Missy Misdemeanor Elliott was born in Virginia in 1971. She is an award-winning rap artist and probably the greatest ever female rapper. As well as having a string of hit singles and albums, Elliott has also written songs for other top artists, inclu

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived between 1756 and 1791. He is one of the most famous composers ever to live. You can hear his music almost everywhere today in TV commercials, movies, mobile phone ringtones, and of course concert halls. He composed over

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Willard Christopher Will Smith, Jr. is an actor and rapper. He first became famous in the late 1980s as the rap artist Fresh Prince. He made a very successful move into movies. He is the only actor in Hollywood history to make eight consecutive films

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Gilberto Gil is a Grammy award-winning singer, guitarist, environmentalist and politician. Between 2003 and 2008, he served as Brazils Minister of Culture on the invitation of President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva. He stepped down from the post to focus

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Maria Eva Duarte de Peron was born in 1919 and died in 1952. She is referred to as Eva Peron, or more famously as Evita, which means Little Eva. She served as Argentinas First Lady between 1946 and 1952 and was the Spiritual Leader of the Nation. She

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The United Arab Emirates is brimming with success stories. One of them is the visionary Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman. Dr. Omar is a prime example of how vision and enterprise can combine to reach great heights. He is only in his thirties, but he is an inspi

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Hugo Chavez has been the President of Venezuela since 1998. He is very popular in his country and has been re-elected twice. His policies focus on helping the poor in his country. He uses the nations oil wealth to fight poverty and illiteracy. He is

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John Winston Ono Lennon is one of the most famous musical artists ever. He shot to fame as one of The Beatles. He co-wrote most of the bands songs, the majority of which are now rock classics. He also helped shape the social revolution of the 1960s.

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Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor, and movie director. He has won three World Music Awards and is a big star throughout Asia. He is a trained classical musician who has successfully crossed over into pop, and combines Western and Chin

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Gabrielle Coco Chanel was born in France in 1883 and died in 1971. She was a pioneering fashion designer who revolutionized womens fashion. She designed modern and simple clothes that were often based on menswear. She was so important that she was th

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Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and dancer. She is one of Latin Americas top stars and is very popular internationally. She is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time. She has sold more than 50 million alb

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Rachel Carson (19071964) was a pioneer of the global environmental movement through her writing about conservation. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her famous. It describes the harmful effects on the environment of using toxic chemicals on farmland.

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Madonna is one of the most successful singers ever. She exploded onto the music scene in 1983 and has rarely been out of the headlines since. She looks like shell continue to wow the world with her songs and performances. This is good news for her mi

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Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in the USA and is probably the best Mexican golfer of all time. She is Mexicos only golfer to be ranked number one in the world. She is also one of Mexicos highest earners and the p

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Venus Ebony Starr Williams is one of the most successful women ever to play tennis. She is a former World No. 1, and always a serious threat on court. She is likely to win a tournament even if her ranking is low. She has also met with success off the

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Guinness is a popular Irish alcoholic drink famous throughout the world. It is a type of beer called a dry stout. It has a distinctive burnt flavor from the use of roasted barley in the brewing process. The company was founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinn

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Visa Inc. is one of the worlds largest global payments technology companies. Contrary to popular belief, it does not issue credit cards but allows financial institutions to issue cards that Visa then processes transactions on. Visa started in 1970, d

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Subway is the worlds most successful sandwich restaurant franchise. It was started in 1965 by Fred DeLuca who wanted to make extra cash selling sandwiches to finance his dream of becoming a doctor. They started franchising the Subway name and the com

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Citibank is the banking division of the financial services giant Citigroup. It was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. It is one of the biggest banks in the world and one of the widest-reaching. Citibank has more than 1,400 branches in over

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Porsche is one of the most exciting names in the automobile industry. It has a long tradition of producing luxury, high-performance sports cars and has more recently entered the SUV and sports saloon markets. The company was founded by Ferdinand Pors

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