- Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong Facing testicular cancer and not yet knowing his own fate, in 1997 champion cyclist Lance Armstrong established the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a non-profit organization that inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. This marked the beginning of Lance's role as an advocate for cancer survivors and a world representative for the cancer community.
- Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955) is the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney. He is currently the largest Disney shareholder and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, …
- Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem (born November 9, 1984) is a multi-ARIA Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and Logie Award winning actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the popular Australian soap "Neighbours", and this assisted her in establishing an international music career. Her musical output falls under the pop and ballad genres and heavily features the piano, …
- Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States.
- Fran Drescher
Feisty and funny actress Fran Drescher was born Francine Joy Drescher , on September 30, 1957, in Flushing, Queens, New York City. Born into to a Jewish family of Eastern European descent, much of Drescher's early years growing up would later become material for her acting career. Drescher attended Hillcrest High School in Jamaica, Queens, where she was a smart and sociable student. At fifteen, she met Peter Marc Jacobson ; and the couple were married six years later.
- Mike Lowell
Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball third baseman of Cuban descent and also a cancer survivor. He is a right-handed batter and is currently a member of the Boston Red Sox. The Florida Marlins traded him to Boston in a deal that was officially completed on November 21, 2005 in which the Red Sox received Lowell, Josh Beckett and Guillermo Mota in exchange for Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, …
- Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is a well-known English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. She came into public prominence after appearing in "The Osbournes", a reality television show that followed her family's daily life. Osbourne later became a judge on the talent shows "The X Factor" and "America's Got Talent". After the success of "The Osbournes", hosting her own chat shows and securing advertising contracts, …
- Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. He is known for his weekly review column (appearing in the "Chicago Sun-Times" since 1967, and later online, and for the television program "Siskel & Ebert", which he co-hosted for 23 years with Gene Siskel.
- Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress, author, and businesswoman. Best known for her roles as the ditzy blonde "Chrissy Snow" on the ABC sitcom "Three's Company" and "Carol Lambert" on the sitcom "Step by Step", she later capitalized on her acting career by also establishing herself as an author of a series of self-help books. She currently brings her own items, that she designed, to HSN.
- Tom Green
Tom Green (born Michael Thomas Green on July 30, 1971) is a Canadian comedian, actor and a television host who is currently hosting "Tom Green Live". Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, Green grew up in suburban Ottawa. He pioneered a type of "shock humor" that begat "Jackass", "Fear Factor", and other reality shows.
- Kevin Sharp
Kevin Sharp (born December 10, 1970 in Redding, California) is an American country music artist, author, and motivational speaker. He is also a survivor of a rare form of bone cancer.
- Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006. He is also the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999. Lemieux is generally regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the NHL.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933, Brooklyn, New York) is an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to joining the Court, she was a professor at Rutgers University School of Law, Newark School of Law and Columbia Law School, a litigator for the American Civil Liberties Union, and a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. During much of her life, she has been active in the women's rights movement, …
- Kristine Lefebvre
Kristine Leigh Lefebvre is a lawyer, and was a contestant on NBC's reality show "The Apprentice" who made it into the final group of six contestants before being fired. The credentials which garnered Kristine a spot on the show include her education and career as an attorney. Her undergraduate degree is from the Metropolitan State College in Denver, and her law degree is from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
- Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as the current team captain.
- Tammy Faye
Tamara "Tammy" Faye LaValley Bakker Messner (born March 7, 1942) is an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show hostess, actress and a prominent television personality. She is the former wife of televangelist, and later convicted felon, Jim Bakker, and she co-hosted with him on "The PTL Club", from 1976 to 1987. She is known for her tendency to wear heavy makeup, …
- Phil Kessel
Philip Joseph Kessel Jr. (born October 2, 1987, Madison, Wisconsin) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Bruins of the NHL.
- John Prine
John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood, Illinois) is an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s. Prine is the son of William Prine and Verna Hamm. His grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis, and Prine himself started playing guitar at age 14. He was a postman for five years and served in the Army before beginning his musical career in Chicago.
- Suzyn Waldman
Suzyn Waldman (born in Newton, MA) is an American sports broadcaster. Starting with the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, working with John Sterling on radio broadcasts for WCBS-AM in New York City. She is a graduate of Simmons College with a degree in Economics. She is famous for various "pioneering" feats in regards to female sports broadcasters.
- Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. Faithfull's early work in pop and rock music was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s. After a long absence, she returned with the landmark album, "Broken English". With a recording career that spans over four decades, Faithfull has continually reinvented her musical persona, …
- Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (born 10 October 1930) is an English playwright, screenwriter, poet, actor, director, author, and political activist, best known for his plays "The Birthday Party" (1957), "The Caretaker" (1959), "The Homecoming" (1964), and "Betrayal" (1978), and also for his screenplay adaptations of novels by others, such as "The Servant" (1963), "The Go-Between" (1970), "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1980), …
- Nanci Griffith
Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. Griffith's career has spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she terms "folkabilly." Griffith won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her recording, "Other Voices, Other Rooms". This album features Griffith covering the songs of artists who are her major influences.
- Jeff Blatnick
Jeff Blatnick (born July 26, 1957 in Schenectady, New York) is a former American Super Heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and cancer survivor. Blatnick began his career wrestling in 1973 at Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, New York. While wrestling for Niskayuna, Blatnick became the state heavyweight champion in 1975. After graduating from Niskayuna, he attended and wrestled for Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23 1910) is the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he has held since March 12, 1995. He is the oldest person to preside over the LDS Church in its history. As President of the LDS Church, he is considered by its members to be a prophet, seer, and revelator. His administration has been noted for the building of new temples, …
- Charlie Watts
Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941) is the drummer of The Rolling Stones. He is also a jazz bandleader and commercial artist. Sometimes referred to as "The Wembley Whammer" when introduced by Mick Jagger during a concert.
- Norm Stewart
Norm Stewart was an American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa (then known as State College of Iowa) from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the University of Missouri from 1967 until 1999. He retired with an overall coaching record of 731-375 in 38 seasons. The court at Mizzou Arena (and previously at the Hearnes Center) is named in his honor.
- Joyce Kulhawik
Joyce Kulhawik is the arts and entertainment anchor for WBZ-TV News in Boston. She began reporting for the station in 1981. Kulhawik was co-host of the weekly nationally syndicated movie review program, "Hot Ticket", with veteran movie critic Leonard Maltin and during the first season, E! reporter Todd Newton. During the 1999-2000 television season, she was a continuing co-host on "Roger Ebert & The Movies".
- Julie Harris
Julie Harris (born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925) is a distinguished American stage, screen, and television actress. She has won five Tony Awards and three Emmy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. She is a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
- David Jeremiah
David P. Jeremiah (born February 13, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American conservative evangelist and is currently the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church. Shadow Mountain Community Church is located in El Cajon, California, east of San Diego. Jeremiah succeeded former pastor Tim LaHaye in 1981. Jeremiah graduated from the Dallas Theological Seminary with a doctorate in ministry (DMin).
- Barry Watson
Michael Barrett "Barry" Watson (born April 23, 1974 in Traverse City, Michigan) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Matt Camden on "7th Heaven" and Brian Davis in "What About Brian".
- Adam Ramanauskas
Adam Ramanauskas (born November 19, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Of Baltic descent, Ramanauskas was selected at no. 12 in the 1998 AFL Draft and was mainly a defender or midfielder. In 2000 he proved a handy player on the wing in Essendon's 2000 premiership season in which they lost just 1 game for the entire year.
- Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan is the head coach for the womens basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission.
- Bob Champion
Bob Champion was an English Jump Jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti despite recovering from cancer which at the time he had only 40% chance of surviving and saw him not only lose his strength but also his hair. His triumph was made into a film Champion.With John Hurt portraying Champion. Bob Champion now plays a strong personal role in his charity which raises funds for research into a range of male cancers, the Bob Champion Cancer Trust.
- Marilyn French
Marilyn French (born November 21, 1929) is an American author known for her feminist novels and non-fiction. In her work, French asserts that women's oppression is an intrinsic part of the male-dominated global culture. "Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals" (1985) is an historical examination of the effects of patriarchy on the world. French defines patriarchy as a system that values power and control above life and pleasure.
- Mark Sale
Mark David Sale (born February 27, 1972) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Unibond League side Hednesford Town. Sale was born in Burton upon Trent and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City. He made his league debut away to Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1990 and played the following week in the home game against Swindon Town.
- Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman on May 23, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and author of children's books. Barrie has had a lengthy career in film and television. She is probably best known for her roles as Hal Linden's character's wife on "Barney Miller", and on "Suddenly Susan", in which she played Susan's (Brooke Shields) grandmother. Most recently, she had a recurring role in the series "Dead Like Me".
- Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese Oscar-nominated stage, film, and television actor.
- Bill Goss
Bill Goss is a former U.S. Navy pilot who is the author of "The luckiest unlucky man alive: a wild ride overcoming life's greatest challenges--and how you can too!" He is also the author of "There's a flying squirrel in my coffee: overcoming cancer with the help of my pet" published by Atria Books/Simon and Schuster in 2002. Bill Goss considers himself one of the world's leading experts on luck and overcoming adversity.
- Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard (born on August 8, 1956) is an author and award-winning film critic. She has written for the "New York Post" and the "New York Daily News". She has also appeared in films as herself. She is a frequent guest on the radio on talk shows like "Lynn Samuels" on Satellite Radio.
- Kevin Hearn
Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada) plays keyboards and other instruments for Barenaked Ladies (BNL) and also has his own band, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle.