Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, and established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. He was one of …

Limba Ram is perhaps the most famous Archer to have ever existed in the history of Indian Sports. Hailing from a poor tribal family, just by the din’t of his sheer luck and determination he went on to become the most successful Indian sportsperson in his discipline, and made the nation proud with his achievements. Early Life He was born …

Kelly Holmes (born: April 19, 1970) is a British middle distance athlete. Regarded as the best female middle distance runner Great Britain has ever produced, she won gold medals in the 800 metres and the 1,500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Early Life and Army Career Holmes was born in Pembury, Kent, the mixed-race daughter of Derrick Holmes, Jamaican-born …

Keisuke Honda is an indispensable member of Takeshi Okada’s team. A prolific midfielder who will turn 24 the day before Japan kick-off their South Africa 2010 campaign, he dazzled for CSKA Moscow in the deep waters of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League, playing a critical role in their unforeseen charge to the quarter-finals. Honda started out at Nagoya Grampus, scoring …

Katie Couric — Katherine Anne “Katie” Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist, currently the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and host of @katiecouric (her twitter handle), a webshow on CBSNews.com. She is the first solo female anchor of a weekday evening news program on one of the three …

Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982), formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne is a professional Belgian tennis player. At the age of 12 she lost her mother, who died of cancer. Her family is pretty numerous: she has also two brothers and one sister. Another child of her parents died before she was brought to life. The relationship with her father …

In Beijing Justin Anlezark joined countryman Scott Martin in the shot put, making it the first Olympics since Melbourne in 1956 that Australia was represented by two male shot putters. A solid opening throw (19.91m) put Justin in a strong position to make the final of the Olympics. However, unable to improve on that mark, he exited the competition in the …

Joey Cheek — William Joseph Cheek was born on June 22, 1979, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle distances. Accomplishments Cheek’s breakthrough was in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he won the bronze medal in the 1,000 meters and just …

Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, on the 5th of September 1946. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964 Freddie and his family flew to England. Freddie was very delighted to come to England. In 1966 he started his education at the …

Dola Banerjee is an Indian Archer, and is considered to be one of the best female Archers India has ever produced. Also, she has to her credit the honor of being the first female Archer who has been bestowed upon the Arjuna Award. Early Life She was born on the 2nd of June 1980 at Baranagar, near Kolkata, West Bengal …