Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Johann Strauss
Born: October 25, 1825 Vienna, Austria Died: June 3, 1899 Vienna, Austria Austrian composer Johann Strauss, Vienna's ...
Igor Stravinsky
Born: June 17, 1882 Oranienbaum, Russia Died: April 6, 1971 New York, New York Russian-born American composer The Rus...
Barbra Streisand
Born: April 24, 1942 Brooklyn, New York American actress, singer, songwriter, director, and producer Barbra Streisand is an award-winning performer on ...
The White Stripes
Jack White July 1975 • Detroit, Michigan Guitarist, pianist, singer, songwriter Meg White c. 1974 • Grosse Pointe, Michigan ...
The White Stripes
Rock group Group formed in 1997 in Detroit, MI; members include Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis, July 9, 1975, in Detroit, MI; married Meg White, 1996 [divorced, 2000];...
Alfredo Stroessner
Born Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, November 3, 1912, in Encarnación, Paraguay; died of a stroke after a hernia operation, August 16, 2006, in Brasilia, Brazil. Dictator. Many South American...
Joe Strummer
Born John Graham Mellor, August 21, 1952, in Ankara, Turkey; died of a heart attack, December 22, 2002, in Broomfield, Somerset, England. Musician, actor, and activist. As the guitarist, l...
John Summerson
British art historian John Summerson (1904–1992) enjoyed a long and eminent career as an expert on London architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His 1945 work ...
Patricia Head Summitt
June 14, 1952 • Henrietta, Tennessee Women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, head coach of Tennessee University's women's basketball team...
Pat Summitt
Head coach of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's women's basketball team Born Patricia Head, June 14, 1952, in Ashland City, TN; daughter of Richard and Hazel Head...
Ichiro Suzuki
October 22, 1973 • Kasugai, Japan Baseball player Ichiro Suzuki has millions of dedicated fans in his native Japan, with his image appearing in daily newspapers and smi...
Wanda Sykes
Comedian and actress Born March 7, 1964, in Portsmouth, VA; married, 1992 (divorced, 1998). Education: Attended community college for two years; Hampton Un...
Maria Tallchief
Born: January 24, 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma Native American dancer and choreographer Maria Tallchief is a world-renowned ballerina and one of the premiere...
Louise Juliette Talma
American composer Louise Talma (1906–1996) wrote in a distinctive, often neo-Classical style. She wrote many vocal pieces, including song cycles and the first American opera by a w...
Amber Tamblyn
May 14, 1983 • Santa Monica, California Actress Most people talk to God in the privacy of their own homes, but when Amber Tamblyn talks...
Amy Tan
Born: February 19, 1952 Oakland, California Asian American writer Amy Tan is known for her lyrically written (using flowing, melodic language) ta...
Kenzo Tange
Born September 4, 1913, Imabari, Shikoku Island, Japan; died of a heart ailment, March 22, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan. Architect. Kenzo Tange was considered a genius for the buildings he design...
Yoshio Taniguchi
Architect Born in 1937 in Japan; son of Yoshiro Taniguchi (an architect); married Kumi. Education: Earned engineering degree from Keio University, 19...
Genndy Tartakovsky
Cartoon producer Born in 1970, in Moscow, Russia; son of Boris (a dentist) and Miriam Tartakovsky; married Dawn David, 2000; children: Jacob. Education: ...
Donna Tartt
Author Born in 1963, in Greenwood, MS; daughter of Don (a politician) and Taylor (Bousche) Tartt. Education: Attended University of Mississippi, c. 1...