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Guinness World Records holders
- The BeatlesThe Beatles formed in Liverpool in 1960, and within four years an estimated 73 million Americans watched four young men from northern England play on a…
- 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…
- The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered on the 17th of December 1989, and within months it had done something no animated show had managed since the 1970s: it cracked…
- 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…
- Taylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift was born on the 13th of December 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor by parents who chose…
- Lady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on the 28th of March, 1986, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She would grow up to sell an estimated 124…
- EminemEminem walked onto the stage at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001 alongside Elton John, a gay icon performing with a rapper whose lyrics had drawn protests from…
- Katy PerryKaty Perry grew up in a household where the word "luck" was banned because it reminded her mother of Lucifer. Deviled eggs were called "angeled eggs".
- Elton JohnElton John performed "Candle in the Wind 1997" live exactly once: on the 6th of September 1997, at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Westminster…
- AdeleAdele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on the 5th of May 1988 in Tottenham, London, and by the time she turned 23, she had already done something no solo artist…
- Elizabeth IIElizabeth II reigned for 70 years and 214 days, the longest of any British monarch and the longest of any queen regnant in history.
- Lionel MessiLionel Andrés Messi was born on the 24th of June 1987 in Rosario, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. By the time he was ten years old, doctors had…
- Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney wrote his first song, "I Lost My Little Girl", on a £15 Framus Zenith acoustic guitar he had traded for a nickel-plated trumpet his father…
- Bing CrosbyBing Crosby's recording of "White Christmas" has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, making it the bestselling single of all time.
- Justin BieberJustin Drew Bieber was born on the 1st of March 1994 at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, and he grew up in Stratford.
- 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…
- Louis XIVLouis XIV ruled France for 72 years and 110 days, the longest reign of any sovereign monarch in history. He came to the throne on the 14th of May 1643, a boy…
- BTSBTS stepped onto a television stage on the 13th of June, 2013, performing their debut single "No More Dream" on M Countdown before a country that had barely…
- Stan LeeStan Lee signed off his monthly column with a single word: "Excelsior!" It is also the New York state motto, which suited a man born Stanley Martin Lieber on…
- Gone with the Wind (film)Gone with the Wind premiered on the 15th of December 1939, and on that single night, roughly 300,000 people packed the streets of Atlanta for seven miles…
- Ariana GrandeAriana Grande-Butera was born on the 26th of June 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, and by age eight she was singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Florida…
- Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira.
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Alois Schwarzenegger arrived in the United States in October 1968 at age 21, speaking little English and carrying little money.
- 2010 NBA All-Star GameThe 2010 NBA All-Star Game drew 108,713 people to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on the 14th of February, 2010. That number was not just an NBA record.
- BangkokBangkok carries a ceremonial name so long it holds a Guinness World Records entry as the world's longest place name, at 168 letters.
- David AttenboroughDavid Attenborough turned 100 years old on the 8th of May 2026, and the Royal Albert Hall filled with singers, filmmakers, composers, and royalty to mark the…
- PeléEdson Arantes do Nascimento was born on the 23rd of October 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and he died on the 29th of December 2022 at the age…