Born: November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA

The Dragon Bruce Lee has been one of the most influential martial arts figures in the history of cinema. Lee devised his own martial arts technique combining various other techniques and was famous for taking up fights. He wanted to take up a career in acting initially but made martial arts a priority. He later on also got the opportunity to act and star in movies. He established multiple academies for teaching his style in the USA. He died very young and was mourned by the world. He set the standard for action films today and will forever be remembered for his contributions.