By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer. She has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was the world’s highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014, and was named one of Time‘s 100 most […]

By Michelle Dumas   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   SS Andrea Doria (pronounced [anˈdrɛːa ˈdɔːrja]) was a luxury transatlantic ocean liner of the Italian Line (Società di navigazione Italia), put into service in 1953. She is widely known from the extensive media coverage of her sinking in 1956, which included the remarkably successful rescue […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (/ˈtʃɛnoʊwɛθ/; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You’re a […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Abdul Kareem “Duke” Fakir (December 26, 1935 – July 22, 2024) was an American singer. He was a founding member of the Motown quartet the Four Tops, from 1953 until shortly before his death. Fakir died of heart failure at his Detroit home on […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Francis Lieber (18 March 1798 – 2 October 1872) was a Prussian-American jurist and political philosopher. He is most well known for the Lieber Code, the first codification of the customary law and the laws of war for battlefield conduct, which served a later basis for the Hague Conventions of […]

By Michelle Dumas   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. She played for the United States national team from 1988 to 2004. In her 192 caps on the team, […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gisele Caroline Bündchen (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiˈzɛli ˈbĩtʃẽ], German: [ˈbʏntçn̩], born 20 July 1980) is a Brazilian model and activist. Since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. In 2007, Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned […]

By Michelle Dumas   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Brolin (born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin, July 18, 1940) is an American actor. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. Brolin is the father of actor Josh Brolin and the husband of Barbra Streisand. […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed “The Hoff“, is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on The Young and the Restless (1975–1982), playing the role of […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Phoebe Belle Cates Kline (born July 16, 1963) is an American former actress, who appeared in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Princess Caraboo (1994). In 1983, during her audition for a role (awarded to Meg […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason   Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has been a leading man in films of several genres and starred in many major box-office successes, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. His films have grossed more than $5.4 billion […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Christopher John “Topher” Grace (/ˈtoʊfər/ TOH-fər; born July 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Eric Forman in the teen sitcoms That ’70s Show and That ’90s Show, Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi‘s film Spider-Man 3, Pete Monash in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Carter […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sarah Virginia Wade OBE (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s–1990s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s–2000s police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, and […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Harold Lambert (born July 8, 1952) is an American former football linebacker who played his entire 11-year career for Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 as “the greatest linebacker of his era,” Lambert was the […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jorja Fox (born July 7, 1968) is an American actress. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring role […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (/stəˈloʊn/; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only […]