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Alice Gibson was a chief librarian from Belize active in development of the country's library system. Beginning her career as a social worker, she became interested in fostering li…
Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021)
Fred Hawkins was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014)
Addison Morton Walker was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He signed Addison to som…
Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018)
Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla was an Indian politician and an activist for Indian independence.
Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2003)
David John Hamer was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer.
David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (died 2002)
Kenneth Douglas Meuleman was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1946. His cricket career started in Victoria, but after moving to Perth, Western Australia, he …
Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (died 2004)
Peter II Karađorđević was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty…
Peter II of Yugoslavia (died 1970)
Nancy Keesing was an Australian poet, writer, editor and promoter of Australian literature.
Nancy Keesing, Australian author and poet (died 1993)
Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford was an English-American actor.
Peter Lawford, English-American actor (died 1984)
Mae Louise Suggs was an American professional golfer, as well as one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.
Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (died 2015)
Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov was a Soviet and Russian poet who wrote in Avar. Among his poems was Zhuravli, which became a well-known Soviet song.
Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet (died 2003)
Wilbur Bernard Ware was an American jazz double bassist. He was a regular bassist for the Riverside record label in the 1950s, and he recorded regularly in that decade with Johnny …
Wilbur Ware, American double-bassist (died 1979)
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek was an American physician, medical researcher, and convicted child sexual offender, who was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine i…
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
Clifford Parker Robertson III was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 10…
Cliff Robertson, American actor (died 2011)
Glen Parmelee Robinson Jr., called the "father of high-tech industry in Georgia", was an American businessman and founder of Scientific Atlanta, formerly a subsidiary of Cisco Syst…
Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (died 2013)
Betsy Drake was an American actress, writer, and psychotherapist. She was the third wife of actor Cary Grant.
Betsy Drake, American actress (died 2015)
Vasilije Mokranjac was a Serbian composer, professor of composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was one of the …
Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer and academic (died 1984)
Alan Fernand Badel was an English actor who appeared frequently on stage, in film, on radio and on television.
Alan Badel, English actor (died 1982)
Édouard Boubat was a French photojournalist and art photographer.
Édouard Boubat, French photographer and journalist (died 1999)
Nicholas Georgiadis CBE was a Greek painter, stage and costume designer, best known for his work in ballet, particularly in collaboration with Sir Kenneth MacMillan.
Nicholas Georgiadis, Greek painter and costume designer (died 2001)
Anton Heiller was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Anton Heiller, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1979)
Lee Kuan Yew, also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician and barrister who served as the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. A member of the People's Action P…
Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2015)
Ralph Simon Sharon was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances.
Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2015)
Hiram "Hank" Williams was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians o…
Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1953)