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The Pulitzer Prizes are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were establishe…
The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E
Doña Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE was a Spanish noblewoman and Grandee of Spain. She was the head of the Spanish …
Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (died 2013)
Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker, known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of …
Dorian Leigh, American model (died 2008)
Ulysses John "Tony" Lupien Jr. was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a left-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies an…
Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her pur…
Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (died 1996)
Jean Lucas was a French racing driver. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 11 September 1955. Lucas was then manager of the Gordini team, and when …
Jean Lucas, French racing driver (died 2003)
Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), and later a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants, Clevel…
Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (died 1992)
Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athleti…
Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (died 2013)
Roman Voldemarovich Matsov was a Soviet and Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor.
Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 2001)
Robert Rae Cornthwaite was an American film and television character actor.
Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (died 2006)
Maya Deren was a Russian-born American experimental filmmaker and important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, p…
Maya Deren, Ukrainian-American director, poet, and photographer (died 1961)
Celeste Holm was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Sta…
Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (died 2012)
Beatrice Ruth Wain was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including …
Bea Wain, American singer (died 2017)
John Beradino was an American Major League Baseball infielder and actor. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John…
John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (died 1996)
Philip Louis Ulric Cross was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. He is credit…
Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (died 2013)
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer.
Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (died 2017)
Văn Tiến Dũng was a Vietnamese general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), PAVN chief of staff (1954–1974); PAVN commander in chief (1975–1980); member of the Central Military–…
Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2002)
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnersh…
Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (died 2006)
George Gaynes was a Dutch-American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to a Dutch father and a Russian mother in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in th…
George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (died 2016)
Kiro Gligorov was a Macedonian and Yugoslav statesman, economist, and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 1999. He was born and r…
Kiro Gligorov, Macedonian politician and first president of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2012)
Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano …
Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (died 2004)
Domenico Bartolucci was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and was rec…
Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013)
Sir Cyrus Lenox Simson Hewitt was an Australian public servant. His career in the Commonwealth Public Service spanned from 1939 to 1980, and included periods as a senior adviser an…
Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (died 2020)