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Richard Arkwright Austin was an international cricketer from Jamaica, who played two Tests and one One Day International for the West Indies.
Richard Austin, Jamaican footballer and cricketer (died 2015)
Frederick Kempe is president and chief executive officer of the Atlantic Council, a foreign policy think tank and public policy group based in Washington, D.C. He is a journalist, …
Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005…
Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and activist
Demetris Kizas is a Cypriot former international footballer.
Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer
Patrick John O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.
Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer
John Sauven is a British environmentalist who was executive director of Greenpeace's UK division from 2008 to 2022, and previously responsible for Greenpeace's communications. Sauv…
John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist
Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, as Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist, as…
Corbin Bernsen, American actor
Michael Emerson is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). Oth…
Michael Emerson, American actor
Kerrie Lamont Holley is an American software engineer, author, and technology executive who is known for his pioneering work in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and his contribu…
Kerrie Holley, American software architect and academic
Markus Lindsay Chapman is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Officer Henry Wilde in the film Titanic (1997), as John Lennon in the film Chapter 27 (2007) and as D…
Mark Lindsay Chapman, English actor
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana d…
Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist
Johan Georg Harmenberg Åkerman is a Swedish former Olympic gold medalist and a World champion épée fencer.
Johan Harmenberg, Swedish Olympic and world champion épée fencer
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication foc…
Michael Shermer, American historian, author, and academic, founded The Skeptics Society
Walter Pearl Davis was an American professional basketball player. After his college years with the North Carolina Tar Heels he played as a forward/guard for 15 years in the Nation…
Walter Davis, American basketball player (died 2023)
Jacqueline Ashley is an English journalist and broadcaster.
Jackie Ashley, English journalist
Lorely Jane Burt, Baroness Burt of Solihull, is a British politician, who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Solihull from 2005 to 2015. She received a life peerage …
Lorely Burt, English politician
Clark Johnson is an American-Canadian actor and director, who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his roles as David Jefferson on Night Heat (1985–88), Cla…
Clark Johnson, American-Canadian actor
Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "the Dragon", is an American former professional kickboxer, boxer, actor, and martial artist. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in fou…
Don Wilson, American kickboxer and actor
Robert Gober is an American sculptor. His work is often related to domestic and familiar objects such as sinks, doors, and legs.
Robert Gober, American sculptor
Scott Hamilton is an American jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing and straight-ahead jazz. His eldest son, Shō Īmura, is the vocalist of the Japanese rock band Okamoto's.
Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist
Prince Peeter Volkonski is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.
Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor
Isiah Whitlock Jr. was an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire, and for his frequent collaboratio…
Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor (died 2025)
Steven John Kilbey is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church. He is also a music producer, poet,…
Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player
Barry Steven Cowsill was an American musician, songwriter and producer. He was the bassist of the musical group The Cowsills, who had three top-10 singles in the late 1960s.
Barry Cowsill, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2005)