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Sir David Anthony King is a South African-born British chemist, academic, and head of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG).
David King, South African chemist and academic
Sushil Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to …
Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (died 2016)
Roy John Romanow is a Canadian politician who served as the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001. He was the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 1987 unt…
Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan
Seán Brady is an Irish prelate who is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland from 1996 until 2014. …
Seán Brady, Irish cardinal
Sir Trevor Lawson McDonald is a Trinidadian–British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with Independent Television News (ITN).
Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic
Billy Joe Shaver was an American singer and songwriter.
Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Eric Weissberg was an American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist, whose most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos", featured as the…
Eric Weissberg, American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist (died 2020)
Maxine Ella Brown is an American soul and R&B singer.
Maxine Brown, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter
Sir Robert Baynes Horton was a British businessman. He was a director of the European Advisory Council and of Emerson Electric Company. He spent 30 years working for BP, formerly B…
Robert Horton, English businessman (died 2011)
John Preston Courville, known professionally as Johnny Preston, was an American rock and roll singer, best known for his 1959 international number one hit "Running Bear" and his 19…
Johnny Preston, American pop singer (died 2011)
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and …
Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter (died 2019)
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter. Nicknamed "Da King" and often referred to by his initials FPJ, h…
Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (died 2004)
Luther Sylvester Allison was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayfl…
Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (died 1997)
Mariano Zuniega "Bro. Mike" Velarde is a Filipino televangelist and founder of El Shaddai, a Catholic charismatic movement in the Philippines. The movement reportedly has a followi…
Mike Velarde, Filipino televangelist and religious leader
James Edward Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001, Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musician…
James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist
Festus Gontebanye Mogae was a Motswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He was re-elected in October 2004. After ten years …
Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, third President of Botswana (died 2026)
Clarence Williams III was an American actor. He was best known for his starring role as Linc Hayes on the television series The Mod Squad (1968–73). He also appeared in films such …
Clarence Williams III, American actor (died 2021)
Valerie Kathryn Harper was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut as a replacement in the musical Li'l Abner. She played Rhoda Morgenst…
Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)
Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr., nicknamed "Yaz", is an American former professional baseball player who played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseb…
Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
John Badham is an American film and television director, best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short…
John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
Pinchas Goldstein was an Israeli politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and the New Liberal Party between 1981 and 1992, and as Deputy Minister of Communicatio…
Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (died 2007)
Jorge Paulo Lemann is a Brazilian billionaire investment banker, businessman, and former tennis player with dual Brazilian and Swiss citizenship.
Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier
William Earl White was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Black Hawks from 1967 to …
Bill White, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)
William Least Heat-Moon is an American travel writer and historian. He describes his heritage as English, Irish, and Osage. He is the author of several books which chronicle unusua…
William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian