Biographies

Viktor Tikhonov – hockey player, hockey coach, honored coach. Victor was born on June 4, 1930 in Moscow. Hobbies for hockey in the biography of Viktor Tikhonov in the blood. During the 1950-1960-ies he played in many hockey teams in Moscow. Having gained experience, he became an assistant coach in the team “Dynamo”. Then he … Read more

Isaac Newton is a great scientist who made a great contribution to the development of physics, mathematics, astrology. Born in the town of Woolsthorpe, England. After school, education in the biography of Newton was received at the College of the Holy Trinity at the University of Cambridge. Under the influence of physicists, Newton, while still … Read more

Georgy Alexandrovich Yumatov is a film actor, People’s Artist of the RSFSR. Georgy Yumatov was born on March 11, 1926 in Moscow. During the Great Patriotic War he fought. From 1941 to 1942 in the biography of George Yumatov was trained in the Naval School. During the liberation of Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna, George took part … Read more

Stephen Gary Wozniak is an American computer scientist who is better known as one of the founders of Apple, and also as a developer of the Apple II computer. Inventing the computer “Apple” The son of an engineer at Lockheed Martin, Steve Wozniak, was born on August 11, 1950. Although he was not a diligent … Read more

Day from day and year from year Your cruel fate Was destiny of all people. Your marvelous gift, your wolfishness Powerlessness would have been different… Maria Petrovykh The divine uniqueness of the individual <…> was emphasized by her stunning beauty. From one glance at her breath caught. A tall, dark-haired, swarthy, slim and incredibly flexible, … Read more

(1895 – 1963) A prose writer, a playwright. He was born on February 12 (24 n.) In the village of Lebyazhye in Semipalatinsk province, in the family of a village teacher. After graduating from the village school and studying for a year at the Pavlodar agricultural school, Ivanov went to work as an assistant to … Read more

Benedikt Spinoza is a Dutch philosopher of Jewish origin. Childhood and early years Baruch de Spinoza, the second son of Miguel de Espinoza and Ana Deborah, was born in Amsterdam. His father was a Portuguese Jew who traded sheep’s wool, whose merchant business flourished. Mother died when the boy was only six years old. Young … Read more

Conrad Hilton – a businessman, was born on December 25, 1887 in the city of San Antonio in New Mexico. Hilton’s biography is best known as the founder of the Hilton Hotels. At birth, he was named Conrad Nicholson Hilton. Conrad Hilton founded an international line of business hotels that bore his name. His first … Read more

Robert Kampen is a Flemish painter who, together with van Eyck, is considered the founder of the Dutch school. Kampen’s biography is identified with the Flemish master because of the three flaps of the altar in Frankfurt am Main. Earlier it was mistakenly believed that these paintings came from the city of Liege. Kampen was … Read more

David Gilbert is considered one of the most influential mathematicians of the XIX and XX centuries. Childhood and youth David Gilbert was born on January 23, 1862 in Koenigsberg, Prussia. Despite the fact that his father was a respected city judge, and his mother was fond of philosophy and astronomy, his family had average prosperity. … Read more

Jesse Owens is a sportsman, runner, born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. Biography of Jesse Owens is best known as the story of a black runner who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics. At birth, he received the name James Cleveland Owens. Jesse Owens became famous thanks to one stunning week in … Read more

Bobby Riggs is a tennis player, was born in Los Angeles. In the biography of Bobby Riggs, tennis games began to be intensively conducted at the age of 11. In the 1930s, he won several competitions, in 1938 helped the US team win the Davis Cup. After winning at Wimbledon in 1939, the US national … Read more

Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician who invented a mechanical counting machine. Childhood and early years Blaise Pascal was born June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand. His father, Etienne Pascal, was a local judge and representative of the “Nobility of the Mantle.” His father was famous for his interest in science, including mathematics. Pascal’s mother, … Read more

Wilbur Wright is a pioneer of American aircraft construction, who together with his brother Orville created the world’s first aircraft. Childhood and youth Wilbur Wright was one of seven children from Milton Wright, the bishop, and his wife, Susan Catherine Koerner. It was of mixed origin; some of his brothers and sisters died in infancy. … Read more

Pavel Alekseyevich Volya is a participant in the television project “Comedy Club”, a TV host, an actor, a rap singer. Pavel was born in Penza on March 14, 1979. He received his primary and secondary education at Penza School No. 11, which he graduated with a silver medal. Higher education in the biography of Paul … Read more

Garry Kasparov – Soviet chess player, was born in Azerbaijan. At birth, the name was Harry Kimovich Weinstein. At the age of 16 he became the world champion. And from 1985 to 1993 Kasparov remained the champion of the International Chess Federation. His first match with Anatoly Karpov was the longest in the history of … Read more

Dale Earnhardt Jr. – racing driver, was born on October 10, 1974 in Concord, North Carolina. Best known as the son of racer Dale Ernhardt and the winner of Dayton-500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fond of racing and is the son of the legendary NASCAR rider Dale Ernhardt. Dale Earnhardt Jr. in his youth twice … Read more

(1910 – 1937) Vasiliev Pavel Nikolaevich (1910 – 1937), poet, essayist. He was born on December 12 (25 N.) in the city of Zaisan in Kazakhstan in the family of a teacher from the Cossack environment. In 1925 he finished school in Omsk and went to Vladivostok to continue the teaching, but after a year … Read more

(1903-1958) Nikolai Alekseevich Zabolotsky (1903 – 1958) belongs to the first generation of Russian writers who entered the creative period of life after the revolution. In his biography amazing amazing devotion to poetry, hard work on improving poetic skill, purposeful development of his own concept of the universe and courageous overcoming of barriers that fate … Read more

Alexander Marshal is a musician, singer, songwriter, honored artist of Russia. Alexander was born on June 7, 1957 in Korenovsk, Krasnodar Region, to the pilot’s family. In 1965 in his biography Alexander Marshal went simultaneously to the general education and music school. He studied piano at the music school. A few years later Alexander created … Read more

Irina Rozanova is an actress of theater and cinema, Honored and People’s Artist of Russia. Irina was born on July 22, 1961 in Penza in an actor’s family. Her mother and father were actors. After eight classes of general education in the biography of Rozanova, the entrance to a music school took place. Irina perfected … Read more

Andrei Rublev is an icon painter, canonized in the face of the Reverend. Biography of Andrei Rublev contains few reliable facts. The exact date of birth of Rublev is not known, and the place of birth is called the Moscow Principality or Novgorod. Andrew grew up in the family of icon painters. Later he was … Read more

Barry Bonds is a baseball player, born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California. He is best known as the best homeland player in the main baseball league. In the biography of Barry Bonds 756 kick in the game on August 7, 2007 set a new record. This Bonds has surpassed Hank Aaron – the man … Read more

Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich is a politician, an assistant to the president, an economist. Arkady was born on March 26, 1972 in Moscow. Biography of Vladimir Dvorkovich, father of Arkady, is known as an international chess arbiter. Back at school, Arkady was studying mathematics in depth, and then entered the Moscow State University, where he majored … Read more

Roger Federer – tennis player, was born on August 8, 1981 in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Best known as a five-time Wimbledon champion. Federer is a Swiss tennis player who has consistently won the title of Wimbledon champion five times. In addition, in the biography of Roger Federer, several US championships were won: from … Read more

(1901 – 1956) Alexander Fadeyev was born in the city of Kimry, Tver Province, in the family of a village teacher. He grew up in the Far East with his stepfather, studied at a commercial college in Vladivostok. In 1918 he joined the Bolshevik Party, participated in the Civil War. In 1921 he entered the … Read more

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum became prime minister and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates in 2006. His goal is to make the UAE an attractive place to do business. General information He was born on July 22, 1949. In 2006, he became prime minister and vice-president of the UAE. He studied at Bell’s language … Read more

(10/04/1927 – 05/01/1979) Lipatov Vil Vladimirovich (10.04.1927, Chita – 1.05.1979, Moscow). Father – from exile settlers, journalist. Mother is a teacher. He spent his childhood in a Siberian village. In 1942 he entered the Novosibirsk Institute of Transport Engineers, but did not become an engineer. In 1952 he graduated from the history department of Tomsk … Read more

(1825 – 1893) Pleshcheev Alexey Nikolaevich (1825 – 1893), the poet. Born November 22 (December 4, N.) In Kostroma in a noble family, belonging to an ancient family. Children’s days were spent in Nizhny Novgorod, where the father, who died early, served. Under the guidance of the mother received a good home education. In 1844 … Read more

Alexander Calder – American sculptor, was born in Philadelphia. He was the son of the famous sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder. One of the most advanced modern sculptors, in his biography Alexander Calder first studied the design of mechanical devices. In 1930, he visited Paris, where he was greatly influenced by the work of Mondrian and … Read more

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin is a great Russian poet, prose writer, playwright. The author of immortal works in verse and prose: novels “Eugene Onegin”, “Dubrovsky”, famous poems “Ruslan and Lyudmila,” “The Prisoner of the Caucasus,” the novel “The Queen of Spades” and many others, as well as fairy tales for children. Early years Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin … Read more

(born 1938) Petrushevskaya Lyudmila Stefanovna (born 1938), writer, playwright. Born May 26 in Moscow in the family of an employee. She lived a heavy military half-starved childhood, wandered around relatives, lived in an orphanage near Ufa. After the war she returned to Moscow, graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow University. She worked as … Read more

James Prescott Joel is an English physicist who studied the nature of heat and discovered the interconnection of heat and mechanical work. Childhood and youth James Joule was born on December 24, 1818 in Manchester, England. He was one of five children from his parents – Benjamin Joule’s father, a wealthy brewer, and mother, Alice … Read more

Ilya Efimovich Repin is an artist, famous for portraits, as well as depicting historical, everyday scenes. Ilya was born in Chuguev on July 24, 1844. The teaching of painting in the biography of Repin began at the age of thirteen. And in 1863 he moved to Petersburg to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. … Read more

(1901 – 1957) Lugovskoy Vladimir Aleksandrovich (1901 – 1957), the poet. Born June 18 (July 1, current) in Moscow in the family of a teacher of Russian literature, who was a widely educated man, historian and archaeologist, an expert in painting, sculpture and architecture. His love for Russian art had a great influence on his … Read more

Mikhail Zemtsov is an entrepreneur, Christina Orbakaite’s husband. Mikhail was born on January 15, 1978. Zemtsov’s biography is little known about childhood and adolescence. Despite his Russian origin, Michael lives in America, is a US citizen. Mikhail’s parents are Russian, they took the boy to the US as a child. Mikhail Zemtsov’s biography began to … Read more

(1906 – 1972) Kirsanov Semyon Isaakovich (1906 – 1972), a poet. He was born on September 5 (18th century) in Odessa in the family of a tailor. Kirsanov’s childhood and adolescence passed in Odessa: here he graduated from the gymnasium, saw the revolution, the beginning of Soviet power, civil war, steamships that took White emigrants … Read more

When, in 2001, Hilary Clinton was elected to the Senate, she became the only first lady in America to hold public office. Early years Hilary Diane Clinton, born Rhode, was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hilary was the eldest daughter of Hugh Rodham, owner of a thriving fabric store, and Dorothy … Read more

The poetry genius of Omar Khayyam ascended to the summit of world fame in an odd, circular way. This path, sometimes lost in the wilds of obscurity, lasted many centuries and concealed many surprises. During his lifetime Khayyam was famous, mainly as a scientist. His advances in mathematics and astronomy are simply astounding: 500 years … Read more

Charles Barclay – basketball player, was born on February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama. Best known as the NBA star, the player who rallied the team. The ability to expressively, overly talk helped to make the basketball player one of the most colorful characters of the National Basketball Association. Forward Barclay entered the NBA in … Read more

Rachmaninov Sergey Vasilievich – Russian composer, conductor, pianist, representative of the direction of symbolism in music. In his work he united the principles of the St. Petersburg and Moscow composer schools Childhood and Education Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov was born on March 20, 1873 in the estate of Oneg Novgorod province in a noble family. The … Read more

Natasha Koroleva is a singer, an actress. Natasha was born in Kiev on May 31, 1973. The love for singing in the biography of Natasha Koroleva was manifested from the first years of her life. Already in three years she debuted on stage. Then she sang and recorded a few songs. Education in the biography … Read more

Mark Anatolievich Zakharov – director of theater and cinema, People’s Artist of the USSR, head of the Moscow State Theater Lenkom. Mark Zakharov was born in Moscow on October 13, 1933 in a family of teachers. His mother was an actress, but after her father was arrested in 1914, she was forced to leave the … Read more

Hakim Olajuwon is an African American basketball player, was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Acquaintance of Hakim Oljjuvon with basketball has occurred at the age of 15 years. Even then, the athlete was 206 cm tall. Soon he became the center player of the national team of Nigeria. In 1981-84 he studied at the University of … Read more

Alexei Vladimirovich Batalov is an actor, People’s Artist of Russia, public figure. Born in the family of the actors of the Moscow Art Theater. After moving to Tataria in 1941 in the biography of Batalov, who at that time was 14 years old, theatrical activities began. The first role he received in the theater, organized … Read more

Masha Rasputina – Russian singer, was born May 13, 1965 in the village of Urop Kemerovo region. Education Masha Rasputin received at the Tver Musical College, at the choir department. Then the singer moved to Moscow. Soon I recorded the first song “Play, musician”, which became a real hit. In 1989, the song received the … Read more

(1903 – 1964) Svetlov Mikhail Arkadievich (1903 – 1964), the poet. Born June 4 (17 N. s.) In Ekaterinoslav in a poor Jewish family. He graduated from the Higher Primary School. The First World War, the October Revolution, the Civil War did not provide an opportunity to continue education. Svetlev joins the Komsomol, goes to … Read more

(1711 – 1765) Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilievich (1711 – 1765), a brilliant Russian scientist in many branches of knowledge, a poet, educator, one of the most outstanding luminaries of world science. Father Lomonosov, Vasily Dorofeev (or Fedorov), a black-eared peasant, had land and vessels for fishing along the Murmansk coast; Lomonosov grew up in a simple … Read more

Richard Petty – racing driver, was born July 2, 1937 in the city of Left Cross, North Carolina. Best known as a seven-time race winner in Dayton for 500 miles. Among the NASCAR fans, Richard Petty is known as the “King” and the driver of the old 43 cars. In the biography of Richard Petty … Read more

(1922-1996) Levitansky Yuri Davydovich (1922-1996), a poet. He was born on January 21 in Kiev. After graduating from the school in 1938 in the city of Stalin (now Donetsk), he goes to Moscow, where he studies at the Institute of Philosophy, Literature and History. With the outbreak of the Patriotic War, he goes to the … Read more