Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Anderson Cooper
Television journalist Born June 3, 1967, in New York, NY; son of Wyatt Cooper (a writer) and Gloria Vanderbilt (an entrepreneur). Education: Earned d...
Chris Cooper
Actor Born Christopher W. Cooper, July 9, 1951, in Kansas City, MO; son of Charles (a military doctor and cattle rancher) and Mary Ann (a homemaker) Cooper; married Marianne...
Stephen F. Cooper
Chief Executive Officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Born October 23, 1946, in Gary, IN; married Nancie; children: two daughters. Education: Occidental ...
Nicolaus Copernicus
Born: February 19, 1473 Torun, Poland Died: May 24, 1543 Frauenberg, East Prussia (now Frombork, Poland) Polish astronomer ...
Aaron Copland
Born: November 14, 1900 Brooklyn, New York Died: December 2, 1990 New York, New York American composer Aaron Copland ...
Sofia Coppola
Filmmaker Born May 14, 1971, in New York, NY; daughter of Francis Ford (a filmmaker) and Eleanor (a photographer and documentary filmmaker) Coppola; married Spike Jonze (a d...
Francis Ford Coppola
Born: April 7, 1939 Detroit, Michigan American director and writer Schooled in low-budget filmmaking, Francis Ford Coppola has gone on to direct ...
Sofia Coppola
May 12, 1971 • New York, New York Director, screenwriter, producer, designer, photographer Sofia Coppola was born into Hollywood royalty, the daughter of one of the ...
John Corbett
Actor Born May 9, 1962 (some sources say 1961), in Wheeling, WV. Education: Attended cosmetology school and Cerritos Community College. Addr...
Rhonda Cornum
U.S. Army surgeon Born October 31, 1954, in Dayton, OH; married first husband (divorced); married Kory Cornum (an Air Force colonel and orthopedist), 1983; children: Regan (...
Jeff Corwin
Conservationist, television show host, and biologist Born Jeffrey S. Corwin, July 11, 1967, in Norwell, MA; married Natasha; children: Maya Rose. Education: ...
Bill Cosby
Born: July 12, 1937 Germantown, Pennsylvania African American comedian and actor An entertainer for many decades, Bill Cosby has starred in live ...
Jacques Cousteau
Born: June 11, 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France Died: June 25, 1997 Paris, France French oceanographer, inventor, photographer, ex...
Jean Michel Cousteau
Jean Michel Cousteau (born 1938), the son of famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, has followed in his father's footsteps to become a well-known marine biologist himself. He has t...
Noel Coward
Born: December 16, 1899 Teddingham, Middlesex, England Died: March 26, 1973 Kingston, Jamaica English playwright, composer, and acto...
Robert Crais
Author Born c. 1954, in Louisiana; married Pat (a child therapist); children: one daughter. Education: Attended Louisiana State University. ...
Paula Creamer
Professional golfer Born August 5, 1986, in Mountain View, CA; daughter of Paul (an airline pilot) and Karen Creamer. Addresses: Contact ...
Richard Crenna
Born November 30, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA; died of heart failure, January 17, 2003, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. Richard Crenna's career spanned more than 60 years from the heyday of radio ...
Michael Crichton
Born: October 23, 1942 Chicago, Illinois American novelist and screenwriter Michael Crichton has been a physician, a teacher, a movie director, and a ...
Francis Crick
Born June 8, 1916, in Northampton, England; died of colon cancer, July 28, 2004, in San Diego, California. Scientist. Called "one of the most brilliant and influential scientists of all ti...