Biographies for Kids

Rexhep Qosja (born 1936 in Vusanje, Zeta Banovina, Yugoslavia) is a prominent Albanian politician and literary critic from a part of Malësia in modern Montenegro (where locally the region is known as Malesija). He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pristina and graduated with a Master’s degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology in 1968. Qosja …

Renzo Piano (born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. He is the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, Kyoto Prize and the Sonning Prize. One admirer said the “serenity of his best buildings can almost make you believe that we live in a civilised world”. Piano was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937 and maintains a …

Ravi Shankar was born 7 April 1920 in Varanasi to a wealthy and conservative Brahmin family of cultured Bengalis as the youngest of seven brothers, of whom four lived when he was born. Shankar’s Bengali birth name was Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury. His father, Shyam hankar, an administrator for the Maharaja of Jhalawar, used the Sanskrit spelling of the family name …

Reese Witherspoon — Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976), better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower. In 1996, Witherspoon …

Rani Mukherjee (also known as Rani Mukerji, born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is a six-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian film actress and one of the most popular Bollywood actress at present. Since her first break on celluloid in 1996, she has appeared in nearly 40 films. Today, Rani is regarded as one of the biggest names in Bollywood. Background …

Ratnadeep Adivrekar — Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrerkar (born November 13, 1974, Mumbai) is a contemporary artist from India. Born in 1974, he is the son of famous artist Gopal S. Adivrekar. He received his BFA in painting with first class from the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai. He has had several important solo exhibitions Like “Memoirs of the …

Randhir Singh — Achievements First Indian shooter to win a gold medal in Asian games. Won four Gold Medals at the Pesta Sukan Shooting Championship in 1969. Shooting has been a popular sport in India and was a favorite game with the Maharajas of the former princely states of India. The need to be adept and an expertise in shooting …

Ramesh Ramanathan — Bangalorean Ramesh Ramanathan followed his heart from NY to Bangalore. He left a successful career heading a $100 million business at Citibank in New York and later in London as Managing Director and European Head of Corporate Derivatives, returned to his hometown and started an NGO, Janaagraha. Never give up on hard work I live by the …

Ram Kailash Yadav — One of the most famous folk singers of the region, Ram Kailash ji has been singing for at least the last six or seven decades and singing for All India Radio since 1949. He has traveled to almost all parts of the country with his group and been honored with many awards. Though he mainly sings …

Ralph Lauren was born on October 14, 1939 in The Bronx, New York, to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants, from Pinsk, Belarus Fraydl (Kotlar) and Frank Lifshitz, a house painter. His birth name was Ralph Rueben Lifshitz. He is an American fashion designer and business executive. He is best-known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand. From a young age he started …