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Dame Rosemary Jean Cramp was a British archaeologist and academic specialising in the Anglo-Saxons. She was the first female professor appointed at Durham University and was Profes…
Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic (died 2023)
Paul Christian Lauterbur was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnet…
Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
John Clifton "Jack" Bogle was an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist and founder. He was the founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group and is credited wi…
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Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese American singer and actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Awar…
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (died 2007)
Gerhard Klingenberg was an Austrian actor and stage director, and theatre manager. He was also involved in television productions as an actor, director, and scriptwriter. He was In…
Gerhard Klingenberg, Austrian actor (died 2024)
Richard Hirschfeld Williams was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball (MLB). Known especially as a hard-drivi…
Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2011)
George Coe was an American actor, known for Saturday Night Live.
George Coe, American actor and producer (died 2015)
Antonine Maillet was an Acadian novelist, playwright and scholar.
Antonine Maillet, Canadian writer and scholar (died 2025)
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first president of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. N…
Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia (died 2025)
Barbara Joan Branden was a Canadian-American writer, editor, and lecturer, known for her relationship and subsequent break with novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand.
Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (died 2013)
Henry James Marris-McGee, known professionally as Henry McGee, was a British actor, best known as straight man to Benny Hill for many years. McGee was also often the announcer on H…
Henry McGee, English actor and singer (died 2006)
Lorne John "Gump" Worsley was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, 'Gump' was given his nickname because friends thought he looked li…
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)
Branislav "Branko" Zebec was a Croatian footballer and manager who played for Yugoslavia.
Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (died 1988)
John Stanley Sanford was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Sanford was notable for the meteoric start to his career wh…
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (died 2000)
Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, was a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. He served as Leader of the House of Commons in the gove…
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (di
Betty Carter was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative in…
Betty Carter, American singer-songwriter (died 1998)
John James Conyers Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. Conyers was the sixth-longest serving…
John Conyers, American lawyer and politician (died 2019)
Claude Morin was a Canadian politician from Quebec, who was the Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Louis-Hébert, from 1976 to 1981. He be…
Claude Morin, Canadian academic and politician (died 2026)
Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was…
Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist, and feminist (died 2012)
Natwar Singh was an Indian politician and diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who later served as India's Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Having bee…
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Helmut Braunlich was a German-American violinist, composer, and musicologist.
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (died 2013)
Richard Larter was an Australian painter, often identified as one of Australia's few highly recognisable pop artists. Larter also frequently painted in a Pointillist style. He took…
Richard Larter, Australian painter (died 2014)
John H. Stroger Jr. was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. A member of the De…
John Stroger, American politician (died 2008)
Pedro Trebbau was a German-born Venezuelan zoologist. His career was characterized by the promotion and preservation of Venezuelan wildlife and nature. His research and collaborati…
Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (died 2021)