World Biographical Encyclopedia

Emily Ratajkowski is an American model and actress. She is considered one of the sex symbols of the modern era. She made her big break debut as an actress in Gone Girl (2014). She is also an advocate for women's health issues as a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood.

Pierre Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French libertarian socialist and journalist whose doctrines became the basis for later radical and anarchist theory.

Gabriele D'Annunzio

General Gabriele D'Annunzio, was an Italian writer, poet, journalist, playwright and soldier during World War I.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock, in full Sandra Annette Bullock, is an American actress and film producer known for her charismatic energy and wit on-screen, especially as girl-next-door characters in romantic comedies.

Yaacov Oved

Yaacov Oved is a historian and Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Tel Aviv University.

Christine de Pisan

Christine de Pizan was a prolific and versatile French poet and author known for her pioneering works about feminist literature.

Robert Millikan

Robert Andrews Millikan was an American physicist and educator. He was also the 1st President of California Institute of Technology.

Henry Baker

Henry Baker was an English naturalist, microscopist and scientist. Henry Baker did valuable work on the teaching of the deaf and dumb, but he is especially noted for his popularization of the use of the microscope and for his contribution to the study of crystals. He is also regarded as one of the founders of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 1754 (later the...

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player who was one of the game's premier performers in the early 21st century when he won 17 Grand Slam titles. He is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis.

Cesare Magati

Cesare Magati was an Italian physician, surgeon, and writer. He was one of the forerunners of modern surgery.

John Lewis

John Robert Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. His district includes three-quarters of Atlanta.

Jane Mendelsohn

Jane Mendelsohn is an American author. She is the author of the novel "I Was Amelia Earhart" that was an international bestseller in 1996 and short-listed for the Orange Prize.

PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg)

Felix Kjellberg, commonly recognized as PewDiePie, is a renowned Swedish YouTuber, gamer commentator as well as a comedian. He is recognized for his YouTube content, which primarily covers comedic formatted shows and Let's Play videos.

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.

James Brendan Patterson

James Brendan Patterson is an American best-selling thriller writer in the world today and in total, James’s books have sold over 275 million copies worldwide. He is a creator of the famous character of psychologist Alex Cross from the popular thriller novel series. Being an author of over 71 novels with 19 of which being at the top of the list of New York Times bestsellers, Patterson remains amo...

Jane Addams

Jane Addams, known as the "mother" of Social Work, was a pioneer American settlement activist reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace.