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William Philip Gramm is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched …
Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
David William George Chidgey, Baron Chidgey was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh from 1994 to 2005, and latterly sat in t…
David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician (died 2022)
Richard Arnold Roundtree was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Scor…
Richard Roundtree, American actor (died 2023)
Ronald James Padavona, known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black …
Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)
Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to travel in space. Klimuk made three flights into space. From 1991 to 2003, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Co…
Pyotr Klimuk, Belarusian general, pilot, and astronaut
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez, mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan.
Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)
Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do Nascimento is an Angolan retired politician. He served as the first Prime Minister of Angola from 11 November 1975 to 9 December 1978 and was Secretary-G…
Lopo do Nascimento, Angolan politician; 1st Prime Minister of Angola
Lonnie Smith, styled as Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was a member of the George Benson quartet in the 1960s. He recorded albums with saxophonist L…
Dr. Lonnie Smith, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist (died 2021)
Darrell Eastlake was an Australian radio and television presenter, commentator and sports journalist, best known for his long association with the Nine Network. Prior to his media …
Darrell Eastlake, Australian sportscaster (died 2018)
Jerry Williams Jr., generally credited under the pseudonym Swamp Dogg after 1970, is an American country soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Williams has…
Swamp Dogg, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
Roy Palmer is a former cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire. He also…
Roy Palmer, English cricketer and umpire
William John Smith is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He was the leading halfback in Australian rugby league during the late 1960s, and a keystone of the latter part …
Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Steve Young was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road". He was a pioneer of the country rock, Americana, and alternativ…
Steve Young, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
Harrison Ford is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Emmy Award, f…
Harrison Ford, American actor and producer
James Roger McGuinn is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. As a solo artist, he has released 10 albums and collaborated with many other…
Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Margaret Court, also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world number 1 tennis player. Her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles are the m…
Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga CYC is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992…
Javier Solana, Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965. She and James Hood were the first black students able to enroll at the …
Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (died 2005)
Gale Zoë Garnett is a Canadian singer best known in the United States for her self-penned, Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". Garnett has since carved out a care…
Gale Garnett, New Zealand–born Canadian singer
Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins was an American professional basketball player. A New York City playground legend, "the Hawk" was to play basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes but was …
Connie Hawkins, American basketball player (died 2017)
Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979, most prominently as a me…
Don Kessinger, American baseball player and manager
George Bruno "Zoot" Money was an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. A Hammond organ player, he was the leader of the Big Roll Band. Inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray C…
Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian footballer who played as a left-back for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 200…
Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (died 2006)
Adolf Ogi is a Swiss politician who most recently served as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace from 2001 to 2008. He previously served a…
Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation