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Martin Robert Coles was an American author, child psychiatrist and academic who was a professor at Harvard University.
Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic
Magnus Magnusson was an Icelandic-born Scottish journalist, translator, writer and television presenter. Born in Reykjavík, he lived in Scotland for almost all his life, although h…
Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (died 2007)
Richard Joseph Howard, adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz, was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was poet laureate of New York from 1993 to 199…
Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022)
Walasse Ting was a Chinese-American visual artist and poet. His colorful paintings have attracted critical admiration and a popular following. Common subjects include nude women an…
Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010)
Yvon Durelle, was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent.
Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxer and wrestler (died 2007)
Will Insley was an American painter, architect, and planner of utopian urban models. As a painter of geometric abstraction, he is known for his large-area geometrical picture eleme…
Will Insley, American painter and architect (died 2011)
Mário Wilson was a Portuguese football player and manager.
Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager (died 2016)
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997. She was the country's first female president. Previously,…
Violeta Chamorro, Nicaraguan publisher and politician, President of Nicaragua (died 2025)
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres, known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress. Considered by many as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time, she is ofte…
Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress
Hillard (Hilly) Elkins was an American theatre and film producer.
Hillard Elkins, American producer and manager (died 2010)
Kees Fens was a Dutch writer, essayist and literary critic.
Kees Fens, Dutch author and critic (died 2008)
Frank Stanmore (1929–2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative fi…
Frank Stanmore, Australian rugby league player (died 2005)
Lewis Wolpert was a South African-born British developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster. Wolpert popularized his French flag model of embryonic development, using the colou…
Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic (died 2021)
Pierre Bellemare was a French writer, novelist, radio personality, television presenter, TV producer, director, and actor.
Pierre Bellemare, French radio and television host (died 2018)
Friedrich Jörg "Fritz" Hollaus was an Austrian footballer who played in Austria for SC Rapid Oberlaa, Wiener Sportclub and SV Stadlau, and in Spain for Atlético Madrid and Real Mal…
Fritz Hollaus, Austrian footballer (died 1994)
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea…
Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic (died 2018)
Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett was a British film producer/director, author and hereditary peer.
Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, English director and producer (died 2015)
Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Soviet professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport, he is the only…
Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (died 1990)
Luis Alfonso Alarcón Mansilla, popularly known as Lucho Alarcón, was a Chilean actor, theatre director, and activist with a distinguished film, television, and stage career.
Luis Alarcón, Chilean actor (died 2023)
Hubert Aquin was a Quebec writer, filmmaker and intellectual. He is particularly known for his novel Next Episode. He is also an important figure in the history of the Quebec indep…
Hubert Aquin, Canadian activist, author, and director (died 1977)
George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial, for the murders of two white girls…
George Stinney Jr., wrongfully convicted African-American inmate; second youngest person in the U.S. to be executed…
Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Ben…
Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (died 2006)
George Henry Crumb Jr. was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a…
George Crumb, American composer and educator (died 2022)
Rachel Leila Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre was an English peer.
Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre, English wife of William Douglas-Home (died 2012)