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Joseph Armand Robert Vaillancourt is a Canadian sculptor, painter and performance artist from Quebec. He designed the public art fountain entitled Vaillancourt Fountain in San Fran…
Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
Robert Vossler Keeley had a 34-year career in the Foreign Service of the United States, from 1956 to 1989. He served three times as Ambassador: to Greece (1985–89), Zimbabwe (1980–…
Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (died 2015)
George Robert Newhart was an American comedian and actor. Newhart was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he transitio…
Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor (died 2024)
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and becaus…
Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2004)
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish mob group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachu…
Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018)
Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt, best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. As a wrestler, he traveled throughout the world…
Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)
Thomas Francis Eagleton was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under …
Thomas Eagleton, American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (died 2007)
Yash Johar was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films were known for their lavish sets, exotic locations, and emphasis on Indian traditions and fa…
Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (died 2005)
Ljubov A. Rebane was an Estonian physicist. She graduated from Leningrad University in 1952 and received a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1961 from the same university.
Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (died 1991)
Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketb…
Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player (died 2016)
Christoph von Dohnányi was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, establishing innovative opera. He was music …
Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor (died 2025)
Claude Nougaro was a French jazz singer and poet.
Claude Nougaro, French singer-songwriter (died 2004)
Michel Bélanger, was a Canadian businessman and banker.
Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (died 1997)
Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a pro…
Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman (died 2016)
Luis García Beltrán was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and manager. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 189 lb (86 kg), he batted and threw right handed.
Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (died 2014)
Primož Kozak was a Slovenian playwright and essayist. Together with Dominik Smole, Dane Zajc and Taras Kermauner, he was the most visible representative of the so-called Critical g…
Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (died 1981)
Harold John Golding was a British artist, art scholar, and curator. Born in East Sussex, Golding spent most of his childhood in Mexico, where both his parents were settled. There, …
John Golding, English historian, scholar, and curator (died 2012)
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, was a British barrister and politician.
Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)
Harvey Lester Schmidt was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantas…
Harvey Schmidt, American composer and illustrator (died 2018)
John Lawrence Collins Jr. was an American writer and historian.
Larry Collins, American-French journalist, historian, and author (died 2005)
Eva Evelyn Burrows AC OF was an Australian Salvation Army Officer who was the 13th General of the Salvation Army, serving from 1986 to 1993. She served as an Officer of the Salvati…
Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (died 2015)
Murray Gell-Mann was an American theoretical physicist who played a preeminent role in the development of the theory of elementary particles. Gell-Mann introduced the concept of qu…
Murray Gell-Mann, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich,, also known as John Julius Norwich, was an English popular historian, writer of widely read travel books, and television personality.
John Julius Norwich, English historian and author (died 2018)
Wilbur Snyder was an American football player and professional wrestler. He played college football for the Utah Utes.
Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (died 1991)