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Adele British singer-songwriter

Adele, byname of Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, (born May 5, 1988, Tottenham, London, England), English pop singer and songwriter whose...

Michael Jackson American singer, songwriter, and dancer

Michael Jackson, in full Michael Joseph Jackson or Michael Joe Jackson (see Researcher’s Note), (born August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana,...

Beyonce American singer

Beyoncé, in full Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, (born September 4, 1981, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American singer-songwriter and actress who...

Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison co-founded the software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL) in 1977. Under his leadership, Oracle grew from a start-up with three...

Steffi Graf German tennis player

Steffi Graf, byname of Stephanie Maria Graf, (born June 14, 1969, Brühl, West Germany [now in Germany]), German tennis player who...

Serena Williams American tennis player

Serena Williams, (born September 26, 1981, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.), American tennis player who revolutionized women’s tennis with...

Michael Phelps American swimmer

Michael Phelps, in full Michael Fred Phelps II, (born June 30, 1985, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.), American swimmer, who was the most-decorated...

Usain Bolt is one of the worlds most celebrated sportsman

Usain Bolt is one of the world’s most celebrated sportsman with a record-breaking tally of nine gold medals at three consecutive Olympics...

Jennifer Lopez American actress and musician

Jennifer Lopez, in full Jennifer Lynn Lopez, byname J.Lo, (born July 24, 1969, Bronx, New York, U.S.), American actress and musician...

Cedric Gibbons American art director

Cedric Gibbons, in full Austin Cedric Gibbons, (born March 23, 1890, New York City, New York, U.S.—died July 26, 1960, Westwood, California),...

As a nine year-old Tiger made a bold commitment to his...

Tiger (Eldrick) Woods, born December 30, 1975, is a professional golfer and entrepreneur.