Curated category
1977 births
- FabolousFabolous almost wasn't called Fabolous at all. John David Jackson, born in Brooklyn on the 18th of November 1977, intended to name himself simply "Fabulous"…
- Kanye WestKanye Omari West was born on the 8th of June 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, and by the time he was done reshaping American music, he had become one of the most…
- Yoshiaki NishimuraYoshiaki Nishimura is a Japanese lead film producer, formerly of Studio Ghibli and founder of Studio Ponoc. On Sunday, the 1st of September 2013, Hayao…
- Tom HardyTom Hardy walked into a modelling competition in 1998 at 21 years old and walked out with a contract. That is not how most serious actors begin.
- Manu GinóbiliManu Ginóbili stood on the court in Athens on the opening day of the 2004 Summer Olympics with 0.7 seconds left on the clock.
- Tom BradyTom Brady arrived at the New England Patriots' old Foxboro Stadium as a sixth-round draft pick, carrying a pizza box and wearing the look of someone who had…
- ShakiraShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was four years old when her father took her to a Middle Eastern restaurant in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the sound of a…
- Makoto FukamiMakoto Fukami was born in Kumamoto Prefecture on the 5th of August 1977, and by 1999 he had already won a manga award for his debut work, Wild Diamond.
- Becky HammonBecky Hammon walked into the San Antonio Spurs' practice facility as a player recovering from knee surgery. She left as a coach.
- Jessica MeirJessica Ulrika Meir grew up watching Space Shuttle missions on television in rural Maine, where, as she put it, the stars shone so brightly they felt almost…
- Beau WillimonBeau Willimon was born on the 26th of October 1977, and by his own account, he was the worst student in his playwriting cohort at Columbia.
- Peja StojakovićPeja Stojaković once opened a game by scoring 20 consecutive points before any teammate had touched the ball. That moment, on the 14th of November 2006…