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Sir Gareth Owen Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".
Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
Carl Lundgren is an American artist and illustrator, primarily known for his 1960s-era rock posters and fantasy art.
Carl Lundgren, American artist and illustrator
Orenthal James Simpson, nicknamed "the Juice", was an American football player, actor, and media personality. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons—nine wi…
O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor (died 2024)
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the t…
Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Norman Lebrecht is a British music journalist best known as the owner of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. His writings have been accused of sensationalism and criticized for …
Norman Lebrecht, English author and critic
Richard C. McCarty is a professor of psychology and the former provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to serving as…
Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic
John Blackman was an Australian radio and television presenter, voice artist, comedy writer and author. He was most widely-known for his voice-over work for the long-running Nine N…
John Blackman, Australian radio and television presenter (died 2024)
Claudia Jean Kennedy is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. She was the first woman to reach the rank of three-star general in the United States Army. She retir…
Claudia J. Kennedy, American general
Salih Nur Neftçi was a leading expert in the fields of financial markets and financial engineering. He served many advisory roles in national and international financial institutio…
Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (died 2009)
Navinchandra Ramgoolam is a Mauritian politician who is the current prime minister of Mauritius, serving since 2024. He previously held the office from 1995 to 2000 and from 2005 t…
Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritius physician and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Mauritius
Lydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced sev…
Lydia Davis, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius", he was a founding member and leader of the 13th Floor Elevators, as well a…
Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)
Donald William Burke is an Australian former television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of Burke's Backyard, a life…
Don Burke, Australian television host and producer
Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister o…
Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
Alexis Margaret Herman was an American political figure who served as the 23rd United States Secretary of Labor from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. She was the first Bl…
Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor (died 2025)
Assata Olugbala Shakur was an American political activist, revolutionary, and fugitive who was a member of the Black Panther Party, and later the Black Liberation Army. In 1977, sh…
Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025)
Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns,, is a British politician who has sat in the House of Lords since 1996 as a life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, she served…
Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician
Robert Begerau is a former German footballer.
Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager
Camilla is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III.
Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdom
Wolfgang Flür is a German musician, best known for playing percussion in the electronic group Kraftwerk from 1973 to 1987. Flür claims that he invented the electric drums the group…
Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)
Michael Thomas Tucker was an English musician, best known as the drummer of the glam rock and hard rock band Sweet.
Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) (died 2002)
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr. is an American publisher, businessman, and politician who is the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes, the business magazine. The son of longtime For…
Steve Forbes, American publisher and politician
André Forcier is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality.…
André Forcier, Canadian director and screenwriter
Hans-Jürgen Kreische was an East German footballer who played as a forward for Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team.
Hans-Jürgen Kreische, German footballer and manager (died 2026)