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Gudrun Ensslin was a German far-left terrorist and founder of the West German far-left militant group Red Army Faction.
Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (died 1977)
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature fi…
Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer
Eduardo Mignogna was an Argentine film director and screenwriter.
Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 2006)
Barry John Sheerman is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield, previously Huddersfield East, for 45 years from 1979 to 2024. A member of the …
Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician
Adam Makowicz is a Polish pianist and composer living in New York. He performs jazz and classical piano pieces, as well as his own compositions.
Adam Makowicz, Polish-Canadian pianist and composer
Gilman "Gil" Whitney (1940–1982) was an American television personality in Dayton, Ohio, who worked primarily at WHIO television and radio until his death in 1982. He was posthumou…
Gil Whitney, American journalist (died 1982)
Roger Frederick Cook is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, who has written many hit records for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording care…
Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer
John Lester Nash Jr. was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one …
Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (died 2020)
Jill St. John is an American retired actress. She is best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American Bond girl of the James Bond franchise, in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever. …
Jill St. John, American model and actress
Rubén Eloy Hinojosa is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district, from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Par…
Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician
Angus John Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, is a Scottish television executive, life peer and former Labour politician.
Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers is a former Test cricketer. He was the second Indian-born cricketer to have played a Test match for Australia and the first of Anglo-Indian descent.
Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer
Dominick Roy Harrod was a British journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's economic correspondent in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (died 2013)
Endre Szemerédi is a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist, working in the field of combinatorics and theoretical computer science. He is the State of New Jersey …
Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist
William Paul McCartney was an American college football coach who was the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes for 13 seasons (1982–1994). He compiled a 93–55–5 (.624) record, and …
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025)
Galen Avery Rowell was an American wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972.
Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (died 2002)
Richard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982). Most of his acting caree…
Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter
Duncan Madsen Pirie is a British researcher and author. He is a co-founder and current president of the Adam Smith Institute, a UK neoliberal think tank which has been in operation…
Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute
Francine Lalonde was a Canadian politician who served on both the provincial and federal levels. Prior to being elected, she was a lecturer, teacher, and unionist.
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (died 2014)
Keith Frederick Savage is a former England international rugby union player.
Keith Savage, English rugby player
Norbert Grupe, better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German boxer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his villainous supporting roles in…
Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (died 2004)
Michael Roger Lewis Cockerell is a British broadcaster and journalist. He is the BBC's most established political documentary maker, with a long, Emmy award-winning career of polit…
Michael Cockerell, English journalist
Donald LeRoy LaFontaine was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video…
Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
Nicholas Robert Turner was an English musician best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. …
Nik Turner, English musician and songwriter (died 2022)