Film & Entertainment

Faces and voices from screen and stage, tracked through the decades.

Entries in this category (41)

• Tom Hanks — Two-time Oscar winner and one of Hollywood's most bankable stars
• Adele — One of the biggest voices of the century — a global superstar now resting between chapters
• Black Eyed Peas — The LA group that fused hip-hop and pop and ruled the 2000s — still going, but a very different band without Fergie
• Boyzone — Ireland's original boy band that ruled the 1990s — shaped by tragedy, a split, and reunions built on nostalgia
• Bryan Adams — The Canadian rock singer of "Summer of '69" and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — still writing, recording and touring
• Cher — The music-and-film icon who has reinvented herself across six decades — and is still performing
• Cristiano Ronaldo — One of the greatest footballers of all time — a global superstar still playing at the top
• David Bowie — The chameleon-like artist behind Ziggy Stardust who kept reinventing music for five decades — died in 2016
• Debbie Gibson — The teenage pop phenomenon of the 1980s — still singing, still touring, half a lifetime later
• Denzel Washington — The two-time Oscar-winning actor who has been a box-office force for four decades and shows no sign of slowing
• Jadon Sancho — The English winger who shone in Germany and England — now playing his club football at Chelsea
• James Dean — The rebellious actor who became a symbol of 1950s youth before dying at just 24 in a car crash
• John F. Kennedy Jr. — The son of President Kennedy who became 'America's Prince' — and died in a 1999 plane crash
• John Lennon — The Beatles co-founder and peace anthem writer — assassinated in New York in 1980
• Journey — The arena-rock band behind "Don't Stop Believin'" — still touring decades after their peak
• Kenny G — The best-selling smooth-jazz saxophonist who made instrumental music a global crossover hit — still recording and performing
• Lady Gaga — The pop superstar and Oscar-winning actress who keeps reinventing herself — still recording and performing
• Lin Dan — The two-time Olympic badminton champion and five-time world champion known as "Super Dan" — a legend of the sport
• Lionel Messi — The Argentine superstar, a record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and World Cup champion, still playing for Inter Miami
• Madonna — The "Queen of Pop" who has reinvented herself for four decades and is still going in 2026
• Maria Sharapova — The Russian tennis star who won all four Grand Slams and became a global icon — retired and now a businesswoman
• Marlon Brando — The Method-acting titan who redefined screen acting and immortalised Vito Corleone in The Godfather
• Martin Scorsese — The defining chronicler of American crime and New York life, still directing bold new films well into his eighties
• Mason Greenwood — The English forward who broke through at Manchester United — now playing at Marseille after a turbulent spell
• Meryl Streep — The most Oscar-nominated actor in history, still commanding dramatic and comedic roles well into her seventies
• Michael Jackson — The "King of Pop" who rewrote music and video for a generation before his death in 2009
• Michael Jordan — The 'GOAT' of basketball — six-time champion, global icon, and now a team owner
• Michael Learns to Rock — The Danish soft-rock trio behind some of the 1990s' biggest ballads — still touring, long past their chart peak
• Natalie Imbruglia — The Australian singer-songwriter behind "Torn" — a one-hit legend who quietly built an enduring career
• Paul McCartney — The Beatles co-founder and former Wings frontman, still performing and recording in his eighties
• Paulino Alcántara — The Filipino-born Barcelona great widely regarded as the first Filipino football legend; died in 1964
• Pelé — The Brazilian legend known as "The King of Football" — three-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest ever; died in 2022
• Prince — The Minneapolis prodigy who blended funk, rock and pop into a singular sound — and died in 2016
• Rafael Nadal — The clay-court king and 22-time Grand Slam champion who retired in 2024 as one of tennis's greatest ever
• Ronaldo Nazário ("R9") — The Brazilian striker nicknamed "R9" — the original Ronaldo, a World Cup winner and one of the greatest strikers ever
• Roxette — The Swedish pop duo behind "It Must Have Been Love" — and the 2019 death of singer Marie Fredriksson
• Shaquille O'Neal — The dominant NBA big man with four rings — now a businessman, analyst and entertainer
• Steven Spielberg — The most commercially successful director in history, still directing major films and now set for a new 2026 release
• Taufik Hidayat — The Indonesian badminton legend who won Olympic gold in 2004 and retired as one of the game's greats
• Tiger Woods — The greatest golfer of his generation — 15 major championships and a global cultural icon who reshaped the sport
• Westlife — One of the UK and Ireland's most successful boy bands — split, reunited, and still filling arenas today