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Richard Leonard Adelman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as head coach of the…
Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach (died 2026)
Dame Karen Hope Dunnell, DCB, FAcSS is an American-born British medical sociologist and civil servant. She was National Statistician and Chief Executive of the Office for National …
Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic
Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell, known as M. Jodi Rell, was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 10…
Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut (died 2024)
Mark Ritts was an American actor, puppeteer, television producer and director, and author. Ritts also produced and directed many independent videos and television spots as presiden…
Mark Ritts, American actor, puppeteer, and producer (died 2009)
Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professiona…
Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Simon Williams is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles,…
Simon Williams, English actor and playwright
Peter Rosei is an Austrian literary writer.
Peter Rosei, Austrian author, poet, and playwright
Russell Ash was the British author of the Top 10 of Everything series of books, as well as Great Wonders of the World, Incredible Comparisons and many other reference, art and humo…
Russell Ash, English journalist and author (died 2010)
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, a…
Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (died 1988)
Fabio Capello is an Italian former professional football manager and player.
Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opini…
Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer
Ian Gordon Murray is a South African and British former Formula One racing car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, …
Gordon Murray, British automobile designer
James Greenhoff is an English former footballer. He was a skilful forward but, although capped five times at under-23 level, he never played for the full side and is labelled as th…
Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester is a Danish-born member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of King George V.
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the tenth prime minister of Timor-Leste since 2023, previously serving as the sixth prime minister f…
Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor
David Kazhdan, born Dmitry Aleksandrovich Kazhdan, is a Soviet and Israeli mathematician known for work in representation theory. Kazhdan is a 1990 MacArthur Fellow. In 2012, he re…
David Kazhdan, Russian-Israeli mathematician and academic
Robert Joseph Vila is an American home improvement television show host known for This Old House (1979–1989), Bob Vila's Home Again (1990–2005), and Bob Vila (2005–2007).
Bob Vila, American television host
André Watts was an American classical pianist. Over the six decades of his career, Watts performed as soloist with every major American orchestra and most of the world's finest orc…
André Watts, American pianist and educator (died 2023)
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 4…
Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States
Per Torsten Eklund is a Swedish Rally and Rallycross driver. His nickname is "Pekka". In rallying he never made it to the very top but he has been very successful in his later rall…
Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver
Catharine Letitia Hoey, Baroness Hoey, better known as Kate Hoey, is a Northern Irish politician and life peer who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Home Affairs from 199…
Kate Hoey, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
Brenda Holloway is an American soul singer who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the hits "Every Little Bit Hurts", "When I'…
Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter
Trond Georg Kirkvaag was a Norwegian comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, author, director and television host. During his 39 years at the Norwegian TV network, NRK, he pr…
Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2007)
Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence …
Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland