a Norwegian father, Alfred Ridste, and Polish mother, Clara Stentek Ridste. Her father abandoned the family before Carole was born. It would later be revealed by author E. J. Fleming that Alfred Ridste may not have been Carole's biological father. Her real father was most likely Charles Fenner, Clara Ridste's second husband...
Biography of Danny LLOYD
Daniel "Danny" Lloyd or "Dan" Lloyd (born January 1, 1973) is an American former child actor. His first and best-known role is Danny "Doc" Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. He was selected for the role of Danny Torrance due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods of time. In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Danny's parts without the six year old actor ... Biography of Sheila MERCIER
Sheila Mercier (born 1 January 1919, Hull, Yorkshire, England) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as the matriarch Annie Brearly in the long-running British soap opera Emmerdale. She appeared from the very first episode in 1972 until 1994. She has occasionally returned to the series since her departure, most notably, in character, at the age of 89,for the Emmerdale 5000th episode special, transmitted on ITV in May 2008. Sheila Mercier had a long career on stage prior to ...
Biography of Charles RENOUVIER
Charles Bernard Renouvier (January 1, 1815 – September 1, 1903) was a French philosopher. Charles B. Renouvier was born in Montpellier and educated in Paris at the École Polytechnique. He took an early interest in politics. Renouvier never held public office, spending his time writing away from public scrutiny. Thought Renouvier was the first Frenchman after Nicolas Malebranche to formulate a complete idealistic system, and had a vast influence on the development of French thought. His... Biography of René de CECCATTY
René de Ceccatty, born January 1, 1952 in Tunis, is a French author, translator and writer. He won Valery Larbaud Price in 1986. Works Novels 1979 : Personnes et personnages 1980 : Jardins et rues des capitales 1982 : Esther 1985 : L’extrémité du monde 1986 : L’or et la poussière 1987 : Babel des mers 1988 : La sentinelle du rêve 1990 : L’étoile rubis 1992 : Le diable est un pur hasard 1994 : L’accompagnement 1996 : Aimer 1998 : Consolation provisoire 2000 : L’éloi...
Biography of Frederick WISEMAN
Frederick Wiseman (born 1 January 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American documentary filmmaker. Born into a Jewish family, he came to documentary filmmaking after first being trained as a lawyer. In 2006, Wiseman received the George Polk Career Award given annually by Long Island University to honor contributions to journalistic integrity and investigative reporting. The first feature-length film that Wiseman produced was The Cool World in 1963. He next produced and directed T... Biography of Kate LEVERING
Kate Levering (born January 1, 1979) is an American actress and dancer. She was born in Sacramento, California. Levering attended El Camino Fundamental High School, where she took part in school musicals and dance classes before graduating in 1997 and leaving for New York City to pursue a career on Broadway. In 2001 she was cast as musical theatre genius Peggy Sawyer in the revival of 42nd Street. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical category and won the... Biography of Guy THOMAS
Guy Thomas, born January 1, 1924 in Versailles, is a French journalist and TV host....
Biography of Jeanne LANVIN
Jeanne Lanvin (b. Jeanne-Marie Lanvin, Paris, January 1, 1867–d. Paris, July 6, 1946) was a French fashion designer and the founder of the Lanvin fashion house. One of the most influential designers of the 1920s and '30s, Jeanne Lanvin's skillful use of intricate trimmings, virtuoso embroideries and beaded decorations in clear, light, floral colors became a Lanvin trademark. When Lanvin died in 1946, ownership of the firm was ceded to the designer's daughter, Marguerite di Pietro. Early life... Biography of Almudena FERNANDEZ
Almudena Fernández (born 1 January 1977 in Benavente, Zamora, Spain) is a Spanish model. Brief professional history Fernández began her professional career at an early age, leaving Madrid in search for a path that would take her to Milan, Paris, and finally New York, where she has established her home for the past few years. Career achievements Fernández has been the cover girl for fashion magazines such as Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Madame Figaro, Shape, Biba, Joyce and H... Biography of Morris CHESTNUT
Morris L. Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz N the Hood, and as groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man. Personal life Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California where he graduated from Richard Gahr High School in 1986. He subsequently studied finance and drama at California State University, Northridge. Chestnut is married to Pam Byse of Ellaville... Biography of Prospero GALLINARI
Prospero Gallinari, born January 1, 1951 in Reggio Emilia, is an Italian Red Brigade terrorist. He kidnapped Aldo Moro March 16, 1978 and killed him six weeks later, May 9, 1978. He was captured by police September 24, 1979.... Biography of Alain MIMOUN
Alain ("Ali") Mimoun (born January 1, 1921) is a French Olympic marathon champion. Born in El Telagh, Algeria, Mimoun lost several years of competition to World War II. After the war, he was several times French champion in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres. His path to an Olympic gold medal was blocked in both 1948 and 1952 by the Czech champion Emil Zátopek. Mimoun won silver medals in 10000 metres in 1948 and 1952 as well as another silver medal in 5000 metres in 1952. His second place fini... Biography of Bruno ARCARI
Bruno Arcari (born January 1, 1942 in Atina, Frosinone) was an Italian light welterweight boxer who fought from 1964 to 1978. Arcari was the Italian and European light welterweight champion when he captured the WBC world title from Pedro Adigue on January 31, 1970. He retained his world title until he relinquished it 1973 to move up to the welterweight class.... Biography of Myriam LAMARE
Myriam Lamare, born January 1, 1975 in Saint-Denis, is a French boxer of both Algerian and French descent.... Biography of Jana Marie ANGELAKIS
Jana Angelakis, born January 1, 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts, is an American former fencer, member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1980.... Biography of Marguerite DAR BOGGIA
Marguerite Dar Boggia, born January 1, 1923 in New York, is an American professional astrologer and author.... Biography of Nieves ALVAREZ
Nieves Álvarez, born January 1st, 1974 in Madrid, is a Spanish model. She has three children, Adriano, Bianca and Brando (Spouse of Marco Severini, April 30, 2002 - present).... Biography of Gus TRIKONIS
Gus Trikonis (New York, January 1, 1938) is an American actor, dancer and singer. He appeared in "West Side Story". He was married to Goldie Hawn.... Biography of Charlotte Ann TUTON
Charlotte Ann Tuton, born January 1, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American astrologer and author.... Biography of Jorge RISI
Jorge Risi, born January 1, 1940 in Montevideo, is an Uruguayen musician, composer and violinist.... Biography of Chris ANSTEY
Christopher John (Chris) Anstey (born 1 January 1975 in Melbourne) is one of Australia's premier basketball players. At 7'0" (2.13 m) and over 260 lbs., Anstey is usually a starter at center on the Australian national team. He is known for his all-around skill on the court and has had a very successful career including stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Chris was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Draft rights were traded by the...
Biography of Azali ASSOUMANI
Azali Assoumani (Arabic: غزالي عثماني, born January 1, 1959) was a president of the Comoros. He became leader of the country on 30 April 1999 after leading a coup to depose acting president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, who he saw as pandering to the independence movement on Anjouan. He won multi-party elections in 2002, prior to which he was constitutionally required to temporarily step down in order to run as a candidate.... Biography of Catherine McCORMACK
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Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962) is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains. Roxburgh was born in Albury. He appeared in a large number of Australian film and stage productions through the 1990s, including a critically acclaimed turn as Hamlet in the 1994 Company B production at the Belvoir St Theatre. His first supporting role in an international blockbuster was in Missio... Biography of Jason LOTTERHAND
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Biography of Huldrych ZWINGLI
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Biography of Paola BORBONI
Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 - 9 April 1995) was an Italian film actress who career spanned 9 decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis under the directorship of Giuseppe Sterni and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances, gaining notoriety in 1...
Biography of Xavier CUGAT
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Ashmit Patel (born January 01, 1978 in Mumbai, India is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood movies. Early life Ashmit Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, younger brother of Amisha Patel and the grandson of the famous Indian lawyer Rajni Patel. Ashmit's name is derived from his parent's name (Asha+Amit=Ash+mit). He worked in his father's business for a while, before he decided to take a step and act in films like his sister Amisha. Before that he was studying in the United St...
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Roberto Rivellino (born 1 January 1946 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a former Brazilian football player. The son of Italian immigrants from Macchiagodena (Isernia), he was famous for his extremely potent left-foot shot, thunderous long-range free kicks, excellent long passes, quick thinking, distinct way of handling the ball and large moustache. He also invented a football move called the "Elastico", also known as "flip flap", famously copied by Ronaldinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcus Darnemo and C...
Biography of Anthony WAYNE
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Biography of André ZELLER
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Biography of OUIDA
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Verne Troyer (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor and stunt man who has appeared in several movies, mostly in non-speaking roles. He stands 81 centimeters (2 feet, 7 inches) tall. Personal life Troyer was born in Sturgis, Michigan to Susan, a factory worker, and Reuben Troyer, a repairman. He has two siblings, Davon and Deborah, and grew up in Centreville, Michigan, graduating high school in 1987. He was married to Genevieve Gallen. Troyer filed for annulment on February 23, 2004. ...
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Biography of Jennifer LAURET
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Biography of Colin MORGAN
Colin Morgan (born 1 January 1986) is an actor from Armagh, Northern Ireland. After gaining a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education in 2004 he went on to graduate from the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2007. On stage Morgan appeared in 2007 as Esteban in the Old Vic stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre, and took the title role in the Young Vic's adaptation of DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little. Car... Biography of Ben PRICE
Ben Price (born 1 January 1972) is a British actor, known for his roles in the British television series' Footballers' Wives and Casualty. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne where he attended Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth High School before taking acting classes at The Live Theatre. He graduated from The Central School of Speech and Drama in 1996, in the same class as Sarah Manners and Rebecca Lenkiewicz. After starring in Wire in the Blood, he found fame when he starred as bisex...
Biography of Madeleine PEYROUX
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Biography of Garland JEFFREYS
Garland Jeffreys (born 1943/44 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. His music is a unique blend of rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul. Jeffreys is from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Jeffreys majored in arts at Syracuse University where he met Lou Reed before The Velvet Underground became active. In 1966, Jeffreys played in Manhattan nightclubs. Grinder's Switch, a group founded by him in 1969, released one album before breaking up in 1970. In 1973,... |
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