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Kaizer Motaung is a former South African association football player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluv…
Kaizer Motaung, South African footballer and manager
Elizabeth F. Loftus is an American psychologist who is best known in relation to the misinformation effect, false memory and criticism of recovered memory therapies.
Elizabeth Loftus, American psychologist
Ángel Papadopoulos Dordi was a Spanish circus performer as lion tamer.
Ángel Cristo, Spanish circus performer (died 2010)
George Warren McCrae Jr. is an American soul and disco singer who is most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".
George McCrae, American singer
William P. Melchionni is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player. A three time All-Star, Melchionni is one of only…
Bill Melchionni, American basketball player
Peter Tosh was a Jamaican musician and reggae singer. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he est…
Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987)
Thakurartha Devadithya Guardiyawasam Lindamulage Nalin Kumar de Silva was a Sri Lankan philosopher, polymath and a political analyst. He was the former Sri Lankan ambassador in My…
Nalin de Silva, Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher (died 2024)
David Paul Mancuso was an American disc jockey, notable for organising invitation-only parties in 1960s New York City, which led to him founding The Loft nightclub.
David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (died 2016)
Marilyn Foreman, better known as Mandy Rice-Davies, was a Welsh model and showgirl best known for her association with Christine Keeler and her role in the Profumo affair, which di…
Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (died 2014)
Sir Michael George Tugendhat is a retired High Court judge in England and Wales. He was the High Court's senior media judge, taking over that role from Mr Justice Eady on 1 October…
Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge
Mike Harding is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, broadcaster and musician.
Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
Viktor Prokopenko was a Ukrainian football player and coach who played for the Soviet occupational forces in East Germany and the Ukrainian SSR including teams of the Soviet Top Le…
Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2007)
Bettye Swann, also known as Betty Barton, is an American soul singer. She is best known for her 1967 hit song "Make Me Yours".
Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter
Azizan bin Abdul Razak was a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Menteri Besar of the state of Kedah from 2008 to 2013. A member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), h…
Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (died 2013)
Jon Anderson is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Yes with bassist Chris Squire in 1968 and rose to prominence as their lead voca…
Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Chester James Carville Jr. is an American political consultant, author, and television pundit who has strategized for Democratic candidates for public office in the United States a…
James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant
Donald Campbell Clark Ford is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker, spending 11 years with Heart of Midlothian. He made three appearances for the Scotland national …
Donald Ford, Scottish footballer
Fred Housego is a former London taxi driver and tour guide who became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980. No…
Fred Housego, Scottish-English taxi driver and game show host
Kati Kovács is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop and rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.
Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress
Ren Zhengfei is a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer who is the founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, which is located in Shenzhen, China, and is one of the world's largest manufa…
Ren Zhengfei, Chinese businessman
James McCann was an Irish entertainer and folk musician. Although a solo artist for most of his career, McCann was a member of the folk group The Dubliners from 1974 until 1979, th…
Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (died 2015)
Judith Ann Jance is an American author of mystery novels. She writes three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County…
J. A. Jance, American author and poet
Gerald Michael Anderson was a Northern Irish radio and television broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland. Renowned for his unique style and distinctive sense of humour, Anderson ofte…
Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (died 2014)
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci, better known under his stage name Coluche, was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name…
Coluche, French comedian and actor (died 1986)