Biographies

(1822 – 1899) Grigorovich Dmitry Vasilievich (1822 – 1899), prose writer, translator. Born March 19 (31 N. s.) In Simbirsk in the family of a poor landowner. Early left without a father, was brought up by his mother, a Frenchwoman by birth, who spoke only French, so she learned Russian from the courtyards. Education received … Read more

Russian actress Yulia Kovalchuk is a famous singer, TV host of show programs, TV programs. Was part of the popular girlish group “Brilliant”. A creative personality who took part in various shows and projects. Continues to engage in vocal activities and works as a television presenter. She was born on November 12, 1982 in Volzhsky, … Read more

(1941 – 1999) Chuyev Felix Ivanovich (1941-1999). Soviet poet, writer, publicist. Born in the town of Svobodny in the Amur region in the pilot’s family. In 1964 he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Published since 1956. Author of collections of poems (“Red Ases”, etc.), many of which are devoted to aviation. Member of … Read more

Jack London is an American writer. Jack was born January 12, 1876 in San Francisco. A new surname in the biography of Jack London was obtained when the kid was not yet a year old – his mother married John London. The difficult financial position, as well as the foundations of the country, prompted Jack … Read more

Sir Edward Burne-Jones – English artist, designer, was born in Birmingham. Bern-Jones enrolled in Exeter College, Oxford. There he met William Morris, who became his lifelong friend. Edward left college to study painting in London with Rossetti. Early works of Bern-Jones show the influence on the artist of the Rossetti style, which was later replaced … Read more

Steve Young is a football player, was born on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The most famous as the quarterback “San Francisco Fortinners”. For 13 years, Steve Young played in the quarterback position in the San Francisco Fortinners team. Since 1991, he received the starting quarter Quarterback Joe Montana. In 1992, 1994, … Read more

(24.09.1915 – 1972) Aliger Margarita Iosifovna (24.9.1915, Odessa – 1972). poet, winner of the Stalin Prize (1943). She received her education at the Moscow Chemical Technical School and the Literary Institute named after Gorky (1937). She was born into a Jewish family of a small servant. Published since 1933. And in 1938 she published her … Read more

Taras Grigorievich Shevchenko is an outstanding poet, an artist. Born March 9, 1814 in the Kiev province in the village of Morintsy. First in Shevchenko’s biography the mother was lost, then in 1825 her father died. So began his hard, harsh life. Soon he learned to read and write, began to draw a little. In … Read more

Cate Blanchett is an actress of theater and cinema, among whose famous films are “Elizabeth”, “Aviator”, “Lord of the Rings”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Born Kate May 14, 1969 in the suburbs of Melbourne. Father Kate, who had served as a naval officer, died when the girl was 10 years old. The upbringing … Read more

Charles Babbage is considered the progenitor of modern computers. Childhood and youth Charles was one of four children from Benjamin Babbage and Batsy Plumley. His father was a banker and partner of the firm “Praed’s & Co”, as well as the owner of “Bitton Estate” in Tinmouth. At the age of eight, he was sent … Read more

(28.02.1866 – 16.07.1949) Writer Was born in Moscow. Father – a small servant of the Control Chamber, died in 1871. Mother was the daughter of a Senate official; she has since childhood instilled in her son a patriarchal faith in God and a love of poetry. In the first Moscow gymnasium, which Ivanov graduated with … Read more

Igor Akinfeev – footballer, was born on April 8, 1986 in the city of Vidnoe, Moscow region. In the life of Igor Akinfeev, football began at the age of four. At the age of seven, he entered the CSKA Children’s Sports School. After the end of the football academy, the sportsman began to play on … Read more

Vladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko – professional boxer, was born March 25, 1976 in the Kazakh city of Semipalatinsk in a military family. He has the pseudonym “Stilhammer Doctor”. Physical characteristics of the athlete: height 198 cm, weight 110 kg, range of arms 206 cm. In fights Vladimir performs in a heavy weight category. For the sports … Read more

(1905-1973) Panova Vera Fedorovna (1905 – 1973), prose writer, playwright, screenwriter. She was born on March 7 (20th century) in Rostov-on-Don. In his early childhood, having lost his father, Panova lived a difficult working childhood. I was engaged in self-education, I wrote poems from my youth. At the age of 17 she worked in the … Read more

(3.10.1742 – 14.1.1791) Knyazhnin Yakov Borisovich [3.10.1742 (or 1740), Pskov – 14.1.1791, St. Petersburg], playwright, poet, translator, member of the Russian Academy (1783). Of the nobility. From 1750 he studied at the Academic Gymnasium. From 1755 the Junker junior of the College of Livonian, Estland and Finnish Affairs, from 1757 the translator of the Chancellery … Read more

(1732 – 1768) Ivan Semenovich Barkov (1732-1768) – a noble son, a Russian poet and translator. He graduated from the seminary, then consisted consistently of the Russian Academy of Sciences: a student, a compositor, a copyist, and an interpreter. Barkov translated mostly ancient authors. I squandered my talent and strength with excessive drunkenness. In 1763-1764 … Read more

Pavlov Ivan Petrovich – a famous Russian scientist-physiologist, Nobel Prize winner. He is the author of the doctrine of higher nervous activity and physiology of digestion, the founder of the largest physiological school in Russia. His works have made an invaluable contribution to the development of medicine, psychology and physiology. Ivan Pavlov was born in … Read more

Neil Armstrong – an astronaut, July 20, 1969 was the first astronaut to set foot on the surface of the moon. He was born on August 5, 1930 in Huapakonetta, Ohio. Biography of Armstrong is best known as the story of the first man to step on the moon. Neil Armstrong was a veteran of … Read more

Stepan Timofeevich Razin is a Cossack who raised the uprising of 1670-1671. He was born in a Cossack family. Biography of Stepan Razin is reliably known only from the 1660s. By this time, he had become a Cossack ataman, had received a rich military experience. After conducting negotiations with the Kalmyks, in 1662-1663 he conducted … Read more

Anthony Quinn is an American actor of Mexican descent who won an Oscar three times, an artist, a writer. Antonio was born in the Mexican city of Chihuahua on April 21, 1915. Quinn’s family was not rich, and when Anthony was still young, she moved to Los Angeles. In his youth Anthony Quinn in his … Read more

Lance Armstrong – cyclist, born September 18, 1971 in the city of Plano, Texas. Lance Armstrong’s biography is best known as the biography of the seven-time winner of the Tour de France. Lance is the undisputed leader of the Tour de France, because from 1999 to 2005 he won seven times. The athlete managed to … Read more

(26.09.1823 – 27.01.1886) AKSAKOV Ivan Sergeevich (26.09.1823-27.01.1886), Russian publicist, poet and public figure. Together with his brother K. S. Aksakov and Yu. F. Samarin, he represented the so-called. “younger” Slavophiles. Son of the writer ST Aksakov. He graduated from the St. Petersburg School of Law (1838-42). On behalf of the Russian Geographical Society, he studied … Read more

Bayard Rustin is an activist, a defender of human rights. Born March 17, 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Biography Rastin Bayard is known as one of the most influential activists of the 1950s and 1960s, who defend civil rights. Together with Martin Luther King, Randolph Bayard organized protest rallies. He believed in non-violent methods. As … Read more

Heath Ledger is an Australian, Hollywood actor. Heath Ledger was born on April 4, 1979 in the Australian city of Perth. Heath Ledger adhered to the active life position from the very childhood. He went in for sports. He received his first education at the Guildford school. Even while studying at school, I became interested … Read more

Andrei Sergeevich Arshavin – footballer, master of sports. He was born on May 29, 1981 in Leningrad. Football enthusiasm in the biography of Arshavin showed up at the age of seven. It was then that he began to play football in a sports school under the coaching of Gordeev, Vinogradov. Andrey entered the Institute of … Read more

(1892 – 1968) Paustovsky Konstantin Georgievich (1892 – 1968), the prose writer. Born May 19 (31 N. s.) In Moscow in Granatny Lane, the family of railway statistics, but, despite the profession, an incorrigible dreamer. The family loved the theater, sang a lot, played the piano. He studied in Kiev in the classical gymnasium, where … Read more

Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak – a political figure in Russia, the mayor of St. Petersburg. He lived in Uzbekistan for a long time, then moved to Leningrad. In 1956, in the biography of Anatoly Sobchak received admission to the State University of Leningrad for the legal department. After completing his studies, Anatoly worked as a lawyer, … Read more

Pedro Calderon de la Barca is a famous playwright and poet of the golden age. Pedro Calderon was born on January 17, 1600 in Madrid. His father was a secretary of the treasury, a nobleman. The first education in the biography of Calderon was received at the Jesuit College of Madrid. Then he studied at … Read more

The mathematician and physicist of the highest level, Joseph Fourier, with his researches, revolutionized the scientific world. Childhood and early years Joseph Fourier, born in Auxerre, France, was a descendant of a modest family. Orphaned at an early age, Joseph receives primary education at the Cathedral School, which is run by a church music teacher. … Read more

Charlemagne is the King of the Franks and Lombards, the Emperor, who revived the Holy Roman Empire. According to scientists, Karl was born on April 2, 742. The place of his birth is also unknown, as possible indicated: Ingelheim, Aachen, Salzburg and some others. Karl’s parents were Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. Carl … Read more

Alexander Suvorov – great commander, Prince of Italy, Count of Rymnik, Generalissimo, General-Field Marshal. The owner of all Russian military orders of that time, as well as many foreign awards. Early years The date and birthplace of Alexander Suvorov is not known reliably, but many scientists believe that he was born on November 13, 1730 … Read more

Kurt Gödel is a well-known mathematician and philosopher from Austria. Childhood Kurt Gödel was born on April 28, 1906 in Brno, Austria-Hungary. He was the second son of the manager of the textile factory Rudolf Gödel and the German Marianne Handshuh. Kurt Gödel’s brother, Rudolf II Gödel, who was named after his father, was a … Read more

(1818 – 1887) Katkov Mikhail Nikiforovich (1818, Moscow – 1887, pp. Znamenskoe Moscow Province) is a journalist. The genus. in the family of a small office clerk, childhood and youth passed in poverty. Katkov studied at the Transfiguration Orphan School of the 1st Mosk. gymnasium and in a private boarding house. In 1834 – 1838 … Read more

Son of Professor of the Kiev Theological Academy, was born on May 3, 1891 in Kiev. In 1909 he graduated from the first gymnasium in Kiev. In 1916 – Kiev University of Medical Faculty. In 1916-1917, he served as a doctor in the zemstvo of Smolensk province. In 1918-1919 he lived in Kiev, – the … Read more

Don Shula – American football coach, was born in the city of Grand River, Ohio. At birth in the biography of Don Shula, the name Donald Francis Shula was obtained. At first Don played for John Carroll University. From 1951 to 1957, the athlete was part of the teams Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins … Read more

Mikhail Nikolozovich Saakashvili is a politician, the president of Georgia. Mikhail was born on December 21, 1967 in the city of Tbilisi. After graduating from the school in 1984 with a gold medal, in the biography of Mikhail Nikolozovich Saakashvili began training in various institutions. First he graduated from the Institute of International Relations of … Read more

Richard Aldington is an English poet and writer. While Richard was studying at the University of London, he managed to get acquainted with Ezra Pound, as well as H. D., on which he married in 1913. He was one of the leading imagists and helped to make adjustments to “Egosit” – the main periodical imagist. … Read more

Roger Clemens is an American baseball player, was born in the city of Dayton, Ohio. His fights are famous for competitive fire. Clemens is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. Roger Clemens, after graduating from the University of Texas, in 1984, joined the Red Sox baseball team as a novice pitcher. In 1986, he … Read more

Ted Williams is an American baseball player, was born in San Diego, California. In the biography of Ted Williams, a professional baseball game began at the age of 17. Then he played for the San Diego Padres of the Pacific League. In 1938, he tried to play for the Boston Red Sox team in the … Read more

Bob Marley is a singer, guitarist, famous in reggae style, an activist. Born Bob Marley in the Jamaican village of Nine Miles. He was interested in music since childhood, and after moving to Kingston began to develop his abilities. After graduating from school, I went to work as a mechanic. And in his spare time … Read more

(1863-1927) Sologub (real name – Teternikov) Fedor Kuzmich (1863 – 1927), prose writer, poet. Born February 17 (March 1, S.) in St. Petersburg in a poor family (his father – a tailor, a former serf, a mother – a peasant). In four years he lost his father, his mother began to work as a servant … Read more

Benjamin Graham is a famous American economist who proposed the idea of ​​value-based investment. Childhood Benjamin Graham was born on May 8, 1894 to a Jewish family in London, England. He was only a year old when his family moved to New York. Graham took up his studies only after his father died. The family … Read more

Franklin Delano Roosevelt – President of the United States. Roosevelt was born in a very influential family of an entrepreneur. Education in the biography of Franklin Roosevelt was received at the Gorton School. Then he studied at Harvard, Columbia University. Shortly after working as a lawyer, he soon became a member of the Democratic Party. … Read more

Honore Daumier is a French cartoonist, painter, sculptor. Biography Daumier is widely known as the story of the great social satirist of his days. Being the son of a Marseilles glazier, he moved with his family to Paris in 1816. There he was educated at Lenoir, he also studied lithography. Soon, Daumier began to perform … Read more

(1890 – 1960) Born in Moscow in the family of the academician of painting LO Pasternak and RI Pasternak (nee Kaufman), until her marriage as a former professor of the Odessa branch of the Imperial Russian Music Society. The most important for the spiritual development of the future poet were three events: initiation to Christianity, … Read more

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is an outstanding biathlete, skier, Olympic champion, world champion. Oli Einar was born on January 27, 1974 in Drammen, Norway. Already in his childhood in the biography of Ole Bjoerndalen, sport was given an important place, and little time was devoted to learning. Ole was engaged in track and field athletics, cycling, … Read more

Grigory Efimovich Rasputin went down in history thanks to such interesting facts as friendship with the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, despite the peasant origin, the gift of the healer, the prophetic and religious views. Early life As is known from a brief biography, Rasputin was born in the family coachman January 9, 1869 in the … Read more

Edward Bellamy is an American author who was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. After obtaining the right to practice law in court, he experienced himself in journalism, which was promoted by short novels with genuine charm in various magazines. They were later collected in the “World of Blind People and Other Stories.” His novels are … Read more

Niki Minage is a rap singer, she became famous for seven songs in “Billboard Hot 100”, even before the release of her debut album in 2010. Her debut album, 2010 “Pink Friday” and her single “Your Love” topped the Billboard charts. In 2012, Minazh was one of the new judges of the twelfth season of … Read more

Evander Holyfield – American boxer, was born in the city of Etmore, Alabama. In 1984, he won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games. In 1988, the boxer again became world champion in light heavyweight. Back in the biography, it should be noted that in 1990 Holyfield defeated Buster Douglas, securing the world title of … Read more