Audrey Hepburn was an award-winning actress. The American Film Institute considered her to be the third greatest actress of all time. She also became a fashion and cultural icon, and continues to be so today. She was also a magnificent humanitarian....
Asashoryu is a sumo grand champion and one of the most successful sumo fighters in history. His real name is Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj; Asashoryu is his fighting name. He was born in Mongolia in 1980 and is the first Mongolian to reach sumos top posi...
Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl who gained international fame after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Her account of her two years...
Anna Netrebko is one of operas leading stars. She is a stunning soprano who sweeps audiences off their feet with her beauty and incredible voice. The magazine Musical America said she is a genuine superstar for the 21st century and was named 'Musicia...
Angelina was born in LA in 1976. She loved movies and started acting classes to follow her dream of movie stardom. She was rebellious and became a punk with dyed purple hair and tattoos. Her movie career took off in 1997 and within a few years she ha...
Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954. She became Germanys first female Chancellor and the first from communist East Germany in 2005. Forbes magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world in 2006 and 2007. Western media often dub her...
Amy Jade Winehouse is an English singer and songwriter. She is known for her marvelous voice and controversial private life. She debuted in 2003 at the age of 20 with the album Frank. It set her on the road to fame. Music lovers everywhere were excit...
Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist, although most people probably know him as the most intelligent person who ever lived. His name has become part of many languages when we want to say someone is a genius, as in the phrase, Shes a real Einst...
Alexander Rodriguez, a.k.a. A-Rod, is one of the worlds greatest baseball players. He plays for the New York Yankees, after starting his career with Seattle and Texas. He holds a long list of baseball records. He is the youngest player ever to hit 50...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of Indias best known and best loved actresses. She was born in 1973 and was a very bright pupil at school. She worked part-time as a model while studying architecture. She planned to be an architect. Things changed all o...
