John Forbes Nash Jr

John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015) was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations. In 1959, Nash began showing clear signs of paranoid schizophrenia…

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor. He was one of the most popular film stars. Peck received five Academy Award for Best Actor nominations, and won once – for his performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 drama film To Kill a Mockingbird.

John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed ‘Duke’, was an American actor, filmmaker and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. He was among the top box office draws for three decades.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He was a member of the Académie française.

Johny Depp

John Depp (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning one for Best Actor for his performance of the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)…

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains especially popular and Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of London.

Marguerite Yourcenar

Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a French novelist and essayist born in Brussels, Belgium, who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie française…

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins; 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer, known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles “Lost in France” and “More Than a Lover”…