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Donald Glover

Donald Glover won Emmy awards in 2017 for directing and starring in the comedy series Atlanta. He's also a Grammy-nominated rapper who goes by the name of Childish Gambino. He grew up in Georgia and…

Howard Dean

Name at birth: Howard Brush Dean IIIHoward Dean served as governor of Vermont from 1991 until 2003, and was a Democratic candidate for president in 2004. Dean had previously worked as a physician;…

Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza is the durable All-Star catcher and power hitter who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Mike Piazza was never a sure thing: he was drafted in the 62nd round of the 1988…

Christie Brinkley

Name at birth: Christie Lee HudsonRobust and athletic with a California-girl smile, Christie Brinkley was the first woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition for three…

Flat Stanley

Name at birth: Stanley LambchopThe central character in a series of children's books dating back to 1964, Flat Stanley has a second career as a globetrotting educational tool, thanks to the Internet'…

Laetitia Casta

Supermodel Laetita Casta was reportedly spotted by a photographer while lying on a beach with her family at age 15. Modelling work led to a contract with Guess? clothing, and with the internet boom…

John Updike

After moving from Harvard and Oxford to a staff position on The New Yorker magazine, John Updike turned his talent and brainy pedigree into a successful 50-year career as a novelist, essayist and…

Philip Emeagwali

Philip Emeagwali won the Gordon Bell supercomputing prize in 1989 for applying the power of networked computers to analysis of oil field reserves. The award came with a $1000 prize. The child of a…

Sanjay Kumar Biography

Sanjay Kumarcomputer software executiveBorn: 1962 Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka Kumar moved to the United States from Sri Lanka with his family when he was 14. He eventually became director…

M. Emmet Walsh

Name at birth: Michael Emmet WalshM. Emmet Walsh was a remarkably busy movie character actor in the late 20th century. Walsh's best-known role may be that of Bryant, the cynical head cop who strong-…