221 Influential People Around The World

Venus Ebony Starr Williams was born on the 17th of June 1980 in California, U.S. Do you know that Venus Williams is the only player to have defeated Serena (her sister) on the grass twice? Former No. 1 tennis star, Venus Williams is a professional tennis player who has won a total of 22 Grand […]

Valentino Rossi was born on the 16th of February 1979 in Italy. Do you know that Valentino Rossi broke an international record by making 170 consecutive starts in a span of a decade? A professional motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi has won 9 Grand Prix World Championships and is a multiple MotoGP World Champion. One of

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on the 2nd of February 1977 in Columbia. Do you know that Shakira recorded her first album at the age of 13 years? A singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer and record producer, Shakira was a star in Latin America, before she entered the English language market. With influences of Latin,

Eldrick Tont Woods, popularly known as Tiger Woods, was born on the 30th of December 1975 in California, U.S. Do you know that Tiger Woods was introduced to golf when he was only 2 years old? By the age of 5 years, he had appeared in the Golf Digest. Tiger Woods is a professional golfer,

Marissa Anne Mayer was born on the 30th of May 1975 in Wisconsin, U.S. Do you know that Marissa Mayer climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2009? In addition, she also likes to run marathons. A computer scientist and business executive, Marissa Mayer was appointed the president and CEO of Yahoo! since 2012, before which she was

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on the 2nd of May 1975 in London, England. Do you know that David Beckham suffers from OCDs (i.e. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders)? Everything he owns has to be strictly organized and if possible in pairs! A former professional footballer, Beckham is the first English player to have won league

Angelina Jolie Voight was born on the 4th of June 1975 in California, U.S. Do you know that Angelina Jolie has some interesting hobbies, which include collecting different types of knives and even collecting first edition books? Angelina Jolie Pitt is an actress, model, filmmaker and humanitarian. Apart from winning an Academy Award, 2 Screen

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was born on the 1st of November 1973 in Manglore, India. Do you know Aishwarya Rai has her own Barbie dolls? They were released as a limited addition to the actual range of dolls, and are now considered a collector’s items. An Indian actress, model and former winner of Miss World, Aishwarya

Leander Adrian Paes was born on the 17th of June 1973 in Mumbai, India. Do you know that Leander Paes has played through 4 generations of tennis champions? A professional tennis player, Leander Paes has won 8 doubles and 9 mixed double Grand Slam titles. Considered one of the best doubles and mixed doubles player

Lawrence Page, known as Larry Page, was born on the 26th of March 1973 in Michigan, U.S. Do you know that Larry Page earns only $1 per year? Considered as a ‘pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence’, Larry Page, along with Sergey Brin, invented the world’s most popular search engine to date, ‘Google’. Google

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on the 24th of April 1973 in Mumbai, India. Do you know that Sachin was very superstitious during matches? He always put on his left pad before he put his right one. Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer and former Indian Cricket Team Captain. He is regarded as one of

Lee Jun-fan, popularly known as Bruce Lee, was born on the 27th of November 1940 in Chinatown, California, U.S.A., and passed away on 20th July 1973. Do you know that as a child Bruce Lee was in a gang and involved in street fighting in Hong Kong, and as a result he was sent to

Petros Sampras, popularly known as Pete Sampras, was born on the 12th of August 1971 in Maryland, U.S. Do you know that Pete Sampras became a professional tennis player at the age of 16 years? Pete Sampras is a retired tennis player, who is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players in history.

Lance Edward Armstrong was born on the 18th of September 1971 in Texas, U.S. Do you know that Lance Armstrong’s foundation has raised over $500 million since 1997, to support cancer survivors? A former road racing cyclist, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France 7-times. However, because of a doping scandal, he was stripped

Elon Reeve Musk was born on the 28th of June 1971 in Transvaal, South Africa. Do you know that Elon Musk developed and sold his own video games at the age of 12 years? An engineer, inventor and business mogul, Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX, and the co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors.