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Henry Albert Bauer was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He played with the New York Yankees (1948–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961); he bat…
Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (died 2007)
Arthur Edward Spence Hill was a Canadian actor of film, stage, and television. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as George in the original Broadway produc…
Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (died 2006)
Betty Lee Bloomingdale was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was considered a fashion icon, first appearing on the International Best Dressed List in 1962, and in 1970 …
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)
Geoffrey 'Geppie' Piers Henry Dutton AO was an Australian author and historian.
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)
Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, was a British Labour Party politician and trade union leader. He served as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress from 197…
Len Murray, British trade union leader (died 2004)
John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian. He was the second son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenh…
John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2013)
Mayme Agnew Clayton was a librarian, and the founder, president, and leader of the Western States Black Research and Education Center (WSBREC), the largest privately held collectio…
Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (died 2006)
Luis Aponte Martínez was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Ca…
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (died 2012)
Lowell Tom Perry was an American businessman and religious leader who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1974…
L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (died 2015)
Frank Richard Stranahan was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, f…
Frank Stranahan, American golfer (died 2013)
Daniel J. Walker was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 36th governor of Illinois, from 1973 until 1977.
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (died 2015)
Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s and appeared in supporting roles in films such as How to Marry a Mill…
Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999)
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of th…
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006)
Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1…
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (died 1985)
Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian. She was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. She wrote extensively on …
Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic (died 2019)
Károly Reich was a Hungarian artist best known for his illustrations in children's books and for his distinctive draughtsmanship. His work was widely popular among Hungarian childr…
Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (died 1988)
Philip Arthur Larkin was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl i…
Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (died 1985)
Al Alberts was an American popular singer and composer.
Al Alberts, American pop singer and composer (died 2009)
John "Mule" Miles was an American professional baseball player who played with the Chicago American Giants of the Negro leagues from 1946 to 1949. Nicknamed "the Mule" by his manag…
John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (died 2013)
William Fulton Beith Mackay was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom Porridge.
Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (died 1987)
Miloš Jakeš was a Czech communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989.
Miloš Jakeš, Czech communist politician (died 2020)
Charles Edward Gilmur Jr. was an American basketball player, enthusiast, and high school teacher.
Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (died 2011)
Giorgos Muzakis was a prominent Greek virtuoso trumpeter and music composer.
Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (died 2005)
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi was a Spanish football forward and manager.
Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1988)