World Biographical Encyclopedia

Babur was a conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the base for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor. Bābur, a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and also of the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), was a military adventurer, a soldier of distinction, and a poet and diarist of genius, as...

Nonso Anozie

Nonso Anozie is a British actor who has worked on stage, film, and television. He is best known for his role as Tank in RocknRolla, Sergeant Dap in Ender's Game, Abraham Kenyatta in Zoo, Captain of the Guards in Cinderella and Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.

Amy Schumer

American comedian and actress whose pointed, self-deprecating humor brought her success on stage and screen. Perhaps the most frequent topics of her often raunchy comedy were relationship issues, body image, and the challenges faced by professional women in the 21st century.

Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player. The first African-American to compete in major tennis championships, she dominated these women's competitions in the late 1950s, winning the French Championship (present-day the French Open), Wimbledon, and US Nationals (present-day U.S. Open). At the beginning of the 1960s, Gibson got involved into the Women's Professional Golf Tour, also the first bl...

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher whose political philosophy dominated the 17th century and continues to have a major influence today. He was best known for his book Leviathan (1651).

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player who led the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to championships in 2014-15, 2016-17, and 2017-18 and to the best regular-season record in league history (73-9) in 2015-16.

Horace Mann

Horace Mann was an American educational reformer, politician, and congressman, who was enormously influential in promoting and refining public education in Massachusetts and throughout the nation in the 19th century.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady, in full Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., is an American gridiron football quarterback, who led the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) to five Super Bowl victories (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, and 2017) and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times (2002, 2004, 2015, and 2017).

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid and is considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of football. He led his country to victories in the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. Currently, Zidane is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid.

John Knox

John Knox was a Scottish Protestant Reformer and was the cause of major transformation in the faith of the people. He is mentioned to be the founder of Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.

Johann von Erlach

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was an Austrian architect, sculptor, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire.

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Williams is best known for his Grammy-winning work as a pop/R&B musician and producer, as well as for the huge No. 1 hit Happy. Also a successful businessman, Williams has been involved with several corporations, such as Adidas and Moncler.