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
FLEETWOOD MAC’S GYPSY ∗ Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks on May 26, 1948 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix; her parents were both Arizona natives ∗ Learned to perform from her grandfather A.J., an aspiring country music entertainer, who brought her… Continue reading
‘THE QUEEN OF PORN” ∗ Born Jenna Marie Massoli , April 9, 1974, in Las Vegas; her father was a police officer, her mother a showgirl who died before Jenna was 2 years old; studied ballet and entered child beauty… Continue reading
PIONEERING GOSSIP REPORTER ∗ Born April 7, 1897 in New York City; dropped out of school in sixth grade to help support his family by working odd jobs ∗ Got his start in Gus Edwards’ kiddie vaudeville troupe the Newsboy… Continue reading
“SIR CHARLES” ∗ Born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama; was a basketball star his senior year at Leeds High School, reaching the state semifinals ∗ Recruited by Auburn University, where he played for three seasons, earning nickname “The Round… 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
U.S. VICE PRESIDENT ∗ Born James Danforth Quayle on February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana; grandson of Eugene C. Pulliam, influential publisher of the Arizona Republic, the Indianapolis Star and other newspapers ∗ Lived in Scottsdale from 1955 to 1963,… 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
