Curated category
1958 births
- Michael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary, Indiana, the eighth of ten children in an African-American working-class household…
- Kevin M. MurphyKevin Miles Murphy holds a title that very few economists ever earn: the George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Booth…
- Shinji HashimotoShinji Hashimoto helped create two of the most beloved franchises in video game history, and one of them was born in an elevator.
- MadonnaMadonna Louise Ciccone arrived in New York City in 1978 with thirty-five dollars in her pocket. It was the first time she had ever flown on a plane or ridden…
- Prince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis on the 7th of June, 1958, and for the next 57 years he operated at a pitch that most…
- Mike LazzoMike Lazzo spent years in a shipping and receiving department before he reshaped American television animation. Born on the 10th of April 1958 in LaGrange…
- Kazuhiro NakataKazuhiro Nakata was born in 1958. He studied at a Japanese university during the late 1970s or early 1980s. A specific assignment changed his life path…
- Kate BushKate Bush was born on the 30th of July 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, and by the time she was nineteen she had done something no woman in pop history had ever…
- Kenneth PomeranzKenneth Pomeranz asked a question that historians had been avoiding for centuries: why did industrialization happen in Europe, and not in China?
- Tomomi MochizukiTomomi Mochizuki studied at Waseda University, where he joined the Waseda University Animation Association. This group provided his first real connection to…
- Charlie KaufmanCharles Stuart Kaufman was born on the 19th of November 1958 in New York City to a Jewish family. His parents were Helen and Myron Kaufman.
- Agustín CarstensAgustín Carstens was born on the 9th of June 1958 in Mexico City. He began his academic journey at the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology where he…
- Ice-TIce-T was born Tracy Lauren Marrow on the 16th of February 1958 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Solomon and Alice Marrow.
- Mark LewisohnMark Lewisohn was born on the 16th of June 1958 in England. His entry into professional history began with a simple quiz at the first London Beatles…
- Jay TrianoHoward James Triano arrived in the world on the 21st of September 1958. He grew up in Tillsonburg and later moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- Henry JenkinsHenry Guy Jenkins III was born on the 4th of June 1958, and he has spent his career asking one stubborn question: what happens when ordinary people stop…
- Cynthia DworkCynthia Dwork holds a black belt in taekwondo, and it turns out that discipline maps neatly onto her scientific career. Born on the 27th of June, 1958, Dwork…