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Elizabeth Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews is a British Labour politician and life peer. She was Chair of English Heritage from July 2009 to July 2013.
Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician
Daniel Ray Coats is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Coats has served in the United States House of Representatives, in the U…
Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany
Louisa Johanna Theodora "Wieteke" van Dort was a Surabaya-born Javindo actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist. On 29 April 1999, Queen Beatrix appointed her Knight of the Ord…
Wieteke van Dort, Dutch actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist (died 2024)
Edwin Charles May was an English football player and manager. May was born in Epping, and played for Dagenham, Southend United, Wrexham and Swansea City.
Eddie May, English footballer and manager (died 2012)
Shirrel Rhoades is an American writer, publisher, professor, filmmaker, and the former executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment.
Shirrel Rhoades, American author, publisher, and academic
Albano Antonio Carrisi, better known as Al Bano, is an Italian singer and actor. Having sold over 25 million records globally and career spanning seven decades, he is one of the mo…
Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker
Deryck Lance Murray is a former West Indies cricketer. A wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman, Murray kept wicket to the West Indian fast bowling attacks of the 1970s ; his glovew…
Deryck Murray, Trinidadian cricketer
Vincent Rodney Cheesman, known professionally as Vincent Crane, was an English keyboardist, best known as the organist for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and subsequently for Atom…
Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (died 1989)
John Dalton is a British bass guitar player, most notable as a member of the Kinks in 1966 and between 1969 and 1976, replacing original member Pete Quaife.
John Dalton, English bass player
Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine was an English skiffle and rock and roll musician who was the original guitarist in the Animals. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fa…
Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (died 2021)
Elizabeth Williams was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a cofounder of Communit…
Betty Williams, Northern Irish peace activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
Thomas Edward John Jr., nicknamed "the Bionic Man," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 19…
Tommy John, American baseball player
Sir Peter Kenilorea was a Solomon Islander politician, officially styled The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He was the first pr…
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (died 2016)
Gary Rich Burghoff is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character …
Gary Burghoff, American actor
Mirriam Johnson, known professionally as Jessi Colter, is an American country singer who is best known for her collaborations with her second husband, country musician Waylon Jenni…
Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist
John Michael "Poli" Palmer was an English rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band Family. Though he was not an original member, he was regarded as being int…
John Palmer, English keyboard player
Leslie Marian Uggams is an American actress and singer. After beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, she garnered acclaim for her role in the Broadway musical Halleluj…
Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer
Erica Georgina Terpstra is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician
Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis, known professionally as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter.
Cilla Black, English singer and actress (died 2015)
Bruce Peter Weitz is an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the TV series Hill Street Blues, which ran from 1981 until 1987. For his role in th…
Bruce Weitz, American actor
Terrance Arthur Crisp is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player. Crisp played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, …
Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Robert William Edgar was an American politician, administrator, and religious leader. A native of the Philadelphia area, he began his career as a Methodist pastor and chaplain. He …
Robert W
James Earl Chaney was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, …
James Chaney, American civil rights activist (died 1964)
Anders Michanek is a Swedish Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He earned 101 caps for the Sw…
Anders Michanek, Swedish motorcycle racer