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James Orsen Bakker (/ ˈbeɪkər /; [1] born January 2, 1940) is an American televangelist and convicted felon. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program The PTL Club and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with his then wife, Tammy Faye. He also developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina. In the late 1980s ...
Gordon James Ramsay was born in Johnstone, Scotland, on 8 November 1966, [11][12] the son of Helen (née Cosgrove), a nurse, [13][14] and Gordon James Sr., who worked as a swimming pool manager, welder, and shopkeeper. [13] He has an older sister, a younger brother, [15] and a younger sister. When he was nine years old, he moved with his family to England and grew up in the Bishopton area of ...
Wise was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Michael Julius Wise and LuCinda Anne (née McLean) Wise. His paternal grandfather was Jewish (of Russian origin). The rest of his ancestry is mostly northern European, including some Scottish. [4][5] Wise has said that when he was about 12 years old, his synagogue was attacked by white supremacists. [6] Wise attended public schools in Nashville ...
Pauline Joyce Meyer (née Hutchison; June 4, 1943 [1]) is an American Charismatic Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Joyce and her husband, Dave, have four grown children and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered near the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.
David Wilson Jolly (born October 31, 1972) is an American attorney, former lobbyist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2014 to 2017 as a Republican. After leaving office, Jolly became a prominent Republican critic of President Donald Trump and a political pundit. [1][2][3] In September 2018, Jolly left the Republican Party. [4 ...
Albert Einstein[a] (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. [1][5] His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". [6] He received the 1921 Nobel ...
Karoline Claire Leavitt (/ ˈlɛvɪt / LEV-it; born August 24, 1997) is an American political spokesperson who has served since 2025 as the 36th White House press secretary under the second Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously an unsuccessful candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the 2022 election. Leavitt studied politics and ...
Straw is a 2025 American psychological crime drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Ashley Versher, Mike Merrill, and Glynn Turman. Straw was released by Netflix on June 6, 2025.