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Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch broke through as a lead after starring in Into the Wild, the 2007 Sean Penn film based on Jon Krakauer's 1996 best-selling novel. A native of southern California, Hirsch spent the first…

Laura RICHARDSON, Congress, CA (1962)

RICHARDSON, Laura, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 14, 1962; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1984; M.B.A.,…

Dana ROHRABACHER, Congress, CA (1947)

ROHRABACHER Dana , a Representative from California; born in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 21, 1947; graduated from Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., 1965; attended…

Hilda SOLIS, Congress, CA (1957)

SOLIS, Hilda, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif, October 20, 1957; B.A., California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., 1979; M.A.,…

Jamie Foxx

Name at birth: Eric BishopOnce famous for wacky TV comedy, Jamie Foxx gained greater fame as a dramatic actor in high-profile movies such as Any Given Sunday (1999, directed by Oliver Stone) and Ray…

Jenni Rivera

Name at birth: Dolores Janney Rivera Jenni Rivera was a Mexican-American singer and actress whose career was cut short when she was killed in a plane crash in 2012. Born and raised in southern…

Jenna von Oÿ

Jenna von Oÿ is best known as Six LeMeure, the chatty and spunky sidekick on the family-friendly 1990s TV series Blossom. Jenna von Oÿ's on-screen career began in commercials (she was featured in a…

bell hooks

Name at birth: Gloria Jean WatkinsDr. bell hooks (who spelled her name without capitals) was one of the most widely published black feminist scholars in the United States. An outspoken cultural…

Reggie Bush

Name at birth: Reginald Alfred Bush IIReggie Bush won the 2005 Heisman Trophy as college football's best player while he was a running back at the University of Southern California. He had gained 6,…