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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 21, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,402 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,402 Celebrities
110 celebrities or events were found for May, 21. Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Briana Banks
Briana Banks (born Briana Bany; May 21, 1978 (source: Imdb)) is a German-American pornographic actress and model. Early life Briana Bany was born in Munich, Bavaria to a German father and an Italian-American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four years old, and to the Los Angeles, California, United States suburb of Simi Valley when she was seven years old. Her father still lives in Germany. She moved out of her mother's house when she was 16 years old, taking her 14-year-old sister with her. She got custody of her sister when she turned 18. She modeled as a teenager, including a cover of Teen magazine. She held various other jobs before entering the adult industry; making pizza, clerk at an arts and crafts store, file clerk and secretary. Career In 1999, she responded t... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. He murdered at least 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 (with the majority of the murders occurring between 1989 and 1991). His murders were particularly gruesome, involving acts of forcible sodomy, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism.... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Notorious B.I.G
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again), Big Poppa, Frank White (from the film King of New York), and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Biggie grew up during the peak years of the 1980s' crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at an early age. When Biggie debuted with the 1994 record Ready to Die, he was a central figure in the East Coast and increased New York's viability at a time when hip hop was mostly dominated by West Coast artists. The following year, Biggie led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. While recording his second album, Biggie was heavily invol... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein (born May 21, 1966) is an award-winning American actress and playwright. She currently stars as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on critically-acclaimed FOX drama, House. Early life Lisa Edelstein was born to Jewish parents Alvin and Bonnie Edelstein in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Her father is currently a pediatrician in New Jersey. One of three children, she was raised in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Wayne Valley High School, graduating in 1984. She moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study theatre at New York University's Tisch School of the Fine Arts. While living in New York, she became involved in the club scene known only as "Lisa E.", and caused enough of a stir in the community to be dubbed New York City's "Queen of Downtown" by writer and fellow celebutante James St. Ja... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair (born May 21, 1960), is a four time National award winning Indian actor, producer, who mostly works in Malayalam films, a part of Indian Cinema. He is one of the most popular actors in the Indian state of Kerala. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor by the Indian Government in 2001 for his contributions to Indian cinema. He is the current General Secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). Mohanlal is best known for his roles in the Malayalam movies of the late 80's and the early 90's, particularly Balagoplan in T.P.Balagopalan M.A, Sedhumadhavan in Kireedam, Jayakrishnan in Thoovanathumbikal, Muralidharan in Varavelpu, Vishnu in Chithram, Mangalasherry Neelakantan in Devasuram and Sunny in Manichitrathazhu. I... Biography of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (pronounced /'al.brɛçt 'dy.ʀɐ/) (May 21, 1471 – April 6, 1528) was a German painter and mathematician. Along with Rembrandt and Goya, Dürer is considered one of the greatest creators of old master prints. He was born and died in Nuremberg, Germany and is best known for his prints, often executed in series, including the Apocalypse (1498) and his two series on the passion of Christ, the Great Passion (1498–1510) and the Little Passion (1510–1511). Dürer's best known individual engravings include Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) and Melencolia I (1514), which has been the subject of the extensive analysis and speculation. His most iconic images are his woodcuts of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1497–1498) from the Apoc... Biography of Antoine de Maximy
Antoine de Maximy, born May 21, 1959 in Lyon, is a French TV host and director. He has traveled in more than 60 countries for his job.... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974 (birth time source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000103/bio)) is an American film actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 movie The Craft, the 1998 movie The Waterboy and, more than ten years earlier, in Disney's 1985 Return to Oz. Early life Balk was born as Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse in Point Reyes, California. Her mother, Cathryn Balk, is a belly dancer and dance teacher of Dutch descent. Her father, Solomon Feldthouse, who is Iranian, is a traveling musician who was born in Pingry, Idaho and moved to Turkey at the age of ten, where he lived for six years and learned Greek, Turkish and Persian music. It is said that when she was born her father saw her turquoise eyes and exclaimed, "Fairuza!", meaning "turquoise." Fairuza is the Pers... Biography of Henri Rousseau
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naive or Primitive manner. He is also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer) after his place of employment. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Background He was born in Laval in the Loire Valley into the family of a plumber. He worked for a lawyer and studied law, but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army," serving for four years, starting in 1863. With his father's death, which occurred on the same year as Rousseau's wedding, Rousseau moved to Paris in 1868 to support his widowed mother as a government employee. With his new job in hand, in 1869 he started a relationship w... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Mr. T
Mr. T (legally changed his name from Laurence Tureaud), born on May 21, 1952, is an iconic actor known for his roles as Sgt. "B. A." Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer James "Clubber" Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his numerous appearances in the WWF and pro-wrestling. He is also well-known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle and for wearing an excessive amount of gold jewelry and his hard man image. He currently stars in the reality show I Pity the Fool, shown on TV Land; the title of which comes from his Rocky III catchphrase. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mr. T was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest boy of thirteen children. He, his four sisters and his seven brothers, grew up in the city's housing projects, the Robert Taylor Homes (another famou... Biography of Eduardo Verástegui
Eduardo Verástegui (born as José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba May 21, 1974) is a Mexican actor. Height 6' 0˝" (1.84 m) Born in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, México, Verástegui was studying law but decided to pursue modeling in Mexico City and ended up working for such famous designers as Calvin Klein and Versace. Soon after, in 1994, he bacame a member of the Mexican pop group, Kairo. Throughout a four-year tour, Kairo played sold out concerts throughout Latin America, establishing them as one of the most successful music groups in the Spanish-speaking market. In 1997, Verástegui began acting in Mexican soap operas produced by powerhouse production company, Televisa. His novelas were seen in over 50 countries, and by over 10 million viewers in the United States. In addition, his soap ... Biography of Joseph Fouché
Joseph Fouché, duc d'Otrante (May 21, 1763 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France - December 25, 1820 Trieste, then Austria, now Italy) was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon Bonaparte. In English texts his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto. Youth He was born in Le Pellerin, a small village near Nantes. His father, a sailor, wanted him to go to sea, but his physical weakness and academic talent put an end to this idea. He was educated at the college of the Oratorians at Nantes, and showed aptitude for literary and scientific studies. Wanting to become a teacher, he was sent to an institution kept by brethren of the same order at Paris. There he made rapid progress, and was soon appointed to tutorial duties at the colleges of Niort, Saumur, Vendôme, Juilly and... Biography of Philip II of Spain
Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburgo; Portuguese: Filipe I) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England (as husband of Mary I) from 1554 to 1558, Lord of the Seventeen Provinces (holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count) from 1556 until 1581, King of Portugal and the Algarves (as Philip I) from 1580 until 1598 and King of Chile from 1554 until 1556. He was born at Valladolid and was the only legitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Revolt in the Netherlands The States-General of the Dutch provinces, united in the 1579 Union of Utrecht, passed an Oath of Abjuration of their Spanish-based king, who was also Sovereign o... Biography of Guy de Rothschild
Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild (May 21, 1909 – June 12, 2007) was a French banker and member of the Rothschild family. He chaired the bank Rothschild Frčres from 1967 to 1979, when it was nationalized by the French government, and maintained possessions in other French and foreign companies including Imerys. Family Baron Guy de Rothschild was born in Paris, the son of Baron Édouard de Rothschild (1868–1949) and his wife, the former German Halphen (1884–1975). His elder brother, Edouard Alphonse Emile Lionel (1906-11), died young after an appendectomy; he also had two younger sisters, Jacqueline and Bethsabée. Half of his great-grandparents were Rothschilds. He was a great-great grandson of German Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743-1812), who founded the family's banking in t... Biography of Judge Reinhold
Judge Reinhold is the stage name of Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr. (born May 21, 1957 in Wilmington, Delaware), an American actor. He is best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. His nickname Judge was given to him when he was young by his father. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Early life Reinhold was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia until his family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida prior to his junior year in high school. He did not care for West Palm, so he moved to Stuart, Florida. He lived alone; his father paid the rent so long as Reinhold maintained sufficient grades at Martin County High School, where he attended his junior and senior years. After his education at Mary Washington College and then the North Carolina School of t... Biography of Belladonna (actress)
American pornographic actress. Her father was a retired Air Force captain and former Mormon Bishop.... Biography of Emile Verhaeren
Emile Verhaeren (Sint-Amands May 21, 1855 – Rouen November 27, 1916) was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism. He was born in a Flemish, but French-speaking, middle-class family. Nevertheless Emile Verhaeren also spoke the local dialect (Dutch was not taught at school at that time). At the age of eleven, he was sent to a strict boarding school in Ghent, run by Jesuits, where he became completely Frenchified. He then went to study law at the University of Leuven. Here he produced his first literary efforts in a student paper. During those years, he became acquainted with like-minded students. They would later become his collaborators on the revolutionary artistic magazine "La Jeune Belgique". Having gained his PhD in... Biography of Nick Cassavetes
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, writer and director. Cassavetes was born in New York City, New York, the son of actress Gena Rowlands and Greek-American actor and director John Cassavetes. He has appeared in the films Face/Off, The Wraith, Life, Backstreet Dreams and The Astronaut's Wife, among others. He has directed several films, including John Q, Alpha Dog, She's So Lovely, Unhook the Stars, and The Notebook. He also adapted the screenplay for Blow and wrote the dialogue for the Justin Timberlake music video "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around". Cassavetes is married to Heather Wahlquist, who has appeared in several of his films, including a small role in the 2004 film adaptation of The Notebook. She appeared as a secondary character: ... Biography of Maryline Desbiolles
Maryline Desbiolles, born on May 21, 1959 in Ugine, is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1999, for Anchise. Bibliographie (in French): Une femme de rien, éd. Mazarine, 1987 Les Bateaux-feux, éd. Alinéa, 1988 Les Chambres, éd. Blandin, 1992 Le Premier Été, éd. Gardette/Le Noroît, 1994 Quelques écarts, éd. Tarabuste, 1996 Les tentations du paysage, ed.Tarabuste, 1997 La seiche, éd. Seuil, 1998 Anchise, éd. Seuil, 1999, Prix Femina Le Petit Col des loups, éd. Seuil, 2001 Amanscale, éd. Seuil, 2002 Nous ręvons notre vie, Bernard Pagčs, éd. Cercle d'art, 2003 Cheval ailé avec mors, La Beauté en voyage, éd. Cercle d'art, 2003 Le Goinfre, éd. Seuil, 2004 Vous, éd. Melville, 2004 Manger avec Piero, éd. Merc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maxime Brunerie
Maxime Brunerie (born 21 May 1977) is a man who attempted to murder French President Jacques Chirac on July 14, 2002 in Paris, during the Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées. Armed with a rifle he had hidden in a guitar case, Maxime Brunerie fired two shots toward the passing presidential motorcade before being overpowered by bystanders and arrested by police. According to police both shots were very wide and the shooter's inexperience and lack of preparation made success for the assassination attempt unlikely. Brunerie was found to have been linked to the far-right group Unité Radicale (which was dissolved in the aftermath of the shooting), and had been a candidate for the far-right party Mouvement National Républicain at a local election, as well as being associated with the ... Biography of Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was an Emmy-winning actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. Height: 6' 1˝" (1.87 m) Early life The oldest of three children, Burr was born in New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada, to William Johnston Burr, an Irish hardware salesman from County Cork Ireland, and his wife Minerva (Smith), a concert pianist and music teacher who immigrated to Canada from Chicago, Illinois in 1914. Early career Burr began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1937. In 1941, he landed his first Broadway role in “Crazy with the Heart”. He became a contract player at RKO studio, playing mostly villains. He had roles in over 60 movies between 1946 and 1957. Bu... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973 in Westminster, London, England) is an English artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with fellow actor Julian Barratt. Career Stand-up comedy Noel Fielding performed regularly as a stand-up comedian during the late 1990s, and appeared repeatedly on the BBC television stand-up showcase Gassed. His highly animated stand-up routine included surreal stories, physical comedy, characters, and songs, much like his later work in The Mighty Boosh. In 2010, Fielding was to perform a solo tour across the country. The tour was cancelled so he could concentrate on other projects, Fielding and Barratt are currently writing for the Boosh film and album. In 2010, Fielding took part in Channel... Biography of Arno (singer)
Arno Hintjens (usually referred to as Arno) (Ostend, May 21, 1949 (source: birth certificate by André Dekoster)) is a Belgian artist from Ostend. He was the frontman of the group TC Matic. After the band split in 1986 he went solo. Hintjens sings partly in Dutch, English, French and Ostend dialect and his musical style can be defined as "European rock". Famous songs include "Oh La La La !", "Putain Putain", "Je Veux Nager", "Jive To The Beat" and "Forget The Cold Sweat". In 2002 he received the title "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" (Knight in the Arts and Literature) of the French government. In the Belgian movie Camping Cosmos he played the homosexual lifeguard Harry who does not pay attention to Lolo Ferrari who is incarnating a caricature of Pamela Anderson. Discography ... Biography of Stomy Bugsy
Stomy Bugsy (real name Gilles Duarte) (born 21st of May 1972 in Paris) is a French rapper from Sarcelles, a Paris suburb. His parents come from Cape Verde. He is one of the founders of "Ministere AMER", along with Passi. However in 1996 Stomy Bugsy decided to launch his own solo career. It could be argued that he pioneered the first instance of gangsta rap with a French sound. He continued with the west coast gangsta rappa sound for some considerable time however in March 2003 he released "4čme round" and it showed Stomy’s new maturity since his earlier days with Ministere AMER. Stomy has also been doing acting here and there since 1997. Discography "Le prince des lascars" (1996) "Le calibre qu'il te faut" (1996) "Trop jeune pour mourir" (2000) "Black Pimp Fada" (2000) "4čme... Biography of Maurice André
Maurice André (born May 21, 1933 (birth time source: Gauquelin); died February 25, 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. Biography He was a classical virtuoso trumpeter, born in Alčs, France in the Cévennes into a mining family. His father was an amateur musician. He studied trumpet with a friend of his father's, who suggested that he be sent to the conservatory. In order to gain free admission to the conservatory, he joined a military band. After only six months at the conservatory, he won his first prize. At the conservatory, Maurice's professor beat him out of frustration and told him to return when he could excel in his playing. A few weeks later, he returned to play all fourteen etudes found in the back of the Arban's book without a single mist... Biography of Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley (IPA: /ˈaɪzliː/) (b. May 21, 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American pop, rock, soul, and R&B singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the legendary family music group The Isley Brothers. He is currently serving time in Federal Prison for tax evasion in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the Bureau of Prisons website, he will be released on April 13, 2010 Early life Born the third of six brothers, Ronald, like many of his siblings, began his career in the church. He began singing at the age of three, winning a $25 war bond for singing at a spiritual contest at the Union Baptist Church. By the age of seven, Ronald was singing onstage at venues such as the Regal Theater in Chicago, alongside Dinah Washington and a few other notables. ... Biography of Richard Hatch (actor)
Richard Hatch (b. May 21, 1945 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor best known for his role of Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. He began his theatrical career with the Los Angeles Repertory Theater. He starred off-Broadway in several plays and musicals and won the Obie Award for his work in PS Your Cat Is Dead in Chicago. He also has appeared in the American soap operas Dynasty, All My Children and Santa Barbara. He is currently in a recurring role as Tom Zarek in the second version of Battlestar Galactica. Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m) Before Battlestar Galactica, he replaced Michael Douglas in The Streets of San Francisco and won Germany's Bravo Youth Magazine Award for the... Biography of Emilie Boiron
Émilie Boiron, born May 21, 1982 in Geneve, is a Swiss model, TV host and actress. Emilie Boiron won the title of Miss Suisse Romande (queen of the French-speaking part of Switzerland) on the first weekend of May 2002. She is the first delegate chosen for the Miss Switzerland 2003 Pageant, scheduled for September 2002.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elina Labourdette
Elina Labourdette, born May 21, 1919 in Paris, is a French actress, wife of French author Louis Pauwels.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930) is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role and, like its immediate predecessor, the term of the Fraser Coalition government was one of the most controversial periods in Australian political history - often remembered through his quote "life wasn't meant to be easy". After three election victories, he was defeated by Bob Hawke in the 1983 election, and ended his career alienated from his own party. Early life Born in Toorak, he had a Jewish maternal grandfather, of whose ethnicity Fraser claims never to have been mindful. The Frasers have had a long history in politics. His gr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet. Early life Pope was born in the City of London to Alexander (senior, a linen merchant) and Edith Pope (née Turner), who were both Roman Catholic. Pope's education was affected by the laws in force at the time upholding the status of the established Church of England, which banned Catholics from teaching on pain of perpetual imprisonment. Pope was taught to read by his aunt and then sent to two surreptitious Catholic schools, at Twyford and at Hyde Park Corne... Biography of Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery, U.S.N.R. Commander (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. Montgomery was born Henry Montgomery Jr. in Beacon, New York, the son of Mary Weed (née Barney) and Henry Montgomery, Sr. His early childhood was one of privilege, since his father was President of the New York Rubber Company. When his father died, the family's fortune was gone, and young Robert went to New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. Sharing a stage with George Cukor gave him an in to Hollywood, where, in 1929, he debuted in So This is College. Norma Shearer chose him to star opposite her in Private Lives in 1931, and he became a star. During this time, Montgomery appeared in the first, filmed version of When Ladies Meet (1933). In 1937, he starred opposite... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Delia Gualtiero
Delia Gualtiero, born May 21, 1952 in Malo, is an Italian lyric singer.... Biography of Laurent Robert
Laurent Robert (born May 21, 1975 in Saint Benoît, Réunion, French Overseas Departments) is a French left winger who currently plays for Derby County. Clubs Robert started his career at Montpellier, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain in 1999. He made his debut for France shortly after, on August 18, 1999, against Northern Ireland. In a Champions League match against Rosenborg in 2000 he set up six goals in a 7-2 win. Following a recall to the national team, Robert scored his first goal for France in a match against Turkey on November 15, 2000. Newcastle United In 2001, he joined English club Newcastle United for a fee of Ł9.5 million. During his stay at the club, Robert was known for his pace and crossing ability, and was often called upon to take corners and free kicks. He ... Biography of Peter Hurkos
Peter Hurkos (21 May 1911, Dordrecht – 1 June 1988, Los Angeles), born Pieter van der Hurk, was a Dutchman who claimed that he manifested extra-sensory perception following a head injury that resulted from fall from a ladder when he was age 30. With the help of businessman Henry Belk and parapsychologist Andrija Puharich, Hurkos became a popular entertainer known for performing psychic feats before live and television audiences (in a manner similar to Uri Geller). Hurkos once described his psychic impressions thusly: "I see pictures in my mind like a television screen. When I touch something, I can then tell what I see." Hurkos openly stated in 1959 One Step Beyond after giving a lecture at MIT to a scientific panel, that he would participate in any scientific experiment under any ... Biography of Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов) (May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989) was an eminent Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist. Sakharov was an advocate of civil liberties and reforms in the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Life and career Sakharov was born in Moscow on May 21, 1921. His father was Dmitri Ivanovich Sakharov, a private school physics teacher and an amateur pianist. Dmitri's grandfather Ivan had been a prominent lawyer in Tsarist Russia who had displayed respect for social awareness and humanist principles (including advocating the abolition ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Janmot
Anne-François-Louis Janmot (May 21, 1814–June 1, 1892) was a French painter and poet. He was born in Lyon and studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, beginning in 1831. In 1833 he went to Paris. There, and later in Rome, he studied under Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Like Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, another painter from Lyon and student of Ingres, Janmot carried out many commissions for church decorations. In his paintings the immaculate finish of Ingres was combined with a mysticism that has parallels in the work of his contemporaries the Nazarenes and the Pre-Raphaelites. His most significant work, a cycle of 18 paintings and 16 drawings, with verse, called La Počme de l'âme, occupied him for 40 years. Janmot has been seen as a transitional figure between Romanticism and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivier Guimond
Olivier Guimond, born May 21, 1914 in Montreal, Quebec and died November 29, 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, was a Canadian humorist, comedian and actor. Filmography * 1954 - 1960 : Le Survenant (série TV) : M. Bezeau * 1957 : Le Survenant (film) : M. Bezeau * 1958 : Marie-Didace (série TV) : M. Bezeau * 1964 : Le Zoo du Capitaine Bonhomme (série TV) : Freddy Washington * 1965 : Give Me a Hand * 1965 : Cré Basile (série TV) : Basile Lebrun * 1967 : Place ŕ Olivier Guimond (série TV) * 1970 : Ŕ la branche d'Olivier (série TV) : Olivier Beauchemin Bibliography * Manon Guimond, Olivier Guimond, Québécor (Montréal), 1982, 311 p. * Luc Guimond, Mon pčre, Mon héros, Édimag (Montréal), 1997, 283 p.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lazaro Cardenas del Rio
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (May 21, 1895 – October 19, 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Lázaro Cárdenas was born into a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family (including his mother and seven younger siblings) from age 16 after the death of his father. By the age of 18 he had worked as a tax collector, a printer's devil, and a jailkeeper. Although he left school at the age of eleven, he used every opportunity to educate himself and read widely throughout his life, especially works of history. Cárdenas originally set his sights at becoming a teacher, but was drawn into politics and the military during the Mexican Revolution after Victoriano Huerta overthrew President Francisco Madero. He backed Plutarco Elías Calles, and a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fulvia Franco
Fulvia Franco, born May 21, 1931 in Trieste and died in 1988 in Rome, was an Italian actress and Miss Italy 1948. She married Tiberio Mitri (15 January 1950 - 27 August 1954) (divorced) 1 child. Her son Alesandro (b. 1951) was found dead at age 28, in his car, overdosed on drugs. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290546/ ) # Tara Pokě (1971) # Mercanti di vergini (1969) # Don Chisciotte e Sancho Panza (1969) .... Duchess # Il magnifico Texano (1968) (as Lola Larsen) .... Estella ... aka Diez horcas para un pistolero (Spain) ... aka The Magnificent Texan # Brutti di notte (1968) .... M.me Ananas # I due figli di Ringo (1966) .... Margaret ... aka Two Sons of Ringo (USA) # "I Spy" .... Wife (1 episode, 1966) - Sophia (1966) TV episode .... Wife # L'armata ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Gotye
Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), also known professionally by his stage name Gotye (pronounced /ˈɡɒti.eɪ/), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is derived from "Gauthier", the French equivalent of "Walter" or "Wouter". His voice has been compared to those of Sting and Peter Gabriel. Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is a member of the Melbourne indie-pop trio The Basics, who have independently released three studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002. Gotye's 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" reached Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fifth Australian artist to do so and the seco... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willem Einthoven
Willem Einthoven (Semarang, May 21, 1860 – Leiden, September 29, 1927) was a Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1903 and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 for it. Einthoven was born in Semarang on Java in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). His father, a doctor, died when Einthoven was a child. His mother returned to the Netherlands with her children in 1870 and settled in Utrecht. In 1885, Einthoven received a medical degree from the University of Utrecht. He became a professor at the University of Leiden in 1886. Before Einthoven's time, it was known that the beating of the heart produced electrical currents, but the instruments of the time could not accurately measure this phenomenon without placing electr... Biography of Maritha Pottenger
Martha Pottenger, born May 21, 1952 in Tucson, Arizona, is an American astrologer, psychologist and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ara Parseghian
Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21, 1923 in Akron, Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach of Armenian descent. He served as head coach for three teams, most notably the University of Notre Dame team from 1964–1974. During his 11 seasons as head coach of the Fighting Irish (known popularly as "the Era of Ara"), he compiled a 95–17–4 record, for a .836 winning percentage, making him the most successful Notre Dame coach of the modern era. Pre-Notre Dame After serving in the Navy during World War II, Parseghian played halfback at Miami University. He was drafted in the 13th round of the 1947 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers but did not attempt to make the roster and later signed with the Cleveland Browns. He played RB and DB during 1948-49 before an injury ended his pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Bourgeois
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 – 29 September 1925) was a Jewish French statesman. He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office (1876) in the department of public works, he became successively prefect of the Tarn (1882) and the Haute-Garonne (1885), and then returned to Paris to enter the ministry of the interior. He became prefect of police in November 1887, at the critical moment of Jules Grévy's resignation from the presidency. In the following year he entered the chamber, being elected deputy for the Marne, in opposition to General Boulanger, and joined the radical left. He was under-secretary for home affairs in Charles Floquet's ministry of 1888, and resigned with it in 1889, being then returned to the chamber for Reims. In the Pierr... Biography of Fats Waller
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943) born Thomas Wright Waller was a jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. He was the youngest of four children born to Adaline Locket Waller, wife of the Reverend Edward Martin Waller. Significance Fats Waller started playing the piano when he was six and graduated to the organ of his father's church four years later. At the age of fourteen he was playing the organ at Harlem's Lincoln Theater and within twelve months he had composed his first rag. Waller's first piano solos (Muscle Shoals Blues and Birmingham Blues) were recorded in October 1922 when he was just 18 years old. He was a skilled pianist, and master of stride piano, having been the prize pupil and later friend and colleague of the greatest of the stride pi... Biography of Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Manx racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia. Originally a track cyclist competing in the Madison, points race, and scratch race, he moved on to become a professional road racing cyclist in 2007. He made his track debut for Great Britain in the 2004 Moscow World Cup. As a road cyclist, he has quickly risen to prominence as a sprinter. Cavendish was introduced to the world of cycling about the age of 12, having previously been a keen BMXer. He now splits his time living and training between Manchester and Tuscany, Italy. Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 69 kg (150 lb) Nickname Cav Manx Express Little Cowboy Career biography Cavendish is a confident, some might say arrogant, young British sprinter. His cycling ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armand Hammer
Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American business tycoon most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum, a company he ran for decades, though he was known as well as for his art collection, his philanthropy, and for his close ties to the Soviet Union. Thanks to business interests around the world and his "citizen diplomacy," Hammer cultivated a wide network of friends and acquaintances. Late in life, he would brag that he had been the only man in history friendly with both Vladimir Lenin and Ronald Reagan. Hammer remains a controversial figure because of his ties to the Soviet Union, which led to speculation that he was disloyal to the United States. During his lifetime, some also objected to him on the grounds that he had made an illegal campaign contribut... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Felix Gilbert
Felix Gilbert (May 21, 1905 – February 14, 1991) was a German-born American historian of early modern and modern Europe. Gilbert was born in Baden-Baden, Germany to a middle class Jewish family. In the later half of the 1920s, Gilbert studied under Friedrich Meinecke at the University of Berlin. Gilbert's area of expertise was the Renaissance, especially the diplomatic history of the period. Work Johann Gustav Droysen und die preussisch-deutsche Frage, diss., Berlin 1931. Makers of Modern Strategy: Military Thought from Machiavelli to Hitler, (co-edited with Edward M. Earle and Gordon A. Craig) Princeton, N.J. 1943; New York 1966, 1971. "Bernardo Rucellai and the Orti Oricellari: A Study on the Origin of Modern Political Thought". In: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institute... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis (21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist. He is best known for his work on the Coriolis Effect. Coriolis was the first to coin the term "work" for the transfer of energy by a force acting through a distance. Coriolis was born in Paris. In 1816 he became a tutor at the École Polytechnique. Here he did experiments on friction and hydraulics. In 1829 Coriolis published a textbook, Calcul de l'Effet des Machines ("Calculation of the Effect of Machines"), which presented mechanics in a way that could readily be applied by industry. In this period the correct expression for kinetic energy, ˝mv2, and its relation to mechanical work became established. During the following years Coriolis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Camille de Rocca Serra
Camille de Rocca Serra (born May 21, 1954 in Porto-Vecchio) is the president of the regional council of Corsica. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He is also the UMP] deputy for the 2nd constituency of Corse-du-Sud, where he was re-elected with 51.02% by the first round in 2007.... Biography of Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall (21 May 1926 - 6 September 1959) was a British actress. Kendall began her film career in the 1946 musical London Town. Though the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work regularly until her appearance in the comedy Genevieve brought her widespread recognition. Most profilic in British films, Kendall also achieved some popularity with American audiences, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Les Girls (1957). She began a romantic relationship with Rex Harrison after they appeared together in The Constant Husband (1955), and they were married in 1957. Harrison learned from Kendall's doctor that she had been diagnosed with myeloid leukemia, a fact that was kept from Kendall, who believed she was su... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Nadeau
Maurice Nadeau (born May 21, 1911 in Paris) is a French writer and editor. Perhaps his best known book, translated into several languages, is the classic Histoire du surréalisme (The History of Surrealism), published in French in 1944 and in English 21 years later, translated by Richard Howard.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoît Peschier
Benoît Peschier (born 21 May 1980 in Guilherand-Granges) is a French slalom canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He won the gold in the K-1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Neil
Andrew Ferguson Neil (born 21 May 1949) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster. Neil made his name at The Sunday Times where he was editor for 11 years. In 1995 he was made editor-in-chief of the Press Holdings group of newspapers, owner of The Business and (from 2005) The Spectator, moving to become chairman in July 2008. Early life and career Neil was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. The son of a professional soldier who had worked his way up through the ranks, Neil was educated at Paisley Grammar School and at the University of Glasgow, where he edited the student newspaper, the Glasgow University Guardian. At university he was a member of the Dialectic Society and the Conservative Club and participated in inter-varsity debates. He graduated in 1971 with an MA in political economy... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Glatigny
Joseph Albert Alexandre Glatigny (May 21, 1839 - April 16, 1873), was a French poet, writer, comedian and playwright, born at Lillebonne (Seine Inférieure). His father, who was a carpenter and afterwards a gendarme, removed in 1844 to Bernay, where Albert received an elementary education. Soon after leaving school he was apprenticed to a printer at Pont Audemer, where he produced a three-act play at the local theatre. He then joined a travelling company of actors to whom he acted as prompter. Inspired primarily by the study of Théodore de Banville, he published his Vignes folles in 1857; his best collection of lyrics, Les Fleches d'or, appeared in 1864; and a third volume, Gilles et pasquins, in 1872. After Glatigny settled in Paris he improvised at cafe concerts and wrote several on... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Goffin
Robert Goffin (21 May 1898 - 27 June 1984) was a Belgian lawyer, author, and poet, credited with writing the first "serious" book on jazz, Aux Frontičres du Jazz in 1932.Life Robert Goffin was born in Ohain, Belgium in 1898. His mother was unmarried, and his pharmacist grandfather supported them. In 1916, Goffin completed his humanities study at the Athenaeum of Saint-Gilles where Paul Delvaux was his classmate. Two years later, he published his first collection of poetry, Rosaire des soirs (Evening Rosary), while he was studying law at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel). By 1923, he was a lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Brussels, and in 1928, he married Suzanne Lagrange. During this period, his focus... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Stablinski
Jean Stablewski, known as Jean Stablinski (born 21 May 1932, Thun-Saint-Amand, France, d. 22 July 2007) was a French professional cyclist from a family of Polish immigrants. He rode from 1952 to 1968, winning 105 races as a professional. He won the national road championship four times - 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964 - the world road championship in 1962, the first Amstel Gold Race, in 1966 and Vuelta a Espańa in 1958. Biography Jean Stablinski was the son of Polish immigrants in the mining area of the Nord region of France. His father died in a work accident in 1946 and Jean, at 14, started working in the mine to provide for his family. It was at this time that he won a bicycle in an accordion competition. Legend says that his mother was so displeased by her son's new hobby that she dama... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Renault (jurist)
Louis Renault (May 21, 1843 – February 8, 1918) was a French jurist and educator, the cowinner in 1907 (with Ernesto Teodoro Moneta) of the Nobel Prize for Peace. Renault was born at Autun. From 1868 to 1873 Renault was professor of Roman and commercial law at the University of Dijon. From 1873 until his death he was professor in the faculty of law at the University of Paris, where in 1881 he became professor of international law. In 1890 he was appointed jurisconsult of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post created for him in which he scrutinized French foreign policy in the light of international law. He served at numerous conferences in this capacity, notably at the two Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) and the London Naval Conference of 1908-09. Renault was prominent as an arbi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Drouot
Paul Drouot, born May 21, 1886 in Vouziers, died June 9, 1915 (World War I), was a French poet and writer.... Biography of Robert Castel
Robert Castel, born Robert Adolphe Moyal, May 21, 1933 in Bab El-Oued (Algeria), is a French actor and humorist. He married actress Lucette Sahuquet (died in 1987). Filmography * 1957 : Les Amants de demain de Marcel Blistčne * 1959 : Un témoin dans la ville d'Édouard Molinaro * 1964 : L'Insoumis, d'Alain Cavalier * 1970 : La Décharge / La Ville bidon de Jacques Baratier * 1971 : Il était une fois un flic de Georges Lautner * 1972 : Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire d'Yves Robert : Georghiu * 1972 : Elle court, elle court la banlieue de Gérard Pirčs * 1972 : Le Complot de René Gainville * 1973 : Deux hommes dans la ville de José Giovanni * 1973 : Le Permis de conduire de Jean Girault * 1973 : Par le sang des autres de Marc ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armand Borel
Armand Borel (21 May 1923 –11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States from 1957 to 1993. He worked in algebraic topology, in the theory of Lie groups, and was one of the creators of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups. He studied at the ETH Zürich. He came under the influence of the topologist Heinz Hopf, and the Lie group theorist Eduard Stiefel. He was in Paris from 1949: he applied the Leray spectral sequence to the topology of Lie groups and their classifying spaces, under the influence of Jean Leray and Henri Cartan. He collaborated with Jacques Tits in fundamental work on algebraic groups, and with Harish-Chandra on their arithmetic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Émile Erckmann
Émile Erckmann, born on May 21, 1822 (source: Lescaut) in Phalsbourg (Meurthe, Moselle), died on March 14, 1899, was a French writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Linda Bouchard
Linda Bouchard (born 21 May 1957) is a Canadian composer and conductor. She was born in Val d'Or and raised in Montreal. She has a BA in music (Bennington College, Vermont, 1979) and an MMus in composition (Manhattan School of Music, New York, 1982). Her teachers were Harvey Sollberger (flute), David Gilbert and Arthur Weisberg (conducting), and Henry Brant (composition). From 1979 to 1990 Bouchard resided in New York, where she composed and conducted ensembles including the New York New Music Ensemble and the New Music Consort. In 1990 she returned to Canada. From September 1992 to August 1995 she was composer-in-residence for the National Arts Centre Orchestra. She has lived in San Francisco since 1997. She has cited Henry Brant as a major influence in her music. She has experimented... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Didier Wolfromm
Jean-Didier Wolfromm, (born in May 21, 1941 in Paris, France, died in January 26, 1994 in Paris) was a French novelist and critic.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luc-Olivier Merson
Luc-Olivier Merson (21 May 1846 – 13 November 1920) was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs. Born Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson in Paris, France, he grew up in an artistic household, the son of Charles-Olivier Merson, a painter and art critic. He studied under Gustave Chassevent at the École de Dessin and then Isidore Pils at the École des Beaux-Arts. Merson had his first work exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1866 and three years later was awarded the Prix de Rome. During the five years spent working in Italy, he concentrated on religious and historical subjects for his art. Back in France, in 1875 he won the first-prize medal at the exhibition by the Société des artistes français. "Nôtre-Dame de Paris," one of Merson's best kno... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Giusta
Louis Giusta, born on May 2&, 1909 in Marseille, died on December 28, 1986, was a French airframe engineer and businessman, the father of the Caravelle.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Fouesnant
Pierre Fouesnant, born on May 21, 1943 in Landaul, is a French artist and sculptor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of António Ribeiro
Dom António II Ribeiro (21 May 1928 – 24 March 1998) was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was Patriarch of Lisbon from 1971 until his death in 1998. Born at Săo Clemente de Basto, Celorico de Basto, son of José Ribeiro (born ca 1860) and wife Ana Gonçalves (born ca 1904), both from the same location, Ribeiro was ordained as a priest on 5 July 1953 in Braga. On 3 July 1967 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Braga and Titular Bishop of Tigillava, and was ordained a bishop on 17 September. Ribeiro graduated with a degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome and lectured in the Superior Institute of Catholic Culture. His doctoral thesis, written in 1959, was The Doctrine of Errors in Saint Thomas Aquinas. During the 1960s he continued his ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Mitterrand
Jacques Marie Édouard Jean Mitterrand, born May 21, 1918 in Angoulęme and died October 21, 2009, was a French General and businessman. He is the young brother of French President François Mitterrand. Awards * Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Grand-Croix de la Légion d'honneur * Ruban de la croix de guerre 1939-1945.PNG Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 * Ruban de la Croix de la Valeur militaire.PNG Croix de la Valeur militaire * Ruban de l'Ordre national du mérite (france).PNG Médaille de l'Aéronautique... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Konrad
Jan Konrad, born May 21, 1942 in Riga, is a Latvian former swimmer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hilton Valentine
Hilton Valentine (born Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine, 21 May 1943, North Shields, North Tyneside,) is an English musician, who was the original guitarist in the The Animals. iography Valentine was influenced by the 1950s skiffle craze. His mother bought him his first guitar in 1956 when he was 13, he taught himself some chords from a book called "Teach Yourself A Thousand Chords", and formed his own skiffle group called The Heppers. They played local gigs and a newspaper described them at the time as,"A young but promising skiffle group". The Heppers eventually evolved into a rock and roll band, The Wildcats in c 1959. During this period Valentine played a Futurama III solid guitar, this was the UK brandname of importer Selmer, his next guitar was a Burns Vibra-Artiste which he b... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Fleury
Michel Fleury, born on May 21, 1944 in Sainte-Anne, killed on March 27, 1996, was a French monk. On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks from the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, belonging to the Roman Catholic Trappist Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.), were kidnapped in the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and were found dead on 21 May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) claims responsibility for both, but the then French military attaché, retired General Francois Buchwalter, reports that they were accidentally killed by the Algerian army in a rescue attempt, and claims have been made that the GIA itself was a cat's paw of Algeria's secret services (DRS). Circumstance... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stan Lynch
Stanley "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994. Early years Lynch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Gainesville, Florida, in the early 1960s. He began playing music as a small child. As a teenager growing up near Gainesville, Lynch determined that he would find a way to make a living with music. “As a kid I had very little opportunity. I was a marginal student. I wasn’t going to college. My parents didn’t have money.” “I played guitar and piano, and I always thought I was going to be a guitar player,” said Lynch. “The drums were sort of a happy accident. I didn’t really think that they would be my ticket out of the ghetto. Choos... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrick Herr
Patrick Herr, born May 2&, 1945 in Rouen (Seine-Maritime), is a French politician, a member of UMP and of the Parliament.... Biography of Camille Ayglon
Camille Ayglon (born 21 May 1985 in Avignon) is a French handball player, playing for the club Metz and for the French national team. She was born in Avignon, Vaucluse. She made her debut on the French national team in 2007. She competed at the 2007 World Championship in France, where the French team placed fifth, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the French team again finished fifth.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was one of the best-selling American authors of all time. During his career, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Born as Harold Rubin in New York City, he later claimed to be a Jewish orphan who had been raised in a Catholic boys home. In reality he was the son of well-educated Russian and Polish immigrants. He was reared by his pharmacist father and stepmother in Brooklyn. His first wife was his high school sweetheart Work His first book, Never Love a Stranger (1948), caused controversy with its graphic sexuality. The Dream Merchants (1949) was a novel about the American film industry, from its beginning to the sound era. Again Robbins blended his own experiences, historical facts, melod... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Brenner
Paul Brenner, born May 21, 1933 in New York, is an American holistic physician and obstetrician.... Biography of Paola Saluzzi
Paola Saluzzi, born May 21, 1964 in Rome, is an Italian TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Beppe Recchia
Beppe Recchia, born Giuseppe Recchia May 21, 1934 in Piacenza and died June 8, 2007, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714420/ ) Director 1. "Due per tre" (18 episodes, 1999) - Fine settimana indimenticabile (1999) TV episode - Il consigliere (1999) TV episode - Pasqua con chi vuoi (1999) TV episode - Casanova Junior (1999) TV episode - Cattive influenze (1999) TV episode (13 more) 2. "Retromarsh!" (1996) TV series 3. "Casa dolce casa" (1992) TV series 4. L'odissea (1991) (TV) 5. I tre moschettieri (1991) (TV) 6. "Buona Domenica" (1985) TV series (unknown episodes) 7. "Drive in" (1983) TV series (1984-1988) 8. "Onda li... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert A. Good
Robert Alan Good (May 21, 1922 – June 13, 2003) was an American physician who performed the first successful human bone marrow transplant between persons who were not identical twins and is regarded as a founder of modern immunology. Robert Good was born in Crosby, Minnesota, the second son of parents who worked as educators. He attended the University of Minnesota and its medical school, receiving a B.A. degree in 1944, and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 1947. He was the first student to undertake a combined M.D.-Ph.D curriculum at Minnesota. While an undergraduate, he developed a polio-like illness that left him partially paralyzed. His mother pushed his wheelchair into his medical school classrooms. He eventually recovered from the illness, but retained a pronounced limp for the remain... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stewart Cink
Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship. He has spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 2004 to 2009. Early years and education Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama and grew up in Florence, Alabama, where he attended Bradshaw High School. After completing high school in 1991, he attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets; he turned professional in 1995. Professional career After winning the Mexican Open and three events on the Nike Tour (now the Nationwide Tour) in 1996, Cink joined the PGA Tour in 1997 and won the Canon Greater Hartford Open in his rookie season. Cink performed consistently on the Tour over the next few years, picking up an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Édouard Goursat
Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (21 May 1858 – 25 November 1936) was a French mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the twentieth century. It set a standard for the high-level teaching of mathematical analysis, especially complex analysis. This text was reviewed by William Fogg Osgood for the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. This led to its translation in English by Earle Raymond Hedrick published by Ginn and Company. Goursat also published texts on partial differential equations and hypergeometric series. Life Edouard Goursat was born in Lanzac, Lot. He was a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, where he later taught and developed his Cours. At that time the topological fou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Budzynski
Robert Budzynski, born on May 21, 1940 in Calonne-Ricouart, Pas-de-Calais (birth time source: email) is a former professional French association footballer born in Calonne-Ricouart of Polish origin, who played as a defender, notably for France at FIFA World Cup 1966.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François Billoux
François Billoux, born on May 21, 1903 in Saint-Romain-la-Motte (Loire) (birth time source: Lescaut), died on January 14, 1978 in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes), was a French politician, minister several times, and member of Parliament.... Biography of Josh Hamilton (baseball)
Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball All Star outfielder for the Texas Rangers. He was the first overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career in 2001. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs (picking for the Cincinnati Reds) in the Rule 5 Draft. He made his MLB debut in 2007 with the Reds and had a successful rookie season. During the off-season he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Edinson Volquez and Daniel Ray Herrera. After his torrid start to the 2008 season, Hamilton was named to the American League All Star team, and made the All-Star team the next two seasons ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobby Cox
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox (born May 21, 1941) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season and stayed there until his retirement following the 2010 season. The Atlanta Braves have since retired the number 6 in commemoration of Bobby Cox. He led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship in 1995. He holds the all-time record for ejections in Major League Baseball with 158 (plus an additional three post-season ejections), a record previously held by John McGraw. He ranks fourth on the Baseball All-time Managerial Wins list. Playing career ... Biography of Marnie Schulenburg
Marnie Schulenburg (born May 21, 1984 in Barnstable near Cape Cod, Massachusetts) began her acting career in 2007. She made her debut on The Young and the Restless and moved to As the World Turns as Alison "Ali" Stewart. The appearance began a crossover between As the World Turns and the top-rated The Young and the Restless that included a special online-only series called L.A. Diaries. Schulenburg, a Cape Cod native, was cast on the daytime drama As the World Turns and signed to a three-year contract. She wasn't looking for a soap job when she left her parents' home in Barnstable Village, Massachusetts, for New York and moved in with her older brother Gus, a playwright who graduated from Barnstable High School in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1994. She has another brother, Allan, who is a ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard (born Bois-Colombes, March 21, 1893 – died Paris, June 13, 1968) was a French comic actor, composer, and conductor, known mainly for his work in film. Filmography Le traitement du hoquet The Little Cafe Les Trois Mousquetaires Mimi Pinson Les deux pigeons The Black Diamond Vingt ans aprčs Ma tante d'Honfleur A Fly in the Ointment Miracle of the Wolves L'éveilleur d'instincts Rue de la paix The Chess Player Education of a Prince Napoléon Tu m'oublieras Paris la nuit La place est bonne! Eau, gaz et amour ŕ tous les étages Les monts en flammes The Woman Dressed As a Man My Dream Woman Général, ŕ vos ordres Dactylo The Million Tout s'arrange C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Bellamy
Frank Bellamy (21 May 1917 – 5 July 1976) was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip. He also drew Thunderbirds in a dramatic two-page format for the weekly comic TV Century 21. He drew the newspaper strip Garth for the London Daily Mirror. His work was innovative in its graphic effects and sophisticated use of colour, and in the dynamic manner in which it broke out of the then-traditional grid system. Biography Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, He started work at William Blamire's studio, in Kettering in 1933. Bellamy met his wife Nancy whilst he was stationed near Bishop Auckland during World War II and was married in 1942. In 1944 David Bellamy... Biography of Tony Hayward
Anthony Bryan "Tony" Hayward (born 21 May 1957) is the Chief Executive of oil and energy company BP Group, having taken over from John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley on 1 May 2007. On 25 July, 2010, the BBC World Service reported he is negotiating the terms of his departure and will stand down from the company. Education and early career Tony Hayward was born in Slough in 1957 and was the oldest of seven children. Later on, his family moved to Windsor, Berkshire.. After attending the local state grammar school, he went on to gain a first class geology degree from Aston University in Birmingham followed by a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Joining BP in 1982, with his first job as a rig geologist in Aberdeen, he quickly rose through the ranks in a series of technical and comm... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Steel (actor)
Anthony Maitland Steel (21 May 1920 – 21 March 2001) was an English actor and singer best known for his appearances in British war films of the 1950s such as The Wooden Horse (1950), and his marriage to Anita Ekberg. He was described as "a glorious throwback to the Golden Age of Empire... the perfect Imperial actor, born out of his time, blue-eyed, square-jawed, clean-cut." Biography Early life Anthony Steel was born in London (source: Imdb), the son of an Indian army officer, and educated at Alexander House Prep School, Broadstairs, Kent. He servedas an officer in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and was badly wounded on patrol in the Middle East, then again in the Far East. He turned parachutist and made nine operational jumps. On demobilisation, Steel decided ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Éric Ruf
Éric Ruf, born on May 21, 1969, is a French comedian, actor, and director. He is a member (1993- ), and sociétaire (1998- ) of la Comédie-Française. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0749222/) 2011 L'Affaire Gordji (TV movie) (filming) François Léotard 2011 Édouard Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français (TV movie) (filming) Gustave Mery 2011 R.I.F. (Recherche dans l'Intéręt des Familles) (completed) Jean-Dominique Perrin 2011 Partage de midi (TV movie) (completed) Mesa 2011 Poupoupidou Simon Denner 2011 Ŕ la recherche du temps perdu (TV movie) Charles Swann 2010 L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie Grégoire Kremer 2010 La marquise des ombres (TV movie) Gobelin 2009 Pigalle, la nuit (TV series) Dimitri – Episode #1.7 (2009) … D... Biography of Santa Auzina
Santa Auzina, born May 21, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian model. External link: http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Santa_Auzina/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Twyman
John Kennedy "Jack" Twyman (born May 21, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career A 6' 6" forward from the University of Cincinnati, he spent eleven seasons (1955-1966) in the NBA as a member of the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals franchise (now the Sacramento Kings). Along with Wilt Chamberlain, Twyman became the first NBA player to average more than 30 points per game in a single season when he averaged 31.2 points per game during the 1959-60 season. He scored 15,840 points in his career, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team in both 1960 and 1962, and he appeared in six NBA All-Star Games. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. Humanitarian efforts Twyman was also known ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Dale Oen
Alexander Dale Oen (May 21, 1985 – April 30, 2012) was a Norwegian swimmer. He represented the club Vestkantsvřmmerne. Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship. Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh in 100 metre breaststroke during the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. During the European short course Championships in December the same year he swam the 100 m breaststroke in 59.05 seconds, placing fourth and setting a new Nordic Record. He became the first Norwegian to swim this distance in less than 1 minute. At the Norwegian Short Course Championships two months later, he bettered that time to 58.81, a world best mark for the year. Dale Oen died fro... Biography of Havoc (Mobb Deep)
Kejuan Muchita (born May 21, 1974), better known as Havoc, is an MC, record producer and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Prodigy. He is of Igbo descent. Biography Havoc produces most of the tracks on every Mobb Deep album, and has produced songs for MCs such as Method Man, Eminem, Nas, Foxy Brown, Onyx, O.G.C., The Notorious B.I.G., Jadakiss, Styles P, Game, Diddy, LL Cool J, La The Darkman, Big Noyd, Termanology, Jimmy Mserembo, Capone-N-Noreaga, and his own partner Prodigy on his solo work. In the spring of 2005, Mobb Deep was signed to fellow Queens rapper 50 Cent's record label G-Unit Records. However, in late 2006 there was speculation that the producer was at odds with label figurehead 50 Cent due to creative differences musically, but was later proven false by both ... Biography of Paloma Duarte
Paloma Duarte, born on May 21, 1977 in Săo Paulo, is a Brazilian actress, the daugther of actress Débora Duarte and composer, singer and actor Antônio Marcos, and the dranddaughter of Lima Duarte and Marisa Sanches. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239128/ ) 2011 Teus Olhos Meus Tia Leila 2010 Leo e Bia 2009 Poder Paralelo (TV series) Fernanda Lira – Episode #1.21 (2009) … Fernanda Lira – Episode #1.20 (2009) … Fernanda Lira – Episode #1.19 (2009) … Fernanda Lira – Episode #1.18 (2009) … Fernanda Lira – Episode #1.17 (2009) … Fernanda Lira See all 21 episodes » 2007 Luz do Sol (TV series) Verônica – Episode dated 19 November 2007 (2007) … Verônica – Episode dated 17 November 2007 (2007) … Verônica – Episode dated 14 November 2007 (2007) … Verôn... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Suzanne Lilar
Suzanne, Baroness Lilar (née Suzanne Verbist) (21 May 1901 - 12 December 1992) was a Flemish Belgian essayist, novelist, and playwright writing in French. She was the wife of the Belgian Minister of Justice Albert Lilar and mother of the writer Françoise Mallet-Joris and the art historian Marie Fredericq-Lilar. She was a member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature from 1952 to 1992. Life Lilar's mother was a middle school teacher, her father a railway station master. After having lived her youth in Ghent, and following a brief first marriage, she moved to Antwerp where she became the first woman lawyer, and where in 1929 she married the lawyer Albert Lilar who would later become a Minister of Justice and Minister of State (Liberal Party). She was the mother of th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Lenihan
Brian Joseph Lenihan (born 21 May 1959) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is the current Minister for Finance and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency. He previously served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, as did his father, Brian Lenihan, Snr. Early and private life Lenihan was born in Dublin in 1959. He was educated at Belvedere College, where he was School Captain (i.e. Head Prefect), Trinity College, Dublin (Foundation Scholar, LL.B. (First Class)), Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (LL.M. (First Class)) and was called to the Irish Bar by the Honorable Society of King's Inns. He began lecturing in law at Trinity College, Dublin in 1984 and in the same year was called to the Irish Bar. From 1992 to 1995 he was a member of the Criminal Injuri... Biography of Tatyana Ledovskaya
Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya (Russian: Татьяна Михайловна Ледовская) (born 21 May 1966 in Shchyokino) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk. She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the silver medal. She followed this up with a leg in the 4 x 400 metres relay where she won the gold medal with her teammates individual gold medalist Olga Bryzgina, individual bronze medalist Olga Nazarova and Marina Pinigina, setting a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeat... Biography of Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena (born 21 May 1985) is an English recording artist who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her debut solo album, Real Girl in June 2007. In October 2010, Buena released a compilation album dedicated to British singers, titled Sound Of Camden: Mutya Buena. On 20 July 2012, Buena and her former Sugababes bandmates, Donaghy and Buchanan confirmed their reunion. The original trio will not be able to release music under the name "Sugababes" as it is still being used by the current members of the band. They will instead, release music under the new band name, Mutya Keisha Siobha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Champlin
William Bradford "Bill" Champlin (born May 21, 1947, Oakland, California) is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin. He has won multiple Grammy Awards for songwriting. Early career As a child, Champlin demonstrated a talent for piano, and eventually picked up the guitar after being inspired by Elvis Presley. He started a band, The Opposite Six, while at Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California and went on to study music in college, but was encouraged by a professor to drop out of school and pursue music professionally. The Sons of Champlin and solo career The Opposite Six, Champlin's band from high school, changed their name to the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Fairfax (rower)
John Fairfax (21 May 1937 – 8 February 2012) was a British ocean rower and adventurer who, in 1969, became the first person to row solo across an ocean. He subsequently went on to become the first to row the Pacific (with Sylvia Cook) in 1971/2. Early life Fairfax was born 21 May 1937 in Rome, Italy to an English father and Bulgarian mother. As a child he was expelled from the Italian Boy Scouts for opening fire, with a revolver, on a hut containing other Scouts. Soon after, he and his mother moved to Argentina where, aged thirteen, he left home to live in the jungle "like Tarzan", surviving by hunting and bartering skins with local peasants. Also as a teenager, he read of Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo's famous row across the Atlantic Ocean (then the only ocean to have been rowed) a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sebastian Janikowski
Andrew Sebastian Janikowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born March 2, 1978) is a Polish-born American football placekicker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Florida State University, and was a two-time consensus All-American. He is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league, and leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks. On September 12, 2011 in a Monday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos, he tied the NFL record for the longest field goal at 63 yards, sharing the record with Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam. Early years Sebastian Janikowski was born an only child to Henryk and Halina Janikowski in Wałbrzych, Poland. His father was a professional soccer ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lydia Mendoza
Lydia Mendoza (May 21, 1916 – December 20, 2007) was an American guitarist and singer of Tejano, conjunto, and traditional Mexican-American music. She is known as "La Alondra de la Frontera" (or "The Lark of the Border" in English). Mendoza was born on May 21, 1916, in Houston, Texas. She learned to sing and play stringed instruments from her mother and grandmother. In 1928, as part of the family group, Cuarteto Carta Blanca, she made her first recordings for the Okeh Records label in San Antonio, Texas. In the early 1930s, Mendoza came to the attention of Manuel J. Cortez, a pioneer of Mexican-American radio broadcasting. Her live radio performances set the stage for her 1934 recordings on the Bluebird Records label, a subsidiary of RCA Victor. Her recording, "Mal Hombre", became an... Biography of Mario Mandzukic
Mario Mandžukić (pronounced ; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian international footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. During his time with Dinamo Zagreb he was the Croatian league Prva HNL top goalscorer in 2008–09. He was UEFA Euro 2012 joint top scorer with three goals. and was named Croatian Footballer of the Year for 2012. Club career Early days Mandžukić made his first footballing steps at the German club TSF Ditzingen, based near Stuttgart, in 1992. Upon his return to his home city he spent the period between 1996 and 2003 at Marsonia, before spending a season at the city minnows NK Željezničar. The next season he returned to Marsonia and in the summer of 2005 he made a move to NK Zagreb. He thrived under the tuition of Mir... Biography of Marie McCray
Marie McCray (born May 21, 1985) is an American pornographic actress and nude model. Life and career Marie McCray was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and entered the porn industry in 2007, at around 22 years old. When she started, as she declared, she was studying accounting at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. Previously, she had worked as a stripper and a nude model. Her first role was for Angel Face, a VCX’s feature film where Marie had the leading role of a young girl that leaves her small town pursuing the Hollywood dream, and for this movie she immediately conquered an AVN Award nomination for Best Actress. Since then she appeared in about 150 movies and filmed dozens of scenes for internet porn sites. She also appeared in magazines, notably being a Hust... |
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