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Savile was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1972), a Knight Bachelor (1990), and a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great (1990). Although he was renowned for fundraising and supporting numerous charities, he was actually one of the most prolific sexual offenders in Britain. Just one year after Jimmy’s death, hundreds of allegations of child sex abuse and rape came to light....

Throughout his career, Doerr has emphasized not just capital, but mentorship, helping founders grow into effective leaders. He championed the use of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a goal-setting system he introduced to Google that has since spread across the corporate world. Beyond investing, Doerr has become a leading voice on climate change and philanthropy. In 2021, he donated $1.1 billion to establish a climate-focused school at Stanford. His legacy includes not only building fortunes but shaping the vision and values of the tech ecosystem....

He played his entire pro career with the Carolina Panthers before announcing his retirement on February 25, 2014. Gross played in 167 career games, starting all of them, and recovered six fumbles during the course of his time with Carolina. He was selected to three Pro Bowls in 2008, 2010, and 2013, and was an All-Pro in 2008. Gross was part of the Panthers’ 2003 NFC Championship-winning team. He won the 2010 Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to the NFL players who best exemplify courage, inspiration, and sportsmanship, as chosen by their colleagues....

As an actor he played characters such as James Boonie and Johnny Lincoln Clem on the television series Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color form 1957 to 1963. Corcoran starred in movies such as Old Yellar, The Shaggy Dog, The Rabbit Trap, Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus, Pollyanna, Swiss Family Robinson, Babes in Toyland, Bon Voyage!, Savage Sam, A Tiger Walks, Blue, and It Starts with Murder!...

Kim Jong-il succeeded his father and founder of the DPRK, Kim Il-sung, after the elder Kim passed away in 1994. Kim Jong-il was the Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea and the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), and he was the Supreme Commander of the world’s fourth-largest standing army, the Korean People’s Army. North Korea’s constitution was amended in April 2009 to refer to Kim as the “supreme leader....

Early Life and Education Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik was born on December 9, 1966, in Albany, New York. Her family had deep political connections—her grandmother Dorothea “Polly” Noonan was a founder of the Albany Democratic Women’s Club and a leader in the city’s Democratic political machine. During her youth, Gillibrand went by the nickname “Tina,” later reverting to her birth name after law school. She attended Emma Willard School before enrolling at Dartmouth College, studying abroad in both Beijing and Taiwan....

and was Senior managing director of Cowen Government Brokers. He started at Cantor Fitzgerald which became BGC Partners. Amaitis was Senior Managing Director in New York City and then moved to the London office. He was Chief Operating Officer of eSpeed. Amaitis is credited for helping BCG rebuild when it lost 685 employees in the September 11 attacks. He now lives in Las Vegas and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Sports Consultants....

Aside from his working engagements, Bass is a great philanthropist who sits on the boards of Vanderbilt University, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and The Peregrine Fund. An avid outdoorsman, he also serves as founding director of the International Rhino Foundation as well as Chairman Emeritus of Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Board. Politically, he is a republican and is known to have supported campaigns of various politicians including George Allen, George W....

Beyond “ER,” Wyle has starred in a wide range of projects, including “The Librarian” franchise, TNT’s “Falling Skies,” CBS’s “The Red Line,” and the 2025 Max series “The Pitt.” Known for his thoughtful, understated performances and enduring presence on screen, Wyle has built a career that spans film, television, and theater. In terms of film, Noah is known for movies like “A Few Good Men,” “Pirates of Silicon Valley,” “Donnie Darko,” and “W....

Early Life and Career Beginnings Raekwon was born Corey Woods on January 12, 1970, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He grew up on Staten Island, where he went to New Dorp High School with friends and future Wu-Tang members Clifford Smith Jr. and Jason Hunter. Early on in his rapping career, Woods performed under the name Sha Raider. Wu-Tang Clan In 1992, Woods joined the New York City-based hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan....

Sorenson has 86 top ten finishes and four wins. He made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in 2005 at the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 in Atlanta. Though Sorenson has raced in more than 200 competitions in the Sprint Cup Series, he has yet to win a race in his car as of the fall of 2014, but has recorded 15 top ten finishes. In 2014, Sorenson returned to the Sprint Cup Series circuit with a full racing schedule for the first time since 2009....

Actually, he is the first black athlete to win a gold medal in the Olympics and has dozens of individual wins via the ISU Speed Skating World Cup. Davis holds three current world records for speed skating. He holds the current world record for 1000 meters with a time of 1:06.42, the record for 1500 meters with a time of 1:41.04, and the record for Samalog with a time of 145....

Early Life Sharon Fonseca was born in Venezuela on January 25, 1995. She is the youngest of her parents’ three children. At the age of 10, Sharon she moved to the United States with her family. They eventually settled in Miami. After high school she enrolled at the University of Miami where she studied fashion design. She also spent time in New York taking acting lessons while also pursuing a modeling career....

Early Life Soleil Moon Frye was born on August 6th, 1976 in Glendora, California. She is the daughter of actor Virgil Frye and Sondra Peluce, a talent manager and caterer. She began acting at the age of two, following in the footsteps of both her father and brother brother, Meeno Peluce. Her father got her an agent, Herb Tannen & Associates in Hollywood, and her career soon took off. Her mother, Sondra Peluce, became her manager....

The biggest gainer in this elite group, for the second year in a row, is Chase Coleman. The 45-year-old founder of Tiger Global Management saw his net worth surge by more than $6 billion over the past year. Tiger Global Management manages $65 billion and has had net average annual returns of more than 20% since it was founded in 2001. Renaissance Technologies’ Jim Simons is the richest hedge fund manager in the U....

The domain “celebnetworth.com” went unused in my Godaddy account for years because I was too busy working a full time job to think about starting a side project in my free time. Eventually I did throw together a cheap design and began adding articles to celebnetworth at night and on weekends. After six months of following this routine I decided I couldn’t move forward without owning the full un-abbreviated domain “celebritynetworth....

Wooten’s impact on bass playing and music education is immeasurable. He has been named “Bass Player of the Year” by Bass Player Magazine three times and was recognized as one of the “Top 10 Bass Players of All Time” by Rolling Stone. Beyond his technical innovations, Wooten’s philosophical approach to music as a form of communication and spiritual expression has inspired a generation of musicians to approach their craft with greater mindfulness and purpose....

Jonathan started acting as a child in the 90s and starred in a Sunny Delight commercial in 1994. He has starred, co-starred, or made guest appearances in several movies and television shows, including: Boy Meets World; Moesha; Sister, Sister; Smart Guy, Thea; Baywatch; A Different World; Boston Public; Crossover; National Lampoon’s Bag Boy; and Divine Intervention. Jonathan has never been married but was romantically involved with actress Denyce Lawton from 2006-2009....

Early Life and Career Beginnings William Joseph Devane was born on September 5, 1939, in Albany, New York. His father, Joseph, had served as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chauffeur when Roosevelt was the governor of New York. Devane is of Irish ancestry on his father’s side and of German and Dutch descent on his mother’s side. He went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, graduating in 1962....