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Sir Ross Frederick Cranston KC is a professor of Law at London School of Economics and a retired High Court judge. He is also a former British Labour Party politician, and served a…
Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
John Walls Cushnahan is a former Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from 1984 to 1987, as well as a member of Belfast City Cou…
John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician
John Joseph Hall is an American musician, songwriter, politician, environmentalist, and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County, New York, in 1989 an…
John Hall, American politician
General Stanisław Targosz was a Polish general who was the commanding officer of the Polish Air Force.
Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (died 2013)
Marc Racicot is an American attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician who served as the 21st governor of Montana from 1993 until 2001. After leaving office, Racicot work…
Marc Racicot, American politician, 21st Governor of Montana
Luboš Andršt was a Czech jazz fusion, rock, and blues guitarist, composer, producer, and guitar teacher. Known primarily for his electric rock-influenced guitar playing, he frequen…
Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter (died 2021)
Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater
Peggy Gale Fleming is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a …
Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster
Steven Benjamin Goodman was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthr…
Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1984)
Sir James Lawrence Munby was an English judge who was President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. He was replaced by Sir Andrew McFarlane on reaching t…
James Munby, English lawyer and judge
Henny Vrienten was a Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar. He also composed music for television and film.
Henny Vrienten, Dutch singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2022)
Gerald Vincent Casale is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a t…
Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
Eiichi Ohtaki was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first became known as a member of the rock band Happy End, but was better known for his solo work …
Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)
John Morrison Clarke was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s. He was a highly regarded actor and writer whose work app…
John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
William Edward Paultz is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in the now defunct American Basketball Associ…
Billy Paultz, American basketball player
Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez, commonly known as Jean Reno, is a Moroccan-born French and Spanish actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his collab…
Jean Reno, Spanish-French actor
Otis Taylor is an American blues musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include the guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals. In 2001, he was awarded a fellows…
Otis Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Julia Tsenova was a Bulgarian composer, pianist and musical pedagogue.
Julia Tsenova, Bulgarian pianist and composer (died 2010)
Georgia Bright Engel was an American actress and comedian.
Georgia Engel, American actress and comedian (died 2019)
Russell Norman Morris is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. On 1 July 2008, the Australian …
Russell Morris, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Avi Arad is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the chief creative officer of Marvel…
Avi Arad, Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
Clifford Branch Jr. was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) ca…
Cliff Branch, American football player (died 2019)
David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction…
David Gemmell, English journalist and author (died 2006)
Andrew Fairweather-Low is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roge…
Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer