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Left to right: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse. [1] The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians, [2][3][4][5][6] often expanded by artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the ...
Partner. St. Clair Bayfield (1875–1967) Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; [a] July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. Stephen Pile ranked her "the world's worst opera singer ...
Forbes. Celebrity 100. Celebrity 100 was an annual list compiled and published by Forbes magazine from 1999 to 2020, preceded by the Forbes Top 40 entertainers list. Until 2014, the rankings were made based on a complex combination of factors, including earnings, social media following, magazine covers and a range of qualitative metrics, with ...
By 1926, he was the main feature of the World Famous Indians of LaRue, Ohio, a traveling basketball team. [96] The team barnstormed for at least two years (1927–28) in multiple states. [95] Although stories about Thorpe's team were published in some local newspapers at the time, his basketball career is not well-documented. [97]
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than Cristiano Ronaldo. In the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, Ben Alamar, ESPN ...
In 2016, Ennis signed a book deal with Hodder Children’s Books, an imprint of the Hachette Children’s Group. She co-wrote the seven-book series called Eve's Magic Bracelet with children’s author Elen Caldecott. [205] The first book in the series, The Silver Unicorn, was released in March 2017. [206]
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a ...
Carl Lewis. Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump.