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Michael John Mates is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010. He was a minister at the North…
Michael Mates, English colonel and politician
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master show…
Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (died 1984)
Sir Peter Leslie Gibson is a British former barrister and Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and was a judge of the Qatar International Court. Gibs…
Peter Gibson, English lawyer and judge
John Ayala Alonzo, ASC was an American cinematographer, television director, and actor.
John A
Kevin Billington was a British film director, who worked in the theatre, film and television from the 1960s.
Kevin Billington, English director and producer (died 2021)
Billy Buie Blakeley was an American basketball coach. He coached at the high school, college, and professional levels.
Bill Blakeley, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)
Thomas Pendry, Baron Pendry, was a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords. He was previously the Labour member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1970 …
Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry, English politician (died 2023)
Lucjan Antoni Brychczy was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. Born in New Bytom, Upper Silesia, where after starting at local lower league clubs, he played for nearby the…
Lucjan Brychczy, Polish footballer and coach (died 2024)
Manuel de Jesús Clouthier del Rincón was a Mexican agriculturalist, businessman and politician. His 1988 presidential campaign challenged the dominance of Mexico's PRI party in the…
Manuel Clouthier, Mexican businessman and politician (died 1989)
James Anthony Griffin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Griffin served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1983 to 2004. He previously served as an…
James Anthony Griffin, American bishop
Uriel Jones was an American musician. Jones was a recording session drummer for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Uriel Jones, American drummer (died 2009)
Leonard Kleinrock is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering a…
Leonard Kleinrock, American computer scientist and engineer
Ruby Nash Garnett is an American singer who led the rhythm and blues group Ruby & the Romantics.
Ruby Nash Garnett, American R&B singer
Wilbert Francisco Cobbs was an American actor, known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night…
Bill Cobbs, American actor (died 2024)
Jane Ann Henson was an American puppeteer and co-founder of Muppets, Inc. with her husband Jim Henson.
Jane Henson, American puppeteer (died 2013)
Roger Paul Neilson was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, most notably in the NHL, where he served with eight teams. Known as "Captain Video" because of his technological co…
Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2003)
General Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny, was a senior British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1990 until his retirement in 1993.
Brian Kenny, English general (died 2017)
Mitsuteru Yokoyama was a Japanese manga artist. Considered to be one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of manga and anime, his works have had a significa…
Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2004)
Gérard Latortue was a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many…
Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2023)
Barack Hussein Obama was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir,…
Barack Obama Sr
Wendy Craig CBE is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Not in Front of the Children (1967–1970), ...And Mother Makes Three (1971–1973), ...And M…
Wendy Craig, English actress
Josef Stoer is a German mathematician specializing in numerical analysis and professor emeritus of the Institut für Mathematik of Universität Würzburg.
Josef Stoer, German mathematician
James Daniel "BJ" Bjorken was an American theoretical physicist. He was a Putnam Fellow in 1954, received a BS in physics from MIT in 1956, and obtained his PhD from Stanford Unive…
James Bjorken, American physicist, author, and academic (died 2024)
Keith Norman Sutton was the 97th Bishop of Lichfield from 1984 to 2003.
Keith Sutton, English bishop (died 2017)