Lisa Ling

• Birthday: August 30, 1973

Though most television viewers knew Lisa Ling from her 1999-2002 stint as co-host of “The View” (ABC, 1997- ), she first distinguished herself as an investigative reporter at age 15. She continued to do so as host of “National Geographic Explorer” (National Geographic Television, 1985- ), and as a special correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (syndicated, 1986- ), for which she traveled the globe and braved dangerous situations to spotlight humanitarian concerns like child trafficking in Ghana and the aftermath of Hurricane Kat…more