Can Cortana Help Identify Famous People?
- March 26, 2019
- Posted by: Craig Chamberlin
- Category: Microsoft Windows

Can Cortana help identify Famous People? This question might seem asinine because most people don’t see an immediate need to knowing much about famous people. This is one of those features of Cortana that is more of a convenience than it is a useful tool. It is nice being able to identify famous people (not just celebrities) throughout history.
Cortana has become an extremely powerful voice assistant platform developed by Microsoft. Firstly, in a few short years she has made major improvement in voice recognition and can assist users with a wide range of needs. Secondly, if you haven’t checked it out already, I strongly encourage you to view these 10 Awesome Tricks You Can Do With Cortana for a more comprehensive list of features and functionalities Cortana has to offer.
How Can Cortana Help Identify Famous People?
We all know famous people. Wait, you don’t? Ha ha. Just kidding. I don’t know any famous people, but fortunately Cortana knows all of them. This nifty little trick will let you do a quick voice search for information on your favorite famous people. Or perhaps infamous people, if that is your preference.
Let’s say you don’t know who Leonardo DiCaprio is because you don’t watch movies or perhaps you’re not old like me and have never heard of him. So can Cortana help identify famous people? Let’s put her to the test and find out.
Simply ask “Who is [person’s name]?”
For example:
- Simply ask “Who is [person’s name]?”
- “Hey Cortana, Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?”
- Or “Hey Cortana, What movies is Leonardo DiCaprio in?”
- How about “Hey Cortana, how old is Leonardo DiCaprio?”
In Conclusion, Can Cortana Help Identify Famous People?
She absolutely can! In fact, Cortana can access information on famous people all around the world and through history. This allows Cortana to give comprehensive information on historical figures. Finally, I want to thank you for stopping by and checking out my site.
It’s important to not here that Cortana is not limited to identifying celebrities. You can also use Cortana to identify CEOs of major companies or perhaps major historical figures such as presidents, kings, philosophers and more.
Are there any unique famous people we should try asking Cortana about? Leave them in the comments below because I would love to know!
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