Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Philippe Starck
Designer and architect Born January 18, 1949, in Paris, France; son of André (an airplane designer) and Jacqueline (Lanourisse) Starck; married Brigitte Laurent (died, 1992)...
Gwen Stefani
Singer, songwriter, and fashion designer Born Gwendolyn Renee Stefani, October 3, 1969, in Anaheim, CA; daughter of Dennis (a marketing consultant) and Patricia (a homemaker) Stef...
John Stefanidis
Interior designer Born in 1937 in Alexandria, Egypt. Education: Earned degree in English from Brasenose College of Oxford University. Addres...
William Steig
Born November 14, 1907, in Brooklyn, NY; died of natural causes, October 3, 2003, in Boston, MA. Author and illustrator. As one of the most admired cartoonists of all time, Steig spent sev...
Gertrude Stein
Born: February 3, 1874 Allegheny, Pennsylvania Died: July 27, 1946 Neuilly, France American writer American writer Ge...
Edith Stein
Born: October 12, 1891 Breslau, Germany Died: August 9, 1942 Auschwitz, Poland German philosopher German philosopher ...
John Steinbeck
Born: February 27, 1902 Salinas, California Died: December 20, 1968 New York, New York American writer John Steinbeck...
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian philosopher and educational reformer Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) remains perhaps best known for the educational methods he pioneered in his Waldorf schools, which have spre...
Anne Stevens>
Chief Operating Officer of the Americas for Ford Motor Company Born c. 1949 in Reading; PA; married Bill Stevens (a retired auto supplier manager), c. 1968; children: two. ...
Robert Louis Stevenson
Born: November 13, 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland Died: December 3, 1894 Upolu, Samoa Scottish writer The Scottish novelist...
Howard Brown and Karen Stewart
Founders of Stewart + Brown Born Howard Brown in 1967 in Montana; son of Bob and Florence (owners of a hardware store and a clothing store) Brown; married Karen Stewart; chi...
Rod Stewart
Singer Born January 10, 1945, in London, England; married Alana Hamilton (a model), 1979 (divorced, 1984); married Rachel Hunter (a model), 1991 (divorced, 2006); children: ...
Bram Stoker
Born: November 8, 1847 Clontarf, Ireland Died: April 20, 1912 London, England Irish writer Bram Stoker is best known ...
Jens Stoltenberg
Prime minister of Norway Born March 16, 1959, in Oslo, Norway; son of Thorvald (a politician) and Karin (a politician) Stoltenberg; married Ingrid Schulerud (a diplomat); ch...
Joss Stone
April 11, 1987 • Dover, England Singer Teen singing sensation Joss Stone came out of nowhere to take the music industry by storm. The British blues singer grew up liste...
Joss Stone
Singer and songwriter Born Joscelyn Eve Stoker, April 11, 1987, in Ashill, Devon, England; daughter of Richard (a business owner) and Wendy Stoker. Addresses: ...
Oliver Stone
Born: September 15, 1946 New York, New York American director and writer Oliver Stone is a writer-director of films with a flashy style that often ...
Rolling Stones
English rock and roll band Often billed as "the world's greatest rock and roll band," the English rock group the Rolling Stones has outlasted nearly all of its 1960s...
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born: June 14, 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut Died: July 1, 1896 Hartford, Connecticut American writer The impact creat...
Antonio Stradivari
Born: c. 1644 Cremona, Italy Died: December 18, 1737 Cremona, Italy Italian violin maker I talian violin maker Antoni...