Biography

Name: Archimedes of Syracuse He was an Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer. Born: c. 287 BC; Syracuse, Sicily; Magna Graecia Died: c. 212…

Marco van Basten – Soccer Player   Full name: Marco van Basten Date of birth: 31 October 1964 (age 52) Place of birth: Utrecht, Netherlands…

Khufu: Second ruler of ancient Egypt’s Father: Pharaoh Sneferu Mother: Queen Hetepheres Died: 2566 BC Monuments: Great Pyramid of Giza, Khufu ship   Khufu’s full…

Lev Yashin – Soccer Player (1929-1990)   Full name: Lev Ivanovich Yashin Date of birth: 22 October 1929 Place of birth: Moscow, Soviet Union Date…

Emlen Tunnell – Coach, Athlete, Football Player (1925–1975)   Full Name: Emlen Lewis Tunnell Date of birth: March 29, 1925 Place of birth: Bryn Mawr,…

Eusébio – Soccer Player (1942–2014)   Full name: Eusébio da Silva Ferreira Date of birth: 25 January 1942 Place of birth: Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique…

Alan James Ball – Soccer Player (1945–2007)   Full name: Alan James Ball Date of birth: 12 May 1945 Place of birth: Farnworth, Lancashire, England…

Jupp Derwall – Coach, Soccer Player (1927–2007)   Full name: Josef Derwall Date of birth: 10 March 1927 Place of birth: Würselen, Germany Date of…

Brian Clough – Coach, Soccer Player (1935–2004)   Full name: Brian Howard Clough Date of birth: 21 March 1935 Place of birth: Middlesbrough, North Riding…

Ferenc Puskás – Soccer Player (1927–2006)   Full Name: Ferenc Puskás Date of birth: 1 April 1927 Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary Date of death:…

Garrincha – Soccer Player (1933–1983)   Full name: Manuel Francisco dos Santos Date of birth: 28 October 1933 Place of birth: Pau Grande, RJ, Brazil…

Alfredo Di Stéfano – Soccer Player (1926–2014)   Full name: Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé Date of birth: 4 July 1926 Place of birth: Buenos…