Biography

Deacon Jones – Athlete, Football Player (1938–2013) Full Name: David “Deacon” Jones Date of birth: December 9, 1938 Place of birth: Eatonville, Florida, U.S. Date…

Born: 470/469 BC; Deme Alopece, Athens. Died: 399 BC (aged approx. 71); Athens Cause of death: Sentenced to death by drinking a poison Era: Ancient…

Omar Khayyam – Mathematician, Astronomer, and Poet, (1048-1131) Name: Omar Khayyam Date of Birth: 18 May 1048 Place of Birth: Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia (Iran) Date…

Born: c. 570 BC; Samos Died: c. 495 BC (aged around 75); Metapontum Region: Western philosophy School: Pythagoreanism Main interests: Metaphysics, Music, Mathematics, Ethics, Politics Notable ideas: Musica…

Born: 428/427 or 424/423 BC; Athens, Greece Died: 348/347 BC (age c. 80) Athens, Greece Notable work: Apology; Phaedo; Symposium; Republic Region: Western philosophy School: Platonism…

Bob Hayes – Track and Field Athlete, Football Player (1942-2002)   Full Name: Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes Date of birth: December 20, 1942 Place…

Born: September 28, 551 BC, Lu Died: 479 BC, Lu Full name: Kong Qiu Nationality: Lu state, Zhou China Teaching: Analects Main interests: Moral philosophy,…

Paul Robeson – (1898-1976) (Athlete, Civil Rights Activist, Actor, Football Player, Singer, Lawyer)   Full Name: Paul Leroy Robeson Date of birth: April 9, 1898…

Name: Chanakya He was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist and jurist. Born: 350 BC; aAncient India Died: 283 BC Occupation: Professor; advisor of Chandragupta Maurya…

Franz Beckenbauer – Soccer Player   Full name: Franz Anton Beckenbauer Date of birth: 11 September 1945 (age 71) Place of birth: Munich, Germany Height:…

Name: Aristotle; was a Greek philosopher and scientist. Born: 384 BC; Stagira, Chalcidian League, Northern Greece Died: 322 BC (aged 62); Euboea, Greece, Macedonian Empire…

Michel Platini – Soccer Player   Full Name: Michel François Platini Date of birth: 21 June 1955 (age 61) Place of birth: Jœuf, France Nationality:…