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Adrienne Warren was born on 6 May 1987 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Woman King (2022), Dreamland and Rustin (2023).

Sarah Moliski has appeared in several films, television, hosting, stand up comedy productions, you may have seen her in Eric Andre's "Mostly 4 Millennials", "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", Disney channel's "Zip! TV", reporting on the red carpet New York Fashion Week and multiple film festivals, or starring in feature films such as college-humor "Ladylike" or Psychological thriller "Kristel" Sarah is known for playing a wide range of characters and her energetic-physical comedy while also being a serious actor. Sarah studied Film & Media at Hunter College, and then went to train professionally at the Maggie Flanigan acting conservatory a native of East Hampton, New York; Sarah now lives between New York and Los Angeles.

Joshua was born in Hampton, England to Martin and Jessica Herdman. He is the youngest of four boys. He started acting when he was about seven. His father is an actor and got him an agent. He got his big break when he auditioned for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and got the part of Gregory Goyle. In his spare time, he enjoys going back home to Hampton, spending time with friends and family, reading and writing.

Bonita Melody Lysette Langford was born on 22 July 1964 in Hampton Court, Surrey. By the age of six she had won Hughie Green's Opportunity Knocks (1956) television talent contest and gained membership of Equity. Later she trained at the Arts Educational and Italia Conti stage schools in London. By her early teens she had starred on New York's Broadway ("Gypsy"), on London's West End ("Gone With the Wind") and in television shows (including the Bonnie and Lena (Lena Zavaroni) variety spectaculars). Her biggest success of the mid-1970's came when she played "Elizabeth Bott" in 7 of the 27 episodes of the children's drama series Just William (1977). It was this that helped fix her in the minds of the British public as a precocious child star - an image she found it hard to shed in later years, despite amassing an impressive list of credits as a dancer, singer and actress on stage: "Peter Pan: The Musical"; "Cats" and "The Pirates of Penzance", and on television: Saturday Starship and The Hot Shoe Show (1983). Shorly after her stint as "Mel" in Doctor Who (1963), this typecasting brought about an emotional crisis that caused her to take almost a year's break form her career. By the close of the 1980's she had recovered her health and resumed a hectic schedule of work, which has continued to date. In 1995 she was in the news again when she was married to actor Paul Grunert in Mauritius on 27 September.

Trent Garrett was born in Yorktown, VA and is the son of Greg Garrett and Libby Garrett. He has 1 older brother and a younger brother and sister. He attended Liberty University for 1 semester but dropped out and decided to pursue his acting career. He has done a lot of modeling and has been in the Los Angeles area since about 2004. He was in plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Oliver Twist. He is very athletic and at one time even wanted to be a professional soccer player. Garrett went to Gloria Day Lutheran School then to Hampton Christian Middle School and finally graduated from Grafton High School in '03. He has always been a 'just go with it' guy and it has gotten him to where he is today. His family is very supportive and he is happy to have them behind him throughout his career.

Sarah Utterback was born on 12 January 1982 in New Hampton, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2005) and Seed of Doubt.

Brian May is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential, innovative, technically gifted and recognisable guitarists in the history of rock. He is also a prolific songwriter, responsible for writing or co-writing many international hits with Queen. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School in London. He then graduated with a degree in Maths and Physics from one of Britain's top universities, Imperial College London.

As a child, May built his own guitar with his father, partly out of an old fireplace. Unusually, the guitar was designed to feedback. He formed the band Smile while at university with drummer Roger Taylor. They were later joined by flamboyant singer and pianist Freddie Mercury, who renamed the band Queen. The addition of bass player John Deacon completed the line-up of a band which would go on to become one of the most successful in the history of popular music. May's guitar playing would become an integral part of Queen's sound.

May was influenced as a guitarist by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, who had dazzled audiences with their technical skills and volume, but he was also an admirer of the melodic skills of George Harrison of The Beatles and the original British rock and roll guitar hero, Hank B. Marvin of The Shadows.

What made May stand out as a guitarist was his combination of virtuoso technique but also melodic awareness. Unlike some virtuosos, who only play to showcase their ability, May always played to serve the songs. If a song only required minimal soloing, that's all he would do. His multi-tracking of guitar solos has also made him one of the most unique sounding guitarists in the world. Nowhere was this better exemplified than on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", the song which came to define the band more than any other and has become one of the most celebrated recordings in the history of rock music. May's solos are a big part of what gives the track its enduring appeal and emotional power.

May's legacy in music history is assured. He will be remembered along with the likes of George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page as one of the most important and influential guitarists to come out of England. His songs for Queen were often their harder rock tracks, such as "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Hammer to Fall", but he also wrote emotional songs such as "Save Me" and the symphonic "Who Wants to Live Forever", which proved his versatility as a songwriter.

Matt Walton was born in Hampton, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Marvin Is Sorry (2024), Notorious (2016) and Onion SportsDome (2011).

Calvin C. Winbush, a native of Detroit, Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University started acting after moving to New York City to pursue music production and songwriting.

While working on the set of Lipstick Jungle (2008) for a day job, he received advice and encouragement from Timothy Busfield and Brooke Shields to pursue acting.

After enrolling in acting classes at the Sledge Project Studios as well as studying under the instruction of Wynn Handman, Calvin soon began booking work on a diverse range of projects in New York City.

Now relocated to Los Angeles, Calvin continues to chart a steady course in the industry as a dynamic, talented and professional working actor.

Carlos Aviles is a LatinX actor and writer with his roots coming from El Salvador. Carlos fell in love with making people feel something through the art of story telling. From a young age he loved film, television and theater but he didn't think those things were attainable for him. Being a heavily tattooed actor Carlos has been successful in his career playing in films such as Ant-Man, Triple 9 and Table 19, most recently he was Mick on the popular show Good Girls on NBC, but now Carlos is looking to dive into bigger roles, roles with more layers.

Regan is the host of The Trish Intel Show on Apple Itunes, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon, and Pandora. She formerly hosted Trish Regan Primetime on the Fox Business Network from 2015 to 2020. Regan was previously a television host on Bloomberg Television from 2012 to 2015, and a host at CNBC from 2007 to 2012. She was also a contributor on Fox News Channel.

Craig Zimmerman was born on 21 May 1974 in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Modern Family (2009), Frasier (1993) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

Charnele Brown was born on 30 October 1965 in East Hampton, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Different World (1987), Coffee Pot and Martin (1992).

Marlon Young was born on 7 February 1962 in Hampton, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for War of the Worlds (2005), V.I.P. (1998) and Kick! (2020).

Calista Carradine was born on 27 April 1962 in Hampton, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Mata Hari, The Killing Machine (1994) and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993).

Oz Scott was born on 16 September 1949 in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Black Lightning (2018), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) and Gotham (2014). He is married to Lynne Scott. They have three children.

Doug Wert was born on 31 July 1961 in New Hampton, New Hampshire, USA. He is an actor, known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and 666 Park Avenue (2012).

Emmy Award winning and Grammy award nominated Patrice Covington has been seen all over the globe with all-star Broadway casts and with her original music. Most recently she starred as Roz in the World Premiere of The Heart of Rock and Roll, a broadway bound new musical set to the hits of Rock and Roll superstar Huey Lewis. Patrice also played the role of Squeak in the 2015 Tony, Emmy and Grammy award winning The Color Purple Revival. Patrice has also shined in Berry Gordy's Motown The Musical as Martha Reeves, as herself in the Broadway National Tour of Ain't Misbahvin' for which she received her first Grammy nomination, as Effie in the Broadway National Tour of Dreamgirls and The Book of Mormon. Patrice released a self-titled EP in 2011. Since then her dynamic presence has been seen both speaking and teaching on stages in the Brazil, Bahamas, Japan, France, Turkey, Germany, Italy, France, Israel and in Switzerland's renowned SEAT Music Session. Her single "Life Feels Good Right Now" and music video was featured on several international television networks. Patrice is currently a background singer for Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson and has previously sang background for Ledisi, Sam Smith, and more. She is the voice of numerous radio and television commercials and jingles! She is the creator of The Galaxy Method, aspiring artists teaching series. Patrice is currently organizing her latest purpose project The Galaxy Project, a music therapy program for incarcerated youth to heal and enhance their mental health. Patrice is also a celebrity ambassador for Kids in the Spotlight and is a proud member of the illustrious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Her trademarked motto is "Don't be a star...be a galaxy". For more please visit www.PatriceCovington.com and follow @Sangtrice on all social media platforms.

One of the most controversial Basketball players of all time, Allen Iverson is one of the most loved and hated figures in Basketball. Born Allen Ezail Iverson in Hampton, Virginia, he grew up very poor to a struggling mother and a father who deserted him. Growing up, he was very athletic, playing football and basketball throughout most of his education prior to college. Iverson began focusing on basketball at his mother's insistence, despite wanting to be a football player. He proved to be a talented basketball player. At Bethel High School in Newport News, he began his high school basketball career. He developed a reputation of talking a lot and being uncoachable. To say he had a rough childhood is quite an understatement. On one of his places of residence, he walked through knee-deep sewage daily. During one summer, he witnessed the death of almost ten of his closest friends. Iverson first came to the national spotlight in 1993 in a controversial incident surrounding violent events at a bowling alley in Newport News. While the events that happened there will never be fully known, the generally accepted story is that some white students got into an argument with Iverson and his friends. The first question surrounding the event is whether he started it or if the white kids started it. Also, the question surrounded whether or not he assaulted a white woman by hitting her over the head with a chair. The prosecution insisted that surveillance tapes undoubtedly showed Iverson was the culprit, but in reality the tapes showed nothing conclusive. Two factors did him in at his hearing; first of all, two white people said they saw him assault the girl. Secondly, the judge was from the very conservative southeast Virginia establishment and did not have any sympathy for Iverson, his background or his talent. Seeing that Iverson requested a bench trial, this was crucial to his case. To add fuel to the fire, Allen Iverson flew in for the weekend from a tournament to be in Virginia for his trial. This played into the prosecution's hands and also upset the judge, both of whom saw this as evidence that Iverson did not respect the law. He was sentenced to a 5 -year jail term. This case sparked a tremendous amount of national attention. The case caught the interest of Bill Cosby and Spike Lee, who would be a fan and advocate of Iverson for many years. People all around the Newport News area started a movement to free Allen Iverson. He spent only four months in jail. Governor Douglas Wilder pardoned him. This move all but ended his political career and sparked another controversy. Wilder was also black, and white voters in Virginia viewed this move in a very racist light. Iverson was viewed now in much of white America as essentially a convicted felon who was out of prison only because a black man was governor of his state. Iverson got out conditionally, however. He had to adhere to a curfew and could not play basketball until he got his high school diploma. He could not accept a scholarship to the University of Kentucky but did get a scholarship once he completed his high school education in a learning center. During this time, he received his nickname, the answer. He was called such because his friends said he was the answer to basketball's conformity so to speak, people that conformed to this family friendly image, such as Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas and most importantly, Michael Jordan, who was a childhood hero of his. He accepted a scholarship to Georgetown where John Thompson coached him. Thompson became somewhat of a father figure to him, but he was hard to manage, and the two had a workable but very turbulent relationship. Iverson completed only two years of his education where he became the top NBA draft pick in 1996. He was drafted by the ailing Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Iverson is immersed in hip-hop culture. This made him an incredibly controversial figure in basketball. His clothing looked more like a gangster rappers than it did Michael Jordan's. On the court he seemed to embody the gangster rapper's image. He had an arm covering on one arm when he played, and also was one of the first players to have cornrows; a hairstyle up until that time was popular in prison. To make matters worse, he had an incredibly "in your face" style, which did not sit well with older players like Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and others. Jordan said of him when Jordan's Bulls played Iverson's 76ers, that he had no respect for the game. Despite this, no one denied Iverson's talent. He could hustle the ball, could get around even the tallest players. He became known for his fast drives to the baskets and his ability to fake the ball in a move called the crossover. Spike Lee lost respect for him when he turned down his invitation to star in the film He Got Game (1998). As a very pointed move, Lee cast former collegiate rival Ray Allen in the part. The Sixers found themselves suddenly a respectable team. They acquired a new coach, the unusual Larry Brown. As a player in the ABA almost twenty years ago, Brown was also a young outsider fighting the system. Larry Brown now was a button-down-suit-and-tie coach. The two did not get along well at first; in fact, their relationship at best was serviceable. Brown was always unhappy with Iverson for not showing up to practice. Iverson insisted his game was pure inspiration, and he had little need for practice. The two rarely saw eye to eye. He received a tremendous number of awards in his short career. He was named rookie of the year in 1997, and on more than one occasion, he was an All NBA First Team, NBA All Star, was an All Star MVP, and received perhaps what was his crowning achievement to date when he was NBA MVP in 2001. That year, Iverson led his team to the NBA finals, but had a rough ride against Kobe Bryant and 'Shaquille O'Neal (I)''s Lakers. They lost the championship in game five of the series. It was still quite an achievement because the Sixers had not been to the finals since Dr. J (Julius Erving) and Moses Malone led them to victory over the Lakers in 1983 in a 4-0 sweep. Iverson has over 20 tattoos. Each tattoo is a symbol of his life. One denotes the name of his group of friends he has known since childhood, Cru Thik, another who says the answer, another who is dedicated to his mom who is a strong presence as Sixers games, and many others. He married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner and they have two children.

Steve James was born in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He has been based in Chicago, Illinois, USA for his entire career. He is known for the documentary films Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), The Interrupters (2011), Life Itself (2014) and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016). His documentary series works include America to Me (2018), City So Real (2020) and most recently, The Luckiest Guy in the World (2023).

Kelvin Taylor was born in Hampton Virginia, along with his fraternal twin sister, Princess Taylor. He is an American actor, model, breakdancer, DJ, presenter, television personality, poet, human rights activist and practician of love. His mother is from Harlem New York and His biological father was a recovering drug addict who suffered for numerous years with substance abuse. He is also the nephew of KTLA anchor, NBC Hollywood iconic newsman and actor Dave Allen Clark.

Taylor's family had an extensive influence from his Grandmother Irene Walker, a play write who contributed to scripting the famous religious play "Your Arms are too short to box with God". His uncle Mike Walker would later become a New York Broadway stage performer, and his mother a play write of her own. Observing such family performance and creativity, by age 5 he was attended his 1st school stage play playing the lead as the iconic children's character, "The Gingerbread Man". He developed a love for performance art, dance, theatre from an early age, acknowledging an early gift in his ability to perform in front of crowds in public school and church settings.

Originally a theatre arts student at Green Run High School, Kelvin undertook studies under Marc Dyer in his new home city of Virginia Beach, VA USA in 1999. Attending high school with NFL Players DeAngelo Hall, Plexico Burress and living in a multi-cultural environment that further enhanced his imagination. His family would later relocate to Chesapeake Virginia, a more slightly racially segregated area Virginia where he would briefly meet Saturday Night Live (1975) Comedian, Jay Pharoah of Indian River High School. He also attended theatre arts classes under Nikki Roberts Keegan, a William and Mary University Theatre Major and teacher at Deep Creek High School. Little did he know this school was also home to recently cast actor Michael Copon (of "One Tree Hill" / Blue Ranger of "Power Rangers Time Force") who visited the school often. Due to racial tensions at the school, Kelvin would often resort to urban breakdancing as a positive source to harness his creative energy, focus, and discipline.

During these formidable years, he became a troubled youth looking to escape his often troubling social environment. His parents would move often as he attended several High Schools, making it difficult for him to build substantial friendships with peers. As loner, he was often deemed as a social outcast due to attendance in church for religious reputation being imposed over educational values. Family indoctrination suppressed his creative outlets, created social handicaps of religious fear and often judgement that hindered his personal development to connect with others. By age 17, Kelvin dropped out of high school and became homeless for a couple of months only to return to school at age 18. Beating the odds of religious, family, social pressure, he became more then a statistic by finishing his high school career in 2004 and furthermore graduating by Mid-2005.

Kelvin 1st began his career in entertainment originally at age 19 as a fashion model for Glamour modelling agency in Virginia Beach under the guidance of Norma Foxx for Glamour Modelling agency. From 2005 to 2008, Kelvin progressed from modelling within locally sponsored events and bridal shows to the top urban fashion apparel designers Azzure, Imperial Junkie, Shmack Clothing. Events whose sponsorship included including Japanese fashion label "A Bathing Ape", fellow Virginia Beach native, Grammy Award Winning artist producer Pharrell Williams and his "Billionaire Boys Club" clothing line. Kelvin also collaborated to help launch a recording label, "Golden Monkee Soundz", now known as "Beta Industries" as A&R and one of its co-founders. Current talents included today, popular social media socialite and recording artist JoeyG Of New York City recording label and movement "The Humanauts".

By 2007, he underwent plastic surgery; He was given no choice at the time but to turn down an opportunity to study with John Robert Powers Performing arts school. He then sought opportunity to opt to diversify his vision and personal life experience abroad by moving to Australia in 2008. During his time in Australia, through his local music industry connections, utilising MySpace Music and Uncle Mark Walker of ASCAP Music Licensing, he was enabled to negotiate from Artist to management. He later returned to the US at the End of 2009 and was given a position as a liaising between Australian events promoter Craig Grainger for 2PM Studios, assisting to booking musical acts of all genres. Kelvin has spoken on the behalf of 2PM Records and GAS Agency either in person or by email with multiple recording acts. These artist range from Ryan Leslie, The Clipse, Mickey Facts, Jason Derulo, The New Boyz, Sebastian, LMFAO, Big Sean, Mike Posner, and Common.

Kelvin decided in 2010 to seek new ground and ambition towards Asia-Pacific's Australian neighbour, New Zealand. In Auckland, New Zealand, a while working as a presenter, Kelvin landed multiple big brand TVC campaigns internationally for Samsung, Milka by Kraft, Seasonique and Miller64. He has worked with Industry Veterans, Manu Bennett (Arrow, The Shannara Chronicles) and Liam McIntyre (Hercules) on Spartacus (2010) Season 2 "Vengeance" and Season 3 "War of the Damned". Kelvin's transformative moment was attending the 41st Annual International Emmy's Gala in New York City for his role as George Kerr in the Emmy Nominated Docu-Drama film The Golden Hour (2012) . Following afterwards, he was cast in two separate roles for "Power Rangers: Mega Force" and Super Megaforce (2013), Season 20 in which he only could perform one role. Another project that followed for him titled Hadir and The Deep (2014) for Zsofi Pictures has garnered acclaim from MisCon, Creative Arts, Miami SciFi and Cinerockom International Film Festivals.

Today Taylor's career continues to flourish with 3 leading roles in upcoming Independent Features, also making an appearance on Warner Brothers International's 2015's Come Dine with Me New Zealand (2015) . He also serves as creative director of his own creative company "LightitUpTV", acting, writing, producing his own creative content with friend and creative partner Lorenz Gunawan of "The Collaborators". Kelvin's career is ever vibrant after being recently cast on Season 2 of STARZ! Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) , his second time appearing on a production for STARZ LLC and learning under mentor and Meisner Technique teacher Michael Saccente from New York, taught under Sanford Meisner of "The Neighbourhood Playhouse".

Harriet Reynolds was born on 13 September 1944 in Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Are You Being Served? (1972), A Small Problem (1987) and Butterflies (1978). She died on 18 June 1992 in London, England, UK.

Margot Lee Shetterly was born in 1969 in Hampton, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (2019) and STEM in 30 (2014).

Harry Thomason was born in 1940 in Hampton, Arkansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for So Sad About Gloria (1973), Designing Women (1986) and The Hunting of the President (2004). He has been married to Linda Bloodworth-Thomason since 23 July 1983.

Johnnie Walker was born on 30 March 1945 in Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK. He has been married to Tiggy Jarvis Walker since 21 December 2002. He was previously married to Frances Kum.