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Famouspeople•KobeBryant•MichaelFredPhelps•AudreyHepburn•GeorgeGordonByron•HelenKellerKobeBirthDateAugust23,1978BirthPlacePhiladelphia,PAHeight6-6Weight205lbs.Age32PositionSGExperience14yearsDrafted1996:1stRnd,13thbyCHAPersonal:FatherJoeJellyBeanBryantplayedeightseasonsintheNBA(Philadelphia,SanDiegoandHouston)beforeretiringin1983…SpenteightyearsofhischildhoodinItaly…Parentsnamedhimafteratypeofsteak(Kobe)seenonarestaurantmenupriortohisbirth…Hastwooldersisters,ShariaandShaya…Involvedinseveralcommunityprogramsinthepast,includingthePediatricAIDSFoundationandtheCenterforAbusedChildren…IscurrentlyinvolvedwithseveralorganizationsincludingMake-a-WishFoundation,St.Jude'sChildren'sHospital,TheLawyers'CommitteeforCivilRights,andPlazadelaRaza(culturalcenterinEastL.A.)...Inthesummerof2006,createdtheVIVOFoundation,acharitableinitiativededicatedtoenhancingthelivesofyoungpeopleandmakingdreamscometruethrougheducationalandculturalenrichmentopportunitiesandfinancialsupport..ProjectsofthefoundationincludeVivoDelMondo,aninternationaltravelexperiencethatoffersdeservinghighschoolandcollegestudentsauniqueandexpandedcontexttothink,questionandformulatetheirownbeliefsabouttheworldanddiscoveranddeveloptheirlifepassions...HeldthefirsteverKobeBasketballAcademyatLoyolaMarymountUniversityinthesummerof2007(continuedin2008and2009),teachingathletesbasketball’sfivefundamentalsaswellasthePrincetonandTriangleoffensesduringtheweek-longcamp...Memberofthe2006-08USAMen’sSeniorNationalTeam,helpingthe2007teamwintheFIBAAmericaschampionshipandagoldmedalinthe2008BeijingOlympics...KobeandhiswifeVanessahavetwodaughters,NataliaDiamanteandGiannaMaria.MichaelFredPhelps•MichaelFredPhelps(bornJune30,1985)isanAmericanswimmerwhohas,overall,won16Olympicmedals—sixgoldandtwobronzeatAthensin2004,andeightgoldatBeijingin2008.•Phelpsbeganswimmingattheageofseven,partlybecauseoftheinfluenceofhissistersandpartlytoprovidehimwithanoutletforhisenergy.Earlylife:•WhenPhelpswasinthesixthgrade,hewasdiagnosedwithADHD.HetrainedattheNorthBaltimoreAquaticClubundercoachBobBowmanandexcelledasaswimmer.Bytheageof10,heheldanationalrecordforhisagegroup.PhysicalattributesparticularlysuitPhelpstoswimming:•hislong,thintorso;•hisarmsspan6feet7inches(201cm);•hisrelativelyshortlegs;•hissize14feet;•hishyper-mobilityankles.TheMichaelPhelpsFoundation:•Afterthe2008SummerOlympics,PhelpsstartedtheMichaelPhelpsFoundation.AsaparticipantintheUSAnti-DopingAgency'sProjectBelieveprogram,Phelpsisregularlytestedtoensurethathissystemiscleanofperformance-enhancingdrugs.Plans:•Phelpshassaidhewillcompeteatthe2012SummerOlympicsbutitwouldlikelybehislastOlympics.Forthe2012Olympics,Phelpshasstatedhewillneverdoeighteventsagainandwilltrynewevents.•AudreyHepburn(4May1929(1929-05-04)–20January1993(1993-01-20)),aBritishactressandhumanitarian.•HepburnplayedtheleadfemaleroleinRomanHoliday(1953),winninganAcademyAward,aGoldenGlobeandaBAFTAforherperformance.ShealsowonaTonyAwardforherperformanceinOndine(1954).•HepburnbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfilmactressesintheworldandperformedwithnotableleadingmensuchasGregoryPeck,RexHarrison,HumphreyBogart,GaryCooper,CaryGrant,HenryFonda,WilliamHolden,BurtLancaster,FredAstaire,JamesGarner,PeterO'TooleandAlbertFinney.ShewonBAFTAAwardsforherperformancesinTheNun'sStory(1959)andCharade(1963)andreceivedAcademyAwardnominationsforSabrina(1954),TheNun'sStory(1959),BreakfastatTiffany's(1961)andWaitUntilDark(1967).AudreyHepburninRomanHolidayHepburninBreakfastatTiffany’sHepburninWarandPeaceHepburninascenefromthecomicthrillerCharade(1963).WorkforUNICEF•SoonafterHepburn'sfinalfilmrole,shewasappointedgoodwillambassadortotheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF).•Shededicatedtheremainderofherlifetohelpingimpoverishedchildreninthepoorestnations.Hepburn'stravelsweremadeeasierbyherwideknowledgeoflanguages;shespokesevenlanguagesfluently,includingFrench,Italian,Spanish,English,Dutch,andGerman.•In1992,UnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeH.W.BushpresentedherwiththePresidentialMedalofFreedominrecognitionofherworkwithUNICEF.Death•In1993,AudreyHepburndiedofcancer.GraveofAudreyHepburninTolochenaz,SwitzerlandGeorgeGordonByron1788-1824ByronisthemostoutstandingrepresentativeofEnglishRomanticismLiterature.Heisoneofthemostinfluentialpoetsofhistime.Byron’sLifeByronwasborninLondontoanancientaristocraticfamily.EducatedfirstatHarrowandthenCambridgetookhisseatintheHouseofLords.In1807,attheageof19,ByronwrotehisfirstpoemHoursofIdleness.Byron’slifeasapoetstarted.1816,ByronleftEnglandwithangeranddisgustafterexperiencedanunhappymarriageandneverreturned.Duringhis8yearsabroad,hewrotemanypoems.Becauseofseveralmonths’hardworkunderbadweather,Byronfellillanddiedin1824.Byron’sPoem1.HoursofIdleness(1807):hisfirstvolumeofpoems2.EnglishBardsandScotchReviewers(1809):avigorousonslaughtuponhiscritics3.Manfred(1817):aFaustianpoeticdramareflectinghissenseofguilt,remorseandfrustration4.ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage(1818):oneofhismostimportantworks;autobiographicalwork5.Cain(1821)6.DonJuan(1818-1823):hissatiricmasterpieceShewalksinbeautyGeorgeGordonByronShewalksin