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Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk is an English former politician and broadcaster. After a decade as a university lecturer, he served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974…
Robert Kilroy-Silk, English television host and politician
Raymond A. J. Chrétien is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat. He served as ambassador to the United States from 1994–2000. His uncle, Jean Chrétien, was the 20th prime minister from 19…
Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Lynn Davies CBE is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event.
Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won five grand slam doubles titles including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. All together, he wo…
Frew McMillan, South African tennis player
Carlos Norman Hathcock II was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. His record and the extraordinary details of the missions he un…
Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (died 1999)
David James Fletcher Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, is a British Conservative politician who served as a member of the Cabinet during the Thatcher and Major ministries, and was appoin…
David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
John Konrads was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In his career, he set 26 individual world…
John Konrads, Australian swimmer (died 2021)
Ezekiel "Danny" Ongais was an American racing driver.
Danny Ongais, American race car driver (died 2022)
Roger William Brown was an American professional basketball player and councilman.
Roger Brown, American basketball player (died 1997)
Theodore John Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist. A mathematics prodigy, he abandoned his academic career in 1969 to pursu…
Ted Kaczynski, American academic and mathematician turned anarchist and serial murderer (Unabomber) (died 2023)
Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, dancer and photographer.
Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
Richard Oakes was a Mohawk American Indian activist and academic. He spurred American Indian studies in university curricula and is credited for helping to change US federal govern…
Richard Oakes, Native American civil rights activist (died 1972)
Gabriel Liiceanu is a Romanian philosopher.
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, choreographer, and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu cinema, besides a few Hindi film and Kannada…
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
Aron "Ali" Bacher is a former South African Test cricket captain and an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa.
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
Hannu Olavi Mikkola was a Finnish champion world rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
Ichirō Ozawa is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 2026, representing Iwate Prefecture.. He is often dubbed the "Shadow Shōg…
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
Leroy David "Lee" Baca is a former American law enforcement officer and convicted felon who served as the 30th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 1998 to 2014. In 2017,…
Lee Baca, American police officer
Piers Raymond Courage was a British racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1967 to 1970.
Piers Courage, English racing driver (died 1970)
Roger Norman Freeman, Baron Freeman, PC was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet of Prime Mini…
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Robin Michael Widdows is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three and sportscars including Le Mans.
Robin Widdows, English racing driver
Stanley Ben Prusiner is an American neurologist and biochemist. He is the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco (U…
Stanley B
Pierre Bourque is a Canadian businessman and politician in Quebec. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.
Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
Kevin Brian Conway was an American actor and film director.
Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)