Biographies

(born on 23.12.1936) Kim Julius Chersanovich (born on December 23, 1936, in Moscow). In 1938, Father K., an interpreter from the Korean Kim Cher San, was shot, his mother until 1946 was exiled. In 1959, K. graduated from the historical and philological faculty of the Moscow Regional Pedagogical Institute named after NK Krupskaya. He taught … Read more

Whitney Houston – singer, producer, actress, fashion model. Born Whitney on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother was singing, so Whitney was not indifferent to music since her childhood. She attended several churches, and at 11 years became a soloist in the church choir. Traveling with her mother, she performed on stage … Read more

(born 1931) Vladimirov (real name – Volosevich) Georgy Nikolayevich (born 1931), novelist, critic. Born February 19 in Kharkov in the family of a teacher. He studied at the Suvorov school, but did not continue his military education, enrolling at the Faculty of Law of the Leningrad University, which he graduated in 1953. In 1954 he … Read more

(1899 – 1960) Olesha Yuri Karlovich (1899 – 1960), the prose writer. Born February 19 (March 3, current) in Elisavetgrad in an impoverished aristocratic family. Children and youth Olesha passed in Odessa, where he began his literary career. Twenty-year-old Olesha, along with young Katayev and just beginning Ilf and Bagritsky, was one of the most … Read more

Martin Ames is an English writer. Born in 1949 in the family of Kingsley Amis. Often, Martin’s written satire is so vicious, sarcastic that goes beyond the framework of the caustic comedy that his father wrote. The style of writing novels by Emis Martin is influenced by the dark aspects of modern English society. Among … Read more

Veronica Orchid – a popular fashion blogger, businesswoman. One of the latest and most successful projects is the network of ORCHID NAILS studios. Childhood and Education Veronica Orchid was born into an intelligent family. Since childhood, the girl was surrounded by educated and interesting people who instilled in her love for everything beautiful: art, music, … Read more

Abul-Qasim Muhammad is a prophet, a preacher, a messenger of Allah, to whom God gave the book holy to all Muslims – the Koran. He is the founder of Islam, the creator of the first Muslim community. Muhammad was born in Mecca supposedly in 571 AD. The boy lost both parents, and from the age … Read more

Dmitry Alexandrovich Dibrov – TV presenter, journalist, musician. Born Dmitry Dibrov on November 14, 1959 in Rostov-on-Don. Higher education in the biography of Dmitry Dibrov was received at the State University of Rostov, where he studied at the department of journalism. After graduating from university, for a short time was a correspondent of the newspaper … Read more

Alexei Alexandrovich Chadov is a young talented Russian actor who has won the hearts of true judges of quality cinema. Alexei was born on the outskirts of Moscow, or rather in the area of ​​Solntsevo. Galina Petrovna, mother of Chadova, worked as an engineer and brought up children alone. After the death of her husband, … Read more

(born 1913) ZALYGIN Sergey Pavlovich (born 1913) is a prose writer. He was born on November 23 (December 6, 2007) in the village of Dura-Sovka of the Ufa province in the family of a bookshop seller, an educated person, highly cultured. Childhood and the youth of the future writer passed in complex post-revolutionary years. After … Read more

Ranetki is a rock band made up of some girls. Biographies of the girls “Ranetki” crossed in school. Five girls were fond of music, and then decided to create their own musical group. So the date of August 10, 2005 is considered the starting point in the biography of the band “Ranetki.” After all, it … Read more

Leonid Brezhnev – Soviet state, party leader, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, chairman of the Presidium. He was born in Dneprodzerzhinsk, in 1937 he graduated from the land-reclamation school in Kursk. In 1931, in his biography Brezhnev joins the party. In seven years he became secretary of the regional regional committee. With the beginning … Read more

. O. Jay Simpson – football player, television star, was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California. Best known as an NFL player, accused of murder. At birth, in the biography of O. Jay Simpson, the name Orental James Simpson was obtained. In 1995, football star O. Jay Simpson was acquitted of charges … Read more

Miroslava Olegovna Karpovich – actress of theater and cinema, one of the heroines of the series “Daddy’s Daughters.” Miroslava was born on March 1, 1986 in the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk. As a child, in her biography, Miroslava Karpovich was a naughty, brisk girl. Even from a small age I learned to achieve what I … Read more

(born 1934) Ikolaevich Boyko is a native Kuban native to the Otradnenskoye Foothills. Children’s and school years passed in Gulkevichsky and Belorechensky areas. He graduated from the Kharkov Tank School, served in Transbaikalia. As a third-year student of the history and philology faculty of the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute, he published the first book of stories … Read more

Anthony Burgess is an English novelist, was born in the city of Manchester, and lived there under the name John Anthony Burgess Wilson. In 1940 he graduated from the University of Manchester. He taught at school in England and in East Asia, and also was fond of music. The novels of Anthony Burgess are characterized … Read more

(1766 – 1826) Karamzin Nikolai Mikhailovich (1766-1826) is a prose writer, poet, journalist, historian. Karamzin was brought up in private boardinghouses first in Simbirsk, then in Moscow. Attended lectures at the university, owned many new and ancient languages. Karamzin was interested in literature, was fond of Shakespeare, experienced the influence of Freemasonry. In 1789 he … Read more

Donatello is an Italian sculptor, painter, main innovator in the art of the Renaissance. The full name is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi. In those years, the biographies of Donatello, when his creative personality was formed, he worked with Ghiberti in Florence over the bronze doors for the baptistery. By 1409, Donatello began work … Read more

Epicurus was a Greek philosopher of antiquity, laying the foundations of Epicurean philosophy. Childhood and the way of life Epicurus was born in 341 BC. e. in the family of the Neocles and Heresstratins. A few years before the birth of the boy, his father moved to an Athenian settlement on the island of Samos … Read more

The surname of Karamzin is usually associated with the notion of “Russian sentimentalism”. Indeed, NM Karamzin was the largest representative of this literary and artistic direction, but his true place in the domestic culture is much broader than this characteristic. The author of the thoughts of the whole generation, the author of the works that … Read more

Jules Gabriel Verne is a French writer, geographer. Born Jules Verne February 8, 1828 in the city of Nantes in the family of a lawyer. Education in the family with legal roots affected the biography of Jules Verne. In Paris, the future writer received legal knowledge. But in addition to law, Jules Verne was fond … Read more

The actress of cinema and television Mila Kunis became famous thanks to the comedy TV series “The Show of the 70’s”. She also performed one of the main roles in such successful films as “In Flight” and “Black Swan”. Early years Mila Kunis was born on August 14, 1983 in Ukraine, the city of Chernivtsi. … Read more

Michael Dell was one of those who in the 1980s revolutionized the world of personal computers, founded the “Computer Corporation Dell”, known as “Dell Inc.”. Early years Michael Dell, born February 23, 1965 in Texas, in Houston, became one of the driving forces of the revolution in the world of personal computers in the 1980s, … Read more

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a great Austrian composer, conductor. The representative of the Vienna classical school of music, the author of more than 600 pieces of music. Early years Mozart Mozart) was born January 27, 1756 in the city of Salzburg in a musical family. In Mozart’s biography, musical talent was discovered even in early … Read more

(1911 – 1987) Nekrasov Victor Platonovich (1911 – 1987), the prose writer. Born June 4 (17 N. s.) In Kiev in the family of a doctor. After high school enters the architectural faculty of the Kiev Construction Institute, which ends in 1936. At the same time he studied at the theater studio at the theater … Read more

Vladimir Evgenievich Turchinsky – actor, TV presenter, singer, writer, sportsman. Vladimir was born on September 28, 1963 in Moscow. Already in his childhood, sport took an advanced position in the life and biography of Vladimir Turchinsky. Vladimir was engaged in wrestling, then Sambo. He decided to get higher education at the Institute of Civil Aviation … Read more

Internet entrepreneur, computer scientist Larry Page, together with his institute friend Sergei Brin, created in 1998 a Google search engine. Short biography Larry Page, born in 1973 in Michigan, came from a family of computer scientists, so his decision to tackle computer science at Stanford University was not surprising. It is here that he meets … Read more

Evgeny Viktorovich Plushenko – Russian figure skater, Honored Master of Sports, world champion, Olympic champion. Eugene was born on November 3, 1982 in the town of Solnechny, Khabarovsk Territory. At the age of four, a move to Volgograd took place in the biography of Evgeny Plushenko. It was there that Eugene began to figure skating. … Read more

Homer is a legendary poet, to whom the ancient Greeks attributed the authorship of the most ancient of the ancient poems “Iliad” and “Odyssey” that survived to us, which appeared during the transitional period from the clan system to civilization and recorded in the 8th century. BC. e. In ancient Greece, Homer was revered as … Read more

Billionaire Oprah Winfrey – a leading talk show, writer, patron, actress, producer. Huge popularity earned its own popular international talk show, which came out from 1986 to 2011. Oprah Winfrey played a key role in contemporary American life, shaping cultural trends and promoting various liberal values. Through her talk shows and books, she drew attention … Read more

(August 22, 1898 – December 14, 1954) Medvedev Dmitry Nikolaevich [10 (22) .8. 1898, Bezhitsa, now in the city of Bryansk, – 12.12.1954, Moscow], one of the leaders of the partis. movement during the Great Patriotic War, Sov. writer, colonel, Hero of the Sov. Union (5.11.1944). Chl. The CPSU since 1920. In the years of … Read more

Maeterlinck (Maeterlinck) Maurice (29. 8.1862, Gent, – 5.5.1949, Nice, France), a Belgian writer. I wrote in French. He was born in the family of a notary. He studied law in Paris. Since 1896 he lived in France. The idealistic symbolist views of early M (set forth in the book The Treasure of the Humble, 1896) … Read more

Avril Lavigne Wimbly is a Canadian singer. Avril Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984 in the city of Napani in the Canadian province of Ontario. Even in his childhood in the biography Avril Lavigne showed a passion for music: she sang in the choir, played the guitar. Love for country music helped Avril’s musical … Read more

(1862 – 1887) Nadson Semyon Yakovlevich (1862 – 1887), a poet. He was born on December 14 (26 N. s.) In St. Petersburg in the family of an official. Early losing his father (not even two years old) and his mother (at the age of eleven), Nadson remained in the care of relatives. Was defined … Read more

Byron was born on January 22, 1788 in a noble, but impoverished family. He spent his childhood in Scotland, in the small town of Aberdeen. The first impressions of the boy were associated with the wild Scottish nature, life and traditions of the mountaineers. They served as the basis for a number of youthful poems … Read more

(1887 – 1941) Severyanin Igor (real name – Lotarev) Igor Vasilyevich (1887 – 1941), a poet. Born May 4 (16 N. p.) In St. Petersburg in the family of a retired staff captain, a cultural family, who loved literature and music, especially opera (“I heard Sobinov at least forty times”). From the age of nine … Read more

Irene Ferrari – the owner of the largest breast in Russia, an actress. Irene was born in a small village Ilinogorsk, located near Nizhny Novgorod. The first education in the biography of Irene Ferrari was received at the local school. She loved literature, but with physics there were problems, because of this, she was transferred … Read more

Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov is a popular Russian actor who played many roles and won the hearts of thousands of viewers. In 2008 he received the title of People’s Artist of Russia. The actor was born on October 18, 1973 in Moscow. His father is a well-known director and actor Vadim Bezrukov, his mother worked as … Read more

Agniya Ditkovskite is a young actress, who, with her beauty and talent, won a large number of TV viewers. Born actress May 11, 1988 in Vilnius, in the family of a popular actress, who played the role of Anastasia Yaguzhinskaya in the movie “Midshipmen ahead” by Tatyana Lyutaeva and the famous director and actor Olegas … Read more

Mia Hamm is a football player, was born on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama. Most known as the star of the football championship in 1996 and 2004. At birth in the biography of Mia Hamm was given the name of Mariel Margaret Hamm. Mia Hamm is one of the most popular footballers of America … Read more

Sir Thomas Brown is an English author and physician, was born in London. He received an education at Oxford University and abroad. In 1671 he was knighted by Charles II. His work, The Religion of a Doctor, in which Brown attempted to reconcile science and religion, was written around 1635. After being transferred to the … Read more

Ani Lorak – the singer, the deserved and national actress of Ukraine, has taken 2 nd place on “Eurovision” in 2008. Carolina was born on September 27, 1978 in the city of Kitsman, Chernivtsi region in Ukraine. The desire to become a singer in the biography of Ani Lorak manifested itself in childhood. Studying at … Read more

Ambrose Gwyneth Beers is an American satirist, journalist, and writer of short stories. Born in Meigs County, Ohio. After an excellent military service during the Civil War, he returned to journalism. In San Francisco, he wrote for the newspaper “News-Letter”, and became its editor in 1868. Soon Beers created himself a reputation as a satirical … Read more

(1812 – 1891) GONCHAROV Ivan Aleksandrovich [6 (18) June 1812, Simbirsk 15 (27) September 1891, Petersburg], Russian writer. “Reading was my school…” Goncharov was born into a merchant family. He received his primary education in a private boarding house, where he learned French and German, and read all available books “an unimaginable mixture… almost learned … Read more

Shchors Nikolai Alexandrovich – a political figure, a member of the Communist Party, a red commander. Nikolay was born on June 6, 1895 on the Korzhovka farm in the Chernigov province. The first education in the biography of Nikolai Shchors was received in 1914. Then he graduated from the Kiev military paramedic school. Two years … Read more

(2/10/1921 – February 28, 1985) Krutilin Sergey Andreevich (2.10.1921, village Delekhovo, Ryazan province – February 28, 1985, Moscow). After graduating in 1940, the artisan school was drafted into the army and sent to the construction sites of the Far East. Having graduated from the military technical school in Khabarovsk in 1941, he was sent to … Read more

Mary Lou Retton – gymnast, was born on January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia. Biography Mary Lou Retton is best known as the history of the holder of the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. In 1984, Retton became the first American to win the gold Olympic medal in gymnastic competitions. Summer Olympic Games … Read more

(born 1924) Starshinov Nikolai Konstantinovich (born in 1924), a poet. He was born on December 6 in Moscow, in Zamoskvorechye, in a large family. The outbreak of the Patriotic War forced yesterday’s schoolboy to wear a soldier’s greatcoat and go to the front. Received the title of senior sergeant. In the battle of Spas-Demensky was … Read more

Ernst Haeckel is a well-known biologist, philosopher, doctor and artist. Childhood and Youth Ernst Heinrich Philippe August Haeckel was born on February 16, 1834 in the province of Potsdam, which at that time was part of Prussia. He studied at the Cathedral High School in Merseburg. After leaving school in 1852 Haeckel continued his education … Read more

(1733-1807) Kheraskov Mikhail Matveyevich (1733 – 1807), poet, prose writer. Born October 25 (November 5, 2001) in Pereyaslav in Poltava in the noble family of Wallachian boyars. Received a good home education. Then he studied in the Landed Gentry Corps in St. Petersburg, which he graduated in 1751. From his youth he was seriously involved … Read more