‘AMERICA’S DIGITAL GODDESS” ∗ Born July 1, 1967 in Watchung, New Jersey; mother was a systems analyst at Bell Labratories; father was a manager at United Airlines; Komando is their actual last name ∗ Graduated from high school a year… Continue reading
WORLD-CLASS CHAMPION SWIMMER ∗ Born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore; mother was a middle school principal, father was a Maryland state trooper; diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) but was most able to focus while swimming ∗ Began swimming… Continue reading
CHAMPION GOLFER ∗ Born June 16, 1970 in San Diego; says he began playing golf as soon as he could stand up ∗ Won three consecutive American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year awards while in high school, earning… Continue reading
“AMERICA’S GREATEST ARCHITECT” ∗ Born June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, Wisconsin; mother was a teacher; father, a preacher and musician; family moved frequently (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Iowa) before settling back in Madison, Wisconsin ∗ Attended high school in Madison,… Continue reading
“MR. OCTOBER” ∗ Born May 18, 1946, in Abington, Pennsylvania ∗ Attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship, playing the 1965 season under coach Frank Kush, whom he credits with teaching him to have the mental and physical toughness… Continue reading
HUMORIST AND FAMOUS HOUSEWIFE ∗ Born February 21, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio; started on her career path writing a humor column for her junior high school newspaper ∗ Began working at the Dayton Herald newspaper, first as a copygirl while… Continue reading
LONGTIME TV HOST ∗ Born February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio; is a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett ∗ Began broadcasting career as announcer at WLOK in Lima, Ohio after his first year of college in 1939, then to WWJ… Continue reading
THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ∗ Born February 8, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska ∗ Attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship but was expelled due to poor grades; also attended Phoenix College as well as Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher… Continue reading
BRITTANY FROM “GLEE” ∗ Born February 1, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California ∗ Raised in Scottsdale and started dancing at age 9 ∗ Studied with her two older sisters at the Dance Connection dance studio in Scottsdale ∗ Graduated from… Continue reading
‘THE GREAT ONE” ∗ Born January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada ∗ Started playing ice hockey at age 2; joined his first local team at age 6; developed into a star player in Canada’s junior leagues ∗ Wore #99… Continue reading
