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Robert Daniel Kennedy was an American professional baseball right fielder, third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.
Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (died 2005)
Shelley Winters was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. In 1943 she changed her name to Shelley, after her favorite poet, and Winter(s) taking her mother'…
Shelley Winters, American actress (died 2006)
Henry Richard Van Dongen, often professionally known as H.R. Van Dongen, was an American artist best known for his science fiction magazine and book covers.
H. R. Van Dongen, American illustrator (died 2010)
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science…
Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)
Denton Arthur Cooley was an American cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley was also the founder and surgeon in-chi…
Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)
David Alexander Colville was a Canadian painter and printmaker.
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (died 2013)
Brant Julian Parker was an American cartoonist. He co-created and drew The Wizard of Id comic strip until passing the job on to his son, Jeff Parker, in 1997. Cartoonist Johnny Har…
Brant Parker, American illustrator (died 2007)
Prem Tinsulanonda was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th prime minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988.
Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2019)
Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini was a professional American football center and high school football coach.
Baptiste Manzini, American football player (died 2008)
James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC, often known as Jim Molyneaux, was a unionist politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionis…
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (died 2015)
Otis Frank Boykin was an American inventor and engineer. His inventions include electrical resistors used in computing, missile guidance, and pacemakers.
Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (died 1982)
Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the de…
Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (died 1955)
Herbert Harold Simpson was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played for the Seattle Steelheads in the West Coast Negro Baseball League. He also play…
Herb Simpson, American baseball player (died 2015)
Arnold Green was a Soviet and Estonian politician and president of the Estonian Olympic Committee from 1989 to 1997, leader of the Estonian Olympic team for the Games in Albertvill…
Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (died 2011)
Richard William Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1978 for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman, and in 2000 for …
Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (died 2000)
Tereska Torrès was a French writer known for the 1950 book Women's Barracks, the first "original paperback bestseller." In 2008, historians credited the republished book as the fir…
Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012)
Clemar Bucci was an Argentine racing driver. He participated in five World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 17 July 1954 and several non-Championship Formula One r…
Clemar Bucci, Argentine race car driver (died 2011)
Craig Claiborne was an American restaurant critic, food journalist, and book author. A long-time food editor and restaurant critic for The New York Times, he was also the author of…
Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (died 2000)
Konstantin Kalser was a German-American film producer and advertising executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier.
Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (died 1994)
Peter Racine Fricker was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War. He lived in the US for the last thirty years of his life…
Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer and educator (died 1990)
Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
Fons Rademakers, Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
Harri Webb was a Welsh poet, journalist and librarian, and a prominent Welsh republican nationalist.
Harri Webb, Welsh journalist and poet (died 1994)
Neil Chotem was a Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and music educator.
Neil Chotem, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2008)
Feng Kang was a Chinese mathematician. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980. After his death, the Chinese Academy of Sciences established the Fe…
Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and physicist (died 1993)