Category: Example Profiles of the Week
This category groups profiles that have been featured as an Example Profile of the Week.
Person Profiles (334)
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Peter Falk
16 Sep 1927 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Jun 2011
Michael Faraday
22 Sep 1791 Newington Butts, Southwark, London, England - 25 Aug 1867
Roger Federer
1980s
Carrie Fisher
21 Oct 1956 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States - 27 Dec 2016
Francis Fitzgerald
24 Sep 1896 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 21 Dec 1940
Maureen (FitzSimons) O'Hara
17 Aug 1920 Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland - 25 Oct 2015
Terrance Fox
28 Jul 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 28 Jun 1981
Anne Frank
12 Jun 1929 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - bef 15 Apr 1945
Aretha Franklin
25 Mar 1942 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 16 Aug 2018
Benjamin Franklin
17 Jan 1706 Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 17 Apr 1790
Rosalind Franklin
25 Jul 1920 Notting Hill, London, England - 16 Apr 1958
Christopher (Friel) Sean
1980s
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Sári (Gábor) Gabor
06 Feb 1917 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary - 18 Dec 2016
Heinrich Gehrig
19 Jun 1903 Yorkville, Manhattan, New York, USA - 02 Jun 1941
Theodor Geisel
02 Mar 1904 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Sep 1991
Domenico Ghirardelli
21 Feb 1817 Rapallo, Genova, Liguria, Italy - 17 Jan 1894
Stefanie Graf
1960s
Gillis Grafström
07 Jun 1893 Hedvig Eleonora, Stockholm, Sverige - 14 Apr 1938
Francis Greenway
20 Nov 1777 Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England - 25 Sep 1837
Charles Grey
13 Mar 1764 Fallodon, Northumberland, England - 17 Jul 1845
Jane (Grey) Dudley
Oct 1537 Bradgate, Leicestershire, England - 12 Feb 1554
Virgil Grissom
03 Apr 1926 Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA - 27 Jan 1967
Frances (Gumm) Garland
10 Jun 1922 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States - 22 Jun 1969
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Joel Emanuel (Hägglund) Hill
07 Oct 1879 Gävle, Gästrikland (X), Sweden - 19 Nov 1915
Emma (Hale) Bidamon
10 Jul 1804 Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Apr 1879
Mark Hamill
1950s
Alexander Hamilton
11 Jan 1757 Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies - 12 Jul 1804
John Hancock
12 Jan 1736 Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 08 Oct 1793
George Harrison
25 Feb 1943 Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Nov 2001
Stephen Hawking
08 Jan 1942 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 14 Mar 2018
John Haynes
01 May 1594 Essex, England - abt 09 Jan 1654
Sonja (Henie) Onstad
08 Apr 1912 Kristiania, Oslo, Norge - 12 Oct 1969
Alfred Hitchcock
13 Aug 1899 Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 29 Apr 1980
John Holliday
14 Aug 1851 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 1887
Sterling Holloway
04 Jan 1905 Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, United States - 22 Nov 1992
Edward Hopper
22 Jul 1882 Nyack, Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States - 15 May 1967
Samuel Houston
02 Mar 1793 Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1863
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Stephen Irwin
22 Feb 1962 Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 04 Sep 2006
Burl Ives
14 Jun 1909 Jasper, Illinois, United States - 14 Apr 1995
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Michael Jackson
29 Aug 1958 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States - 25 Jun 2009
AJ Jacobs
1960s
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Jesse James
05 Sep 1847 Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States - 03 Apr 1882
Jan (Jansz) van Haarlem
abt 1570 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - abt 1650
Anna Jarvis
01 May 1864 Webster, Taylor, West Virginia, United States - 24 Nov 1948
John Jay
12 Dec 1745 Bedford, New York - 17 May 1829
Arthur (Jefferson) Laurel
16 Jun 1890 Ulverston, Lancashire, England - 23 Feb 1965
Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou
04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014
Carolyn Jones
28 Apr 1930 Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States - 03 Aug 1983
David (Jones) Bowie
08 Jan 1947 Brixton, London, England - 10 Jan 2016
Diana Judd
11 Jan 1946 Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States - 30 Apr 2022
María Cristina Estela Marcela (Jurado García) Jurado
16 Jan 1924 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México - 05 Jul 2002
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Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo
06 Jul 1907 Coyoacan, Coyoacán Borough, Distrito Federal, Mexico - 13 Jul 1954
John Kennedy
29 May 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America - 22 Nov 1963
Francis Key
01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843
Isaac Kidd
26 Mar 1884 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 07 Dec 1941
Martin King
15 Jan 1929 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 04 Apr 1968
Stephen King
1940s
Marie (Korbelová) Albright
15 May 1937 Smíchov, Prague, Czech Republic - 23 Mar 2022
Martha (Kostyra) Stewart
1940s
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Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake Lakota
1831 Dakota Territory - 15 Dec 1890
Angela Lansbury
16 Oct 1925 Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 11 Oct 2022
Anthoine (Laumet) de La Mothe Cadillac
05 Mar 1658 Saint-Nicolas, Rivière-Verdun, France - 15 Oct 1730
Jun-fan Lee
27 Nov 1940 Chinatown, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 20 Jul 1973
John Lejeune
10 Jan 1867 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States - 20 Nov 1942
Raymond Lemieux
16 Jun 1920 Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada - 22 Jul 2000
John Lennon
09 Oct 1940 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Dec 1980
Meriwether Lewis
18 Aug 1774 Locust Hill, Ivy, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - 11 Oct 1809
Gordon Lightfoot
17 Nov 1938 Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 01 May 2023
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Abraham Lincoln
12 Feb 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States - 15 Apr 1865
Charles Lindbergh
04 Feb 1902 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 26 Aug 1974
Franz Liszt
22 Oct 1811 Doborján, Magyar Királyság, Osztrák Császárság - 31 Jul 1886
Huey Long
30 Aug 1893 Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, United States - 10 Sep 1935
Howard Lovecraft
20 Aug 1890 94 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA - 15 Mar 1937
Martin (Luder) Luther
10 Nov 1483 Eisleben, Grafschaft Mansfeld, Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 18 Feb 1546
Mary (Ludwig) McCauley
abt 1750 - 22 Jan 1832
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John Madden
10 Apr 1936 Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States - 28 Dec 2021
Catherine (Malcolm) Lovell-Smith
10 Mar 1847 Liverpool, Lancashire, England - 13 Jul 1934
Mickey Mantle
20 Oct 1931 Spavinaw, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States - 13 Aug 1995
Thoroughgood Marshall
02 Jul 1908 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 24 Jan 1993
Peter Mayhew
19 May 1944 Barnes, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2019
William Mayo
31 May 1819 Salford, Lancashire, England - 06 Mar 1911
David McCallum
19 Sep 1933 Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 25 Sep 2023
Charles McCarthy
20 Jul 1933 East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 13 Jun 2023
William McCarty
17 Sep 1859 New York City, New York, United States - 14 Jul 1881
Rosa (McCauley) Parks
04 Feb 1913 Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States - 24 Oct 2005
Randolph McCoy
30 Oct 1825 Tug River Valley, Pike County, Kentucky, United States - 28 Mar 1914
Anthony McMillan
30 Mar 1950 Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 14 Oct 2022
Charles Messier
26 Jun 1730 Badonviller, Principauté de Salm - 12 Apr 1817
Doris Miller
12 Oct 1919 Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States - 24 Nov 1943
Alan Milne
18 Jan 1882 Hampstead, Middlesex, England - 31 Jan 1956
Christopher Milne
21 Aug 1920 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom - 20 Apr 1996
Oscar Claude Monet
14 Nov 1840 Paris ancien IXème, Paris, Seine, France - 05 Dec 1926
Maria Montessori
31 Aug 1870 Chiaravalle, Ancona, Marche, Italia - 06 May 1952
Bernard Montgomery
17 Nov 1887 Kennington, London, England, United Kingdom - 24 Mar 1976
Lucy (Montgomery) Macdonald
30 Nov 1874 Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 24 Apr 1942
Clement Moore
15 Jul 1779 Chelsea, New York County, New York, United States - 10 Jul 1863
Marion (Morrison) Wayne
26 May 1907 Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, United States - 11 Jun 1979
Walter Morrison
23 Jan 1920 Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States - 09 Feb 2010
Phoebe (Mosey) Butler
13 Aug 1860 Patterson Township, Darke, Ohio, United States - 03 Nov 1926
Ruth (Mosko) Handler
04 Nov 1916 Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States - 27 Apr 2002
Audie Murphy
20 Jun 1925 Kingston, Hunt, Texas, United States - 28 May 1971
Eddie Murphy
1960s
Henry Murray
01 Dec 1880 Evandale, Tasmania (Australia) - 07 Jan 1966
Elon Musk
1970s
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Clarence Nash
07 Dec 1904 Watonga, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States - 20 Feb 1985
Christopher Newport
bef 29 Dec 1561 Harwich, Essex, England - aft 15 Aug 1617
Olivia Newton-John
26 Sep 1948 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Aug 2022
Grace Nichols
18 Dec 1932 Robbins, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 30 Jul 2022
Jack Nicklaus
1940s
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
21 Oct 1833 Jakob och Johannes, Stockholm, Sverige - 10 Dec 1896
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Christian (Oldenburg) Konge af Danmark
29 Jan 1749 København, Kobenhavn, Danmark - 13 Mar 1808
Julius Oppenheimer
22 Apr 1904 New York City, New York, United States - 18 Feb 1967
Isaak (Ozimov) Asimov
abt 02 Jan 1920 Petrovichi, Russia - 06 Apr 1992
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Sven OLOF Joachim Palme
30 Jan 1927 Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden - 28 Feb 1986
Bonnie (Parker) Thornton
01 Oct 1910 Rowena, Runnels, Texas, United States - 23 May 1934
Robert (Parker) Cassidy
13 Apr 1866 Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States - abt 07 Nov 1908
Louis Pasteur
27 Dec 1822 Dole, Jura, France - 28 Sep 1895
Andrew Paterson
17 Feb 1864 Orange, New South Wales (Australia) - 05 Feb 1941
George Patton
11 Nov 1885 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States - 21 Dec 1945
John (Paul) Jones
06 Jul 1747 Abigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland - 18 Jul 1792
Eldred Peck
05 Apr 1916 San Diego, San Diego, California, United States - 12 Jun 2003
Henry Perot
27 Jun 1930 Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States - 09 Jul 2019
Matthew Perry
19 Aug 1969 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Oct 2023
Franklin Phillips
17 Jul 1861 John's Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States - 12 Jul 1898
Pablo Picasso
25 Oct 1881 Málaga, España - 08 Apr 1973
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
08 Jun 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Apr 2018
Richard (Plantagenet) of England
08 Sep 1157 Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England - 06 Apr 1199
Sidney Poitier
20 Feb 1927 Miami, Dade, Florida, USA - 06 Jan 2022
Colin Powell
05 Apr 1937 Harlem, New York County, New York, USA - 18 Oct 2021
Amonute (Powhatan) Rolfe
abt 1596 Werowocomoco Village on Pamunkey River, Tsenacomoco - 21 Mar 1617
Václav (Přemyslovci) z Čechy
abt 907 Středočeský, Východofranská říše - abt 28 Sep 935
Elvis Presley
08 Jan 1935 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States - 16 Aug 1977
Lisa Presley
01 Feb 1968 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 12 Jan 2023
Charley Pride
18 Mar 1934 Sledge, Quitman, Mississippi, United States - 12 Dec 2020
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Ronald Reagan
06 Feb 1911 Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2004
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Lavinia (Ream) Hoxie
25 Sep 1847 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States - 12 Jan 1914
Lance Reddick
07 Jun 1962 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 17 Mar 2023
Orville Redenbacher
16 Jul 1907 Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, United States - 19 Sep 1995
James Reeves
20 Aug 1923 Galloway, Panola, Texas, United States - 31 Jul 1964
Ivan Reitman
27 Oct 1946 Komárno, Nitriansky, Czechoslovakia - 12 Feb 2022
Cyril Rescorla
27 May 1939 Hayle, Cornwall, England - 11 Sep 2001
Paul Revere
01 Jan 1735 Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England - 10 May 1818
Margaret (Roberts) Thatcher
13 Oct 1925 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Apr 2013
Maximilien (Robespierre) de Robespierre
06 May 1758 Arras, Artois, France - 28 Jul 1794
Jack Robinson
31 Jan 1919 Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States - 24 Oct 1972
Katherine (Roet) Swynford
1350 Somme, Picardie, France - 10 May 1403
Frederick Rogers
20 Mar 1928 Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Feb 2003
Otto Frederick Rohwedder
28 Jul 1880 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States - 08 Nov 1960
Franklin Roosevelt
30 Jan 1882 Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States - 12 Apr 1945
Harriet (Ross) Tubman
06 Mar 1822 Bucktown, Dorchester, Maryland, United States - 10 Mar 1913
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
05 Feb 1804 Jakobstad, Finland - 06 May 1877
George Herman Ruth
06 Feb 1895 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 16 Aug 1948
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Carl Sagan
09 Nov 1934 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States - 20 Dec 1996
Robert Saget
17 May 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 09 Jan 2022
Eva Marie Saint
1920s
Antoine (Saint-Exupéry) de Saint-Exupéry
29 Jun 1900 Lyon, Rhône, France - 31 Jul 1944
Jerome Salinger
01 Jan 1919 New York, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010
Philip (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) Mountbatten
10 Jun 1921 Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece - 09 Apr 2021
Charles Schulz
26 Nov 1922 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 12 Feb 2000
Wendell Scott
29 Aug 1921 Danville (Independent City), Virginia, United States - 23 Dec 1990
Wilbur Scoville
22 Jan 1865 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 10 Mar 1942
Joseph Seagram
15 Apr 1841 Fisher's Mills, Cambridge, Canada West - 18 Aug 1919
Maurice Sendak
10 Jun 1928 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 08 May 2012
Ernest Shackleton
15 Feb 1874 Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland - 05 Jan 1922
Carroll Shelby
11 Jan 1923 Leesburg, Camp, Texas, United States - 10 May 2012
William Sherman
08 Feb 1820 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA - 14 Feb 1891
Sakakawea (Shoshone) Charbonneau
abt 1788 Shoshone Nation - 12 Dec 1812
Sheldon Silverstein
25 Sep 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 May 1999
Maria (Skłodowska) Curie
07 Nov 1867 Warszawa, Warszawskie, Polska - 04 Jul 1934
Joshua Slocum
20 Feb 1844 Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia - aft 14 Nov 1909
Eleanor (Smith) Carter
18 Aug 1927 Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States - 19 Nov 2023
Gladys (Smith) Pickford
08 Apr 1892 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada - 29 May 1979
Sarah (Solart) Good
abt 1653 Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 19 Jul 1692
Stephen Sondheim
22 Mar 1930 New York City, New York, USA - 26 Nov 2021
Benjamin Spock
02 May 1903 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 15 Mar 1998
Myles Standish
abt 1584 England - 03 Oct 1656
John Steinbeck
27 Feb 1902 Salinas, Monterey, California, USA - 20 Dec 1968
Adeline (Stephen) Woolf
25 Jan 1882 Kensington, London, England - 28 Mar 1941
James Stewart
20 May 1908 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jul 1997
Julia Stimson
26 May 1881 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Sep 1948
Löb Strauss
26 Feb 1829 Buttenheim, Bayern - 26 Sep 1902
Jason Sudeikis
1970s
Elinor (Sutherland) Glyn
17 Oct 1864 Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - 23 Sep 1943
Jonathan Swift
30 Nov 1667 Dublin, Ireland - 19 Oct 1745
Taylor Swift
1980s
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Nikola Tesla
09 Jul 1856 Smiljan, Austrian Empire - 07 Jan 1943
James Thorpe
28 May 1887 Pottawatomi-Shawnee Indian Lands, Indian Territory - 28 Mar 1953
Charles Tiffany
15 Feb 1812 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 18 Feb 1902
Margaret (Tobin) Brown
18 Jul 1868 Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States - 26 Oct 1932
John Tolkien
03 Jan 1892 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State - 02 Sep 1973
Lev Tolstoy
09 Sep 1828 Yasnaya Polyana, Tula, Russia - 20 Nov 1910
Joseph Trebek
22 Jul 1940 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - 08 Nov 2020
Justin Trudeau
1970s
Elizabeth Tudor
07 Sep 1533 Greenwich, Kent, England - 24 Mar 1603
Henry (Tudor) of England
28 Jun 1491 Greenwich, Kent, England - 28 Jan 1547
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Richard (Valenzuela) Valens
13 May 1941 Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States - 03 Feb 1959
Edward Lodewijk van Halen
26 Jan 1955 Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland - 06 Oct 2020
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
15 Jul 1606 Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 04 Oct 1669
Barbara (Villiers) Palmer
bef 27 Nov 1640 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 09 Oct 1709
Karoline Auguste von Bayern
08 Feb 1792 Mannheim, Kurpfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 09 Feb 1873
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