World Biographical Encyclopedia

Harvey Milk

Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and gay-rights activist. He was the first openly gay elected official in California, United States.

Neymar, in full Neymar da Silva Santos, Jr., is a Brazilian football (soccer) player who was one of the most prolific scorers in his country’s storied football history. He plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. Neymar is known for his dribbling, finishing, skill, pace, and ability to play with both feet.

Norman Lamont

Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick is a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames. He is best known for his period serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in 1998.

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who is regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. In a career spanning 57 years, he directed over 30 films, such as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), and Ran (1985). Even though many Japanese directors found better acclaim and success in the West, his movies co...

John Bradley

John Bradley West, credited professionally as John Bradley, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Samwell Tarly in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Dr. Dre

André Romelle Young, known as Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur. He founded Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. He has worked with and produced albums for such musicians as Eminem, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and The Game.

Mike Myers

Mike Myers is one of Hollywood's most bankable comedy stars. He gained success and fame as a central cast member of Saturday Night Live, creating such characters as Linda Richman and Sprockets, before going on to even greater success in Hollywood films such as Shrek, Wayne's World, and the Austin Powers trilogy.

Robert Millikan

Robert Andrews Millikan was an American physicist and educator. He was also the 1st President of California Institute of Technology.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He cut taxes, increased defense spending, negotiated a nuclear arms reduction agreement with the Soviets and is credited with helping to bring a quicker end to the Cold War.

Federico Mayor Zaragoza

Federico Mayor Zaragoza is a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat, and poet. He is former Director-General of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999.

Cal Ripken Jr.

Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3, 184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1, 695 runs batted in during his career.

François Mitterrand

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in French history. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he was the first left-winger to be elected President of France under the Fifth Republic.

Aaliyah Haughton

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American singer, actress, and model.

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett is an American actress, who is most known for her roles in biographical productions like What's Love Got to Do with It and The Rosa Parks Story. She has worked on a large variety of projects in her illustrious career spanning over three decades. She appeared on the television series ER, American Horror Story, and did voice acting for BoJack Horseman.

Tom Hopper

Thomas Edward Hopper is an English actor who has appeared in several television programs and films including Merlin, Doctor Who, Casualty and Tormented. He starred in the 2016 film Kill Ratio. He also starred in the Neil Marshall drama series Black Sails.