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William "Bill" Harrison Withers Jr., born on July 4th, 1938, Slab Fork, West Virginia, U.S., was a singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, who performed and recorded from 1970 to 1985. Withers' big hits, included Ain't No Sunshine (1971), Grandma's Hands (1971), Use Me (1972), Lean on Me (1972), Lovely Day (1977), and Just the Two of Us (1980). He won 3 Grammy Awards, having been nominated for 6 more. His life was the subject of the d...

Ronald "Ronnie" Antonio O'Sullivan OBE (born 5 December 1975, Wordsley, West Midlands, England is a professional snooker player. Regarded by many as the greatest player in the history of the sport, he's been described by fellow professionals and commentators as a "genius".

Honor Blackman, born on 22nd August 1925, Cumberland Road, Plaistow, Essex, England, UK, was an actress & singer, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962-1964), Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968) and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She's also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand (1990-1996).

Jefferson Airplane was a rock group formed during 1965 in San Francisco, California, U.S. that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, defining the San Francisco Sound, being the first from the Bay Area to become successful internationally. Jefferson Airplane were headliners at Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969), Altamont (1969), and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their break-out album Surrealistic Pillow (1...

Dame Julie Andrews, DBE, born Julia Elizabeth Wells on 1st October 1935, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK is an actress, singer and author. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 then made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954). Billed as 'Britain's youngest prima donna', she rose to fame starring in Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady (1956) playing Eliza Doolittle, and Camelot (1960) playing Quee...

Britney Jean Spears, born on December 2nd, 1981, McComb, Mississippi, U.S., is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Brought up in Kentwood, Louisiana, she appeared in stage productions and TV series, before signing with Jive Records during 1997. Britney's first two studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), were worldwide hits, making her the best-selling teenage artist of all-time. Labelled the "Prin...

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE, born on 17th September 1929, West Kensington, London, England, UK, was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Stirling won 212 of the 529 races that he entered in several categories of competition, having been described as 'the greatest driver never to win the World Championship'. Moss finished as championship runner-up 4 times between 1955 - 1961, comi...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, born on 23rd October 1940, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, known as Pelé, is a retired professional footballer, actor and humanitarian, who played as a forward. He's regarded by many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, as the greatest player of all time. Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), during 1999, als...

It took nearly 4 hours for the ferry boat to cross the cold sea from Bodø on the Norwegian mainland to Moskensøy, southernmost of the Lofoten Islands. Ed Webster stood outside on the ferry's upper deck, buffeted by a stiff breeze, eager to catch his first glimpse of fabled Lofoten. Quite unexpectedly, a string of glaciated, granitic, green islands rose abruptly from the surging waves of the Norwegian Sea. He was sixty miles north of the Arctic...

Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder, born on March 15th, 1947, Los Angeles, California, US, is a musician, songwriter, movie score composer and record producer. He's a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in American roots music, and collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries, Ry's solo work drawing upon many genres. He's played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Fa...

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Jack "Jackie" Leroy Wilson Jr., born on June 9th, 1934, Detroit, Michigan, US, was a soul singer, songwriter and performer. A tenor with a 4-octave range, Wilson was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", having been a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Jackie was considered a master showman, having been one of the most dynamic singers and performers in pop, R&B, , and rock & roll history.

James Maitland Stewart, born on May 20th, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, was an actor and military officer who's among the most honoured and popular stars in film history. With a career spanning 60 years, Stewart was a major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona, which helped him to portray American middle-class men struggling with crises. Many of the movies in which he starred have ...

Simple Minds are rock band formed in Glasgow during 1977, which became the most successful Scottish band of the 1980s, having had 5 UK chart topping albums during their career, selling an estimated 70 million L.Ps. The group continue to record and tour, following many membership changes.

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born on March 28th, 1986, Manhattan, New York City, U.S., known professionally as Lady Gaga, is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actress. Gaga is known for her originality and provocative work, as well as visual experimentation, having sold 27 million albums and 146 million singles by January 2016.

Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., born on October 8th, 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S., is a civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. Jackson was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination during 1984 then 1988, having served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. Jesse is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH (People United to Save Humanity). From 1992 to ...

Dame Barbara Windsor, DBE, born Barbara Ann Deeks, on 6th August 1937, Shoreditch, London, England, UK, is an actress, best known for her appearances in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. She joined the cast of EastEnders during 1994, winning the British Soap Award for Best Actress in 1999, before leaving the show in 2016.

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, born on 19th June 1964, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., best known as Boris Johnson, is a British politician, popular historian, and journalist, who's been the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015, having previously been the MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008.

Ronald Wycherley, born on 17th April 1940, Smithdown Hospital, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK, better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was a musician singer-songwriter & actor from the late '50s to the mid '60s, having remained an active songwriter until the early '80s. Rheumatic fever, which he contracted in childhood, damaged his heart, contributing to his premature death. An early British rock 'n' roll and movie star,...

R.E.M. was a rock group from Athens, Georgia, US, formed during 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was known for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills' melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming.