Curated category
1970 births
- Paul ZbyszewskiPaul Zbyszewski started his television career writing questions for contestants on the Weakest Link, a game show that thrives on elimination.
- Christopher NolanChristopher Nolan does not own a smartphone, and he has no email address. He hand-delivers his scripts to the actors he wants, and his wife handles the rest…
- Kevin SmithKevin Patrick Smith was born on the 2nd of August 1970, in Red Bank, New Jersey. He grew up in the nearby clamming town of Highlands as the son of Grace and…
- RaekwonRaekwon was accidentally shot four times in a crossfire, and he later called it an "important eye opener." That near-death moment pushed Corey Woods, born on…
- Queen LatifahQueen Latifah chose her name at age eight, pulling it from a book of Arabic names. The word latifah means "delicate" and "very kind", but Dana Elaine Owens…
- Naomi CampbellNaomi Elaine Campbell was born on the 22nd of May 1970 in Lambeth, South London, and by the time she was a teenager, she had already appeared on the cover of…
- Gianni InfantinoGiovanni Vincenzo Infantino arrived in the world on the 23rd of March 1970 within the Swiss town of Brig. His parents were immigrants from Italy who hailed…
- Hiroshi MinagawaHiroshi Minagawa, known by the nickname Nigoro, began his career at Quest Corporation in 1991. He worked alongside colleagues Yasumi Matsuno and Akihiko…
- Keiichiro ToyamaKeiichiro Toyama is the creator of three distinct video game franchises: Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush. Each one occupies its own corner of gaming…
- Marcelo CassaroMarcelo Cassaro began his professional life at age 15 in 1985. He worked as a design assistant and in-between artist for animated cartoons.
- Dallas AustinDallas Austin was seven years old when he asked his mother to buy him a keyboard. She hesitated, convinced he would lose interest and move on.
- Emma Smith (scholar)Emma Josephine Smith arrived in the world on the 15th of May 1970. Her childhood unfolded within the industrial streets of Leeds, far from the hallowed halls…
- David BenioffDavid Benioff was born David Friedman on the 25th of September, 1970, the youngest of three children in a Jewish family in New York City.
- Susan AtheySusan Athey grew up watching her father, Whit Athey, work as a physics scholar, while her mother Elizabeth Johansen edited texts and taught English.
- Ram BergmanRam Bergman was born and raised in the Israeli city of Rishon LeZion. He left his home country to move first to New York and then to Los Angeles in 1991.
- DMXDMX sold 251,000 copies of his debut album in its very first week. That number alone would be remarkable for any artist.
- Tetsuya NomuraTetsuya Nomura was born in 1970 and applied to Square after seeing a job advertisement featuring artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
- Claudia GrayClaudia Gray is not a real name. It is a mask worn by Amy Vincent, an American writer who has built one of the more quietly remarkable careers in…