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Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 26 May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is th…
Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India
Sampath Kumar, known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telu…
Vishnuvardhan, Indian actor (died 2009)
Chris Heister is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and former Leader of the Opposition on Stockholm County Council. She was elected to the Riksdag in 1991 and served until 2002. …
Chris Heister, Swedish politician, Governor of Stockholm County
Darryl Glen Sittler is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philade…
Darryl Sittler, Canadian ice hockey player
Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in The West Wing (2000–06), hospital…
Anna Deavere Smith, American actress and playwright
Michael Richard Edward Proctor is a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He is Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at the University of Cambridge and, until 2023, …
Michael Proctor, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. She has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico …
Loredana Bertè, Italian singer
Matthew Albert Blair was an American professional football linebacker who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for all 12 seasons of his career fr…
Matt Blair, American football player (died 2020)
Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2001 to 2006, lastly as Home Secretary from Decem…
Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
William James Murray is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has received several accolade…
Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career lasted from the late 1960s until his death in …
Kirka, Finnish musician (died 2007)
George Garzone is a saxophonist and jazz educator from Boston, Massachusetts.
George Garzone, American saxophonist and educator
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer and cricket analyst. He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. Mohinder was the vice cap…
Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
John Joseph Vincent Kessel is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, Good News From Outer Space…
John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright
Dame Harriet Mary Walter is an English actor of stage and screen. She is known for her role as Natalie Chandler in the ITV drama series Law & Order: UK from 2009 to 2014, and in t…
Harriet Walter, English actress
E.C. Coleman Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1973 to 1978 and was considered as one of the le…
E. C. Coleman, American basketball player
Stanisław Szozda was an elite Polish cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won two silver medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympic…
Stanisław Szozda, Polish cyclist and trainer (died 2013)
Andrew Maxwell Haden was a New Zealand rugby union player and All Black captain. He played at lock for Auckland and for New Zealand from 1972 until 1985. He also played club rugby …
Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player (died 2020)
John Marsden was an Australian writer and teacher. He wrote more than 40 books in his career, including his young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of …
John Marsden, Australian writer (died 2024)
Paul Burgess is an English rock drummer, notable for his association with a wide range of British rock bands. In addition to extensive session work, he has been a member of 10cc, J…
Paul Burgess, English drummer
Christina Marie Hoff Sommers is an American author and philosopher. Specializing in ethics, she is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Sommers is known for her…
Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher
John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Pla…
John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was a Japanese actor and film producer who was best known for his role as the evil shapeshifter sorcerer Shang Tsung in various works of the Mortal Kombat fran…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor and martial artist (died 2025)
Merle Collins is a Grenadian poet, novelist and short-story writer.
Merle Collins, Grenadian poet and short story writer