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Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga, often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who wa…
Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (died 1997)
Alan John Williams was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West for over 45 years, from 1964 to 2010. He was the longest serving MP for …
Alan Williams, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (died 2014)
FM-2030 was a Belgian-born Iranian-American author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist, consultant, and Olympic athlete.
FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (died 2000)
Ned Ray McWherter was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th governor of Tennessee, from 1987 to 1995. Prior to that, he served as the speaker of the Tenness…
Ned McWherter, American politician, 46th Governor of Tennessee (died 2011)
María del Carmen García Galisteo, known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career in the 1940s and became one of the most po…
Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress (died 2023)
İsmail Akbay was a Turkish scientist. He is mostly remembered as the first Turk to work for NASA.
Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (died 2003)
Robert Coleman Atkins was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Diet, which requires close control of carbohydrate consumption and emphasizes protein an…
Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (died 2003)
John Charlton Polkinghorne was a Cornish theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest. A prominent and leading voice explaining the relationship between science and relig…
John Polkinghorne, English physicist, theologian and priest (died 2021)
Flora Marjorie Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, was a Scottish noblewoman and Crossbench peer. Until her retirement on 12 December 2014, she was the only holder of a lordship of Parliame…
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish politician (died 2024)
Esther R. Hautzig was a Polish-born American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe (1968).
Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (died 2009)
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside was a British politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician (died 2016)
Mavis Nicholson was a Welsh radio and television broadcaster and writer. She was born in Wales, and worked throughout the United Kingdom.
Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist (died 2022)
Ivan Stepanovich Silayev was a Soviet and Russian politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union through the offices of chairman of the Committee on the Operational Ma…
Ivan Silayev, Russian engineer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia (died 2023)
Enriqueta Estela Barnes de Carlotto is an Argentine human rights activist and president of the association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. One of her daughters, Laura Estela …
Estela de Carlotto, Argentine human rights activist
José Guardiola Díaz de Rada was a Spanish singer of popular music who sang in Spanish and Catalan. He represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.
José Guardiola, Spanish singer (died 2012)
Unto Uuno Mononen was a Finnish songwriter and musician. He is best known for his numerous tango compositions including the famous Finnish tango song, "Satumaa". His first name was…
Unto Mononen, Finnish musician (died 1968)
Jack Angel was an American voice actor and radio personality. Angel voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, The Transformers and G.I. Joe and …
Jack Angel, American voice actor (died 2021)
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace", "Running …
The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)
Elaine Feinstein FRSL was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator. She joined the Council of the Royal Society of Literature in 2007.
Elaine Feinstein, English poet, author, and playwright (died 2019)
Johan Vincent Galtung was a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute…
Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and mathematician (died 2024)
Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet was a British racing driver and a baronet.
James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (died 1969)
Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and the seventh Yang di-Pert…
Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019)
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub, was an American short story writer and novelist.
Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (died 1996)
Károly Honfi was a Hungarian chess player who held the chess title of International Master. Honfi was posthumously awarded the title of Honorary Grandmaster.
Karoly Honfi, Hungarian chess player (died 1996)