Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Sojourner Truth
Born: 1797 Ulster County, New York Died: November 26, 1883 Battle Creek, Michigan African American abolitionist One o...
Lily Tuck
Author Born in France in 1938; married and divorced first husband; married second husband (died, 2002); children: three sons. Education: Received deg...
Tim Tully
Neurobiologist Born c. 1954, in Washington, IL; son of William P. and Virginia L. Tully; married Nance; children: Benjamin, Schuyler (son). Education: ...
Tutankhamen
Born: c. 1370 B.C.E. Died: c. 1352 B.C.E. Egyptian king and pharaoh Tutankhamen was the twelfth king of the...
Desmond Tutu
Born: October 7, 1931 Klerksdorp, South Africa South African antiapartheid activist and religious leader In the 1980s Archbishop Desmond Tutu became So...
Mark Twain
Born: November 30, 1835 Florida, Missouri Died: April 21, 1910 Redding, Connecticut American writer and humorist Mark...
Lao Tzu
Born: Sixth century B.C.E. China Died: Sixth century B.C.E. China Chinese philosopher ...
Gabrielle Union
Actress Born Gabrielle Monique Union, October 29, 1972, in Omaha, NB; daughter of Sylvester E. (a military sergeant and business executive) and Teresa (a phone company manag...
Gabrielle Union
October 29, 1973 • Omaha, Nebraska Actress While many who have seen her perform mention her beauty, natural ability, and star quality, Gabrielle Union did not set o...
John Updike
Born: March 18, 1932 Shillington, Pennsylvania American author and poet Author John Updike mirrored his America in poems, short stories, essays, ...
Keith Urban
Singer and songwriter Born Keith Lionel Urban, October 26, 1967, in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand; son of Bob (a convenience store operator) and Marienne (a convenien...
Usher
Singer and actor Born Usher Raymond IV, October 14, 1979, in Dallas, TX; son of Jonnetta Patton (a choir director and later his manager). Addresses: ...
Peter Ustinov
Born Peter Alexander Ustinov, April 16, 1921, in London, England; died of heart failure, March 28, 2004, in Genolier, Switzerland. Actor and writer. Cosmopolitan, erudite, and in possessio...
Suzanne Valadon
French artist Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938) was an artist's model before becoming a respected painter herself. Part of a circle of artists living and working in Paris's Mon...
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Author and journalist Born in 1969, in Albuquerque, NM; daughter of Nelson P. Valdes (a sociologist) and Maxine Conant (a poet); married Patrick Rodriguez (a writer), 1999; ...
Luther Vandross
Born Luther Ronzoni Vandross, April 20, 1951, in New York, NY; died July 1, 2005, in Edison, NJ. Singer and songwriter. In the 1980s as R&B music turned from vocals to the slick stylin...
John Varvatos
Fashion designer Born c. 1955; children: two. Education: Graduated from Eastern Michigan University. Addresses: Office ...
Daniel Vasella
Chief Executive Officer of Novartis Born in 1953 in Fribourg, Switzerland; son of Oskar (a history professor) Vasella; married Anne-Laurence, 1978; children: one daughter, two son...
Guy Verhofstadt
Prime Minister of Belgium Born Guy Maurice Marie-Louise Verhofstadt, April 11, 1953, in Dendermonde, Belgium; married to a professional opera singer; children: two. ...
Jan Vermeer
Born: October 30, 1632 Delft, Netherlands Died: December 15, 1675 Delft, Netherlands Dutch painter The Dutch painter ...