Lin-Manuel Miranda

Writer, composer, and actor; born January 16, 1980, Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known as the writer of the popular plays such as 'Hamilton', which he plays Alexander Hamilton, and 'In the Heights', where he plays the character Usnavi. He also wrote the play 'Bring it On', and a short play '21 Chump Street'. Miranda has won a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, two Grammys, and an Emmy.