Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, popularly known as Coco Chanel, was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. She was the second daughter of Henri-Albert Chanel, a traveling peddler, and Jeanne Eugénie Devolle, who worked as a laundrywoman. Chanel’s childhood was marked by poverty and instability. Her mother died when Gabrielle was about 12 years old, … Read more
Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995, in London, England, to Kosovar Albanian parents, Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Lipa. Her parents had moved to London from Pristina, Kosovo, in the early 1990s after leaving the region because of political and social conflict. Her father, Dukagjin, had studied dentistry and was also a musician, while … Read more
Michael Kirk Douglas was born on September 25, 1944, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. He is the son of legendary Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas and actress Diana Dill. Growing up in a famous entertainment family gave Michael an early connection to the film industry, but it also meant living under the enormous reputation … Read more
Cormac McCarthy was born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr. on July 20, 1933, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Charles Joseph McCarthy and Gladys Christina McGrail McCarthy. He was one of six children in an Irish Catholic family. In 1937, when he was four years old, the family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, because his father worked as … Read more
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr., popularly known as Tom Brady, was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California, United States. He is the only son and youngest child of Thomas Brady Sr. and Galynn Patricia Brady, growing up with three older sisters, Maureen, Nancy and Julie. Brady was raised in a close-knit family … Read more
Steve Hilton, whose full name is Stephen Glenn Charles Hilton, was born on August 25, 1969, in London, England. He grew up in Britain in a family with Hungarian immigrant roots. His parents had fled Hungary following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and settled in the United Kingdom. His father, István Csák, had been a prominent … Read more
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States, to James McCauley and Leona Edwards McCauley. She was raised primarily in Pine Level, Alabama, in her mother’s family home and grew up with her younger brother, Sylvester. Her mother, Leona, was a teacher, while her maternal grandparents had been … Read more
Sylvester Enzio Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City, New York, United States. He was born to Frank Stallone Sr., an Italian-American hairdresser and beautician, and Jacqueline “Jackie” Stallone, who worked as an astrologer, dancer and promoter. His younger brother is musician and actor Frank Stallone. Stallone’s difficult birth involved the … Read more
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954, in the Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican parents Juan Sotomayor and Celina Báez Sotomayor. Her father worked as a tool-and-die worker and had limited formal education, while her mother worked in nursing after serving during World War II. Sotomayor grew up in a working-class … Read more
Lionel Andrés Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He grew up in a football-loving family and developed a passion for the sport from an extremely young age. According to Messi’s official biography, he was surrounded by football at home because his brothers, cousins and other relatives regularly played the … Read more