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Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai was an Indian-born British economist and Labour politician.
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician
Helen Jeanette Donath is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years.
Helen Donath, American soprano and actress
Brian Priestley is an English jazz writer, pianist, and arranger.
Brian Priestley, English pianist and composer
Keith Raymond Stackpole MBE was an Australian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches and six One Day Internationals between 1966 and 1974. He went on to become a cricket commentat…
Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer (died 2025)
Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He sometimes sang le…
Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
Joseph Benson Mauldin Jr. was an American bassist, songwriter, and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group the Crickets. Mauldin initiall…
Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (died 2015)
David Braden Frohnmayer was an American attorney, politician, and academic administrator from Oregon. He was the 15th president of the University of Oregon, serving from 1994 to 20…
David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General (died 2015)
Fontella Marie Bass was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. She also collaborated with artists like the Art Ensemb…
Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer (died 2012)
Thomas Lichtenberg was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach also at Morehead State University (1979–1980), the University of Maine (1989), an…
Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (died 2013)
Paul Prudhomme, also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, was an American celebrity chef whose specialties were Creole and Cajun cuisines, which he was also credited with popularizing. H…
Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (died 2015)
Sir Patrick Stewart is an English actor. With a career spanning over seven decades of stage and screen, he has received various accolades, including two Olivier Awards and a Grammy…
Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer
Susan Howatch is a British author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels that describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her …
Susan Howatch, English author and academic
Chris Cord was an American racing driver and investment banker. He won the Group 5 SP class at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class.
Chris Cord, American racing driver (died 2022)
Denis Héroux, was a Canadian film director and producer.
Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (died 2015)
Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter, and Labour peer.
Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies.
Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter (died 2020)
Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was an American spree killer and former military serviceman who murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, over a week in December 1987 in …
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer (died 1990)
Merton Laverne Lundquist Jr. is an American former sportscaster known for his long career with CBS Sports.
Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster
James Brolin is an American actor. He has appeared in over 140 film and television productions since his debut in 1961 and is the recipient of two Golden Globe Awards and a Primeti…
James Brolin, American actor
Joseph Paul Torre Jr. is an American professional baseball executive and former player, manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the commi…
Joe Torre, American baseball player, manager, and executive
Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the…
Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afrobeat sound (died 2020)
Denis John Menke was an American professional baseball infielder and coach. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwa…
Denis Menke, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)
Judith Walzer Leavitt is an American historian.
Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic
George Alexander Trebek was a Canadian and American game show host and television personality. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he was best known for hosting the syndicated quiz sho…
Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host and producer (died 2020)