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Peter Press Maravich, also known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.
Pete Maravich, American basketball player (died 1988)
Michael John Kells Fleetwood is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He is the drummer, co-founder and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. His surname was merged with that…
Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). After teaching at …
Bruno Latour, French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (died 2022)
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator, politician, and revolutionary who led the country briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military regime…
Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana (died 2020)
Bryan Neathway Brown AM is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable …
Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Johnston Dickson Wright was an English celebrity cook, television personality, writer, business…
Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (died 2014)
Peter Francis Weller is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1…
Peter Weller, American actor and director
John Gates Powell was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters …
John Powell, American discus thrower (died 2022)
James Carter Walker Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy s…
Jimmie Walker, American actor
Paul-Andre Cadieux was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and later player-coach, coach and sports director. He was the father of ice hockey player Jan Cadieux.
Paul-André Cadieux, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024)
Mark Helprin is an American-Israeli novelist, journalist, conservative commentator, Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy…
Mark Helprin, American novelist and journalist
Kazuyoshi Hoshino is a Japanese former racing driver and businessman.
Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese race car driver
Malcolm Hunt Wicks was a British Labour Party politician and academic specialising in social policy. He was a member of parliament (MP) from 1992, first for Croydon North West and …
Malcolm Wicks, English academic and politician (died 2012)
Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an American economist and university administrator who is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business of the U…
Laura Tyson, American economist and academic
Richard Philip Lewis was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Lewis came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic, and self-deprecating humor…
Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter (died 2024)
Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He is known for his dry wit, portrayals of awkward social situations, and observations on every…
Larry David, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, is a British politician and life peer who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Part…
Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has written numerous books of hu…
Dave Barry, American journalist and author
Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, …
Betty Buckley, American actress and singer
Michael Jay Burton is an American swimmer who competed for the University of California at Los Angeles, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in two frees…
Mike Burton, American swimmer
Lembit Ulfsak was an Estonian stage and film actor. Ulfsak starred in the 2014 film Tangerines which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. It…
Lembit Ulfsak, Estonian actor and director (died 2017)
Roy Villareal Señeres was a Filipino politician and diplomat who initially ran in the 2016 Philippine presidential election under the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka party befor…
Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016)
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is the former King of Nepal and the last monarch of Kingdom of Nepal. He ascended the throne on 4 June 2001 following the royal massacre and reigned u…
Gyanendra, King of Nepal
Howard Rheingold is an American critic, writer, and teacher, known for his specialties on the cultural, social and political implications of modern communication media such as the …
Howard Rheingold, American author and critic