The death in August, 2014 of American actor and comedian, Robin McLaurin Williams, was widely mourned.

Acclaimed for his brilliantly observant wit and ability for mimicry, Williams was an outstanding performer in both comedy and drama. His film career included work such as Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Night at the Museum among others. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Good Will Hunting. Always exploring every kind of performance, he received numerous other Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards.

Williams was born on July 21, 1951. In his chart, the number THREE occurs in several core numbers. THREE perfectly equips him with a variety of talents for comedy, acting, spontaneous improvisation (his forte), music, and writing. In addition, his name contains five letters with a value of THREE as shown on the Grid below, which further strengthens all the THREES in his core numbers. With this many influences of THREE in his chart, his need for expressing ideas and wit was absolutely unstoppable.

Destiny 13/4 Karmic overtones requiring perseverance; learning to break through obstacles; transformation of problems; reinventing the career several times

Birth Path 8 Professional acclaim; ambitious; capable of work in the high-stress entertainment business; professional awards; high income

Day of Birth 21/3 Communicator, imaginative, performer, charismatic, comedian, youthful, joyful

Mental Plane Number 3 Witty, creative, imaginative, upbeat, multi-talented

Balance Number 3 A life-long challenge to make use of creativity and self-expression; also implies a tendency to be child-like at times, impulsive, extravagant; challenge to stay positive; possibility for periods of depression

Realization Number 3 Recognition for being charismatic, a brilliant communicator; highly expressive; takes humor to new levels

The Grid for Williams shows two powerfully weighted Lines of Focus. First is the Line of Achievement (1,5,9) with six NINES providing him with a huge talent in the arts, theater, and a world-wide stage on which to appear. His generosity NINE was widely appreciated, and he was not considered to be ego-centric (fewer ONES than NINES). His second Line, equally powerful, is the Line of the Head or sometimes called the Line of the Director. With such ahuge number of THREES (five of them), he is talented in all forms of the arts. The Line of the Head suggests that this is a man with abundant talent (the THREES), who is original, brilliant, and who may be recognized by a large audience (the NINES).

World No. 1 female tennis player, Serena Williams won her third consecutive US Open title this past Sunday. She is regarded by some experts and former tennis players to be the greatest female tennis player in history. Along with her sister, Venus, Serena Williams has been credited with launching a new era of power and athleticism in women's tennis. Her long list of achievements includes four Olympic gold medals. She is the first female player to win over fifty million dollars.

Let's take a peek at how the numbers in her chart reflect her outstanding achievements.

Serena 8 Powerful, authoritative, top-ranked sports professional, money

Jameka 5 Active, versatile, quick, adaptable, energetic, performer

Williams 8 Double emphasis on power, sports, professional achievement, money

Destiny 3 Charismatic, optimistic, talented, playful

Heart's Desire 19/1 Leader, ambitious, born to excel if she puts her mind to it

Birth Path 9 Powerful, dramatic, world-reknown, generous, philosophical

Day of Birth 26/8 Another EIGHT highlighting focus, work, control, achievement, money

Williams won her first title in 2002 at age twenty-one. At that phase of life, her Influencing Numbers (from birth to age twenty-seven) were an EIGHT with a ONE challenge. EIGHT gave her focus, ambition, and professional opportunities. ONE gave her the motivation to become number one. Adding to her potential for success were the specific yearly ONE Essences between 2002 and 2006, giving her a chance to continue to excel and gain confidence. From age twenty-eight to thirty-six, Williams benefits from the influence of NINE, which matches her Birth Path NINE. Adding to the mix is her powerful master number FORTY-FOUR Essence (EIGHT), which gives her exceptional championship potential for at least another year.

In Williams' Grid above, we see her fantastic Line of Achievement (1,5, 9), massively centered in seven ONES. Notice that two FOURS give her physical strength, determination to succeed, and the ability to practice over and over again (fueled by her ONE Heart's Desire to win!)

Joan Rivers, the American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host recently passed away at age eighty-one.

An icon in the entertainment business, Rivers was the queen of re-inventing herself. Outspoken, self-deprecating, and always funny, Rivers first came to prominence in 1965 on the Tonight Show. She considered Johnny Carson her mentor. While she went on to become the first female host of a late night show, she lost Carson as a friend as she had failed to speak with him before accepting the offer.

Rivers authored twelve books, wrote and acted for the stage, hosted her own reality show with her beloved daughter, Melissa, and was a red-carpet interviewer of celebrities. She is widely known for her humorous anecdotes regarding her cosmetic surgery.

A brief numerological analysis of Joan Rivers, born Joan Alexandra Molinsky on June 8, 1933 shows that she had what it takes to become a star—fearless self-confidence and originality (1), talent (3), perseverance (4), and executive ability (8).

Joan 4 Determined, hard-working, persistent, down-to-earth

Alexandra 8 Powerful, executive ability, assertive, business-like, professional

Molinsky 1 Pioneer, intelligent, witty, original, ambitious, self-motivated

Destiny 13/4 Overcomes challenges, transforms obstacles to opportunities, hard-working

Heart's Desire 1 To express originality, competitive, assertive, unique, independent

Personality 3 Communicator, comedic, youthful, sociable, idea-person, charismatic

Day of Birth 8 Professional, powerful, assertive, business-like

Birth Path 3 Communicator, comedic, youthful, sociable, idea-person, charismatic

Realization 7 Spiritual challenges bring insight, becomes an expert

The name Grid for Joan Alexandra Molinsky shows her Ruling Passion (most frequently occurring number) to be ONE, clearly pointing to a life of ambitious goals, unique expression, creativity, and pioneering actions. Her Line of Focus (1,5,9 ) is the Line of Achievement, with strength for originality, self-promotion, and ever-developing talent (ONES). Her Karmic Lesson EIGHT, gave her many opportunities to learn about worldly power, self-empowerment, dealing with authority, and handling financial matters with good judgment, without which she could not truly achieve her goals.

James Wright Foley was an American journalist and video reporter. Working as a freelance war correspondent covering the Syrian civil war, he was abducted on November 22, 2012 in northwestern Syria. In August 2014, Foley was the first American citizen to be killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS). The world was shocked to learn of his beheading.

Foley began his career as a teacher and was an instructor for Teach for America. He changed his career to photojournalism, with a desire to show the world the ravages and consequences of war. He helped organize conferences and training seminars for a program designed to rebuild Iraq’s civil service, crippled by decades of isolation and autocratic administration.

He was an embedded journalist with US troops in Iraq, and in 2011, while working for the Boston-based GlobalPost, Foley went to Libya to cover the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, embedding himself with rebel fighters. Along with three other journalists, one of whom was killed, Foley was captured and released forty-four days later. Despite his capture and return home, he went back to Libya and was present at the capture of Muammar Gaddafi. Foley credited his Catholic faith in getting him through his detainment and the death of friends. He strongly believed that journalism was necessary so that people could see “how bad the world could be.”

James Wright Foley was born October 18, 1973 and died August 19, 2014.

James 3 Communicator, journalist, videographer, optimistic

Wright 4 Tireless worker, builder, practical implementor

Foley 9 World traveler, interested in global events, humanitarian, spiritual

Destiny 16/7 Karma of “the outside observer,” deep thinker, potential for research and under-cover work, spiritually inclined

Heart's Desire 8 Professional, able to deal with authorities, ability to fit in with military embedding (especially with the deeply secretive 16/7)

Personality 8 Professional, pragmatic, powerful, determined, meets authorities at their level

Day of Birth 18/9 Global interests, traveler, interest in culture, education, politics, humanitarian efforts

Birth Path 3 Communicator, idea person, videographer, photojournalist

Realization/Achievement 1 Original life; pioneer; independent thinker; recognized by many

Foley's Grid has the Line of Achievement. His two Ruling Passions are ONE and FIVE, emphasizing his originality (three 1's) and desire to seek change and reform (three 5's). Interestingly, his interests in teaching shows up in two 6's, and his Catholic faith and desire to investigate shows up in his two 7's.