Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/ˈʃvɑːrtsnɛɡər/;[1][a] German: [ˈaʁnɔlt ˈʃvaʁtsn̩ˌʔɛɡɐ]; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, businessman, former politician and professional bodybuilder.[2] He served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of 2020, he is the most recent Republican governor of California. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15, and went on to win the Mr. Universe title Read More
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Michael Jordan Childhood Home, Wilmington North Carolina
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ,[4] is an American former professional basketball player who is the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of Read More
Ty Cobb’s Home Detroit Michigan
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886[1] – July 17, 1961), nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team’s player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Read More
James Naismith House Almonte, Ontario
James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American[1] physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, sports coach, and innovator.[2] The same year he left Canada for Springfield, Massachusetts, he invented the game of basketball.[3] He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.[4] Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event Read More
Jackie Robinson’s Home Pasadena California
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era.[1] Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.[2] When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to Read More
Babe Ruth Birthplace Baltimore Maryland
George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed “The Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat“, he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Read More
Marliyn Monroe’s Chilhood Home Hollywood California
Marilyn Monroe (/ˈmærɪlɪn mənˈroʊ/; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress Read More
James Couzens Home Boston Edison Neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan
James J. Couzens (August 26, 1872 – October 22, 1936) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as mayor of Detroit (1919–1922) and U.S. Senator from Michigan (1922–1936). Prior to entering politics he served as vice president and general manager of the Ford Motor Company. Couzens was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1872, the son of soapmaker James and Emma Clift Couzens.[1] He Read More
Kanye West Childhood Home, Chicago Illinois
Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, producer, and fashion designer.[2] His music draws from a range of genres, including hip hop, soul, baroque pop, electro, indie rock, synth-pop, industrial, and gospel. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a Read More
Regis Philbin home growing up Mineola New York
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin[2][3][4] (/ˈriːdʒɪs ˈfɪlbɪn/; August 25, 1931 – July 24, 2020)[5][6] was an American media personality, actor, and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows.[7] Having been called “the hardest working man in show business“,[8][9] he holds the Guinness World Record for the most hours on U.S. television.[10][11] After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Philbin served in the U.S. Navy and got his television start Read More