BacchylidesBacchylides (/bəˈkɪlɪˌdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Βακχυλίδης Bakkhulides; c. 518 – c. 451 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric…View analysis →
Hedda HopperElda Furry (June 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966), known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s…View analysis →
John ClareJohn Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its…View analysis →
Richard AvedonRichard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing…View analysis →
Li HeLi He (李賀; c. 790–791 – c. 816–817) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Changji, and he is also known as Guicai and Shigui.View analysis →
Aphra BehnAphra Behn (/ˈæfrə bɛn/; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first…View analysis →
Sorley MacLeanSorley MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle MacGill-Eain; 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the…View analysis →
RamanujaRamanuja (; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; c. 1077 – 1157, trad. date 1017-1137), also known as Rāmānujācārya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and…View analysis →
John ConstableJohn Constable (/ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn-/; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for…View analysis →
Alfred, Lord TennysonAlfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (/ˈtɛnɪsən/; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's…View analysis →
Dave MallowDave Mallow (October 19, 1948 – March 11, 2025) was an American voice actor.View analysis →
Mark RylanceSir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, playwright and theatre director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous awards…View analysis →
Michael BallackMichael Ballack (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl ˈbalak]; born 26 September 1976) is a German former professional footballer who is now a football agent. He was selected by Pelé…View analysis →
Pedro PascalJosé Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈpeðɾo‿βalmaˈseða pasˈkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. Known for his portrayals of parental figures on…View analysis →
Misha BMisha Amber Bryan (born 10 February 1992), known by her stage name Misha B, is a British singer. She rose to notability as a contestant on the eighth series of The X Factor in…View analysis →
Derek WalcottSir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright.View analysis →
Patsy KellyPatsy Kelly (born Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick…View analysis →
M. C. EscherMaurits Cornelis Escher (/ˈɛʃər/; Dutch: [ˈmʌurɪts kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɛɕər]; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints…View analysis →
Ronnie WoodRonald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.View analysis →
William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with…View analysis →
Chung HaKim Chung-ha (Korean: 김청하; born Kim Chan-mi, February 9, 1996), known mononymously as Chung Ha (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer, dancer and choreographer. She…View analysis →
Jackson PollockPaul Jackson Pollock (/ˈpɒlək/; January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was widely noticed for his…View analysis →
Thomas MalorySir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated…View analysis →
Chris NothChristopher David Noth (/noʊθ/ NOHTH; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–1995)…View analysis →
Five for FightingVladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), known professionally as Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for his piano-based…View analysis →
Hugh LaurieJames Hugh Calum Laurie (/ˈlɒri/; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, and musician. Laurie first gained professional recognition as a member of the English comedy…View analysis →
Sidney LanierSidney Clopton Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a…View analysis →
Peter LorrePeter Lorre (born László Löwenstein; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his…View analysis →
Sidney HookSidney Hook (December 20, 1902 – July 12, 1989) was an American philosopher of pragmatism known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education…View analysis →
Coréon DúJosé Eduardo Paulino dos Santos (born September 28, 1984), also known by his stage name Coréon Dú, is an Angolan recording artist, creative director, designer, screenwriter…View analysis →
Max ErnstMax Ernst (/ɜːrnst/; German: 2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a pioneer of the…View analysis →
Future (rapper)Nayvadius DeMun Cash (né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his…View analysis →
Keith JarrettKeith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis…View analysis →
Malcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's If.... (1968), a role he…View analysis →
Inge MorathIngeborg Hermine "Inge" Morath (née Mörath; Austrian German: [ˈɪŋɛbɔrɡ ˈmoːraːt] ⓘ; 27 May 1923 – 30 January 2002) was an Austrian photographer. Joining the Magnum Photos Agency…View analysis →
