Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Vernon and Irene Castle
Vernon Castle Born: May 2, 1887 Norwich, England Died: February 15, 1918 Fort Benbrook, Texas Eng...
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Actress Born March 24, 1990, in Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia; daughter of Tim Castle and Desrae Hughes. Addresses: Agent ...
Keisha Castle-Hughes
March 24, 1990 • Donnybrook, Western Australia Actress Growing up in New Zealand, Keisha Castle-Hughes dreamed of someday be...
Fidel Castro
Born: August 13, 1926 Birán, Oriente Province, Cuba Cuban revolutionary and prime minister Fidel Castro is the Cuban prime minister and first secretary...
Willa Cather
Born: December 7, 1873 Winchester, Virginia Died: April 24, 1947 New York, New York American author The American auth...
Edwin E. Catmull
President of Pixar Animation Studios Born March 31, 1945, in Parkersburg, WV; married Susan; children: five. Education: University of Utah, B.S. (computer ...
Roberto Cavalli
Fashion designer Born November 15, 1940, in Florence, Italy; son of Giorgio (a mine surveyor) and Marcella (a tailor; maiden name, Rossi) Cavalli; married Silvanella Giannon...
Henry Cavendish
Born: October 10, 1731 Nice, France Died: February 24, 1810 London, England English physicist and chemist The English...
Jim Caviezel
Actor Born James Patrick Caviezel, September 26, 1968, in Mount Vernon, WA; son of James (a chiropractor) and Maggie Caviezel; married Kerri Browitt (a teacher), c. 1996. ...
Susie Sumner Revels Cayton
Susie Sumner Revels Cayton (1870–1943) was one of just a handful of black women working in American journalism at the turn of the twentieth century. For several years Cayton served...
50 Cent
July 6, 1976 • Queens, New York Rap musician The rapper known as 50 Cent is living proof that hip-hop is as much a lifestyle as it is a...
Miguel De Cervantes
Born: c. 1547 Alcalá de Henares, Spain Died: April 23, 1616 Madrid, Spain Spanish author and novelist Spanish author ...
Marc Chagall
Born: July 7, 1887 Vitebsk, Russia Died: March 28, 1985 Maritimes, France Russian painter and artist Russian painter ...
Wilt Chamberlain
Born: August 21, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: October 12, 1999 Los Angeles, California African American basketball player ...
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan (born 1954) is one of the most recognizable cinematic personalities in the world. His mixture of literally death-defying stunts and gen...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Born: October 19, 1910 Lahore, India (now part of Pakistan) Died: August 21, 1995 Chicago, Illinois Indian-born American astrophysic...
Elaine L. Chao
U.S. Secretary of Labor Born March 26, 1953, in Taiwan; daughter of James (owner of a shipping firm) and Ruth Chao; married Mitch McConnell (a U.S. senator), 1993; children:...
Elaine Chao
The first Asian-American woman to serve in the United States cabinet, Elaine Chao (born 1953) was named U.S. Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush in 2001. After the 2004 ...
Charlie Chaplin
Born: April 16, 1889 London, England Died: December 25, 1977 Vevey, Switzerland English actor, director, and writer T...
Dave Chappelle
Comedian, actor, and writer Born August 24, 1973, in Washington, DC; son of William Chappelle (a voice teacher and college professor) and Yvonne Seon (a Unitarian minister and ...