Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
J. M. Coetzee
Author Born John Maxwell Coetzee, February 9, 1940, in Cape Town, South Africa; married, 1963 (divorced, 1980); children: Nicholas, Gisela. Education: ...
Sacha Baron Cohen
Comedian Born Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, October 13, 1971, in London, England; son of Gerald Baron (an accountant and clothing-store owner) and Daniella (an exercise instructor...
Stephen Colbert
Actor and comedian Born April 20, 1964, in Charleston, SC; married Evelyn McGee; children: three. Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College, c. 1982...
Coldplay
Rock group Members include Guy Berryman (born April 12, 1978, in Fife, Scotland), bass; Jonny Buckland (born September 11, 1977, in London, England), guitar; Will Champion (...
Coldplay
Rock group From the time of British-bred sensation Coldplay's first major-label release in the summer of 2000, music journalists have written that the band doesn't quite fit in...
Anne Cole
Swimwear designer Born c. 1930, in California; daughter of Fred Cole (a swimwear manufacturer). Education: Attended University of California—Los Ange...
Nat"king" Cole
Born: March 17, 1919 Montgomery, Alabama Died: 1965 Santa Monica, California African American musician, singer, and pianist The Americ...
Bessie Coleman
Born: January 26, 1892 Atlanta, Texas Died: May 1, 1926 Jacksonville, Florida African American aviator Bessie Coleman...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Born: October 21, 1772 Devonshire, England Died: July 25, 1834 Highgate, England English poet and author Samuel Taylo...
Eileen Collins
November 19, 1956 • Elmira, New York> Astronaut Throughout her career as an astronaut, Eileen Collins achieved several firsts in the history of space travel. In 1995...
Jackie Collins
Author Born Jacqueline Jill Collins in 1941, in London, England; daughter of Joseph (a theatrical agent) and Elsa (a dancer) Collins; married Wallace Austin (a businessman),...
Michael Collins
Born: October 16, 1890 Clonakilty, Ireland Died: August 22, 1922 West Cork, Ireland Irish revolutionary The Irish rev...
Marva Collins
Born: August 31, 1936 Monroeville, Alabama African American teacher Schoolteacher Marva Collins founded Chicago's Westside Preparatory School in ...
Bill Condon
Director, screenwriter, and producer Born William Condon, October 22, 1955, in New York, NY. Education: Graduated from Columbia University. ...
Confucius
Born: c. 551 B.C.E. Tuo, China Died: c. 479 B.C.E. Qufu, China Chinese teacher and philoso...
Michael Connelly
Author and journalist Born July 21, 1956, in Philadelphia, PA; son of W. Michael (a property developer) and Mary (a homemaker) Connelly; married Linda McCaleb (a literary ma...
Sean Connery
Born: August 25, 1930 Edinburgh, Scotland Scottish actor From humble beginnings as a school dropout, Sean Connery became a major movie star at th...
Joseph Conrad
Born: December 3, 1857 Berdyczew, Poland Died: August 3, 1924 Bishopsbourne, England Polish-born English writer and novelist ...
Dominique Nils Conseil
President of Aveda Born c. 1962. Education: Institute National de Languages et Civilisations Orientals, degree in Pacific anthropology and Polynesian...
Alistair Cooke
Born Alfred Cooke, November 20, 1908, in Salford, England; died March 30, 2004, in New York, NY. Journalist. A figure of immense stature on both sides of the Atlantic, veteran British Broa...