One of the most popular 90s family rock bands has reemerged recently in order to raise money for a good cause. The Hanson brothers made headlines recently after they announced that they would be hosting a walk in order to raise money for charities, including foundations that benefit organizations in Africa....

In 1997, a relatively little-known blonde boy set the hearts of girls across America aflutter in the blockbuster hit and Oscar-winning film Titantic. More than a decade later, Leonardo DiCaprio is still making the ladies swoon and splitting his time between movies and philanthropy. Immediately after his big...

Jonathan Lipnicki: Help Him Help You 15 October 2010 13:38:52 Jonathan Lipnicki may be best known for his role as the adorably bespectacled kid in the Oscar-winning film Jerry Macguire, but that’s not what he wants to be remembered for. Instead, the actor is working to make sure his legacy lies more in...

Jason Mraz is perhaps best known as a mellow, hat-loving singer-songwriter who uses his unique style to sing about life and love. But Mraz is a lot more than just a singer – he’s a dedicated activist who has given his time and talent to dozens of worthwhile causes. The positive pop-rocker has...

Born in June 1920 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, Russell E. Train primarily lived a life of politics. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in political science and served as an officer in the army during World War II. He is best known, however, for his dedication to environmental charities and...

Born August 21, 1853, Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome was an American-British pharmaceutical entrepreneur. Along with colleague Silas Burroughs, Wellcome started a pharmaceutical company called Burroughs Wellcome & Co. which would become the leader in innovation and medical research. Although today there are...

Born October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt Damon launched his acting career from the film he co-wrote with Ben Affleck, Good Will Hunting. Since its release in 1997, he has starred in such box office hits as Saving Private Ryan, The Bourne Identity, and Invictus. He has won an Academy Award,...

John Ilhan was known as the founder of one of Australia’s largest privately held mobile phone companies. Born as Mustafa Ilhan in 1965 in Yozgat, central Turkey, John Ilhan started off as an average person belonging to one of working class communities in Melbourne, Australia (he and his family moved to the...

Born on February 2 1977, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, better known as Shakira, is a Colombian record producer, dancer, singer, songwriter, musician, and philanthropist who surfaced as a musical sensation in the Latin American music scene in the 1990s. She was raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. At a young...

Born on May 2, 1966, Belinda Stronach is a former politician and Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She is also an entrepreneur. In addition to her public associations, she also functions as the chairperson of The Belinda Stronach Foundation and is currently working as executive vice...