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Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky was a Soviet-Russian poet and songwriter who broke with socialist realism in the 1950s–1960s during the Khrushchev Thaw and, along with such poets a…
Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet and author (died 1994)
Sir Bernard Ingham was a British journalist and civil servant. He was Margaret Thatcher's chief press secretary throughout her time as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 197…
Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant (died 2023)
Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin was an Argentine and American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Initially prominent as a jazz composer, he was best known for his large body …
Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2025)
Ocie Lee Smith, known professionally as O. C. Smith, was an American singer. His recording of "Little Green Apples" went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 and sold over …
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen of Iran from 1951 to 1958. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it beca…
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, Princess of Iran (died 2001)
Evgenij Ivanovich Kychanov was a Soviet-Russian orientalist, an expert on the Tangut people and their mediaeval Xi Xia Empire. From 1997 to 2003 he served as the director of the Sa…
Yevgeny Kychanov, Russian orientalist, historian, and academic (died 2013)
Amrish Puri was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, and established himself as one…
Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005)
June Marie Salter was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television. She is best known for her character roles, in particular as schoolteacher Elizabeth McKe…
June Salter, Australian actress (died 2001)
Prunella Margaret Rumney West, known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Faw…
Prunella Scales, English actress (died 2025)
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and 2012, and since then has been its c…
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
Peter Julian Millett, Baron Millett,, was a British barrister and judge. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1998 to 2004.
Peter Millett, Baron Millett, English lawyer and judge (died 2021)
David Fraser McTaggart was a Canadian badminton player and an environmentalist who played a central part in the foundation of Greenpeace International.
David McTaggart, Canadian-Italian environmentalist (died 2001)
Sir Peter Thomas Blake is an English pop artist. He co-created the sleeve design for the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other works include the cove…
Peter Blake, English painter and illustrator
George Sluizer was a French-born Dutch filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.
George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Dame Marguerite Pindling, Lady Pindling, is a former diplomat who served as the tenth governor-general of the Bahamas, from 8 July 2014 to 28 June 2019. She is the second female go…
Dame Marguerite Pindling, Bahamian politician; Governor-General of the Bahamas
Donald Thomas Valentine was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. Valentine was born and educated in New York, and fi…
Don Valentine, American venture capitalist (died 2019)
Edward Michael Kasko was an American infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager (died 2020)
Anna Moffo was an American opera singer, television personality, and actress. One of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a warm and radiant voice…
Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (died 2006)
Hugh Wood was a British composer.
Hugh Wood, English composer (died 2021)
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, before becoming known to television audiences for his recurring role as diner …
Pat Morita, American actor (died 2005)
James Brian Edward Hutton, Baron Hutton, PC was a British Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2020)
Ze'ev Schiff was an Israeli journalist and military correspondent for Haaretz.
Ze'ev Schiff, French-Israeli journalist and author (died 2007)
Rex David Thomas was an American businessman, philanthropist, and fast-food tycoon who was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain speciali…
Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (died 2002)
Richard Mellon Scaife was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. …
Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (died 2014)