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Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, into a middle class family. Growing up, she was inspired by the Williams sisters, and wanted to become a professional tennis player. She worked hard, and was able to turn pro at the...

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was born in Sydney, Australia, into a middle class family. Growing up, he played a lot of sports, but eventually decided to focus on swimming. His hard work paid off when he qualified for the 2000 Olympics, where...

Emma Watson

Emma Watson was born in Paris, France, into an upper-middle class family. Growing up, she enjoyed acting, and after college she decided to pursue a career as an actress. She achieved widespread fame playing Hermione in the hugely successful Harry...

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams was born in San Diego, California, into a working class family. Growing up, Williams was a great athlete, and also a great student. He earned a scholarship to Texas, where he excelled, winning a Heisman Trophy and rushing...

Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton was born in Stockport, England, into a middle class family. Growing up, Hatton didn’t know what he wanted to do, but at the age of 18 he became a professional boxer. During his career, Hatton had a 48-3...

Constance Wu

Constance Wu was born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of first generation Taiwanese immigrants. Growing up, she performed in local theaters, and graduated college with a degree in fine arts. She had her breakthrough role in the hit TV show...

Krizz Kaliko

Krizz Kaliko grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, in a pretty poor family. Early in his life, he didn’t know what he wanted to do, but in the 90s he found rap. He released his first studio album, Vitiligo, and...

Jewel

Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, into an upper middle class Mormon family. Growing up, she wanted to be a singer, and started taking singing lessons as a teenager, and she released her first album Who Will Save Your Soul...

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, into a middle class family. Growing up, she did theater, and wanted to be an actress. She had her breakthrough role in High School Musical in 2006. Since then, she has been in...

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was born in a suburb of Toronto, Canada, into a middle class family. Growing up, Carrey didn’t know what he wanted to do, and worked odd jobs. He then started doing comedy, and has his breakthrough in 1994...