Maya Angelou - American autobiographer and poet, professor

Maya Angelou is one of the American autobiographer and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is well known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early on adult experiences. The first and most greatly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her first seventeen years. It brought her international respect, and was nominated for a National Book Award. She has been awarded over 30 honorary degree and was selected for a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie.

Angelou was a member of the Harlem Writers Guild in the late 1950s, was active in the Civil Rights movement, and served as Northern Coordinator of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. A Tony Award nomination for her position in the 1973 play Look Away, and three Grammys for her spoken word albums. In 1995, Angelou's publishing company, Bantam Books, known her for having the longest running record on The New York Times Paperback factual Bestseller List. In 1998, she was induct into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She has provide on two presidential committees, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2000 and the Lincoln Medal in 2008. Musician Ben Harper has privileged Angelou with his song "I'll Rise", which include words from her poem, "And Still I Rise." She has been awarded above thirty honorary degrees.

Born	Marguerite Ann Johnson
Date Of Birth	April 4, 1928
Place Of Birth	Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Occupation	Poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor
Ethnicity	African American
Literary movement	Civil rights

Kelly Clarkson - actress, pop rock singer and songwriter

Kelly Clarkson is an American actress, pop rock singer and songwriter. Clarkson rose to celebrity after winning the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later symbolize the United States in the World Idol competition in 2003. She has out four albums to date under RCA Records, her latest album All I Ever Wanted (2009) (which was chosen for a Grammy Award). Her album have sold above 10.5 million copies in the United States. Clarkson is the only American Idol competitor to have reach number one in the UK.

She claim number one on March 1, 2009, while "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads by yourself. Clarkson is ranked on the top 200 album seller of the Nielsen SoundScan era at number 187. Eleven of Clarkson's singles become Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Her single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", higher from No. 97 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in its primary week of release, breaking the record for the major leap to the top position in chart history. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Clarkson is the maximum selling Idol winner worldwide, with approximately 36 million singles and 23 million albums sold around the world.

Birth name	Kelly Brianne Clarkson
Date Of Birth	April 24, 1982
Place Of Birth	Fort Worth, Texas
Origin	Burleson, Texas, United States
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actress
Genres	Pop rock, adult contemporary
Instruments	Vocal

Miley Cyrus - American actress and pop singer

Miley Cyrus is an famous American actress and pop singer. She attain wide fame for her position as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana. Cyrus proof music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), out by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she recognized herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus sign to Hollywood Records to follow a solo career. She go on the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she achieve as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. In July 2008, Cyrus released her initial solo album, Breakout (2008), which was commercially successful.

Cyrus receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her presentation of Bolt's theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). She initiate to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with the release of The Time of Our Lives (2009), an comprehensive play which presented a more normal pop sound, and by filming The Last Song (2010), a coming of age drama film. The music video and words of the album's lead single, "Can't Be Tamed", portrays a additional sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus ranked figure thirteen on Forbes' 2010 famous person 100.

Birth name	Destiny Hope Cyrus
Date Of Birth	November 23, 1992
Place Of Birth	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Pop, pop rock, teen pop, country pop
Occupations	Actress, author, entrepreneur, fashion designer, singer, songwriter, model, musician, dancer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano

Gillian Anderson - American Actress

Gillian Anderson is famous American actress. After start her career in theatre, Anderson attain international identification for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine period, Anderson won an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. Her film work contain The House of Mirth (2000), The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), and two X Files films, The X-Files (1998) and The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008). She was selected for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her character as Lady Dedlock in the BBC television adaptation Bleak House (2005).

In 2000, Piper had a small role in her mother's movie The House of Mirth. Anderson have two sons, Oscar and Felix. In 1996, Anderson was selected the "Sexiest Woman in the World" for FHM's 100 Sexiest Women poll. In 2008, she also positioned 21st in FHM's All Time 100 Sexiest Hall of Fame. Anderson had a recommendation for Best Actress in the Lawrence Olivier Awards 2010, for production which open in the 2009 calendar year for her portrayal of Nora. Anderson will be show as MI7 Secret Agent Pamela Head in Johnny English Reborn, the film is now under production.

Birth Name	Gillian Leigh Anderson
Date Of Birth	August 9, 1968
Place Of Birth	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Clyde Klotz, Julian Ozanne