Sweet Charity

1. Quinton Aaron

Quinton Aaron is best known for his portrayal of Michael Oher, aka Big Mike, alongside Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, in the Academy Award winning hit movie, The Blind Side (2009), which has grossed over $300 million in U.S. box office alone.

Aaron has guest-starred on many television shows including ...

Find A Dream, K.I.S. Foundation

2. Paula Abdul

Actress | Robots

Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and ...

American Humane Association, Clothes Off OUr Back, In Defense of Animals, Kids Wish Network, Leeza's Place, Much Love Animal Rescue, Music Saves Lives, Peace Alliance, The Rescue Train, Unite for Japan

3. J.J. Abrams

Producer | Lost

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year of college, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which became Taking Care of Business (1990)....

Alliance For Children's Rights, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Artists for a New South Africa, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Milk+Bookies

4. Jensen Ackles

Actor | Supernatural

Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, ...

American Cancer Society

5. Amy Adams

Actress | Arrival

Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...

Actors Fund of America, Declare Yourself, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Felix Organization, GLSEN, Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation

6. Bryan Adams

Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...

Amnesty International, Bryan Adams Foundation, 46664, The Gorilla Foundation, Greenpeace, Love Our Children USA, Nordoff Robbins, Peace One Day, PETA, Prince's Trust, STOMP Out Bullying, Sunnybrook Foundation, War Child

7. Adele

Soundtrack | Skyfall

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born May 5, 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Adele's first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and a level of commercial success unsurpassed among her peers. ...

Amnesty International

8. Trace Adkins

Actor | The Lincoln Lawyer

Trace Adkins' trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and turned albums into Platinum plaques, selling over 10 million albums, cumulatively. The Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry is a television personality, actor, author, spokesman for the Wounded Warrior...

Animal Rescue Foundation, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Fisher House, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, GRAMMY Foundation, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, MusiCares, Musicians on Call, Project Clean Water, Red Cross, Wounded Warrior Project

9. Ben Affleck

Producer | Argo

Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...

Ante Up For Africa, The Art of Elysium, A-T Children's Project, Children Mending Hearts, Declare Yourself, Eastern Congo Initiative, ENOUGH Project, Feeding America, GLAAD, International Medical Corps., Jimmy Fund, Music Rising, National Center for Missing and Exploited children, Not On Our Watch, ONEXONE, Operation Gratitude, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Robin Hood, Sundance Institute, UNHCR, Unite for Japan, Vital Voices

10. Casey Affleck

Actor | Manchester by the Sea

An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...

The Art of Elysium, ENOUGH Project, Farm Sanctuary, Food Banks For New York City, 4REAL Foundation, The Lunchbox Fund, Millennium Promise, Not On Our Watch, PETA, Stand Up To Cancer

11. Andre Agassi

Actor | The Las Vegas Kid

Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is an American retired professional tennis player and former World No. 1, who was one of the game's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all...

Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, Athletes For Hope Communities In Schools of New Orleans Inc., Education Africa, Hearts of Gold, Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, Keep Memory Alive, Usher's New Look Foundation

12. Christina Aguilera

Soundtrack | The Voice

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. ...

AIDS Project Los Angeles, Amnesty International, Artists for Peace and Justice, Declare Yourself, Defenders of Wildlife, FFAWN, GRAMMY Foundation, Kerry Women Together, MusiCares, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Red Cross, Refuge, 1736 Family Crisis Center, Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, World Food Programme, World Hunger Relief

13. Clay Aiken

Self | The Runner-Up

Clayton Holmes Grissom was born on November 30, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Faye Aiken Parker and Vernon Grissom. When Clay was a teenager, he had a love for teaching and helping young children and later on studied to became a school teacher. When he was about 23 years old, a longtime ...

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Griffith Park Recovery Fund, National Kidney Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, STOMP Out Bullying, Toys for Tots, True Colors Fund, UNICEF

14. Jason Alexander

Actor | Seinfeld

Jay Scott Greenspan, known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, film director, and television presenter. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld (1989), for which he was nominated for seven consecutive...

Ante Up for America, Children's Tumor Foundation, ENOUGH Project, Feed the Children, Neurofibromatosis, Not On Our Watch, Scleroderma Foundation, United Way

15. Jessica Alba

Actress | Fantastic Four

Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA, to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force. Her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots), and her mother has Danish, Welsh, English, and French ancestry. Her family ...

The Art of Elysium, Children's Defense Fund, Clothes Off Our Back, Declare Yourself, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Feeding America, Habitat For Humanity, International Fund For Animal Welfare, Kids Wish Network, Love Our Children USA, March Of Dimes, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, The Nature Conservancy, Padres Contra el Cancer, Project HOME, RADD, The Rescue Train, Revlon Run/Walk For Women, The Samburu Project, Soles4Souls, SOS Children's Villages, Stand Up To Cancer, Step Up, Until There's a Cure, US Doctors for Africa, V-Day

16. Alan Alda

Actor | M*A*S*H

Alan Alda (born under the name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter from New York City. His father was the Italian-American actor Robert Alda. Alda's best known role was playing chief surgeon Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the ...

Clothes Off Our Back, Feeding America, HELP USA, Jenjo Foundation, Mentoring USA, Robert F Kennedy Memorial

17. Buzz Aldrin

Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and, as Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the...

Bony Pony Ranch, Cinema For Peace, Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, Starkey Hearing Foundation, Variety - The Children's Charity

18. Kim Alexis

Actress | Holy Man

Kim Alexis was born on July 15, 1960 in Lockport, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Holy Man (1998), The Commish (1991) and Cheers (1982). She has been married to Jeffery Schwartz since November 4, 2017. She was previously married to Ronald Roger Duguay and James Roosevelt Stockton III.

We Promise Foundation

19. Muhammad Ali

Actor | The Greatest

Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), George Foreman and Leon Spinks. He defeated ...

All Care Program, Athletes for Hope, BeatBullying, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, HELP USA, Keep Memory Alive, Muhammad Ali Center, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, Parkinson Society Maritime Region, Project A.L.S., Special Olympics, UNICEF, Waterig Seeds Organization

20. Tim Allen

Actor | Toy Story

Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (Fox) and Gerald M. Dick. His father, a real estate salesman, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old...

Big Brothers Big Sisters, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Neurofibromatosis, Inc., Red Cross, Special Olympics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, St. Vincent's Foundation, Toys for Tots, Wheels for Humanity

21. Tori Amos

Soundtrack | Twister

At age one, Tori and her family moved to Baltimore, where she spent much of her childhood. She started playing piano at a very early age (2 1/2). At the age of five, she was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Arts school); she was the youngest person to be accepted to the school. ...

Rape Abuse & Incest Network

22. Anthony Anderson

Actor | The Departed

Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian and game show host who is known for playing Louis Booker from Kangaroo Jack, Glen Whitmann from Transformers, Ray Ray from The Proud Family and Antwon Mitchell from The Shield. He also acted in Blackish, Hoodwinked, The Departed, Agent Cody Banks 2 ...

Anthony and Alvina Anderson Charitable Support Foundation, Artists for a New South Africa, FACE Diabetes, Racing for Kids, Sheckler Foundation, Youth Lifeline America

23. Gillian Anderson

Actress | The X Files

Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Rosemary Alyce (Lane), a computer analyst, and Homer Edward Anderson III, who owned a film post-production company. Gillian started her career as a member of an amateur actor group while at high school. In 1987, her love of the theatre took her to ...

Artists for a New South Africa, Epilepsy Action, Neurofibromatosis Association, Neurofibromatosis Inc., Off The Street Kids, PETA, The Trevor Project, 21st Century Leaders, V-Day, Whatever It Takes

24. Pamela Anderson

Actress | Barb Wire

Pamela Denise Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada at 4:08 PST, to young newlywed parents, Barry Anderson and Carol Anderson. Her ancestry includes Finnish, English, Irish, and Volga German. During her childhood, she moved to the city of Vancouver. She has a ...

Aid Still Required, Cool Earth, Feed the Children, Greenpeace, Hauser Bears, Last Chance for Animals, PETA

25. Richard Dean Anderson

Actor | Stargate SG-1

The original MacGyver (1985) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) star was born on January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Stuart Anderson, was a teacher at a local high school and his mother, Jocelyn, was an artist who was talented in both sculpting and painting. He and his three younger ...

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Waterkeeper Alliance

26. Maya Angelou

Actress | Poetic Justice

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Poetic Justice (1993), Madea's Family Reunion (2006) and How to Make an American Quilt (1995). She was married to Paul Du Feu, Vusumzi Linda Make and Enistasious (Tosh) Angelos. She died on ...

Cheerful Givers, Hands on Nashville, Shelter Network

27. Jennifer Aniston

Actress | Friends

Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her father was Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City...

AmeriCares, Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Clothes Off Our Back, EB Medical Research Foundation, Feeding America, Friends of El Faro, GLAAD, Habitat for Humanity, Lili Claire Foundation, Luke Neuhedel Foundation, OmniPeace, Project A.L.S., Rape Abuse & Incest National Network, Stand Up To Cancer, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, US Campaign for Burma

28. Kofi Annan

Self | The Blair Years

Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, ...

Better World Fund

29. Adam Ant

Soundtrack | Hot Fuzz

Adam Ant is best known as a Singer/Song Writer. He led Adam and the Ants in the late 1970s and on into the early 1980s, having an immense impact upon, not just music but also; art, dance, fashion and the music video medium. In 1982 he began a solo career with hits like "Goody Two Shoes." He later ...

UNICEF

30. Beate Antares

Producer | The Big Bounce

Like many a child's dream, Beate Antares left her native Poland to join the circus. Actually, it was her parents, but even as a young child touring with Circus Viola/Mundeling in Norway, Beate's life has been one colorful exhibition under the big top. Following in her parent's musical footsteps, ...

Global Futbol Initiative, Hope is a Game-Changer Project, Mama na Dada, Sirens of Soccer, SOS Children's Villages, Village Volunteers

31. Anne Archer

Actress | Fatal Attraction

Anne Archer was nominated for an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and the British (BAFTA) Academy Award for her role as Michael Douglas' sympathetic, tortured wife, "Beth Gallagher", in Adrian Lyne's 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (1987). Archer is also well-known for her poignant Golden ...

Artists for Human Rights

32. Ashley Argota Torres

Actress | True Jackson, VP

Ashley Spencer Taylor Villegas Argota-Torres (or as she refers to as "the longest name ever") started acting at five years old. She appeared in multiple television shows including "The Division", "MAD TV", "The Wayne Brady Show", and "The Shield". At only 10 years old, she became the youngest ...

Los Angeles Mission, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Starlight Children's Foundation, The Thirst Project

33. India Arie

Soundtrack | Miami Vice

India Arie was born on October 3, 1975 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Miami Vice (2006), Don't Say a Word (2001) and Radio (2003).

UNICEF

34. Lance Armstrong

Actor | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Armstrong was raised alone by his mother. Even as a child and teenager, he invested a lot of time in cycling. At the age of 13, Armstrong achieved his first victories in cycling races and other sports. In 1984 he won the youth triathlon championship. Three years later he practiced triathlon as a ...

Athletes For Hope, Augie's Quest, Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, LIVESTRONG, Pablove Foundation, Padres Contra el Cancer, Stand Up To Cancer, STILLERSTRONG, Tony Hawk Foundation, US Doctors for Africa

35. Tom Arnold

Actor | True Lies

Tom Arnold was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Linda (Graham) and Jack Arnold. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his father. In 1983, he got his first taste of stand-up comedy when he performed at open microphone nights at the University of Iowa. Tom's comedy career had its ups and downs over ...

After-School All-Stars, Bony Pony Ranch, Camp del Corazon, Collaboration Foundation, Comic Relief, First Chance Scholarship Program, Global Fund for Women, Love Our Children USA, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, Operation Homefront, Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation

36. Patricia Arquette

Actress | True Romance

With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed ...

The Art of Elysium, Eracism Foundation, The Heart Truth, Libby Ross Foundation

37. Rosanna Arquette

Actress | Pulp Fiction

Rosanna Arquette has acted extensively in film and television, and has come to be acknowledged as an actress of rare depth and scope.

Arquette was born in New York City, New York. Her parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other ...

Amazon Watch, The Art of Elysium, Bicycle For A Day, Plastic Pollution Coalition

38. Ashanti

Actress | Coach Carter

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an African-American R&B singer and actress from Glen Cove, New York. She acted in films and shows such as The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Resident Evil: Extinction, Coach Carter, John Tucker Must Die, Bride and Prejudice, Malcolm X and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has ...

Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Stand Up to Cancer

39. Sean Astin

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...

Make A Film Foundation, Screen Actors Guild Foundation

40. David Attenborough

Self | Blue Planet II

Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He never expressed a wish to act and, instead, studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1947, the year he began his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1952, he joined BBC Television at ...

Cool Earth, Population Matters, World Land Trust, WWF

41. Rene Auberjonois

Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

René Murat Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940 in New York City, to Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline (Murat), who was born in Paris, and Fernand Auberjonois, who was Swiss-born. René was born into an already artistic family, which included his grandfather, a well-known Swiss ...

Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Heifer International

42. Hank Azaria

Actor | The Simpsons

Hank Azaria is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He is known for voicing several characters in The Simpsons including Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Bumblebee Man, Lou and Superintendent Chalmers. The latter became well-known due to the "Steamed Hams" scene. He also acted in Godzilla, ...

Ante Up For Africa, Children, Mending Hearts, Chrysalis, Get Schooled Foundation, March of Dimes, US Campaign for Burma

43. Scott Baio

Actor | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Scott Vincent James Baio was born on September 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the third child of Mario and Rose Baio, who had emigrated from Italy. At the young age of nine, Scott decided that he wanted to be an actor. Soon after, his parents took him on interviews and he was able to land ...

Bailey Baio Angel Foundation, Believe in Dreams, Starlight Children's Foundation

44. Simon Baker

Actor | Margin Call

Simon Baker was first recognized in 1992, when he received Australia's prestigious Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. Upon relocating to Los Angeles with his family, Baker was immediately cast in the Academy Award winning film L.A. Confidential (1997).

Artists for Peace and Justice, DNA Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, UNICEF

45. Alec Baldwin

Actor | The Departed

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

Carol M. Baldwin Cancer Research Fund, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, Creative Coalition, The Doe Fund, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, The Nature Conservancy, New York Cares, PETA, Wounded Warrior Project

46. Stephen Baldwin

Actor | The Usual Suspects

Stephen Baldwin was born on May 12, 1966 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He has been married to Kennya Baldwin since June 10, 1990. They have two children.

Bony Pony Ranch, Carol M. Baldwin Cancer Research Fund, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Padres Contra el Cancer, Racing for Kids

47. William Baldwin

Actor | Backdraft

William Baldwin has distinguished himself as an actor/producer/writer who continues to showcase his multitude of talents in the world of film and television.

Baldwin has a busy year ahead starring in several high-profile upcoming projects. He is currently travelling the world shooting back-to-back ...

Action Against Hunger, Bicycle For A Day, Carol M. Baldwin Cancer Research Fund, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, The Human Society, Padres Contra el Cancer

48. Christian Bale

Actor | The Dark Knight

Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...

Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, WWF

49. Antonio Banderas

Actor | The Mask of Zorro

Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.

He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ...

Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Cinema for Peace, Oceana, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, UNICEF, United Nations, Development Programme

50. Elizabeth Banks

Actress | The Hunger Games

Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes ...

amfAR, LA's BEST, Malaria No More

51. Bob Barker

Producer | The New Price Is Right

For 35 years, Bob Barker had been the host of The Price is Right (1972) game show. Not only is it the highest-rated daytime program, it is also the longest-running game show in TV history, surpassing the prime-time hit What's My Line? (1950), which ran for 18 years. He also served as the executive ...

Animal Defenders International, DJ&T Foundation, Orca Network, Rising Stars Outreach, Save the Chimps, The Humane Society, United Activists for Animal Rights

52. Nigel Barker

Actor | Arthur

Nigel Barker was born on April 27, 1972 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Arthur (2011), Dreams Are Not Forgotten (2012) and A Sealed Fate? (2009). He has been married to Cristen Chin Barker since October 16, 1999. They have two children.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, PETA, The Humane Society, TigerTime

53. Ben Barnes

Actor | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

British actor Benjamin Thomas Barnes was born in Cambridge, England, to Patricia (Becker), a relationship therapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry. He has a brother, Jack. His mother is from South Africa while his father is English.

Barnes studied at Homefield Preparatory and King's ...

Greenpeace, Make-A-Wish Foundation

54. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid ...

Adopt A Pet.com, ASPCA, Declare Yourself, Much Love Animal Rescue, Raising Mulawi, Red Cross, Shop for Charity, The Rescue Train, UNICEF, World Food Programme

55. Mischa Barton

Actress | The O.C.

Mischa Barton is a versatile actress with a passion for storytelling and an impressive career spanning over two decades. Working with such acclaimed directors and writers as M. Night Shyamalan, James Lapine and Naomi Wallace, she is known for her magnetic on-screen presence and natural acting ...

Cancer Research UK, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Save the Children, TRAID

56. Kim Basinger

Actress | L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger was born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. Both her parents had been in entertainment, her dad had played big-band jazz, and her mother had performed water ballet in several Esther Williams movies. Kim was introspective, from her father's side. As a ...

PETA

57. Jason Bateman

Actor | Arrested Development

Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development (2003), as well as his role on Valerie (1986).

He was born in Rye, New York. His father, Kent Bateman, from a Utah-based family, is a film and television director...

The Art of Elysium, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Chrysalis, Feeding America, March Of Dimes, Racing for Kids, Soles4Souls

58. Boris Becker

Actor | Steiners Sketchparade - Lachen ist die beste Medizin

Boris Franz Becker was born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, West Germany, the only son in the family of an architect. His father built the tennis center (Blau-Weiss Tennisklub), where young Becker was usually playing against young Steffi Graf in training matches. In 1984 he became a professional ...

Ante Up For Africa, ENOUGH Project, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Not On Our Watch, PeacePlayers International

59. David Beckham

Actor | Only Fools and Horses: Beckham in Peckham

David Beckham is one of Britain's most iconic athletes whose name is also an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English national team from 2000 to 2009, scored in three different FIFA World Cups, and played midfield for clubs in Manchester, England, Madrid, Spain, and Milan, ...

CHOC Children's, Comic Relief, FC Harlem, Help for Heroes, Malaria No More, mothers2mothers, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Peace One Day, Prince's Trust, Raising Malawi, Red Cross, Sport Relief, UNICEF, Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust

60. Victoria Beckham

Actress | Spice World

Victoria Beckham was born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974 in Harlow, Essex, England, to Jacqueline Doreen (Cannon), an insurance clerk and hairdresser, and Anthony William Adams, an electronics engineer. She does not like being called Vicky. Instead, call her Posh, which stands for the ...

Beat Bullying, Cancer Research UK, Children in Need, Comic Relief, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Love Our Children USA, Malaria No More, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Prince's Trust, Sport Relief, UNICEF, Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust

61. Kate Beckinsale

Actress | Underworld: Evolution

Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her ...

EB Medical Research Foundation, FilmAid International, Habitat For Humanity, Music for Relief, Rape Foundation

62. Natasha Bedingfield

Soundtrack | Morning Glory

Natasha Bedingfield was born on November 26, 1981 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Morning Glory (2010), From Russia with Love (2005) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). She has been married to Matt Robinson since March 21, 2009. They ...

Amnesty International, Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, Global Angels, (RED), Save The Music Foundation, Sentebale, Stand Up To Cancer, The Black Eyed Peas Foundation, Virgin Unite

63. Ed Begley Jr.

Actor | A Mighty Wind

Ed Begley Jr. was born on September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for A Mighty Wind (2003), Pineapple Express (2008) and Whatever Works (2009). He has been married to Rachelle Carson-Begley since August 23, 2000. They have one child. He was previously ...

Aid Still Required, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Earth Communications Office, End Hunger Network, Environmental Media Association, Farm Sanctuary, Heal the Bay, The Humane Society, Midnight Mission, Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, Plastic Pollution Coalition, 600 Million.org, Solar Electric Light Fund, Solar Neighbors Fund, Surfrider Foundation, TreePeople

64. Harry Belafonte

Actor | Bobby

Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on television and records. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York. Also,...

American Indian Empowerment Fund, AmfAR, HELP USA, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, UNICEF, WhyHunger

65. Shari Belafonte

Actress | Hotel

Shari Belafonte was born on September 22, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Hotel (1983), Plastic Daydream (2018) and Primrose Lane (2015). She has been married to Sam Behrens since December 31, 1989. She was previously married to Robert Harper.

Lili Claire Foundation

66. Catherine Bell

Actress | Bruce Almighty

Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. As a girl, she acted in various TV advertisements. She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. ...

Bony Pony Ranch, Communities in Schools, Communities In Schools of New Orleans Inc., EB Medical Research Foundation, H.E.L.P., Warriors in Pink

67. Kristen Bell

Actress | Frozen

Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...

Alzheimer's Association, Artists for Peace and Justice, ASPCA, Declare Yourself, DoSomething.org, Farm Sanctuary, The Human Society, Invisible Children, Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis, PETA, Red Cross, The Samburu Project, UNICEF

68. Maria Bello

Actress | A History of Violence

Maria Bello was born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to Kathy, a nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor. She is of Italian and Polish descent. Maria went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an ...

Artists for Peace and Justice, Declare Yourself, Joyful Heart Foundation, Kiva, Save the Children, Somaly Mam Foundation, US Doctors for Africa, We Advance

69. Annette Bening

Actress | American Beauty

Annette Bening was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there. She graduated from San Francisco State University and began her acting career with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, ...

Actors Fund of America, Clothes Off Our Back, Motion Picture Television Fund Foundation, Operation Smile

70. Tony Bennett

Actor | Muppets Most Wanted

Tony Bennett, one of the legends of jazz and popular music who served during the Second World War and then developed a career spanning over half a century, is now giving another concert tour across the United States and Europe.

He was born Anthony (Antonio) Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926, in ...

American Cancer Society, Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, Exploring The Arts, Griffith Park Recovery Fund, MusiCares, Neurofibromatosis Inc., Starkey Hearing Foundation

71. Julie Benz

Actress | Dexter

Julie Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on May 1, 1972. Julie's father is a Pittsburgh surgeon and her mother is a figure skater. The family settled in nearby Murrysville, when Julie was two, and she started ice skating at age three. She competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in ...

Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Every Monday Matters Foundation, Global Green, Padres Contras el Cancer, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, US Campaign for Burma

72. Candice Bergen

Actress | Miss Congeniality

One cool, eternally classy lady, Candice Bergen was elegantly poised for trendy "ice princess" stardom when she first arrived on the '60s screen, but she gradually reshaped that débutante image in the '70s, both on- and off-camera. A staunch, outspoken feminist with a decisive edge, she went on to ...

American Cancer Society, American Cinematheque, Dogs Deserve Better, Smile Train, Vital Voices

73. Yogi Berra

Actor | The Phil Silvers Show

One of baseball's greatest catchers of all time, Yogi Berra appeared in a record 14 World Series while calling the games for the New York Yankees. Berra proved invaluable to the Yankees as evidenced by his three American League Most Valuable Player awards. Berra was also one of the game's ...

Realizing the Dream

74. Halle Berry

Actress | Catwoman

Halle Maria Berry was born Maria Halle Berry on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Oakwood, Ohio to Judith Ann Berry (née Hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent. ...

Afganistan Relief Organization, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Callaway Golf Foundation, Clothes Off Our Back, Diabetes Aware, DKMS, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Japanese Center, Kids Wish Network, LIVESTRONG, Love Our Children USA, Make-A-Wish Foundation, March of Dimes, Revlon Run/Walk For Women, Shane's Inspiration, Stand Up To Cancer, T.Y.M.E. Minitries

75. Justin Bieber

Soundtrack | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994 at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is the son of Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber. He is of French-Canadian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish descent. He has three younger half-siblings via ...

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, City of Hope, Cure Duchenne, Food Bank For New York City, Give Back Hollywood Foundation, GRAMMY Foundation, It Gets Better, Jumpstart, Musicians on Call, Pencils of Promise, Red Cross, Usher's New Look Foundation

76. Jessica Biel

Actress | The Illusionist

Jessica Biel, has become one of Hollywood's most sought-out actresses. She was born in Ely, Minnesota, to Kimberly (Conroe) and Jonathan Edward Biel, who is a business consultant and GM worker. Biel was raised in Boulder, Colorado. She is of Hungarian Jewish, Danish, English, and German descent.

As ...

Afghanistan Relief Organization, Best Friends Animal Society, DNA Foundation, Live Earth, Make The Difference Network, Molly Bloom Recovery Fund, Much Love Animal Rescue, PETA, PlayPumps, Stand Up To Cancer, UNHCR, What A Pair, Wild Animal Sanctuary

77. Jason Biggs

Actor | American Pie

Jason Matthew Biggs was born on May 12, 1978, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, to Angela (Zocco), a nurse, and Gary Biggs, a shipping company manager. Jason has two sisters, Heather, a tax specialist born in 1971, and Chiara, born in 1980. He was raised Catholic, and is of English and mostly Italian ...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Generosity Water, Milk+Bookies, Real Medicine Foundation, US Campaign for Burma

78. Rachel Bilson

Actress | Jumper

Rachel Bilson was born in Los Angeles, to Janice (Stango), a sex therapist, and Danny Bilson. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is of Italian descent. She began acting while still at Notre Dame High School. She graduated high school in 1999 and went to Grossmont College but dropped out ...

The Art of Elysium, Artists for Peace and Justice, Cancer Research UK, Candie's Foundation, DoSomething.org, Invisible Children, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, Skin Cancer Foundation

79. Thora Birch

Actress | Ghost World

For some people, oatmeal starts the day off right - for Thora Birch, it launched a healthy career in front of the camera. It's hard to believe that the actress, who slunk into stardom with her turn as the disillusioned daughter in American Beauty (1999), is even related to the apple-cheeked blonde ...

Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Best Buddies International, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, The Hollywood Cookbook

80. Björk

Soundtrack | Dancer in the Dark

Born in 1965 in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, the daughter of Gudmundur Gunnarsson (an electrician) and Hildur Hauksdóttir who divorced before her second birthday, Björk grew up in a hippie-type community with her mother and her seven siblings. She started to study classical music at the...

INICEF

81. Clint Black

Actor | Maverick

Clint Black was born on February 4, 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He is a music artist and producer, known for Maverick (1994), Anger Management (2003) and Nowhere to Run (1993). He has been married to Lisa Hartman since October 20, 1991. They have one child.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Red Cross, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

82. Jack Black

Actor | School of Rock

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los ...

Children in Need, Norene Fraser Foundation, Room to Read, Stand Up To Cancer, UNICEF

83. Alexis Bledel

Actress | Gilmore Girls

Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born in Houston, Texas, to Nanette (Dozier) and Martin Bledel. Her parents are both Spanish-speakers (her mother was born in Arizona and raised in Mexico, and her father was born in Argentina), and Alexis's ancestry includes Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, and ...

Save the Children

84. Brenda Blethyn

Actress | Pride & Prejudice

After forty years of hard work on stage and both television and film, there are not many other actresses who deserved the success, recognition and stardom which Brenda Blethyn has now achieved.

Born in 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. Saving money...

Prince's Trust

85. Corbin Bleu

Actor | High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Cobin Bleu was born Corbin Bleu Reivers on February 21, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Martha (Callari) and David Reivers, an actor. His mother is of Italian descent and his father is Jamaican.

Corbin began appearing in television commercials at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, ...

Alzheimer's Association, Los Angeles Mission, Make-A-Wish Foundation, ONE Campaign, Starlight Children's Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

86. Boti Bliss

Actress | CSI: Miami

Film and TV actress Boti Bliss had a unique childhood growing up in a teepee in Aspen Colorado without electricity or running water. At the age of 16, she ran away to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. It wasn't long after arriving in Hollywood that she started landing parts in TV shows and ...

American Diabetes Foundation

87. Orlando Bloom

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Bloom (née Copeland), was born in Kolkata, India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ...

EB Medical Research Foundation, Food Bank for New York City, Global Cool, Global Green, Great Osmond Street Hospital, Luke Neuhedal Foundation, Malaria No More, ONE Campaign, Peace First, Prince's Trust, Project HOME, Red Cross, The Lunchbox Fund, UNICEF

88. Michael Bloomberg

Actor | The Adjustment Bureau

Michael R. Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served three terms as Mayor of the City of New York.

Michael Rubens Bloomberg was in Boston, the son of Charlotte (Rubens) and William Henry Bloomberg, an accountant. He is of Russian Jewish descent. He was raised in a middle class home ...

American Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

89. Andrea Bocelli

Soundtrack | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. He has been blind since age 12, owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game. Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, ...

Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Memorial Sloan-Ketting, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, Stand Up For A Cure

90. Jon Bon Jovi

Soundtrack | Young Guns II

Jon Bon Jovi, was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. On March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to parents John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Carol Sharkey.

Family: Jon's mother, Carol Sharkey, was a former model and one of the first Playboy Bunnies. She met Bon Jovi's father after she enlisted in the ...

BID 2 BEAT AIDS, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, DKMS, Dream Foundation, Elevate Hope Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Hannah and Friends, HELP USA, Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Keep Memory Alive, Live Earth, Love Our Children, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, Musicians on Call, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., Project Home, Stand Up for a Cure, STOMP Out Bullying, Stop Global Warming, Strike a Chord for Cancer Foundation, Tico Torres Children Foundation, Valerie Fund

91. Bono

Soundtrack | Across the Universe

Bono was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 1960, to Iris (Rankin) and Brendan Robert Hewson. He has been the lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976. U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards to date, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Lauded by fans and critics ...

Amnesty International, Charity Projects Entertainment Fund, Chernobyl Children's Project International, DATA, EDUN, Food BAnk For New York City, 46664, Global Fund, Greenpeace, Keep a Child Alive, Live 8, The Lunchbox Fund, Make Poverty History, Mencap, Millennium Promise, Millennium Villages, Mulago Positive Women's Network, MusiCares, Not On Our Watch, ONE Campaign, Oxfam, (RED), Red Cross, Simon Community, UNICEF, War Child, Wildlife Conservation Society, Witness, Zero Hunger

92. Charley Boorman

Actor | Excalibur

Actor, father, motorbike fanatic: Charley Boorman is the epitome of the modern adventurer in pursuit of fresh challenges away from the success of his personal life. Choosing two wheels as his preferred mode of transport, Charley harnessed the challenges of a 'round the World trip with Ewan McGregor...

CHAS, Riders For Health, UNICEF

93. Ernest Borgnine

Actor | Marty

Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, ...

Believe in Dreams, Screen Actors Guild Foundation

94. Kate Bosworth

Actress | Superman Returns

Kate Bosworth was born in Los Angeles, California, to Patricia (Potter), a homemaker, and Harold Bosworth, who was an executive for Talbots. Unlike the characters Bosworth has portrayed in television and in film, which are known as "townies", Kate spent most of her childhood in different cities and...

The Art of Elysium, Cancer Research UK, Global Green, Stand Up To Cancer

95. Andrea Bowen

Actress | Desperate Housewives

Andrea Lauren Bowen began acting at age 6 as "Young Cosette" in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables." She went on to star in the original Broadway casts of "Jane Eyre" (Adele) and "The Sound of Music" (Marta). Other New York stage credits include the role of "Young Dorothy" in a Lincoln ...

Los Angeles Mission, The Thirst Project

96. Julie Bowen

Actress | Happy Gilmore

Julie Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the middle daughter of Suzanne and John Luetkemeyer Jr., a real estate developer. Her early education was at Calvert School in Baltimore, and Garrison Forest School, Maryland. She moved on to St. George's School, Rhode Island and then attended ...

March of Dimes, Milk+Bookies, Revlon Run/Walk For Women, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, The Trevor Report

97. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

FoodBank for New York City, Keep A Child Alive, The Lunchbox Fund, Mines Advisory Group, Save the Children, 21st Century Leaders, War Child, Whatever It Takes, Witness

98. Bruce Boxleitner

Actor | Babylon 5

As one of Hollywood's leading men, Bruce Boxleitner has starred in a major motion picture franchise, numerous feature films, and several popular television series, produced a major network film and TV series, performed on Broadway, and authored two science fiction novels.

Boxleitner received his ...

Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition, National Space Society

99. Billy Boyd

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two hours to get him ...

Children in Need, Nordoff Robbins

100. Susan Boyle

Actress | Zoolander 2

Susan Boyle was born on April 1, 1961 in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), The Christmas Candle (2013) and Million Dollar Arm (2014).

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