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Bernard John Taupin is an English lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised as one of the most successful partnership…
Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
James Martin Pacelli McGuinness was an Irish republican politician and statesman for Sinn Féin and a leader within the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during The Troubles. …
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017)
Richard Trenton Chase was an American serial killer, cannibal and necrophile known as the Vampire of Sacramento, the Dracula Killer and the Vampire Killer, who killed six people be…
Richard Chase, American serial killer (died 1980)
Robert Eugene Steinhardt was an American musician best known for his work with rock band Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer, violinist and MC along with keyboardist Steve Wals…
Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (died 2021)
Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years,…
Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress
Gerasimos "Makis" Dendrinos was a Greek professional basketball player and basketball coach. He was a 1.80 m tall point guard. His nickname as a player was "Buddha".
Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2015)
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown is an American singer and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows …
Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
Bertrand Delanoë is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served in the National Assembly …
Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, 14th Mayor of Paris
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor film producer and former politician, known for his works primarily in Hindi films. Considered as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he has ap…
Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician
Joshua Rufus Rozenberg KC (hon) is a British solicitor, legal affairs commentator, and journalist.
Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author
Jean Chalopin is a French businessman, banker and former television animation producer. In 1971, he founded the production company DIC Entertainment, which specialized in children-…
Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
Gregory Neale Harrison is an American actor. He is known primarily for his roles as Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, the young surgeon assistant of Dr. Trapper John McIntyre on the…
Gregory Harrison, American actor
Christine Kurzhals was a German engineer and politician who served in the Bundestag from 1994 until her death in 1998. A member of the Social Democratic Party from Saxony, she was …
Christine Kurzhals, German politician (died 1998)
Edgar Savisaar was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister…
Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (died 2022)
Henry Perrin Beatty is a Canadian corporate executive and former politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative of the House of Commons from 1972 to 1993, and as a cabinet mi…
Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician
Charlene Marilynn Oliver, better known by the artist mononym Charlene, is an American easy-listening and R&B singer famous for the song "I've Never Been to Me", which, after its un…
Charlene, American singer-songwriter
Jean Denise Lambert is an English politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the London Region between 1999 and 2019.
Jean Lambert, English educator and politician
Michael McEachern McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was described by Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today." His best-know…
Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (died 1999)
Joanna Hall Gleason Sarandon is a Canadian-American actress and singer, known for her performances in theatrical musicals and plays, and on film and television.
Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer
Momčilo "Moca" Vukotić was a Serbian football coach and player.
Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian footballer and manager (died 2021)
Frédéric François, is a French-speaking singer-composer living in Belgium.
Frédéric François, Belgian singer-songwriter
Melissa Marie Mathison was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She wrote the screenplays for the films The Black Sta…
Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (died 2015)
Lawrence Francis Probst III is an American businessman who was CEO of video game publisher Electronic Arts from 1991 until 2007, and executive chairman from 2013 to 2015. He contin…
Larry Probst, American businessman
Susan Kay Quatro is an American-British singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, wi…
Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist