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Jean Margaret Hodgkinson, known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the so…
Jean Alexander, English actress (died 2016)
Yvon Dupuis, was a Canadian politician.
Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (died 2017)
Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the mai…
Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)
Earle Hyman was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on …
Earle Hyman, American actor (died 2017)
Eliška Misáková was a Czech gymnast who was selected to attend the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Eliška Misáková, Czech gymnast (died 1948)
Raymond Matthews Brown was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that wo…
Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002)
Neville Kenneth Wran was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1…
Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (died 2014)
Wladek Kowalski was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Killer Kowalski.
Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008)
Thomas Whittle was a British jazz saxophonist.
Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013)
Edward Frederick Joseph Yost was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a third baseman for the Washington …
Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
Carel Verbrugge, known as Willy Alberti, was a Dutch singer, who sang in Dutch and Italian. He was also an actor and a radio and TV personality.
Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (died 1985)
James Elmer Akins was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from September, 1973 to February, 1976, just in time to serve during the 1973 Oil Crisis of October, 1973 to March, 1974. …
James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (died 2010)
Agustín García Calvo was a Spanish philologist, philosopher, poet, and playwright.
Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (died 2012)
Paul-Michel Foucault, known as Michel Foucault, was a French philosopher, literary critic, and historian of ideas who analyzed the relationships between power, knowledge, and liber…
Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (died 1984)
Evan Hunter was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of the 87th Precinct novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are consi…
Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (died 2005)
Elizabeth Jean Peters was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early '50s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although …
Jean Peters, American actress (died 2000)
Karl Richter was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (died 1981)
Edward Ignatius Valigursky was an American illustrator known for his portrayals of technology, and for his work in science fiction.
Ed Valigursky, American illustrator (died 2009)
Charles Francis Dolan was an American billionaire businessman and media mogul, best known as founder of Cablevision and HBO. Today, the Dolan family controls Madison Square Garden …
Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (died 2024)
Julie Adams was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 195…
Julie Adams, American actress (died 2019)
Beverly Lucy Garland was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action and science-fict…
Beverly Garland, American actress (died 2008)
Roberto Lippi was a racing driver from Italy. He was the inaugural champion of the Campionato Italiano for Formula Junior cars in 1958, and participated in three Formula One World …
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (died 2011)
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined an…
Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
Klaus Kinski was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and his notoriously eccentric and volatile personality off-screen, he appeared in over 130 film …
Klaus Kinski, German-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1991)