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Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Films in which she has appeared have grossed over $6.9 billion worldwide. She has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars". He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, an Actor Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. Along with his Best Actor Academy Award win, Newman also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Jon Voight
American actor (born 1938)
Dove Cameron
Dove Olivia Cameron is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame for her dual role of the eponymous characters in Disney Channel's comedy series Liv and Maddie (2013–2017) and her leading role in the network's Descendants film franchise (2015–2021); the former won her the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.
Jon Bon Jovi
John Francis Bongiovi Jr., known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has released 16 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums.
Dave Grohl
American rock musician
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack was an American actress and singer, known for her equal mastery of the comedy and drama genres. Her famed roles include Tai Frasier in the teen film Clueless (1995), Alex Latourno in 8 Mile (2002), Daisy Randone in Girl, Interrupted (1999), Molly Gunn in Uptown Girls (2003), Sarah in Just Married (2003), and Gloria in Happy Feet (2006).
Douglas Osheroff
American physicist
Jim Caviezel
James Patrick Caviezel Jr. is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). He also played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).
Chris Columbus
American filmmaker (born 1958)
Eugene Cernan
NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
American medical researcher
Steve Ditko
American comics artist (1927–2018)
Kiernan Shipka
American actress (born 1999)
David Boreanaz
American actor
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura is an American politician, Vietnam veteran, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.
Anna Gunn
American actress
Austin Mahone
American singer-songwriter
Scott Bakula
American actor
Allisyn Snyder
American actress
John Spencer
American actor (1946–2005)
Matthew Daddario
American actor
Jaroslav Pelikan
US historian of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history at Yale (1923–2006)
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985)
Robert Urich
actor (1946-2002)
James Haven
American actor
Travis Kalanick
American entrepreneur
Patrick Fabian
American actor
Chip Taylor
American songwriter
iJustine
Justine Ezarik ( ; born March 20, 1984) is an American YouTuber. She is best known as iJustine, with over one billion views on her YouTube channel. She gained attention as a lifecaster who communicated directly with her millions of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She acquired notability in roles variously described as a "lifecasting star," a "new media star," or one of the Internet's most popular lifecasters. She posts videos on her main channel iJustine.
Harley Jane Kozak
American actress and writer
Dale Chihuly
American glass sculptor (born 1941)
Bianca Kajlich
American actress
Benjamin Orr
American musician (1947–2000)
Caroline Polachek
American singer and songwriter
Michael Novak
American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017)
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017)
Paul Stastny
Canadian-American ice hockey player
Štefan Banič
Slovak inventor (1870-1941)
Five for Fighting
American singer-songwriter (born 1965)
Joe Sestak
American politician and U.S. Navy officer
Richard Marcinko
Navy SEAL, Author (1940–2021)
MatPat
Matthew Robert Patrick (born November 15, 1986), known professionally as MatPat, is an American internet personality, political advisor, and former YouTuber.
Jozef Murgaš
Slovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest (1864-1929)
Steve Sisolak
30th governor of Nevada
Stephen Nedoroscik
American gymnast
Mike Piazza
American baseball player
Ema Horvath
American actress
John Katko
American politician
Alex Tuch
American ice hockey player
Duane Michals
American photographer (born 1932)
Jim Renacci
American politician
Yan Stastny
Canadian ice hockey player
Pete Visclosky
American politician
Scott Kazmir
American former professional baseball player
Britt Baker
American professional wrestler
Kelly Pavlik
American boxer
David Zubik
American RC bishop
Kevin Labanc
American professional ice hockey right wing
Nicole Rajičová
Slovak figure skater