Val Edward Kilmer was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including comedies, dramas, action adventures, westerns, historical films, crime dramas, science fiction films, and fantasy films.
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Actor
1998 · United States
Hunter Schafer is an American actress, model and activist. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Schafer was assigned male at birth and transitioned as a child.
Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1937 · United States
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage.
Omar David Sandoval Sida, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1943 · United Kingdom
Sir Ben Kingsley is an English actor.
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1977 · United States
Donald John Trump Jr., often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and political activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his first wife, Ivana Trump.
Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1943–1997 · United States
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists overall in that decade.
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Politician
1880–1959 · United States
General of the Army George Catlett Marshall Jr. was an American military officer and diplomat. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S.