Biography
Biographies of people who shaped their fields
Real stories of founders, leaders, athletes and entertainers: where they started, the choices they made and the lessons you can use in your own career. Each biography covers their background, career highlights, achievements, impact and what they are doing today.
Technology and Business
Steve Jobs
Co-founder, Apple
Dropped out of college, started Apple in a garage and changed how the world uses computers and phones.
Bill Gates
Co-founder, Microsoft
Wrote code as a teenager and built Microsoft into the company that put software on almost every desk.
Jensen Huang
Co-founder & CEO, NVIDIA
Started NVIDIA at a diner table and turned graphics chips into the engine of modern AI.
Sundar Pichai
CEO, Google
Joined Google as a product manager, led Chrome and Android, and rose to lead the company.
Walt Disney
Founder, The Walt Disney Company
Turned a cartoon mouse into one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies and created the modern theme park.
Susan Dell
Philanthropist
Co-founder and chair of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, focused on children and families.
Shivon Zilis
Tech executive, Neuralink
Venture investor and AI-focused executive who has worked at Bloomberg Beta, Tesla and Neuralink.
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Geoffrey Ogunlesi
Music executive
A&R veteran and founder of The Ogunlesi Group, a Los Angeles music management company.
Sports
Virat Kohli
Indian cricketer
Former India captain and one of the greatest batters of his generation, with the most ODI centuries ever.
MS Dhoni
Former India captain
From railway ticket examiner to the only captain to win three different ICC limited-overs trophies.
Babar Azam
Pakistani cricketer
Lahore-born batter who became Pakistan’s all-format captain and one of the world’s top-ranked batters.
Lionel Messi
Footballer, Inter Miami
Overcame a growth hormone deficiency to win eight Ballons d’Or and the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer, Al-Nassr
From Madeira to the top of world football: five Ballons d’Or and the most official goals in history.
Patrick Mahomes
Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs
Three-time Super Bowl champion widely seen as the best quarterback of his generation.
Travis Kelce
Tight end, Kansas City Chiefs
Three-time Super Bowl winner, record-setting tight end and co-host of the New Heights podcast.
Entertainment
John Cena
Actor & WWE legend
Record 17-time world champion in WWE who built a second career as a Hollywood actor.
Rowan Atkinson
Actor & comedian
An electrical engineering graduate who became world-famous as Mr. Bean and Blackadder.
Johnny Depp
Actor & musician
From 21 Jump Street to Jack Sparrow, an actor known for unforgettable, eccentric characters.
Dolly Parton
Singer-songwriter
The “Queen of Country” who wrote more than 3,000 songs and gave millions of books to children.
Cassie Ventura
Singer & model
Singer behind the hit “Me & U”, model and actress who later spoke out in a landmark court case.
Kate Gosselin
Former TV personality
Former nurse who became a reality TV star with Jon & Kate Plus 8.
Bigi Jackson
Filmmaker
Michael Jackson’s youngest son, now building his own path as a writer and director.
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Homer Gere
Actor
Brown University graduate starting his acting career in HBO’s Euphoria and Ryan Murphy’s The Shards.
Royals and Public Life
King Charles III
King of the United Kingdom
Britain’s longest-serving heir became king in 2022, after decades of work on charities and the environment.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Former Duke of York
Falklands War helicopter pilot and former trade envoy whose royal titles were removed in 2025.